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Post by TDHofstetter on Apr 1, 2010 10:26:58 GMT -6
Just got the latest Harbor Fright flyer.
Something leaped out at me from the top of the cover...
"LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ALL HAND TOOLS".
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Apr 1, 2010 11:43:32 GMT -6
WOW! That is really a huge announcement! I didn't think their stuff was up to THAT kind of quality...  |
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Post by admin on Apr 1, 2010 17:13:29 GMT -6
Does it need to be said that tools 'life' ends when it goes *snap* and breaks? LOL
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Post by Beamer on Apr 1, 2010 21:37:01 GMT -6
I think that's been around awhile ... i remember seeing it for at least a year or so ... i think.
One thing of note. I've been told by several different people that in California, "Lifetime" has been defined as 7 years for products. I haven't had the gumption to actually verify that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by deathwish on Apr 2, 2010 12:06:01 GMT -6
Some of their stuff is getting pretty good . . . but I think they've been doing this a while on the mechanics tools, not sure what else they are covering. Their wrenches have elevated slightly above their 'tool-shaped piece of metal' days. Last year (or so) we did finally get a store within an hour of me (out in Worcester, MA) . . . and not too far from a favorite local used tool store. www.used-tools.com |
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Post by rhull on Apr 2, 2010 13:50:53 GMT -6
Last year (or so) we did finally get a store within an hour of me (out in Worcester, MA) REALLY! I'll have to remember that next time I visit my brother. He lives out that way. |
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Post by Leo Voisine on Apr 2, 2010 17:23:56 GMT -6
Some of their stuff is getting pretty good . . . but I think they've been doing this a while on the mechanics tools, not sure what else they are covering. Their wrenches have elevated slightly above their 'tool-shaped piece of metal' days. Last year (or so) we did finally get a store within an hour of me (out in Worcester, MA) . . . and not too far from a favorite local used tool store. www.used-tools.comLocal used tool store in Worcester?  ? GOT ADDRESS??? My daughter (Leos's Daughter) lives just outside Worcester - I can stop by the store when we go visit Shelle. PM to me if you like. |
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Apr 2, 2010 18:24:49 GMT -6
That looks better than a Candy store! ... wish we had something like that around here! |
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Post by deathwish on Apr 2, 2010 19:22:46 GMT -6
Some of their stuff is getting pretty good . . . but I think they've been doing this a while on the mechanics tools, not sure what else they are covering. Their wrenches have elevated slightly above their 'tool-shaped piece of metal' days. Last year (or so) we did finally get a store within an hour of me (out in Worcester, MA) . . . and not too far from a favorite local used tool store. www.used-tools.comLocal used tool store in Worcester? ? GOT ADDRESS??? My daughter (Leos's Daughter) lives just outside Worcester - I can stop by the store when we go visit Shelle. PM to me if you like. It's right under the link up there . . . it just changed hands, the previous owner started two (or three?) nearly identical stores and sold them one by one after they were established. There is the one in Worcester, and there is also one in Waltham Which I also like a lot . . . and possibly one more that I have never been to, not sure where it is. The one in Worcester has the web site (above), and the owner does a walk-through and posts a youtube video every Tuesday or so (store is open Tuesday to Saturday 1-5, and til 7 on Thirsday). Sign up for the mailing list and you'll get the link as soon as it's posted, or you can just check the site for it. He also lists on Craigslist once in a while . . . like these goodies: tinyurl.com/ykgb6juBoth stores a great resources if you're missing a couple sockets or just like to look at old tools. They usually have sockets for as little as a quarter, and I've got some nice stuff for 50¢ at both stores. Both have a 'bargain' table that starts at $6 and goes down every week until it gets to 2/25¢, then the fun starts over again . . . once on a 2/25¢ day I combed the Worcester table for about $3.50 worth of drill bits with the old square brace shanks. Both are hit or miss for old WW hand tools, and both have a showcase of machinist tools and pricier sets of mechanics tools. They are definitely places you need to go to a lot.  Oh, the Waltham store . . . it's on Main Street, just off the center, open Wed-Sat 1-5 only. maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=13956208664242167972Lastly . . .HFT Worcester . . . pretty self explanatory: www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/retail_stores.taf?f=detail&Retail_Store_ID=307Happy hunting! |
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