My cheap rigging gloves cost me a full day's pay

I grabbed a pair of those bargain bin gloves for about $15 last month, thinking they'd be fine for light work. One of the seams gave out while I was handling a steel plate yesterday, and the slip made me stop the whole lift to re-rig it safely. That little delay turned into over an hour of downtime, which my boss took right out of my check. Anyone have a brand of gloves that actually holds up for more than a few weeks?

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keithbennett5d ago

Ouch, that's the universe charging you a stupid tax. Those cheap gloves are basically just fancy hand-warmers that fail on purpose. Never skimp on anything that separates you from the heavy stuff.

the_sam5d ago

Honestly, I used to grab the cheapest gloves I could find too. Figured they were all basically the same. Had a pair split on me while pulling wire and it was just a stupid, avoidable risk. Now I see it as paying for safety, not just the glove itself.