I guess that is the real question, right? Does a company's "reputation" matter anymore? In today's overly connected world where social media influencers peddle products, does a company's reputation matter anymore? Does brand recognition and social media views trump a company's reputation? I mean these companies all had great reputations (before they were exposed of fraud, theft, corruption, etc.): Enron, Theranos, Facebook, WeWork, Lumber Liquidators, Volkswagen, Uber, etc., etc. Most of them are still in business and are actually thriving now!?!?!?!? Either reputation doesn't matter anymore to the modern consumer, or consumers have a very, very, very short memory!!!HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:50 pm Note that I put "reputable" in italics. And I trust companies generally to want to avoid creating problems for themselves needlessly, especially when there's no cost to them to do so. In this specific case I doubt SS is getting a kickback from Big Wax to push Minwax over anything else. ;-)
AND NO, I am not comparing SS to any of the companies listed above, but just pointing out that critical thinking is more important than what spec, procedure or product is recommended by the mothership. Sometimes better solutions are found right here in this forum by its members...the experience & feedback of other members here means more to me than whether or not the mothership recommends brand X. Just saying.