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This bicycle repair kit I bought from LIDL comes with all the same tools as the famous Wera Tool-Check Plus but costs 11€ (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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10x cheaper than the original. Likely not Wera quality but probably not 10x worse either. I've been quite happy with the other Parkside tools I've got.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I have an iFixit kit that cost $60, and a $2 aliexpress kit with the exact same bits. I like the build quality of the iFixit, but I don't like it 30x more

I've learned to embrace the art of good enough, and if I actually care after I've tried good enough, premium is okay

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Exactly. I don't mind if it's only half as high quality if it's a third of the price. Or in this case, one-tenth, and with a three-year warranty. My tool-buying philosophy is essentially to first buy the cheap one, and when it breaks, replace it with the name-brand one. I've still got plenty of these cheap tools in frequent use, while admittedly, most of the nearly daily-used ones have been upgraded to pro-grade.