Canada

But Sokets and wrenches?

For the longest time almost ⅓ of their Motomaster sets were rebranded Gearwrench. Especially the non-classic ones with extra features.

Now, Gearwrench may not be on par with Grey Tools or Snap-On. But it’s also significantly upper-shelf and definitely nothing to sneeze at.

Eh fuck you bud

Shut up, eh you hoser.

( it's all in good fun 😉 )

LOL! Good point.

Those that actually make good products that don't fall apart in your hands on the first use I guess?

In all seriousness though, when I wanted to buy a certain product (like those stick-on battery-powered lamps that you can put in attics and stuff for example) I would check CT and Amazon.

• The CT product would have swollen batteries and acid damage, short circuits, burnt light bulbs, or even burnt LEDs, the casing would be cracked, right out of the package. And the worst part is that when you go to return to the store, they don't reimburse you for a broken or damaged product. Nope. You can either exchange it for another broken item or they only give you a god damn reimbursement CT card that you can only spend in their stores.
• Meanwhile, Amazon would have a ton of selections with customer reviews to back up the product so you know what to expect. The prices are also competitive, even with the delivery fees. And if the product is damaged or breaks, you get an instant reimbursement as soon as you send it back, free of charge.

For the record, I cancelled my Amazon Prime subscription, and boycott Amazon. I don't buy anything from them anymore unless I really can't find an alternative somewhere else whether in stores or online at another Canadian location or straight from manufacturers. But, I also avoid CT as much as possible due to my extremely poor customer experience there. There's always Rona/ Reno Depot, but they were bought by an American equity firm. Home Depot is also American. So I don't have any other Canadian options.

Canadian companies like Canadian Tire, Loblaws, Metro and other big chains have established themselves almost as monopolies in Canada. Yeah I want to encourage Canadian businesses, but they're taking advantage of Canadians, and that doesn't encourage me to buy from them. I try to find smaller providers, but it's sometimes near impossible for certain types of products.