YOU GREEDY BASTARDS!

[Goosemaster]

Well, I am sure you people have seen the "little giant ladder" commercial at least once in your life, and I jsut happened to flip to it today and to my surprise.....


THE LITTLE LADDER THAT COSTS $150 NO LONGER COSTS $150. THE GREEDY BASTARDS WANT 4 PAYMENTS OF $89 :Q


[/incomprehensible vagrant wallowing about telling tales of war and its spoils]

 

[CrackRabbit]

So you are saying that some company wants to charge 350+ shipping for a LADDER?
The sad thing is that there will be morons that buy one.

 

[Ornery]

Try Store SKU# 135730 @ HomeDepot.com for a comparable $100.00 unit.

 

[ScottMac]

I've got a "Little Giant." I bought it OshKosh during the annual fly-in years ago.

It's great.
It's worth every cent.
It does everything as represented, and does it extremely well.

The Home Depot ladder mentioned is no where near as sturdy.

As for Greedy: It's not. Capitalism works like this: They got it; you want it: Bend over.

If you choose to not spend that much on a ladder, then don't. If people think it's too much to pay for a ladder, then they don't have to buy it. If "Little Giant" doesn't sell 'em at that price, maybe the price will come down.

I think the OP is just jealous 'cause he wants one and doesn't want to spend the money .
(Jus' raggin' ya Goose....)

...and if you buy NOW, shipping is free! (mine was).

FWIW

Scott

 

[Ornery]

One half the price of the Little Giant

• As a contractor, I use a lot of ladders.
  
  COSCO was the first to clone the Little Giant Ladder about five years ago. Apparently, Little Giant's patent was still in force for the hinges. I own the COSCO 17FT Worlds Greatest Ladder and used it for a couple of years, but I needed something longer.
  
  In January 2002, I purchased the Type 1 22 FT Little Giant from Amazon.com. The only difference was the hinges and a few annoying braces in the climbing area of the two narrow extension pieces of the COSCO. The COSCO is made in Korea. The Little Giant is made in USA. Both functions flawlessly to this day.
  
  I found the Little Giant cloned at Home Depot as the Gorrila Brand ladder at Home Depot. $99 for the 13 ft model and $199 for a 21 ft model. The ladder is essentially a China made copy of the Type 1A Little Giant.
  
  My last purchase is the MT-13 Werner. It appears to be another clone of the Little Giant Type 1A, also made in China, probably by the same company that makes the Gorilla. I know this, because both brands include a bonus set of brackets for making the scaffolding with an almost identical blow molded polyethylene case. The brackets are identical and marked Patent Pending.
  
  I would recommend the MT-13 and the MT-17 in the Werner Brand, but I still prefer the Little Giant in the 22 ft model. It is a lighter by five pounds than the 22ft Werner but cost about $130 more.
  
  Since all of the original Little Giant patents have expired, the hinges on the Gorilla and Werner models are identical to the Little Giant.
  
  Of all of the models, the MT-17 would be ideal for most home owners. It will go to the second floor window of a two story house. The 22ft model will go to the roof of a two story house, but only for one with a slab foundation, not one with a basement or a crawl space.
  
  The 17 FT model is a good balance between weight size and function. The best deal would be the Werner MT-17. The quality of materials and assembly of all the models appear nearly equal.

 

[Kelemvor]

Everyone that I know that has one of the actual Little Giant ladders swears by it and they would never buy a different ladder. THey are so incredibly sturdy and well made it's crazy. If you haven't seen one in person and played with it to see exactly how well they work and such, you should find a local trade show tha tmight have them. THey really are incredible ladders.

 

[ToeStub]

How much is your neck or back worth?

 

[Pepsei]

Ok, i'm intrigued... i thought the presentation is good, but i don't understand what the 22' little giant description means.

"Model 22 -- Type 1A Industrial Grade Ladder, Storage Height: 5ft. 7in. FREE SHIPPING, Free Work Platform!
Extension Height: 11'-19'
Stepladder Height: 5'-9'"

what is 1A?

and 22' means you can make it like / and it's 22'ish? and when it is a step ladder it is essentially only up to 6' ish?

also , what does " The 22' version replaces all 5', 6', 7', 8', and 9' "A" frames. It also replaces 22' extension, 2scaffolding trestles, and staircase ladders " mean?