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Originally Posted by root1
Buyer be ware:
Many (most?) manufacturers will produce an item at a lower cost (ie less quality) to meet cost requirements set by big retail vendors like Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.
In these cases, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck .... it isn't necessarily a duck! Today's consumer has to be very savvy to catch the retailer at these games!
As an example, an Ariens snow-blower of a given capacity sold at HD is definitely not the same machine as sold at your full-service independent retailer.
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While I know that's a possibility, I think it's far more common (and economical) to have different lines rather than making completely different machines. For example, Ariens has the "Classic," "Deluxe," "Platinum," and "Pro" lines, among others, but the top couple tiers are only found at independent dealers.
I think it's also important to note that the same thing can happen in reverse. I found what FW Webb was selling at Lowe's for much less moolah.
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