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Posted by RicodJour on March 25, 2009, 11:33 am
> wrote:
> >I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
> >MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
> >I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously, but =
that
> >aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
> >What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their quali=
ty &
> >reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the MultiMaster (but=
if
> >you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein known for?
> >Thanks.
> Consider there is:
> 1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
> 2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.
> Question answered?
No, not really. Have you ever had your hands on a Multimaster? It
sounds like you're giving an opinion based on conjecture.
Fein's Multimaster is an excellent tool.
Fein's reputation is excellent - they make no crap tools.
As far as never hearing of Fein, plenty of people have never heard of
Festool - doesn't mean their tools are junk.
Why a company decides to sell through infomercials is a corporate
decision. I'm guessing direct sales puts more coinage in their
coffers instead of their distributors.
R
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Posted by HeyBub on March 25, 2009, 12:23 pm
PeterD wrote:
> wrote:
>> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
>> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously,
>> but that aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their
>> quality & reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the
>> MultiMaster (but if you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein
>> known for?
>> Thanks.
> Consider there is:
> 1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
> 2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.
Good points - but there are exceptions. For example, what company do you
think of when hearing the word "chocolate?"
Then think of when was the last time you saw an advertisement (print, TV,
radio, whatever) for Hershey's.
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Posted by PeterD on March 25, 2009, 1:09 pm
wrote:
>PeterD wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
>>> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>>> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously,
>>> but that aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>>> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their
>>> quality & reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the
>>> MultiMaster (but if you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein
>>> known for?
>>> Thanks.
>> Consider there is:
>> 1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
>> 2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.
>Good points - but there are exceptions. For example, what company do you
>think of when hearing the word "chocolate?"
>Then think of when was the last time you saw an advertisement (print, TV,
>radio, whatever) for Hershey's.
I don't think Hershey sells using infomercials, however.
Regardless, I was perhaps overharsh on Fein. They are not common in
the US. Whether they are as good as they say they are, I don't know.
I've had people tell me that tools that I know are crap they think of
as very good. And, as well, there are tools that I really like, and
have had very good results from, that others say are terrible!
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Posted by on March 25, 2009, 1:38 pm
>wrote:
>>PeterD wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
>>>> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>>>> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously,
>>>> but that aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>>>> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their
>>>> quality & reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the
>>>> MultiMaster (but if you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein
>>>> known for?
>>>> Thanks.
>>> Consider there is:
>>> 1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
>>> 2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.
>>Good points - but there are exceptions. For example, what company do you
>>think of when hearing the word "chocolate?"
>>Then think of when was the last time you saw an advertisement (print, TV,
>>radio, whatever) for Hershey's.
>I don't think Hershey sells using infomercials, however.
>Regardless, I was perhaps overharsh on Fein. They are not common in
>the US. Whether they are as good as they say they are, I don't know.
>I've had people tell me that tools that I know are crap they think of
>as very good. And, as well, there are tools that I really like, and
>have had very good results from, that others say are terrible!
If you check places that cater to professionals and "serious
hobbyists", you'll find Fein Tools. I get mine from well known
supplier of boat building supplies, Jamestown Distributors, in Rhode
Island.
Find out where furniture and cabinet makers, or any woodworkers buy
tools and supplies and you'll find Fein there as well.
They are not "common" because until now, they were only known in the
trades, where they are well regarded. The infomercioals, etc, are just
an attempt to find more customers outside what has been their normal
territory.
I don't know too many brand names for dentist drills, either.
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Posted by DanG on March 25, 2009, 2:19 pm
Why would you bad mouth a tool or company you have not used or
know anything about?
Fein, Metabo, Elu, LaMello, and Festool are high end stuff you
will probably only find at a commercial or specialty tool house.
I'm sure there are others that I have not used. I would certainly
not denigrate a brand I don't know without some point of
reference.
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> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:23:59 -0500, "HeyBub"
> wrote:
>>PeterD wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:02:15 -0700, SparkyGuy
>>> wrote:
>>>> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV
>>>> touting the
>>>> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>>>> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so
>>>> ubiquitously,
>>>> but that aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>>>> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is
>>>> their
>>>> quality & reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re.
>>>> the
>>>> MultiMaster (but if you own one feel free to join in) --
>>>> what's Fein
>>>> known for?
>>>> Thanks.
>>> Consider there is:
>>> 1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
>>> 2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.
>>Good points - but there are exceptions. For example, what
>>company do you
>>think of when hearing the word "chocolate?"
>>Then think of when was the last time you saw an advertisement
>>(print, TV,
>>radio, whatever) for Hershey's.
> I don't think Hershey sells using infomercials, however.
> Regardless, I was perhaps overharsh on Fein. They are not common
> in
> the US. Whether they are as good as they say they are, I don't
> know.
> I've had people tell me that tools that I know are crap they
> think of
> as very good. And, as well, there are tools that I really like,
> and
> have had very good results from, that others say are terrible!
>
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