$29.98* | Klein Tools IR1 Infrared Thermometer at Amazon

whitecrane8

Today 6:40 PM

1K Comments

Joined Feb 2016

1K Comments

I wonder which Chinese company makes these for Klein to add their label and raise the price? 2 year warranty but "Does not cover normal wear and tear, abuse, accidental drops, or altered/misused units". In other words, if it stops working after you have used it, there is no warranty.

1

DreadPirateWesley

Today 6:56 PM

602 Comments

Joined Sep 2015

DreadPirateWesleyToday 6:56 PM

602 Comments

Quote from whitecrane8

:

I wonder which Chinese company makes these for Klein to add their label and raise the price? 2 year warranty but "Does not cover normal wear and tear, abuse, accidental drops, or altered/misused units". In other words, if it stops working after you have used it, there is no warranty.

I was just thinking about this. Love to buy usa made Klein hand tools but I expect electronics to be cheap Chinese made stuff so why not buy a cheap brand off Amazon like APOWERU, or FUNTOWON, TOOOOL

1

whitecrane8

Today 7:53 PM

1K Comments

Joined Feb 2016

whitecrane8Today 7:53 PM

1K Comments

Quote from DreadPirateWesley

:

I was just thinking about this. Love to buy usa made Klein hand tools but I expect electronics to be cheap Chinese made stuff so why not buy a cheap brand off Amazon like APOWERU, or FUNTOWON, TOOOOL

Klein makes very good hand tools in their US plants. The stuff that they re-label and re-price - which is now much of what they sell - primarily comes from low wage areas like China, Taiwan, and Eastern Europe. This buy-and-rebrand gear is decidedly not of the same quality as their US made product. It is also not the product lines that created their brand reputation. No professional is going to buy a $30 IR thermometer.

The third generation Klein family ownership has significantly diluted, and damaged, the brand to juice sales. Perhaps they are hoping for a buyout from someone? The Klein-to-tools brand is becoming like the Smith and Wesson-to-knives brand: cheap junk.

Obekenobe

Today 7:57 PM

512 Comments

Joined Jul 2018

ObekenobeToday 7:57 PM

512 Comments

Quote from whitecrane8

:

Klein makes very good hand tools in their US plants. The stuff that they re-label and re-price - which is now much of what they sell - primarily comes from low wage areas like China, Taiwan, and Eastern Europe. This buy-and-rebrand gear is decidedly not of the same quality as their US made product. It is also not the product lines that created their brand reputation. No professional is going to buy a $30 IR thermometer.The third generation Klein family ownership has significantly diluted, and damaged, the brand to juice sales. Perhaps they are hoping for a buyout from someone? The Klein-to-tools brand is becoming like the Smith and Wesson-to-knives brand: cheap junk.

You would be lucky if it were made it Taiwan.

$29.98* | Klein Tools IR1 Infrared Thermometer at Amazon

$30

$40

Community Voting

Join The Conversation

4 Comments

Join The Conversation

Related Searches