When we had out steel fabricating business we occasionally had a problem with the tools getting stolen. After a while I just told them the truth - I buy my tools at Big Lots and there isn't anything there worth stealing! I used to get my tape measures at K Mart where they had a cheap brand with....a lifetime guarantee. Our 1/2" steel plate shear would not even see those tapes if they forgot to pull them out in time. I must have returned 100 of those things over the years.