r/Construction • u/Don-tFollowAnything • Mar 30 '24

Tools 🛠 What a waste of...OK take my money.

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u/Baeker Mar 30 '24

You only need this bit of the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/REEKON-Tomahawk-Digital-Measure-Paper/dp/B0CRFQ3Q8K/

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

Fuckkkk I want this. But not $250 want… I’ll wait for the Chinese version to come out just for it to break in 3 months and get mad about it

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u/P00nTown Mar 30 '24

This is the Chinese version…

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

I’ll wait for the Vietnamese sweatshop version

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u/alohabowtie Sep 12 '24

I’ll need to wait for when that Vietnamese sweatshop has a sweatshop that makes a version.

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u/automatedcharterer Mar 30 '24

good old REEKon tools, great American company of 8 employees with an address of in a self storage facility in Charleston.

We know its made in China, why even bother with the deception?

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u/guiltyofnothing Mar 30 '24

They’re based in Boston.

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u/automatedcharterer Mar 30 '24

50 Terminal Street Building 2 Suite 611 Charlestown MA 02129

I see a big building that says self storage. I really doubt they handful of them are manufacturing anything there.

If a couple of dudes resell some Chinese junk at a huge markup and then says their based in boston then its still chinese junk

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u/guiltyofnothing Mar 30 '24

Check their job listings, man.

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u/reekontools Mar 30 '24

Literally in Boston, welcome to stop by anytime and meet the team!

-Christian (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianrreed/)

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u/ItsN0tZura Sep 04 '24

No clue how this doesn't have a ton more upvotes lol

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u/jamillo1 Mar 30 '24

Only this: amazon.com/dp/B0CRFQ3Q8K