Laugh at that fancy tool all the way to the glue joint. Same thing happened to me with a torque wrench. Paid triple for the name brand, it gave out on the third lug nut. The cheap one from the auto parts store clicks away like it's got something to prove. Now my rule is simple, if it breaks fast, it gets replaced with the junk version. If it still breaks, then I spring for the good stuff. Saves me money on all the times I was just paying for a shiny box.

That old shop guy has a point. I spent years guessing on lug nuts and small bolts, figured snug was good enough. Then a buddy loaned me his torque wrench for a brake job, and on the first ride home I felt a click that told me I had been way off on most stuff before. Now it's a ten second thing after every wheel change and tightening seat clamps, and I have not stripped a single bolt since. The cheap beam style ones work fine for home use, you do not need the fancy clicker model to get the job done right.