Super Slim Fixed-Position TV Mount 40"-85" (Open Box)

I'm a huge fan of Sanus. They have well designed, easy to install, good performing wall mounts. This is the sixth Sanus wall mount I've purchased in the past ten years, not counting mounts purchased for work or recommended to friends. I bought this exact same model about six months ago for my new living room TV and it lived up to expectations, easily a five star product. I just purchased another of the same model for a new television in the office and Sanus made one simple change that ruined the experience. Previously they've included hex-head lag bolts to mount the frame to the wall. The hex head bolts are easy to screw into the wall studs using a socket wrench or a crescent wrench. The new mount that I bought replaced those bolts with socket head bolts and nicely included the hex bit needed. Unfortunately the hex socket is too small for the amount of torque needed to drive into wall studs and the hex bit is made out of cheap, soft metal. I got three of the four bolts into the wall but the last bolt stripped out, ruining both the bolt and the driver bit, leaving the bolt only half-driven into the wall. Because I couldn't get purchase on the bolt, I had to tear it out of the wall with a small sledge and a large pry bar, which made quite a mess of the wall. Fortunately I had spare lag bolts on hand but for the average homeowner, this would have halted the project. Sanus may have saved a few pennies by switching to the new wall mount screws but by using poorly designed, cheaply made parts they ruined what is otherwise a well-designed, high quality product. This new version of the wall mount is a "Do not buy" - or if you do buy it, go to the local hardware store and get some proper lag bolts to mount it to the wall...