Used this coupon today, saved ~$25 on a trailer for my fourwheelers.
Harbor Freight Printable Coupon: 20% off Any Single Item - dealspl.us
Harbor Freight Printable Coupon: 20% off Any Single Item - dealspl.us
Do you buy tools from Harbor Freight? Free stuff and more.
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why not! prices are great, from safety glasses to welding blanket & that 20% off is nice.
fj40charles
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Who cares about great prices if you're not getting good quality? Most of the stuff they have is Made in China CRAP.
Exactly. I agree.
Although that engine crane i'll put up against any in it's size, that sucker is hefty for $139 on sale.
They've been alternating the coupon page from Parade to the general coupons. Also changing things up a bit. In recent weeks they've replaced the free flashlight coupon with a coupon for a free multimeter, a free digital caliper, and a free pair of scissors. I've got about nine flashlights - not counting the ones I've given away to family and neighbors - and had bought a couple pairs of the scissors in the past. Picked up the caliper and multimeter the other day, so I'll have to try them out. They won't compete with my "real" ones, but handy to throw in the truck to have in a pinch or to lend out to someone.
Visited H/F last Saturday. They had a 3 pc tool box set for $139; with the 20% coupon it rang up at $111 It isnt exactly Snap On, but I will compare it to Craftsman boxes; was impressed with the construction. Bought several small items and decided to try one of their 6 hp gas engines to repower an old Yazoo. The lady at check out told me if I was willing to write two checks, she would apply a 20% coupon to both higher dollar items, but had to ring them up seperately. Couldnt beat that deal.
I've been buying from them from way back when they literally only had a few stores and most was mail order.
Most of their stuff is cheap. Most is junk. But sometimes that is all you need if you are not using it all the time. I have good tools for when I rely on it and HF for when I don't need to.
I'll break everything. The HF I toss and stuff like Craftsman, gets replaced
Most of their stuff is cheap. Most is junk. But sometimes that is all you need if you are not using it all the time. I have good tools for when I rely on it and HF for when I don't need to.
I'll break everything. The HF I toss and stuff like Craftsman, gets replaced
The local newspaper had a coupon for one of these service carts for $49.99. So picked that up and another free flashlight.
The cart is pretty nice for the money. I'd pass for the regular price of $100 and have to think about it for the "sale" price of $69.99. But for $50 I didn't think twice. The casters are actually overkill on it - 4" ones. It doesn't look like it in the photo, but they're pretty beefy when you have them on the cart.
The cart is pretty nice for the money. I'd pass for the regular price of $100 and have to think about it for the "sale" price of $69.99. But for $50 I didn't think twice. The casters are actually overkill on it - 4" ones. It doesn't look like it in the photo, but they're pretty beefy when you have them on the cart.
vtcruiser60
SILVER Star
I hate shopping in malls and department stores, but can easily lose myself for 90 min in a HF store. My wife thinks it is pathetic.
My rule of thumb is that I don't buy things that plug in and I don't buy things that move at high rates of speed. So, I don't trust power tools but would buy tools that get rare use....drifts, 5lb hammers, slide pullers, gear pullers, etc. Anything that can disintegrate at high speeds, I would never purchase from HF...my eyes are just too valuable. I wouldn't buy sanding paper, grinding wheels, circ saw blades, etc. I find their compressor parts, connectors, etc. to be of good quality and inexpensive.
My rule of thumb is that I don't buy things that plug in and I don't buy things that move at high rates of speed. So, I don't trust power tools but would buy tools that get rare use....drifts, 5lb hammers, slide pullers, gear pullers, etc. Anything that can disintegrate at high speeds, I would never purchase from HF...my eyes are just too valuable. I wouldn't buy sanding paper, grinding wheels, circ saw blades, etc. I find their compressor parts, connectors, etc. to be of good quality and inexpensive.
I have never been a shopper at HF until recently.
I recently bought 2 big box of automotive fuses for $7.99 each. IIRC, each box has 60 fuses and when compared to what Autozone or other retailers want for a couple fuses, the HF deal is a complete steal.
I also bought a huge box of cotter pins and automotive O rings for $0.17 a piece. Clearance section FTW!
I recently bought 2 big box of automotive fuses for $7.99 each. IIRC, each box has 60 fuses and when compared to what Autozone or other retailers want for a couple fuses, the HF deal is a complete steal.
I also bought a huge box of cotter pins and automotive O rings for $0.17 a piece. Clearance section FTW!
HF is like a garage sale. It is cheap and fun and you never what you will find. Keep simple, expect little and what could go wrong???
RE: Engine Hoist
I shopped around at a few parts houses before I bought the big Orange beast from HF. They are ALL made in China, just painted Red instead. I bought it to pull the 2F but use it for lifting all kinds of $hit when I don't want to throw my back out. Creative uses of straps and chains make nearly anything fair game.
My 2 pennies...
I shopped around at a few parts houses before I bought the big Orange beast from HF. They are ALL made in China, just painted Red instead. I bought it to pull the 2F but use it for lifting all kinds of $hit when I don't want to throw my back out. Creative uses of straps and chains make nearly anything fair game.
My 2 pennies...
I always stayed away from HF power tools and things with cutting edges or lots of moving parts. Always felt safe with things like impact sockets and things like that.
Weelllll.....
I was removing a brake caliper and the 14mm 1/2 inch drive impact socket just mushroomed out into a six sided metal flower.
It actually STRETCHED out to a very strange shape and didnt crack anywhere. I was amazed to see a (supposedly hard impact sockets) black six point just stretch out like that and not break anywhere.
Just food for thought.
Weelllll.....
I was removing a brake caliper and the 14mm 1/2 inch drive impact socket just mushroomed out into a six sided metal flower.
It actually STRETCHED out to a very strange shape and didnt crack anywhere. I was amazed to see a (supposedly hard impact sockets) black six point just stretch out like that and not break anywhere.
Just food for thought.
I've broken just about every brand tool out there so having a socket go bad is not bad, and with HF you are out about a $1.
I have a couple of their small air tool, and you can tell that their tolerances are way larger than an american brand that costs 5 times as much but since it mat only get used a dozen times a year, so what? I even have a spray gun, would not paint my truck with it but it is fine for the trailer.
Back before HF, you could get tools from those "liquidation" sales that blew in over the weekend. I worked for a guy that did this every weekend using the shops untrained help and their buddies. Monday morning, we'd have a pile of opened packages that we could pick through before it went into the dumpster. Some of the guys would jump on this until they got tired of the tools breaking in their hands the first time they used it and cutting them up on the ragged edges. This stuff made HF stuff look like premium stuff.
Today is black friday and you know how crowded HF will be with all the husbands that drove their wives to the Mall and didn't want to stick around
I have a couple of their small air tool, and you can tell that their tolerances are way larger than an american brand that costs 5 times as much but since it mat only get used a dozen times a year, so what? I even have a spray gun, would not paint my truck with it but it is fine for the trailer.
Back before HF, you could get tools from those "liquidation" sales that blew in over the weekend. I worked for a guy that did this every weekend using the shops untrained help and their buddies. Monday morning, we'd have a pile of opened packages that we could pick through before it went into the dumpster. Some of the guys would jump on this until they got tired of the tools breaking in their hands the first time they used it and cutting them up on the ragged edges. This stuff made HF stuff look like premium stuff.
Today is black friday and you know how crowded HF will be with all the husbands that drove their wives to the Mall and didn't want to stick around
HF is awesome and most of the tools that I have bought are from there. However most of my tools have been gifts over the years and most of those are Snap-On and Craftsman. For anything that needs to be precise (torque wrench, etc.) I will go with snap-on but for regular wrenches I will buy at HF all day long.
