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I think it's interesting the way Matt comes off to different people. My first experience with his channel was watching him use the sunjoe spx3001 (probably his most disliked video??) for the first time. I'll admit I was like this dude is so ridiculous, but I just kept on watching. Eventually I later subscribed, and as I started to watch a bit more of his content, and hear his thoughts on what he's doing and how he thinks - I realizes he's just like any of us. If money wasn't a factor, we'd likely buy the best we could for something we enjoy doing. It's the obsessiveness and attention to detail that's allowed his website to really grow into somethin impressive (imo, anyway.) If you consider something from his perspective, it usually makes sense.
He sells Kranzle because they hardly ever have issues, which makes perfect sense. I like to invest in things, especially things I think I'll have for a long time. So while the 1122TS package might be expensive, if you have it for ten years (which is probably not unreasonable to assume) then the price sort of becomes irrelevant. $1600 over 10 years is just 160 bucks a year, and that's assuming the worst and the machine explodes right at the 10 year mark. Maybe you'll have it for 20 years, who knows? It isn't for everyone, and he's pretty clear that he doesn't want to appeal to everyone. He wants to appeal to the person who can look past the sticker shock and see the long term value.
The same argument could be made for dress shoes. My step dad used to berate me for wanting to buy a pair of Allen Edmonds shoes. He told me cheaper ones are more than good enough. Sure, but can you resole a pair of dress shoes from JC Penny? I would much rather invest in a pair of shoes I can have for the rest of my life. Same mentality, just different areas of life.
I personally find it interesting that some people are put off by the sticker price of his 1122TS package, but are willing to buy multiple units in the $150-250 price range just to have back ups in case one fails. I feel like that itself speaks to the quality of these big box machines, and explains pretty easily why he calls them junk (which seems to irritate people.) I fully expect my greenworks unit I bought as a package from him with all the fixins to fail sooner rather than later. Maybe it won't, but that would be anecdotal evidence at best that the brand is super durable high quality stuff. I hope that when it finally dies (and I figure out whether or not I want to pursue a nicer unit) I'm in a position to buy a 1322TS from his store.
He's pretty overbearing, sure. Could definitely tone down how dramatic he is, but at the end of the day he is who he is. That's probably why he has such a strong following. Too many youtubers are overly positive about everything and never just tell it like it is. He does. If he thinks something is junk - he'll say it. He's not attacking you for liking the product, you aren't what you buy. He just doesn't like it.
All of that being said, I'm not 100% with him about plenty of things. I think his obsession with Rupes is a little much, his hesitation towards rinseless washing seems silly to me, I find it amusing he's worried about scratching his ratchets, but it's just part of the deal with watching his stuff. In return for putting up with his quirks (everyone has their own quirks), he does things like buy 50 pressure washers and test flow, pressure, and set up a sick page on his website so you can easily outfit yours with higher quality accessories. He vlogs training from Optimum and Esoteric, and has Andy Ward and Jason Kilmer make appearances and walk you through their processes. He puts out some seriously good content. Some videos may be long - but if that's not your thing you're definitely watching the wrong channel, lol.
This is the end of my thoughts, so if you stuck with me - kudos to you.
tl:dr I think Matt gets a lot of harsh snap judgments, and that he's not nearly as bad as people make him out to be in their heads.
He sells Kranzle because they hardly ever have issues, which makes perfect sense. I like to invest in things, especially things I think I'll have for a long time. So while the 1122TS package might be expensive, if you have it for ten years (which is probably not unreasonable to assume) then the price sort of becomes irrelevant. $1600 over 10 years is just 160 bucks a year, and that's assuming the worst and the machine explodes right at the 10 year mark. Maybe you'll have it for 20 years, who knows? It isn't for everyone, and he's pretty clear that he doesn't want to appeal to everyone. He wants to appeal to the person who can look past the sticker shock and see the long term value.
The same argument could be made for dress shoes. My step dad used to berate me for wanting to buy a pair of Allen Edmonds shoes. He told me cheaper ones are more than good enough. Sure, but can you resole a pair of dress shoes from JC Penny? I would much rather invest in a pair of shoes I can have for the rest of my life. Same mentality, just different areas of life.
I personally find it interesting that some people are put off by the sticker price of his 1122TS package, but are willing to buy multiple units in the $150-250 price range just to have back ups in case one fails. I feel like that itself speaks to the quality of these big box machines, and explains pretty easily why he calls them junk (which seems to irritate people.) I fully expect my greenworks unit I bought as a package from him with all the fixins to fail sooner rather than later. Maybe it won't, but that would be anecdotal evidence at best that the brand is super durable high quality stuff. I hope that when it finally dies (and I figure out whether or not I want to pursue a nicer unit) I'm in a position to buy a 1322TS from his store.
He's pretty overbearing, sure. Could definitely tone down how dramatic he is, but at the end of the day he is who he is. That's probably why he has such a strong following. Too many youtubers are overly positive about everything and never just tell it like it is. He does. If he thinks something is junk - he'll say it. He's not attacking you for liking the product, you aren't what you buy. He just doesn't like it.
All of that being said, I'm not 100% with him about plenty of things. I think his obsession with Rupes is a little much, his hesitation towards rinseless washing seems silly to me, I find it amusing he's worried about scratching his ratchets, but it's just part of the deal with watching his stuff. In return for putting up with his quirks (everyone has their own quirks), he does things like buy 50 pressure washers and test flow, pressure, and set up a sick page on his website so you can easily outfit yours with higher quality accessories. He vlogs training from Optimum and Esoteric, and has Andy Ward and Jason Kilmer make appearances and walk you through their processes. He puts out some seriously good content. Some videos may be long - but if that's not your thing you're definitely watching the wrong channel, lol.
This is the end of my thoughts, so if you stuck with me - kudos to you.
tl:dr I think Matt gets a lot of harsh snap judgments, and that he's not nearly as bad as people make him out to be in their heads.
lol. J/k
