Re: Beware of HOMIER DIST. tools
mj
handy...@PRIVATE.com wrote:
>If Homier Distributing comes into your town. Avoid them like a deadly
>disease.
>You can see all their junk on their website
>http://www.xxx.com
>
>
>
Smells like a back handed SPAM. Why include their url?
ccbailey
We went by their sale a few years ago when they came through our area.
The things they were selling were cheaply made, so we didn't buy a
thing. Those people that bought that crap should have been able to tell
just by looking at the stuff that it wasn't well made.
Diane
> The things they were selling were cheaply made, so we didn't buy a
> thing. Those people that bought that crap should have been able to tell
> just by looking at the stuff that it wasn't well made.
>
them is excellent &, according to one of the rental places here, the same
quality as what they rent. On the other hand, there's some stuff there I
don't think would survive being transported home or being powered up. <g>
Minnie Bannister
happened to see their sign at the entrance to the place where they had
set up their tent.
I walked around but was not impressed with what I saw and left without
buying a thing.
MB
On 08/24/04 05:47 pm handy...@PRIVATE.com put fingers to keyboard and
launched the following message into cyberspace:
> If Homier Distributing comes into your town. Avoid them like a deadly
> disease. They are mobile merchants. They will come into your town
> for a day, or weekend. They set up a large tent and are more than
> happy to take your money before they run out of your town.
>
> They sell mostly tools, but also sell other household items.
> Once you buy something from them, YOU OWN IT. Whether it works or
> not, It's yours. Despite what their advertising says, they do not and
> will not repair or replace defective merchandise. In fact, if you
> call them, you will get a busy signal or a machine. If you email
> them, they will not reply, in fact their email bounces back more than
> not.
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HeatMan
I also saw a lot of junk, but I did buy some stuff. I got a heavy duty set
of jumper cables for my son, a hitch hauler for an employee and a 12 volt
booster pack with a air pump.
You really have to shop these places, not take everything for granted that
it's going to be perfect.
"Minnie Bannister" <GoonButNo...@NottheBBC.org> wrote in message
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Minnie Bannister
MB
On 08/25/04 10:02 am Dennis M put fingers to keyboard and launched the
following message into cyberspace:
> I don't know if Homier does this because I've never been to one of their
> sales but I remember going to one of those fly-by-night deals several years
> ago and they had someone stationed at the exit looking for people who were
> leaving without buying anything and tried to talk them into buying
> something. (cue Jaws theme)
db...@sprynet.com
>
> If Homier Distributing comes into your town. Avoid them like a deadly
> disease. They are mobile merchants. They will come into your town
> for a day, or weekend. They set up a large tent and are more than
> happy to take your money before they run out of your town.
>
> They sell mostly tools, but also sell other household items.
> Once you buy something from them, YOU OWN IT. Whether it works or
> not, It's yours. Despite what their advertising says, they do not and
> will not repair or replace defective merchandise. In fact, if you
> call them, you will get a busy signal or a machine. If you email
> them, they will not reply, in fact their email bounces back more than
> not.
>
> year ago. All of the hand tools were made so cheaply that they broke
> after one or a few uses. I also bought a power tool, and when I got
> home, I found this tool was damaged (in the box) beyond being usable.
> After nearly one year of trying to get assistance from them, I finally
> contacted the Better Business Bureau. They actually DID contact me
> after that. However, that was all they did, because they did not
> remedy the problem, and refused further contact.
>
> DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM !!!
> You will NOT be satisfied, and you will be throwing your money away.
>
> You can see all their junk on their website
>
> *** AVOID THIS COMPANY ***
> **** THEY ARE CROOKS *****
>
> If they come to your town, you'll get a flashy flyer in the mail.
> Once you get it, be sure to warn all of your friends to STAY AWAY.
i went to one of their sales.. and found out that there stuff was just
junk from looking at it.... even comparing it to harbor freight you
could tell that it was not as good as their junk tools.. but at least in
my area harbor freight has a retail store and i have brought things back
to them and no problem....
KlingvilleBill
>"The bitterness of poor quality lingers on long after the sweetness of
>low price has been forgotten"
>
ha! good one. my dad used to say that every week when we were kids. drove us
crazy. that and "a job worth doing is worth doing well". he was right, of
course.
but, back to Homier. yes i am very leary of their stuff. the whole set up has
that carnival rip off atmosphere to it. but i bought a 4" angle grinder anyway,
for 10 bucks!. lol-what a deal. i keep it at my cabin and its worked fine the
few times i've used it, but the main thing is i dont have to worry about a
bunch of expensive tools being stolen as i'm not there most of the time. so, i
think its ok to keep a bunch of cheap tools around in a case like that. if they
get stolen or they dont last long, then its not a great loss.
Gary
Remember FRUGAL doesnt mean cheap.
mj <jvr...@cox.net> wrote in message news:<CcPWc.14627$nk.2977@okepread05>...
Joel M. Eichen
>They sell cheap chineese made products. You get exactly what you pay for.
>Remember FRUGAL doesnt mean cheap.
What do you mean? Like Lo Mein or something?
Joel
SoCalMike
>>BinaryBillTheSailor@Sea++.com
>
>
>>"The bitterness of poor quality lingers on long after the sweetness of
>>low price has been forgotten"
>>
>
>
> ha! good one.
then theres always:
"buy quality, and you only cry once"
Christopher Green
Wonder if they would run afoul of the Federal or California three-day
cooling-off period for consumer sales not made at a merchant's
permanent place of business?
Of course, they will be out of town by then, and they would be immune
to attempts to sue them because the game would not be worth the
candle.
--
Chris Green
SoCalMike
> Wonder if they would run afoul of the Federal or California three-day
> cooling-off period for consumer sales not made at a merchant's
> permanent place of business?
would that apply to car tent sales?
Christopher Green
Is the tent on the dealer's premises?
(The rule is normally applied to door-to-door and in-home sales, but
it sometimes flexes to cover merchants doing business away from their
regular location. Auto dealers have their own special rules.)
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Chris Green
TURTLE
<handy...@PRIVATE.com> wrote in message
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> If Homier Distributing comes into your town. Avoid them like a deadly
> for a day, or weekend. They set up a large tent and are more than
> happy to take your money before they run out of your town.
>
> They sell mostly tools, but also sell other household items.
> Once you buy something from them, YOU OWN IT. Whether it works or
> not, It's yours. Despite what their advertising says, they do not and
> will not repair or replace defective merchandise. In fact, if you
> call them, you will get a busy signal or a machine. If you email
> them, they will not reply, in fact their email bounces back more than
> not.
>
> I made the mistake of purchasing some of their junk tools, about a
> year ago. All of the hand tools were made so cheaply that they broke
> after one or a few uses. I also bought a power tool, and when I got
> home, I found this tool was damaged (in the box) beyond being usable.
> After nearly one year of trying to get assistance from them, I finally
> contacted the Better Business Bureau. They actually DID contact me
> after that. However, that was all they did, because they did not
> remedy the problem, and refused further contact.
>
> DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM !!!
> You will NOT be satisfied, and you will be throwing your money away.
>
>
> *** AVOID THIS COMPANY ***
> **** THEY ARE CROOKS *****
>
> If they come to your town, you'll get a flashy flyer in the mail.
> Once you get it, be sure to warn all of your friends to STAY AWAY.
>
This is Turtle.
All you say maybe true as can be but I do go to their sells for small cheap
items that they sell cheap and very seldom have trouble with them. here is the
items : Electric tap 4 rolls for a $1.00 , Hack saw blades 10 for a $1.00, 25
ft. measuring tapes $.99 , Cheap truck Dollie $14.99 , 4.5 inch grinder wheels
$.99 each, 10 pound sledge hammer 3 ft. handle $3.95, and 4.5 inch hand angle
electric grinder $5.95 . I don't use the gringers much but at $5.95 each who
cares if you burn one up every 6 months or a year. I bought 5 of them 2 years
ago and I still got 3 I have not opened to use and use them about 5 to 10 times
a year. I don't expect much from junk and that is what they are but they fill a
need that away.
The other stuff is junk but if you want good stuff buy a name brand locally.
TURTLE
ameijers
"TURTLE" <tur...@worldnetla.net> wrote in message
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>
(snip)
>
> This is Turtle.
>
> All you say maybe true as can be but I do go to their sells for small
cheap
> items that they sell cheap and very seldom have trouble with them. here is
the
> items : Electric tap 4 rolls for a $1.00 , Hack saw blades 10 for a $1.00,
25
> ft. measuring tapes $.99 , Cheap truck Dollie $14.99 , 4.5 inch grinder
wheels
> $.99 each, 10 pound sledge hammer 3 ft. handle $3.95, and 4.5 inch hand
angle
> electric grinder $5.95 . I don't use the gringers much but at $5.95 each
who
> cares if you burn one up every 6 months or a year. I bought 5 of them 2
years
> ago and I still got 3 I have not opened to use and use them about 5 to 10
times
> a year. I don't expect much from junk and that is what they are but they
fill a
> need that away.
>
> The other stuff is junk but if you want good stuff buy a name brand
locally.
looks and feels like junk, it probably is junk. For some applications, that
doesn't matter. For stuff that can kill you, it does matter. For example, I
would never buy jack stands at a traveling tool sale, but I might buy the
cheap floor jack there. I would need the floor jack maybe 3 times a year, so
as long as the seals didn't go, it would last forever. And if it fails, no
big deal- the car drops back down. Now if the jack stands fail while I am
under there, that is (to me, at least) a very big deal.
aem sends...
>
>
Rex Burkheimer
Those are pretty much a known commodity, with plenty of online support from
individuals and 3rd parties.
I'll be spending about $900 next time one is in my area.
"TURTLE" <tur...@worldnetla.net> wrote in message
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>
<RJ>
I needed a saber saw last month.
It's the sort of tool I'd use "once a year"
After looking around, I bought a
"Made in China" at KMART for $19.95
It's probably one of the smoothest running,
best cutting saber-saws I've ever owned.
True, I won't be using it every day to earn a living.....
..... but it looks pretty tough !
<rj>
sam
I used to work for HDC and got to see the product close up and in action. The
company sent items such as Honda generators and Dewalt drills to China and had
them copy them, changing it just enough to keepfrom being sued. The Chineese
are experts at making things cheaper but the problem is they don't know where
to stop. HDC quality control would receive an item from China and test it and,
if it met standards agree to purchase a container full. After several
containers if you brought out the original sample and compared it to what they
were currently sending you could see that the Chineese were making it even
cheaper than the original sample thus increasing their profit. Some of their
tools were a great value but yes some were cheap worthless crap; it helps to
use a little common sense when purchasing things! The angle grinder they gave
away if you bought a pack of grinding wheels wasn't worth buying ( I saw them
burn up after a few minutes of use) but the next step up for $15 more
(Speedway series) was a great grinder and it was a great value. Yes buyer
beware but don't be an idiot! Concerning hand tools such as rachets, anything
from them smaller than 1/2" drive was junk but I purchased a 3/4" drive socket
set and almost 20 years later I'm still using it. Just remember if it looks
cheaply made it will probably break but sometimes there is a middle ground
between junk and top of the line.
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ItsJoan NotJoann
>
> replying to handyman72, sam wrote:
>
> I used to work for HDC and got to see the product close up and in action.
> for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/beware-of-homier-dist-tools-547611-.htm
>
year old thread?!?!?! Thank goodness you came along and set us straight.
Now I can sleep peacefully tonight with this much needed information.
Mike
I jumped ship two or three days later.
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