The joys of shopping for clamps on the 'net

I got some clones from our Harbor Freight store for a lot cheaper price.
They have several sizes on sale.

"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Doesn't it seem like some retailers go out of their way to make things
> confusing? Like Maytag and Mitsubishi making specific models for a
> retailer -- models with inconsequential differences, yet different enough
to
> foil price match attempts.
>
> After getting the new Garrett Wade catalog, I thought I'd look for some
36"
> clamps:
> Here's two urls - both from Amazon:
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00002245D/qid=1088527713/sr=-1/ref=sr__1_etk-tools/103-7431095-5515008?v=glance&s=hi&n=228013
>
> and
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6TGG/qid=1088527713/sr=-2/ref=sr__2_etk-tools/103-7431095-5515008?v=glance&s=hi&n=228013
>
> Best I can tell - they're the same Bessey 36" clamp. The bottom one from
> Griz.
> But the top one for $18 and the bottom one for $13.
>
> I doubt this was intentional obfuscation, probably just a result of
> front-ending Grizzly sales.
>
> Let's see: $17 at Tool King.
> $14 at Coastal Tool.
> $17 at Woodcraft.
> $16 at Rockler
>
> Maybe I'll just take a lunch break and head to Harbor Freight...
>
>