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Central Machinery [harborfreight.com] coupons haven't been around for a while 10% off or 15% off for ITC
Any Warrior [harborfreight.com] product 20% or ITC 25%
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Any Air Tool [harborfreight.com] 20% or ITC 25%
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Really, though, there isn't much special about HF anymore. If there's one close to you and you need something specific right now for one job, okay, great. But if you want something that will last, there isn't a HF nearby, or you can wait a day or two, there's probably another option that is better or equivalent. I used to shop there more but I rarely have any reason to go out of my way for HF tools now because things have changed.
Their low-end/cheapest stuff is still often the cheapest you'll find locally, you're right. The head scratcher with them is how or why they started offering multiple "brands" and grades of a lot of tools. Like you said, if you need a cheap tool for one job today, HF is an option, but I'm literally never going to buy, say, their drill that is 2x or 3x the price of the cheap one and around the same price as a Ryobi, Dewalt, Rigid, Milwaukee, or whatever.
For me, the draw used to be maybe 80% price and 20% immediate availability. Now a lot of their prices have crept up into the same ballpark of reputable competitors' tools, and I can get most things from other brands today too, or within 2 days if I buy online. So without the freebies and promos like they used to offer, there's much less reason for a lot of us to go there. I won't say I'll never go there anymore, but I definitely don't shop there as much as I used to.
But for a Pittsburg set of impact sockets, a set of 3/8-to-1/2 in socket adapters or the like...can't really beat ~$8. You can eventually find a deal on Kobalt/Craftsman/Husky/Gearwrench, but these are rare. If I need to do a suspension job this weekend, can't wait for a slickdeal on Husky.
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Reality is you can scour/monitor SD's for the occasional "deal" for a tool you need and find great quality/price on say Leviton or the like. If you need the tool tomorrow, your options are Amazon w/ 3 day shipping and hope you find comparable price/quality, take your chances at HD/Lowe's for $30 Kobalt set of universal joint socket adapters or head over to HF and pay $11.
Unless you're a mechanic/contractor, that $11 set from HF will do just fine to get at those spark plugs.
It is what it is, and isn't what it was...that's life. Name me some better (cheaper/better quality) options...I'm all ears. And those "YMMV" deals don't count. Some clearance sockets in Ocala, FL don't do me much good in CA.
You don't get it.
HF Chinese tool prices are getting too close to the real branded durable tools..... that's the problem. HF has lost the identity where they are significantly cheaper because it was a place where to get disposable 1 time use tools. . A lot of us have things to fix but only for 1 time and this is where HF comes to play. Now, their prices are way too high almost as high as the real thing so why not just get the real thing.
From the time they stopped the 20-25% coupons and freebies, I somewhat stopped going to their store because there's not much incentives as is used to be.
Try comparing to all other stores. Fact is, the increased cost of freight in the past year has added between $200 and $350 for each imported tool box, sofa, dresser, etc. Otherwise, anything that is bulky went up, as you can only fit so many in a container. Just the cost of a 40' container has risen 400%, while shipping costs to the USA from Asia have went from about $4,500 to $24,000 as over a hundred ships sit offshore waiting to be unloaded. Add a shortage of trucks, the increased cost of new trucks and maintenance, as well as the 60% increase in fuel since January, one might gamble and wait for the backlog to clear out, while the next administration may see lower costs for energy supplies.
Btw, you bought the cheapest model they had, so expecting Snap On quality is on you.
I wouldn't touch HF for cordless tools unless I only needed an enormous impact wrench and absolutely nothing else.
The poster did not ask for an opinion for other brands that absolutely cost a lot more for 'around the house tasks.' Nothing from even entry level Ryobi tools can be purchased as cheap as a drill, lithium battery and charger for around $25 from Harbor Freight.
Your battery powered "enormous impact wrench" would be the last power tool I would entertain from HF, or any other brand besides Milwaukee and DeWalt. But, a cheap battery drill for around the house to hang a picture or whatever, there is no reason to spend more. While Ryobi does not qualify, bragging rights that empty a bank account that one seldom, if ever uses is beyond ludicrous.
Meanwhile, 30 years ago, the cheapest battery tool from HF today would have been futuristic technology. Many here can remember the 7.2v and 9.6v expensive Makita drills that lasted about 10 minutes and you often had to help those by hand.
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Really, though, there isn't much special about HF anymore. If there's one close to you and you need something specific right now for one job, okay, great. But if you want something that will last, there isn't a HF nearby, or you can wait a day or two, there's probably another option that is better or equivalent. I used to shop there more but I rarely have any reason to go out of my way for HF tools now because things have changed.
i did buy a compressor, Fortress brand, at HF last year. read good reviews on their site and it works ok, but after some uses its not really keeping the pressure steady. after about 20 or so minutes of non use, the pressure slowly drops. however, i do think that compressors from HD or Lowes are just as shitty honestly. if anything, buying a more professional compressor is the way to go, something like Jenny or J-Air
I've bought a lot of their stuff and it's mostly very cheap, but that floor jack knocks it out of the ballpark.
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And because some like to complain not fair that HF is making a profit, heres a similar spec air compressor at Northern Tool [northerntool.com] that costs quite a bit more even on sale.
I almost bought the HF air compressor some years back but caught a killer deal on a Craftsman that had the same specs. At the time I believe the HF price was around $325 or so and unless on sale it was excluded from all coupons. I'm a firm believe in air compressors that use oil. That said I do own this Dewalt [lowes.com] air compressor. I got it for the plasma cutter. It does a good job but if I decide to use the metal sheers with it I have to wait for the tank to fill every few minutes.
If you need something smaller this Craftsman 3 gallon [searshometownstores.com] is great. Also comes in a 7 gallon [searshometownstores.com] version. If you live near a hometown store they might have stock. I have the 3 gallon I picked up at kmart years ago for $75. Those cheap pancake air compressors don't last. I had a Porter Cable [amazon.com], piece of junk.
where are you going then for the cheap seldom used tools or cheap items that harbor freight pushes/sells? I too find HF less attractive since the China import tax and it seems to go further down hill as the ports/covid create price inflation, but still find somethings "necessary" to buy there.
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I buy a few of those lights every black friday. They last a few months of occasional use and will start to flicker, especially if dropped. The magnet base will scratch paint so be careful in automotive uses. I used to put duck tape on the base to protect paint but the newer ones have weak magnets and don't stick through the tape.