Re: Anyone have a good experience with Black & Decker lately

From: Fred (testing_at_testing1212mouse.com)
Date: 12/30/04

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    No kidding! I thought GE still made them.

    "rae baker" <rae.baker@earthlink.net> wrote in message
    news:41D2DD2C.1A89A1BD@earthlink.net...
    > They bought GE appliances a few years ago and since then it has been
    > down hill.
    >
    > CJT wrote:
    > >
    > > Fred wrote:
    > > > In my experience over the past 5 years or so, Black & Decker haven't
    made a
    > > > decent electric tool/appliance. I have bought one of their small
    drills,
    > > > then returned it when the motor seized up after 2 months. The
    replacement
    > > > worked for a year, then the motor developed an open circuit. Same for
    a
    > > > small jig saw -- the blade moved up and down at about a 5-degree angle
    off
    > > > vertical. The same for a small electric screwdriver.
    > > >
    > > > The company must have been taken over by some Wall Street group to
    suck the
    > > > assets out of it, I don't know. Their stuff used to be quite good,
    but now
    > > > I wouldn't touch any of their stuff, sorry to say.
    > > >
    > > > Fred
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > > I quit buying their stuff long ago.
    > >
    > > --
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    > > minimize spam. Our true address is of the form che...@prodigy.net.

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