Beware of DeWalt, Milwaukee power tool scams

Many shoppers volition beryllium trying to get a caput commencement connected the vacation buying play this year, with predictions of shortages arsenic Christmas approaches.

But if you are looking to get a leap connected buying idiosyncratic a instrumentality kit, beware of the powerfulness instrumentality scam.

Not definite what to bargain your dad? In galore cases, a instrumentality kit does the job.

But the website Tool Guyd is informing astir scams involving Milwaukee and DeWalt tools, 2 of the astir respected names successful powerfulness saws, hammers, and drills.

The occupation is that fake web retailers are advertizing DeWalt and Milwaukee instrumentality kits and retention chests for good nether $100.

In existent life, that's beauteous overmuch impossible, due to the fact that their powerfulness tools commencement astatine implicit $100 and spell good up from there.

A 10-piece kit should outgo astir $1,000, not $95.

Watch for slick societal media ads

And from the "doesn't that stink" file, slick ads and names connected societal media tin lure shoppers in.

They volition usage the names Milwaukee and DeWalt successful their ads, and adjacent the logos, truthful they look similar morganatic sites.

But Tool Guyd says you often extremity up with inexpensive Chinese imitations, thing similar the prime you would get from the existent companies. And that stinks.

If you spot an advertisement for inexpensive name-brand tools, find retired wherever the institution is located if you can.

Look for reviews of the vendor.

And look those tools up astatine Home Depot oregon Lowe's, wherever chances are they volition apt outgo a batch more.

It has gotten truthful atrocious that DeWalt is present informing astir these scams connected its website.

Bottom line: cheque retired a seller carefully, whether they are selling discount tools, electronics,or adjacent clothing, truthful you don't discarded your money.
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