I have to say that I'm getting more and more disappointed with Klien. The thing I liked more than the quality was the fact that almost all Klein tools were made in the U.S.A. Like they tell us at the union hall, "spend your money where you make your money." Many of the tools in our apprentice tool set were Kleins, and as I was already in the field and had previous experience with Klein, I was pleased as punch. Then a bunch of the apprentices in my class complained about the 11 in 1's slipping and the drives and bits falling out. Then a journeyman I worked with said all the grips on his started slipping and he's starting to question the quality. Now the soft grip on my latest 5/16 is wearing out unbelievably fast. I was interested in purchasing the new Klein ratcheting 10 in 1 that's on sale this month at Johnstone, and decided to read some reviews since it's a new tool before I tried it. Check out the reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Klein-32558-Ra.../dp/B005FQDHBI
Made in Taiwan?!! Pretty disappointing. Even though Klein boasts about the "Made in the U.S.A., and no plans to outsource in the future." What the F Klein.
I've already gone against my better judgment recently and bought some Made in Germany tools (Knipex Cobra pliers, looking at possibly NWS, also Wera), and damn those Germans make some good stuff. Hopefully Klein will get back to quality ASAP.