What Brand names do you trust?

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alaskanmonte

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I saw this on another forum and I waited your guys (and gals) opinion on it. What brands do you trust? It could be clothing, cars, motorcycles, knives, guns, etc. I put it here because it could be anything. Hopefully this is the right section for it. I'll start it off:

Ford
Yamaha (motorcycles, ATV's, sound equipment)
Buck
Kershaw
Smith & Wesson (guns)
Haynes
Toshiba (Computers)
RCA

I have had good luck with all these brands, and would not hesitate to buy an item from them.
 
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I have had good luck with all these brands, and would not hesitate to buy an item from them.
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I don't think it's a matter of luck. Two things make a brand trustworthy:
(1) how they intentionally and thoughtfully set out to make their product do what it should. Does the company take a serious approach to the quality improvement thinking of Deming, Juran etc.
(2)how they respond when it goes wrong.

Toyota is probably the best example of the first. They set out to make cars trustworthy and the evidence suggests they succeed.

My favourite example of the second is probably untrue but is a story about a guy whose Rolls Royce broke down and had to go back to the factory to be fixed. He got it back and asked about the bill for the repairs. "What repair bill, Sir? Rolls Royce motor cars don't break down." :D
 
Remington
Oakleys
Redbull
Irish Spring
Mora of Sweden
Volvo
Maxpedition
Swiss Army Products
Science Diet Animal Food
Green M&M's
Aveda Products(sister's brand, they dont test on animals, they have 3 PETA awrds)
Carmex
Verizon Wireless (yes, you are trusting the product of this company and its binding contract)
Clorox Bleach
Top Ramen
Head and Shoulders, to keep my head flake free
Spyderco, and Benchmade
Disney/Pixar
 
Dodge
Honda dirt bikes
Can Am, Polaris and Artic Cat four wheelers
Busse Combat
Benchmade
Spyderco
Vic
 
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casio
old navy
north face
rei
danner
don hume
galco
blackberry
lg
cannon (safes)
hamilton (watches)
dickies
hp
samsung
subaru
dodge
ford (crown vic police interceptor)
 
Top of the list for me would have to be Honda motorcycles and atv's. Never had a problem with any of them other than scheduled maintainance. That includes the '81 Honda bike that I have now which is your basic add gas and go and change the oil when you feel like it.

I have always had great luck with Ford vehicles (well mostly Mercury) as well.

Case knives and Zippo lighters got to support the hometown companies.
 
Wranglers
Carharrts
Cummins
John Deere
BFGoodrich
Surefire
Danner, Whites, Justin all make nice boots
Severtech
 
I trust brands that produce quality products, have excellent customer service and a good environmental track record.

I trust:

Buck
Spyderco
Benchmade
Subaru
LG
Nintendo

An equally important thread would be brands we don't trust.

One brand that I will never buy from again is Ford (well... I'll never buy American again, but Ford's at the top of the list).
 
Lincoln
Suzuki motorcycles
AG Russell
Craftsman
Lian Li (computer cases)


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I'd like to say "Ford", since my truck has nearly 200,000 miles. But that's related more to the specific model than the overall brand. My impression of other Ford vehicles ranges from "Meh" to "Blech."

Wife's car is a Lexus, the #1 quality brand for many years, until recently beaten by Porsche. Not many problems with the car so far but it's uncomfortable, ugly, and the interior design is a mess. :(
 
Hewlett-Packard (best calculators ever)
Omega (my best watch)
Panasonic (rock solid electronics, even Technics stuff)
Toyota (its all true regarding the quality, etc)
New Balance (great trail shoes)
Columbia (clothing that fits well and is durable)
 
Hewlett-Packard (great customer service even though they don't speak English "good")
Spyderco (great knives, fit and finish isn't perfect but well designed knives)
Sony (favorite electronic company)
 
Subaru - If you've never driven one, you wouldnt understand.
Nintendo > Atari
Philips
O'Neil
LG
Newcastle Brown Ale
 
Toyota (amazing consistency)
LL Bean (amazing consistency-- products and service are both without peer)
Asics (underrated and good sneaks)
Sony (very good consistency)
Merrill (very good consistency)
Old Navy (good cheap stuff)
Clorox Wipes (I love this product)
White (lawn mowing equipment, great stuff)
Maxpedition (what's not to like?)
Remington (great long arms)
Vagisil (huh?)
Buderus (central heating plants (boilers), top of the line reliability and efficiency)
Panasonic (everything they do is good, except their pre-plasma TVs)
Ruger
Heckler & Koch
Dell (overrated but still reliable stuff)
Smith & Wesson
Busse (love em or loathe em)
Spyderco (the pinnacle of American-made affordable merchandise with superb QC)
RCA (their old televisions are tops, not even close)
Makita
Cuisinart
Puffs (I like to blow my snozz on these)
Converse (good sneaks)
Trojan (ain't busted one yet)
Swiss Army/Victorinox (great pocket tools and watches and pairing knives)
Chicago Cutlery (great kitchen steel)
Uniden
Miele (vacuums are amazing)

Popular brands with which I've had bad luck:

Levi's (their jeans are useless for anyone with a penis larger than 4")
Samsung (phones and DVD players, not good luck)
Honda (one small car was kinda glitchy)
Nike (made for metrosexuals only with narrow feminine feet)
Kleenex (they can't get the dispensing concept down)
Compaq (junk)
Craftsman (well-made but poorly engineered junk)
Canon
V-Tech (junk that has over saturated the market)
 
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Heres mine :):)::
Yamaha (dirtbikes)
Honda (Dirtbikes)
Ford (trucks)
Benchmade
Bussekin brands
Fox racing gear
ProTaper (dirtbike handlebars)
Mag-Lite
Alpinestars
TCX boots
Oakley googles
Excel rims
Browning firearms
Remington firearm
Kimber firearms
sig suar firearms
Glock firearms
yoplait yoguts
jack links beek jerkey
xbox
redbull
one industries
full throttle
coke brands
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Ford Trucks. Toyota Trucks. Saab Automobiles (Built from Jets, jah)
Honda anything. Samsung. Klipsch. Sony. Himalayan Imports. Spyderco. Benchmade.
Koster. Nikon. Panasonic. Leupold. Ghiardelli chocolate. Sapporo Draft. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Breakfree CLP...
 
Dell (laptops only, I build my own desktops)
For desktop parts:
Asus Nvidia AMD Western Digital and Thermaltake, to name a few..
Ubuntu Linux
JVC
Klipsch
Hewlett Packard
Carhartt
Benchmade
Cold Steel
Kabar
Buck
Kershaw
Smith & Wesson
Mossberg
Nike
Doc Martins
Georgia Boots
Stihl
Coleman

All of these brands are great. There are more I'm sure, but just to name a few I could think of.
 
Klaussen Pickles
Gibson Guitars
Toyota Vehicles
Yamaha anything
Motorola electronics
Maxpedition gear
Waterford Bicycles
Pearl Izumi Gear
Blue Moon Beer
Julio's Tortilla Chips
Becker, Busse, Ranger, Bark River Knives...
Leupold Optics
Thorlo Socks
 
alaskanmonte said:
Smith & Wesson (guns)
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Nope. My one S&W, a Sport 22, was horrible. I'm glad I sold that thing.


RCA
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There's nothing left of RCA, just a name plate.




Me?

Let's see...

For guns, nothing but H&K.

I like Sony for electronics and Onkyo for audio especially. Yamaha is good too.

For watches, Zenith.

For Scotch, Balvenie... it's just consistently good.

For Pinot Noir, it's gotta be Lange. Never the best, but always consistently good.

Benchmade does good knives. So does Darrel Ralph... just consistently good.

Weber-Stephens for grills... just consistently good.

Murray Carter for kitchen knives.

The Fountain Pen Hospital in New York. I'm not a fountain pen user much less collector, but my younger brother is and they've never failed to advise me well on gifts for him. When my brother gave me a Lamy roller ball pen for Christmas several years ago, I didn't like it; but I called the Hospital and the doctors there diagnosed me over the phone and prescribed prescription refills for me which have changed my life in a small -- but very good -- way. I just ordered a dozen more today, in fact. Wonderful people.
 
I have to add these food brands as being outstanding:

McIlhenny - Tobasco
Community Coffee
 
Khukuri's : Himalayan Imports for their customer service and support.

Subaru motor cars.

Yamaha Motorcycles.

Dan Wesson Firearms.

Dell Laptops.

Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs! ;)
 
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