About a year and a half ago Sam's Club had the drill for about $45. It came with a nice case and a lot of accessories. Four or 5 months ago I got a notice from Sam's Club that there was a recall and a website that one could visit. Mine was part of the recall. It seems that the really nice automatic 1 hour charger was the wrong one and it could cause the batteries to explode, melt or catch fire. Within about a month, I got the replacement charger. Instead of having an automatic shut off, you had to manually keep track of the charging time. Included was a letter from the president of Alltrade Tools stating how they wanted to insure service, quality, etc. I wrote a letter stating that I didn't think a cheap replacement charger showed much of a commitment to quality. Next thing I know, I get a phone call from the gentleman offering me a full refund of the purchase price and I accepted the offer. A few days ago, while driving screws into drywall inserts, the clutch broke. The drill has never been used for any thing but light duty and certainly not abused. OK, I got a free year and a half use and a few drill bits, screwdrive bits, etc. But the hassle really hasn't been worth the freebies. My next drill will be DeWalt, Milwaukee or something of similar nature. What is that saying about the happiness over a bargin is soon overcome by the grief of a failure of cheap product.
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You'd think with them being bright yellow that they wouldn't be able to hide so well, but still... One was glommed by varmints, the other managed to grow legs and walk off.
