Omni Dual Saw Bogus Gift Card incentive. They offered $150 gift card. Instead, they want me to mail my receipts to a third party, maximum $25 per month, for six months. Van Nuys, California

Omnis free magazine offer will cost you dearly. How do I know this? Read on. A month after I returned my Omni Dual Saw, I find that my credit card has been dinged $36 for a subscription to Motor Trend magazine. When I called Motor Trend to cancel, they referred me to Radius Media Group at 888-293-4018. When I called Radius, I discovered that I also now have subscriptions to Car & Driver, Esquire, and Harpers. (I had chosen only two, which were supposed to be free.) I checked out Radiuss website. Heres a quote: Radius creates customized programs that fits seemlessly within our marketing partner's customer transaction paths. This helps them increase their revenue per order ratio, reduce expenses and/or unearth new revenue streams.In other words, Omni makes money whether they sell you a Dual Saw or not.

I must give them credit for promptly refunding the purchase price. As for the quality of the tool, while I only used it briefly to see if it worked as advertised, I must admit it easily sliced through 3/16" steel plate.  The only obvious flaw is the blade guard (which works the same way as the guard on a skill saw) is plastic and seems rather flimsy, however on the T.V. ad, where they show the tool being used, the guard has been removed. And I can understand why, since the guard just gets in the way and makes the tool awkward to use. Apparently they assume that most users will remove the guard, so there's no point in spending the money on a metal one. AS FOR PRICE, YOU CAN BUY THE CRAFTSMAN VERSION OF THIS TOOL FROM SEARS FOR ABOUT $60 LESS.