On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 11:52 PM, speedtripler said:

I have had sockets that were weaker than the nuts , screwdrivers tips breaking of on relatively low torque jobs

Spanners bending, ratchets losing the ability to change between clockwise and counter clockwise

Things I have never seen before using regular western tools... 

Some of them might as well have been made of chocolate 

I don't know if they're is counterfeiting of branded tools but I would not be surprised 

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I bought plenty of tools like that in LONDON. If one wants to buy junk, it's available everywhere. IN LOS if one is prepared to pay, one can get good quality.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Why do you assume of "lower" quality? Plenty of good quality power tools available at a "quality" price.

Otherwise just buy cheap tools that can be replaced for a total cost of very little.

I had a Black and Decker junk drill that lasted years.

Black and Decker is junk. The tools I have bought were far from Snap On quality. Maybe I am basing it off the A typical SEA mentality on tools but buy cheap seems to be the go. I like brands that have a life time warranty. So if we compare the types of brands available the typical store is of lower quality