Serious question, is anyone else seeing way more cordless tools fail right after the warranty ends?

I was at a supply house in Tacoma yesterday and the guy behind the counter said he's had five people this week alone bring in dead 18-volt drills that were just over two years old. That's basically the exact warranty period for a lot of them. My own impact driver from a major brand just quit turning last month, and I bought it 26 months ago. It feels like they're built to a price and a timeline, not to last through a real workload. I'm starting to think the old corded tools my dad had, which still work fine, were a better investment even with the hassle of an extension cord. Has anyone found a brand that actually builds these things to survive past that two-year mark without costing a fortune?

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hunt.hayden20d ago

Yeah, that "built to a price and a timeline" thing hits hard. It's not just tools, it's everything now. My washing machine, my phone charger, even the light bulbs seem to have a clock on them. Feels like the goal is to get you to buy the next one, not to own something that works. Makes you miss when stuff was just built solid, even if it was heavier or less fancy.

garcia.wren20d ago

But what if cheap and fast is all most people can afford?

john50620d ago

Tell me about it. Bought a fancy blender last year and the plastic base cracked after six months. They don't even sell the part to fix it, just told me to buy the new model. It's a total scam that they design things to fail. Makes you want to hunt down old appliances from the 90s at yard sales.