In the cases where there are two different products with the same specs and model numbers, I think that the CEOs of both the manufacturer and the store chain should be charged in criminal court with fraud.
I can't see that as a possibility unless there was literature saying Model 1243 is constructed with certain features and those features are absent on the cheaper version of Model 1234.
It is for the reasons in this thread that I order my power tools through the shop, the price is about the same as the big box but I feel I have a better chance of getting a better product.
