bought a 4 in 1 multitool hedge trimmer chainsaw trimmer brushcutter pole operated, used for half hour and cover broke on chainsaw .chain bar broke open with chain stuck in middle . even spanner to do up main 10mm nut has a wide enough gap to fit my dog in absolute shite. tiny bolt to adjust chain is now bent slightly. all I did was prune some SMALL trees headc height no big stalks at all. so whats the guts at three hundy blardy pain in the bum .only used for half hour. does yje consumer guarantees act say has to be fit for the purpose intended. . cheap Chinese shite .
tintop,
Jan 9, 8:49pm
To avoid any complications - Take it back to the retailer.
franc123,
Jan 9, 8:49pm
Well if its got an obvious fault take it back.
scoobeey,
Jan 9, 8:54pm
I will be going back but its obvious the build quality is not up to the job but ya get what ya pay for for sure
daryl14,
Jan 9, 9:21pm
Take photos or otherwise documented proof of what you have cut or they will be all like, "Hey, you chopped down Tane Mahuta with this thing, not covered sorry".
scoobeey,
Jan 9, 9:48pm
no cheap Chinese shite . not fit for purpose intended consumer guarantees act refund
biddy6,
Jan 10, 6:16am
Send it back, or they won't know they are selling crap if no one complains.
exwesty,
Jan 10, 7:48am
Shoulda bought a Sthil
mojo49,
Jan 10, 9:26am
If you bought it on TM please post an auction link here. I am looking at several for orchard use and would like to avoid buying rubbish. I have heard some very good reports on some of the Chinese stuff but they are not all equal. And yes demand a refund and threaten name and shame if the seller tries to wriggle out.
elect70,
Jan 10, 9:55am
I bought a doz solar garden lights at M10 , 5 didnt work took them back &got 5 more & 3 of those didnt work either so ms counter says no problem sir we will replace them . Yeah but what about the petrol & wasted time to make 3 trips to get 12 bloody crap garden lights . Everything seems to be junk today , my B&D 18 volt battery drill only lasted 3 weeks & wouldnt recharge .
rbd,
Jan 10, 10:27am
Things are junk these days. Bought large exterior LED lamps for security lights (to save power @ 140w each). Worst lasted 10 seconds. Best lasted three weeks. That is out of 6 bulbs. Grrr.
Bedroom fan, got it home and plating is flaking off one part. Nil stock left, they need to get down the display one to get part. Sparky not in till Monday.
Bought lightshade, get home to find dangly things mssing. Nil stock left, get one up from Wellington, advised it would take two weeks (and it did).
Ordered cambelt kit from BNT by phone for Civic. It took *four* trips to get the right parts, even then I had to drive a couple of km up the road to pick one seal up from another place.
Getting sick of the hours spent running around putting things right!
tigertim20,
Jan 10, 1:13pm
Buy cheap, buy twice as the old adage goes.
If you are shopping for a bargain, you need to be realistic, those items below (and many AT) 'average' prices are usually going to be average in quality - at best.
I often buy cheap tools etc, but only for stuff that I only intend to use a couple times. if it breaks, I throw it out. if it doesn't break, then I dont mind lending it out, since I dont care if it comes back or not.
If its something I see myself using regularly, its easiest to just spend the extra money - even if 'extra' = double sometimes
headcat,
Jan 10, 1:57pm
We have brought it on ourselves by demanding cheaper and cheaper stuff and not supporting local manufacturers who made stuff that, while not having all the bells and whistles, did last well. We get what we pay for and all the consumer rights legislation in the world will not change that.
kenw1,
Jan 10, 2:11pm
We bought a big post hole borer from a trader on here Alphamark, the unit is B***** fabulous.
It was bought to do a specific job that was hard going and it performed faultlessly, one of the short extension bars the weld gave up and no question he replaced the faulty one with two new ones at no cost.
No wonder the guy has nearly 8000 trades and 100% feedback.
twincam1,
Jan 10, 2:24pm
Not having a dig a you, but tears streaming down my face with laughter at this post. Thanks, made my day. Reminded me of Basil Fawlty with the branch thrashing his Morrie 1300, lololol
kenw1,
Jan 10, 3:04pm
Perhaps it is that 1300 having been round the smelter a couple of times and come back as multi tool.
lew124,
Jan 10, 5:17pm
its chinese. what do you expect!
kenw1,
Jan 10, 7:11pm
Good quality Chinese gear is actually pretty good. Its el cheapo stuff that is terrible.
mojo49,
Jan 10, 7:20pm
The challenge is, how do you tell ( before buying) the Chinese shite from the Chinese right? If on TM, then seller with large number of positive feedbacks and very few negatives would be where I would start. Also I would look through their feedback for auctions for the item I am looking for to assess if any post purchase issues. Amended feedback can be helpful in both directions in that respect.
trogedon,
Jan 10, 7:26pm
Our microwave only lasted 23 years. It was top of the line too.
desmodave,
Jan 10, 7:30pm
Can you provide an example of good vs el cheapo to back that up ?
1 Husqvarn 1 Makita I Oleo-mac and 2 Sthil , The last 2 in the list gave trouble
kenw1,
Jan 11, 6:18am
There is a lot of top end electrical equipment manufactured in China, BUT thee is also a lot of knock offs, using very similar cases.
The Chinese Post Hole borer we bought has performed faultlessly, it is apparently well constructed and has a good heavy feel about it, and at 25% the price of a stihl it does have the edge there.
Do you still get what you pay for with these top end brands?
elect70,
Jan 11, 1:51pm
^^ cant even trust that any more , many are chinese knock offs like My B&D drill . Yet i have an old Ryobi 12volt drill made in Japan since 1998 & still goes on origonal batteries too .
xs1100,
Jan 11, 7:15pm
commented on this for yrs in various jobs I ve been in people have a warehouse mentality these days cheap is good but them complain when it bug r s out to op you had a choice originally didn't you. you could go something like sthil,husky and pay the price or . and now you reap what you sow but yes take it back and hopefully they will replace it and do it now why they have stock
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