Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[Midniteoyl]

If I remember correctly, of the clerks said some people pull the cupon up on their smart phone and they scan it from the phone.

I seen that at Target one day.. Freaked me out, but when I tried it it worked!

 

[California]

If I remember correctly, of the clerks said some people pull the cupon up on their smart phone and they scan it from the phone.

I've done this at HF a couple of times, and at Fry's Electronics. Each time after attempting the scanner, the clerk had to read the numbers and key them manually.

This is more convenient than printing and taking the coupon.

A similar gimmick is an ap that lets you take a photo of the bar code on an object while you are in the store. Then you search on that product number and see this store's price (same info as their cash register scanner) AND other stores' price/description for that item. I've used this to go read Amazon customer reviews for something I'm about to buy.

 

[jack707]

I would say after reading all these posts about HE people here are just like me FUGAL with their money.

 

[CreekyB]

I would say after reading all these posts about HE people here are just like me FUGAL with their money.

I call myself cheap. But I like to think cheap with a purpose. If you can find something that will do the job just as good as a high dollar item why spend the money? Just so you can have a certain brand?

 

[jack707]

I call myself cheap. But I like to think cheap with a purpose. If you can find something that will do the job just as good as a high dollar item why spend the money? Just so you can have a certain brand?

Yeah that's why I stay away from names ie colt firearms, car hart and so on.

 

[CreekyB]

Yeah that's why I stay away from names ie colt firearms, car hart and so on.

I love my Carhartt stuff, wrong thread for this but I try and make a trip a month to Academy. If you can catch the sales Carhartt jackets, insulated workshirts and long sleeve shirts are super cheap on clearance in the spring. Fall and winter some of those jackets can be 100$ or more. Wait till right before or early spring and go check the clearance racks. You can get a nice 100$ jacket for 25$, might not have all the choices in colors and such but the price is right I just buy for the next year and put in the closet. Helps also that I have a friend who's son works there. He will call me and tell me when the seasonal stuff goes on the clearance racks so I can hightail it up there.

 

[jack707]

You know what I was saying you pay more for a name I have a few car hart jackets I got them from my work

 

[California]

I call myself cheap. But I like to think cheap with a purpose. If you can find something that will do the job just as good as a high dollar item why spend the money? Just so you can have a certain brand?

My heavy denim Carhart jacket was $5 at the thrift store. Anything I'm likely to get tractor grease on, I shop there first.

I started doing this back when our Christmas present to 7yo daughter was a $90 white winter jacket, within a week she was using to to belly-toboggan in the snow and it was all marked up. Since then any cold weather gear for all of us is from Eco Thrift. I have several North Face parkas, down jackets, etc, everything under $10 and most about $5, all look like new. Yeah I'm a cheapskate. Retired at age 54, near 20 years later still living comfortably with no money worries. Pay cash when I buy a car, current ones are 11 and 16 years old, still look near new.

While drafting this I just got an email from my wife. She's shopping shirts for her disabled-vet brother. A smoker, he burns holes in clothes the first time he wears them. Deseret (Mormon thrift store) had the new-looking dress shirts she needed for him @ $5 or less. Makes sense to me, when the shirts will be trashed the first time they are worn.

Living at the cutting edge of our consumer economy is optional, buying based on need rather than to 'make a statement' to others who don't notice or care, makes sense to me.

 

[jack707]

Yeah man!!! I am debt free don't use CC everything I have paid cash the only thing I still have is a mortgage and that's going to be paid soon.

 

[hutchman]

OK, I have to admit that this has been pretty useful:



I didn't expect much from it (has only like 5 reviews) but it surprised me how well it works. I got it to clean up some arc welding splatter that was in some hard to reach areas on the home made backhoe mount I'm still working on (getting it ready for paint).

It easily did what I wanted it to do!

5.3 Amp 1/2 in. Heavy Duty Bandfile Belt Sander