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Got fed up with having a different model/brand/type of battery tech on each power tool I own. So decided to combine as much as poss. Just spent a rather large amount on Milwaukee M12 + M18 gear and a bunch of Wera accessories. Will clean up and sell all the mismatched stuff on ebay as most of it still works, just a lot of hassle when I travel 4 hours to a job to discover I have the wrong combo of chargers/adapters and batteries.
Tried very hard to support a local dealer, but none of the actual private/independent shops had the 'good' ones, only those average/mid quality tools that have big margin on them. Asked if they could order them in, but out of the 4 I spent the entire day at yesterday, none were bothered, wasn't expecting any discount, just a solid 'here is money, can I buy lots of tools please'.
So gave up and just dumped many £k on whichever online company was cheapest, did try to support local, very hard in the tool business it seems. Only place I found that was utterly epic and I'd love to support them is a Bosch blue/pro independent dealer, guy was a legend, but from research and handling the offerings, Bosch blue/pro gear is a good 3-4 years behind Makita/Milwaukee prosumer offerings, and you get a lot less warranty.