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Unfortunately, the $170 ($180, actually) was a misprint on their website. (They meant to say $479, not $179.) There were some folks who were able to talk their local stores into honoring the mistaken price, but a lot of people (me included) got cancellation notices after we ordered online. (Interestingly, I got an order confirmation e-mail after I got the cancellation notice, but based on what I read last night on other forums, I don't expect the drill press to actually show up.)No room for a floor model? Sears has (had?) the 17" unit for 180.00. Nice quill travel, 3/4 hp motor. If you can sneek in the floor space, would be good to look at it. Jim.
So I'm limited to a choice of either the BORG or Sears.
Dumb limey question...
...what the heck is the BORG?
(Sears I've heard of!)
www.wikipedia.org said:The Borg are a race of cyborgs in the fictional Star Trek universe, first introduced in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. They are characterized by relentless pursuit of targets for assimilation, their collective consciousness that enables rapid adaptability to almost any defense, and the ability to continue functioning properly despite seemingly devastating blows. They have become a powerful symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against whom "resistance is futile."
Not so Dumb, "Big Orange Retail Giant" is one I've heard often...........
I'd read similar comments about folks seeing the price tags in the stores, but the two Sears stores I've been in since then have had the price tags removed from the plastic sleeves on the floor models of that drill press. I was probably just a bit too slow to go looking.Vaughn,
I may have been a misprint on the website but many of the stores, according to members of other forums, saw price tags on the actual machine indicating the $179.99 price. I didn't get one since I already have a nice 16 1/2" Delta that I've had for quite a few years but a lot of others did. Wouldn't it be curious if Sears was just using it as a advertising ploy just to drum up interest.