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Old 07-27-2011, 05:40 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by brk-lnt View Post
This is absolutely not the case. If it's got a major-brand logo on it, the manufacturer is not going to risk their reputation, nor their warranty repair liability, by "cutting corners" on the product. There are some specialty cases where a company may sell a "house brand" product under their own logo, which would be built by a large name manufacturer, but done to the retailer's specifications, which could certainly include cost-cutting.
I don't know about appliances but I do know that Blue Thunder is right about some things. For instance, the John Deere tractors are made especially for HD. Andersen windows do not have the same screens and hardware as at independent lumberyards. Doors from the big boxes also are sold with different hardware, etc.
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