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DIY & Home Improvement

Kali

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21. cheap chinese stuff but some of it is GOOD

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:56 AM

Mar 2023

we buy water pumps and the year warranty on them. sometimes they last a LOT longer, other times the warranty is so worth it.

random tools are better than others. small grinder is known to be good. the stores are just fun to browse...kind of like a dollar type store for hardware. you just have to learn what is a good deal and what is crap like any other store.

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Does anyone here have experience with Harbor Freight stores? [View all] Drum Mar 2023 OP

Depends what you need WA-03 Democrat Mar 2023 #1

If you need an expensive tool and are only going to use it once or very infrequently, KPN Mar 2023 #6

Yes. There's one near me and I like it. Wicked Blue Mar 2023 #2

Huh. We just got one and I've never been inside. Do they have other gardening things like Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #10

Tools and other ancillary items like batteries, glue, paint brushes, gloves and tarps MichMan Mar 2023 #12

OK. Thanks! Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #13

Never saw any Wicked Blue Mar 2023 #17

Thanks! Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #18

My experience is they sell things that only look like tools. IA8IT Mar 2023 #3

I bought a small generator to go camping, used it a couple of times then forgot about it. dem4decades Mar 2023 #15

For the WIN!! Any time a motor starts. IA8IT Mar 2023 #23

Spend a little more for better quality tools is my advice. mobeau69 Mar 2023 #4

They have several brands of tools that range from cheap to good MichMan Mar 2023 #11

Thanks for your rapid replies, DUers! Drum Mar 2023 #5

I've never walked out of Harbor Freight empty-handed. Wingus Dingus Mar 2023 #7

Their coupons are deceptive sometimes MichMan Mar 2023 #14

As others have said......... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #9

You get what you pay for, or don't pay for. gab13by13 Mar 2023 #16

Harbor Freight has both junk and jewels Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2023 #19

I tend to use them only for grumpyduck Mar 2023 #20

cheap chinese stuff but some of it is GOOD Kali Mar 2023 #21

Love Harbour Freight. Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #22