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They're not really asleep, they follow you round with their ears, always alert.

My old cheap Elora ring spanners (53rs old) have taken abuse over the years, often used scaffold pipes on 'em, never failed, I was advised by friends and colleagues not to touch them "you get what you pay for", they were put off by the dull plating thinking that shiny chrome is a sign of quality! Turned out to be top quality. Like the 'guaranteed for life' mainspring on a watch, when it breaks it slashes your wrist.

Lifetime guarantees don't necessarily relate to best quality, Snap-on is an example, good but not the best. I bought a set of Elora ring spanners in '66 from Critchcraft in Poole, UK's first DIY store, never failed and still got some.

Occasionally Lidl do a 216 piece socket set for £79.95 and it's a cracker, 1/2" - 3/8" and 1/4", all 3 size ratchets, spanners, screwdriver bits, hex & star sockets etc etc. I bought one but a little scrote has failed to return it, serves me right really, I vowed years ago never to lend tools again after struggling to get them back. This time the goose has truly been killed, no more golden eggs.