Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[California]

Anyone who thinks the medium and lower income folks aren't struggling due to high gas, food and clothing aren't paying attention.

There are more and more folks who are left out of the prosperity that economists describe.

 

[daugen]

Anyone who thinks the medium and lower income folks aren't struggling due to high gas, food and clothing aren't paying attention.

I think they always have. I don't see any change in that over the years, despite a lot of political promises.
I struggled in the 70's starting out being low income, and worked my way up to being comfortably retired.
That took 40 years of work and 30 years of IRA's.
I distinctly remember buying hot dogs on Thursday to get me through til payday on Friday.
It sure was a struggle, and that's more than 50 years ago.
Is it worse today?
It may be, our media sure makes you wonder what is true and what isn't.

middle class flight out of California is well known.
I think California is pretty unique for not offering more affordable living alternatives.
everything seems to be "crazy high".

 

[John_Mc]

Actually, middle and lower income people have participated more in recent growth than in previous years. For may years, all the growth has been at the top of the income scale. That seems to have shifted a bit recently. Not enough to make up for decades of losses, but at least it's moving in the right direction for a change.

Not sure what any of this has to do with "Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck". Perhaps a new thread, rather than dragging this one down?

 

[jjeff]

I remember going to my first harbor freight when I lived in California over 20 yrs ago. I think it was located around simi valley? I remember thinking these tools suck, and went to Sears, fortunately as time went on more more of there stuff ended up being developed into pretty decent and durable tools at a fair price point. Anyways I enjoy reading others, and sharing my own experience with some of there good tools on this thread. I will drift some and occasionally express distaste for a few HF contraptions.

 

[Hay Dude]

There are more and more folks who are left out of the prosperity that economists describe.

What prosperity?

 

[California]

What prosperity?

Recession has struck some of the world’s top economies. The US keeps defying expectation​

Recession has struck some of the world's top economies. The US keeps defying expectations

Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies weakened during the final three months of 2023.

apnews.com

 

[John_Mc]

I remember going to my first harbor freight when I lived in California over 20 yrs ago. I think it was located around simi valley? I remember thinking these tools suck, and went to Sears, fortunately as time went on more more of there stuff ended up being developed into pretty decent and durable tools at a fair price point. Anyways I enjoy reading others, and sharing my own experience with some of there good tools on this thread. I will drift some and occasionally express distaste for a few HF contraptions.

still valuable info.

 

[scootr]

I remember listening in disbelief that Sears power tools were being made in Japan and the quality we all loved in the 50s and 60s was gone.

 

[two_bit_score]

There are more and more folks who are left out of the prosperity that economists describe

It's mostly government economists who are singing from the prosperity songbook.
They are the same government economists who revise the numbers up or down as needed after the initial round of news releases.

 

[California]

I remember listening in disbelief that Sears power tools were being made in Japan and the quality we all loved in the 50s and 60s was gone.

Yeah. A while back Harbor Freight got real serious about filling the niche that Sears abandoned.

This seems to be working.