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While I never buy anything there, I have been impressed with their ads for how cheap good tools are from HB


Harbor Freight doesn't sell "good tools". They sell cheap tools. Often it's good enough to work with, but nothing they sell is anything you'd want to rely on for daily use.


As a big fan of quality tools, I find they are useful for certain things you really can't justify the cost of. i.e., I need this stupid security torx screwdriver. Need a new air compressor hose or connectors, bulk shop rags, bungee cords, etc.


And "good enough" is just that - good enough.

Same with Northern Tool & Supply: some things just don't matter where you get them.

Wrote about it 6+ years ago - https://antipaucity.com/2011/02/24/how-much-does-quality-mat...




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