DaveHerns said:I've still got Hilka and Kamasa socket sets I bought 30+years ago and I've not broken many bits except the odd rachet
So have I and I'd agree with you, and considering mine were in daily use for about 25 years I think they've done really well. I do have some better quality as well though.
I have 3 tiers of spanners, the good Britool ones I bought when i was an apprentice (along with a few Snap-On), a second division which for most purposes are still perfectly fine, and 3rd division, which are the ones that get cut up and bent for those awkward little jobs.
The problem with the really expensive stuff is that it's just as easy to lose as the cheap cr*p, but you feel so much worse when it happens. I have loads of Snap-On and MAC tools that other people have lost, and I've been lucky enough to find!