Flying in the face of the Internet
This little puzzle set me pondering.
I was after a decent combination padlock, and was prepared to pay for it. Searching "heavy duty padlock" threw up a number of alternatives. Looking through them, I selected one that seemed to fit the bill. The blurb went on about "hardened this" & "double that" - it certainly "talked the talk". After a chat with colleagues to check that the price was acceptable, I hit Google (other search engines are available!) to find the best deal.
Imagine my surprise when, on the first page of the results, there were links to websites claiming to show you "how to pick a MasterLock in under 3 seconds". And indeed, as it transpires, you can (see here ). Yes folks, it is actually quicker to pick this lock than open it with the combination!
So my question is this: If information regarding just how poor this product really is can be found so readily on-line, how on Earth do they keep selling them? As one of the comments below the video says "Flawed design from the begining. And they know it. But consumers keep buying them so they keep their mouth shut about it and keep selling them." (sic)
You would assume that, in these always-online days, sales of products this bad would plummet. I can only assume therefore that there are enough people out there who can't be bothered to check stuff out to make it worthwhile to keep manufacturing them.
This raises two further questions. If you purchased one of these, should you expect any sympathy if you are subsequently burgled? After all, you should know it's rubbish from your research.
Finally, this is from the USA. Surely somebody over there would be suing over this? Continuing to supply goods with a major design flaw?
I bought British!
I was after a decent combination padlock, and was prepared to pay for it. Searching "heavy duty padlock" threw up a number of alternatives. Looking through them, I selected one that seemed to fit the bill. The blurb went on about "hardened this" & "double that" - it certainly "talked the talk". After a chat with colleagues to check that the price was acceptable, I hit Google (other search engines are available!) to find the best deal.
Imagine my surprise when, on the first page of the results, there were links to websites claiming to show you "how to pick a MasterLock in under 3 seconds". And indeed, as it transpires, you can (see here ). Yes folks, it is actually quicker to pick this lock than open it with the combination!So my question is this: If information regarding just how poor this product really is can be found so readily on-line, how on Earth do they keep selling them? As one of the comments below the video says "Flawed design from the begining. And they know it. But consumers keep buying them so they keep their mouth shut about it and keep selling them." (sic)
You would assume that, in these always-online days, sales of products this bad would plummet. I can only assume therefore that there are enough people out there who can't be bothered to check stuff out to make it worthwhile to keep manufacturing them.
This raises two further questions. If you purchased one of these, should you expect any sympathy if you are subsequently burgled? After all, you should know it's rubbish from your research.
Finally, this is from the USA. Surely somebody over there would be suing over this? Continuing to supply goods with a major design flaw?
I bought British!
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