Oh I hear you Septimus and feel the same way. Sometimes it seems like everyone on the net has a story about how they, or a friend, or a guy at work etc. heard somewhere about how someone bought some cheap coils online and it ruined their whole life, but after doing a little research on Araparts I decided to take a chance on them. The coils came in Araparts branded boxes. According to their website, Araparts offers a 1 year warranty and a 60 day returns policy. That, the positive posts I've found scattered on the interwebs about Araparts products and the $70 shipped for 8 coils opened my mind enough to give them a shot. We'll see how long they last, but for now I am satisfied and am able to check one more thing of the car "to do" list. I took the $300+ that I could have spent on 8 coils at an auto parts store and had some much needed exhaust work done today.
From the Araparts website: "All of our products come with a standard 1 year warranty" "We allow 60 days from the date of order for the product to be returned. The returned items must be in new salable condition and they must be received by the 60th day to receive a refund. The best part is we do not charge a restocking fee!!"