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Re:California bans the sale of all small off-road internal c... by bombcar on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:05PM (#29135855)
They really are - at least for Milwaukee almost all the smarts are in the tool itself and not in the pack.

But never buy a pack - always wait for a sale or deal and get the batteries free with tool (or tool free with batteries).

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Re:California bans the sale of all small off-road internal c... by rootusrootus on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:14PM (#29135907)
> always wait for a sale or deal and get the batteries free with tool

I agree. I don't think I've ever paid full price buying a battery by itself. I just can't stomach the terrible value. I watch for a sale and pick up a new tool with the battery I want. I've got a few relatively obscure tools that way that I'd probably not bother purchasing otherwise.

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Re:California bans the sale of all small off-road internal c... by bombcar on Sunday November 07, 2021 @12:18AM (#29136529)
It's price segmentation - they know that a contractor/employee who needs a battery ASAP will pay sticker price, whereas homeowners will wait for a sale.
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