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expiredRetailnot4me posted Dec 28, 2023 2:48 AM

Harbor Freight New Years Sale: Eligible Single Item Coupon

25% Off

(Exclusions Apply; Valid thru 1/1)at Harbor Freight
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Harbor Freight [store locator] is having its New Years Sale and is offering 25% Off Eligible Single Item Coupon for Online or In-Store Purchase. This offer is valid through January 1, 2024.

Thanks to community member Retailnot4me for sharing this deal

Note, printable coupon must be presented in-store.

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Coupon Exclusions:
    • Coupon cannot be used with any of the following: Inside Track Club memberships, Extended Service Plans, Instant Savings, Gift Cards, prior purchases, Atlas Bauer, Central Machinery, CoverPro, Hercules, Predator, compressors, power stations, jacks, miter saws, safes, storage cabinets, carts, chests, or welders.
  • Coupon cannot be combined with other discounts/promotions valid for in-stock items only.
  • Limit one coupon per customer/per day.
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by Retailnot4me
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Harbor Freight [store locator] is having its New Years Sale and is offering 25% Off Eligible Single Item Coupon for Online or In-Store Purchase. This offer is valid through January 1, 2024.

Thanks to community member Retailnot4me for sharing this deal

Note, printable coupon must be presented in-store.

Available Options:

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Coupon Exclusions:
    • Coupon cannot be used with any of the following: Inside Track Club memberships, Extended Service Plans, Instant Savings, Gift Cards, prior purchases, Atlas Bauer, Central Machinery, CoverPro, Hercules, Predator, compressors, power stations, jacks, miter saws, safes, storage cabinets, carts, chests, or welders.
  • Coupon cannot be combined with other discounts/promotions valid for in-stock items only.
  • Limit one coupon per customer/per day.
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Dec 28, 2023 2:54 PM
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trzaDec 28, 2023 2:54 PM
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Quote from lebulldog :
Buy tools very carefully. Many are very poor quality. Bought a digital level and it was not even close to being accurate. Bought a set of socket extension bars that snapped with the least bit of pressure. Bought the set of titanium drill bits and all the small bits snapped when pressure was applied.
Why were you using regular extension bars on your impact?
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Dec 28, 2023 2:56 PM
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JJS1309Dec 28, 2023 2:56 PM
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Harbor freight tools are good entry for home use. Yes they are not to the same quality standard as other manufacturers. But they have held up fine for hobby use in my home garage.

I love it for one-off tools that I may use once or twice a year. If it breaks, then I know I use it enough to justify buying higher quality like BluePoint.

Don't buy these if your income depends on the tool functioning. Do buy these if you need to fill out a tool chest for home use. Perfect to get started and figure out what you really use most often.
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Quote from lebulldog :
Buy tools very carefully. Many are very poor quality. Bought a digital level and it was not even close to being accurate. Bought a set of socket extension bars that snapped with the least bit of pressure. Bought the set of titanium drill bits and all the small bits snapped when pressure was applied.
As far as the older SKU's and cheaper stuff they carry, it's definitely not a bad idea to inspect things in store (if packaging allows) and pick the best one off the shelf. Test it out at home within the return period and make sure it's not defective/DOA.

But I somewhat look at it as 2 Harbor Freights within one store these days, there's the old Pittsburgh, Warrior, Chicago Electric HF, and the newer Quinn, Doyle, Icon, Hercules HF. For the most part they've evolved into a "good, better, best" product marketing strategy, and those "better" (Quinn, Doyle) and "best" (Icon) brands are pretty good or even comparable to higher-priced name-brand tools in some cases. Example, the new Quinn sealed head ratchets are highly likely rebranded Gearwrench, there are multiple Youtube teardowns comparing the two and the internals are interchangeable. With standard 20% coupon, those Quinn ratchets are ~40% the price of the identical Gearwrench.

You also have to give HF credit for their warranty process, they've stepped into the former Sears Craftsman "no hassle, grab a new one off the shelf and go" role better than anyone else, and from reading a lot of online comments they seem to offer that more consistently on a national basis than Lowe's or HD, where you might get the hassle free treatment or you might get a blank stare from a 19 y/o associate and a 30 minute ordeal to get manager approval for a replacement tool.
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Dec 28, 2023 3:41 PM
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Lefty421Dec 28, 2023 3:41 PM
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I'm not a member of the ITC, but I was emailed a 25% off coupon a week or so ago and I used it on an Quinn torque wrench a few days ago. Might grab a breaker bar with this new coupon.

Looking at that extendable breaker bar.
Dec 28, 2023 3:54 PM
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NeverCallTheStoreDec 28, 2023 3:54 PM
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Quote from lebulldog :
Buy tools very carefully. Many are very poor quality. Bought a digital level and it was not even close to being accurate. Bought a set of socket extension bars that snapped with the least bit of pressure. Bought the set of titanium drill bits and all the small bits snapped when pressure was applied.
That might be your experience, my experience has been positive with everything I've ever bought there. I broke a screwdriver I used as a chisel but that's the only tool that's ever broken from there.
I'm still waiting for other stuff to break so I can justify replacing it with something better quality but it hasn't happened yet.
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I've used HF roto head ratchets and chrome vanadium impact sockets for decades without failure. Dip the roto head in ATF for lubrication. The 1/2" roto head ratchet is preloaded to 350 ft-lb each year to avoid problem during use. The 3/4" breaker bar is also a beast. No need to spend more $ when you have access to HF's excellent replacement policy. Stick with Made in Taiwan tools if possible.
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Dec 28, 2023 4:02 PM
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zeeshanyahyaDec 28, 2023 4:02 PM
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Booooo jacks excluded. Weak
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Dec 28, 2023 4:21 PM
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Quote from scb435 :
As far as the older SKU's and cheaper stuff they carry, it's definitely not a bad idea to inspect things in store (if packaging allows) and pick the best one off the shelf. Test it out at home within the return period and make sure it's not defective/DOA.

But I somewhat look at it as 2 Harbor Freights within one store these days, there's the old Pittsburgh, Warrior, Chicago Electric HF, and the newer Quinn, Doyle, Icon, Hercules HF. For the most part they've evolved into a "good, better, best" product marketing strategy, and those "better" (Quinn, Doyle) and "best" (Icon) brands are pretty good or even comparable to higher-priced name-brand tools in some cases. Example, the new Quinn sealed head ratchets are highly likely rebranded Gearwrench, there are multiple Youtube teardowns comparing the two and the internals are interchangeable. With standard 20% coupon, those Quinn ratchets are ~40% the price of the identical Gearwrench.

You also have to give HF credit for their warranty process, they've stepped into the former Sears Craftsman "no hassle, grab a new one off the shelf and go" role better than anyone else, and from reading a lot of online comments they seem to offer that more consistently on a national basis than Lowe's or HD, where you might get the hassle free treatment or you might get a blank stare from a 19 y/o associate and a 30 minute ordeal to get manager approval for a replacement tool.
I agree with everything except the warranty process. I've had multiple recent experiences where "No receipt, no exchange" was the store's mantra. I've broken a number of old Pittsburgh breaker bars and HF refused to honor the warranty because I didn't have the receipt, and I had purchased them before they were compelling people to provide phone numbers (so they can look at your purchase history in the computer). I went so much as to show them that they're selling the same breaker bar on the shelf to this very day. No budge.
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PoppinPenelliDec 28, 2023 4:51 PM
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Doesn't apply to discounted/sale items. Dumb question but does that include clearance?
Just hoped it would.
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shigro420Dec 28, 2023 4:59 PM
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Quote from JJS1309 :
Harbor freight tools are good entry for home use. Yes they are not to the same quality standard as other manufacturers. But they have held up fine for hobby use in my home garage.

I love it for one-off tools that I may use once or twice a year. If it breaks, then I know I use it enough to justify buying higher quality like BluePoint.

Don't buy these if your income depends on the tool functioning. Do buy these if you need to fill out a tool chest for home use. Perfect to get started and figure out what you really use most often.
THIS

I often say the exact same thing about HF tools.
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shigro420Dec 28, 2023 5:02 PM
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Quote from MellowRaccoon9314 :
Get the most expensive item you can find, get 25 percent off. Return for in-store credit without receipt. Profit on other shit you actually need to
This is the can-do attitude SD was built on! Otherwise, it's just a 'deal' until you make it 'slick'
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likeawDec 28, 2023 5:07 PM
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Just a heads up. The coupon I got in my email did not have a barcode on it so they had to override the purchase this morning (kinda pain). They are in the process of fixing this. Yes, ITC member here.

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ChaoticCoDec 28, 2023 5:19 PM
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Glad I bought my off-road jack with the last one
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