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Doc Hoy · January 22, 2012, 08:07 AM

....You can get good deals at Harbor Freight.

In some cases they charge higher prices for name brand items. Irwin clamps is a good example. They handle Irwin clamps but you can buy then anywhere for the same price that HF charges.

And admittedly some of their items are low in quality.

But I have several items from HF which are useful quality and very inexpensive.

Also, for the last fifteen years, I have worked out of offices which were difficult to secure and so when I bought tools for those locations, I went to Harbor freight because the tools were inexpensive and the loss would be minimal should they be stolen.

January 22, 2012, 08:07 AM	#21
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,340	If you are careful.... ....You can get good deals at Harbor Freight. In some cases they charge higher prices for name brand items. Irwin clamps is a good example. They handle Irwin clamps but you can buy then anywhere for the same price that HF charges. And admittedly some of their items are low in quality. But I have several items from HF which are useful quality and very inexpensive. Also, for the last fifteen years, I have worked out of offices which were difficult to secure and so when I bought tools for those locations, I went to Harbor freight because the tools were inexpensive and the loss would be minimal should they be stolen. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson Last edited by Doc Hoy; January 22, 2012 at 08:35 AM.