Whites Detectors

[RICK IN KY]

Sad News,Always had a Whites detector and always enjoyed
Using them.Im worried our hobby
Is in trouble and with this Virus is
Not helping things.

 

[hank1]

Rick,
It is sad news. I remember White's advertising in magazines back in the 60's when I was a kid wanting to buy one. Own an MXT and am very pleased with it. Our hobby will keep going strong, not to worry. It will just have less U.S. made products.

 

[Mike(SK)]

Garrett bought out White's!

 

[Albert]

Yep Garrett bought out Whites . What a combination! Can’t wait for the assembly line to start rolling out new detectors!

 

[Finderskeeper]

Sad News,Always had a Whites detector and always enjoyed
Using them.Im worried our hobby
Is in trouble and with this Virus is
Not helping things.

The problem they have is the communist state of Oregon where White's was located....a very bad place to do business and makes it almost impossible to do business there.

 

[Diggindumbstuff]

Shame on you Oregon!

 

[DirtDiggerDaveinMD]

Can't blame Oregon for White's losing their mojo. Being bought by Garrett is a good thing.

 

[vito]

... Being bought by Garrett is a good thing.

Seriously? The only winner is garrett! (and hopefully K.White if he did right) ... and the white's brand is history. Just from the moment garrett bought them white's web presence has vanished. They bought a competitor and eliminated him. That's it, and there is nothing wrong with this. The one who suffers is the White's user. (leaves a bad taste, huh?)
Don't be blinded by the light.

 

[Finderskeeper]

Can't blame Oregon for White's losing their mojo. Being bought by Garrett is a good thing.

I have family members that live in Oregon. They say different. Very bad situation in Oregon. Control freaks are in charge there and they are shutting down businesses due to the beer bug. Taxes are high and no end in sight. https://www.multnomahgop.org/new-re...the,regulations, government spending and debt.

 

[DirtDiggerDaveinMD]

Seriously? The only winner is garrett! (and hopefully K.White if he did right) ... and the white's brand is history. Just from the moment garrett bought them white's web presence has vanished. They bought a competitor and eliminated him. That's it, and there is nothing wrong with this. The one who suffers is the White's user. (leaves a bad taste, huh?)
Don't be blinded by the light.

Garrett's acquisition of White's is not the worst thing that could have happened. If anything the IP is in the hands of a competent AMERICAN manufacturer that still has the ability to innovate and bring a product to market that consumers want to purchase. For whatever reason White's just like Tesoro lost their ability to market a product that people wanted to buy. Their (White's) designs became stale and could not compete with the Equinox or the AT series in features for the amount of money spent. We'll have to wait and see what Garrett does with the IP they purchased. Will they continue the White's legacy and build a handful of White's designs along side their normal offerings? Or, will they create a hybrid line using the best features from both manufacturers? Hopefully it is the latter and they make something revolutionary.