Sniper
Canadian Rust Bucket
Ok, here's a bit of a twist on things, my rant...(or more like an observation) isn't against HF, but for for them. I was there yesterday at the Port Huron MI Harbour Freight location and the sale item I was after was sold out. That in itself isn't a big deal, the clerk was nice about it all and gave me a rain check so I can get the item at the sale price sometime in the future...cool. Since I didn't spend that money, and still had a few bucks burning a hole in my pocket, I got to prowling around the store and found a treasure or two. Hand operated nibblers, I had a set until I broke them awhile back and couldn't find any locally, so I grabbed two pair. Flanging pliers were right there, so I grabbed a pair of them as well, not top quality, but not top quality priced either. 10 minutes with a grinder and file and the edges can be dusted off and squared up and they work like the big buck deal, at a fraction of the price. Came across the butt weld clamps for sheet metal and thought shoot, for 7.99 for a set of 8, I can't make them for that. Picked up a set of them as well. Toting my plastic bag of goodies across the parking lot, I'm thinking that it would have been at least at third, or even half as much again to buy the same stuff on my side of the Canadian border. Went through customs, declared my purchases, (didn't have any alcohol or tobacco) so it was like great, have a nice day, get out of here....so I did. To make a long story even longer, got home, checked the computer and Eastwood had sent a sale Email. And for just $29.99 you can get 4, yes 4, butt weld clamps just like (in fact identical to) the 8 clamps I got at HF!! But that's not all...no sir, for $29.99 for 4....they will throw in another 4 for FREE. (My Gawd! I've gone weak in the knees.) Yep that's right, 8 for 29.99 compared to 8 for 7.99 at HF. OK, you do the math. In the immortal words of Charlie Sheen "WINNER"!! Thank you Harbour Freight, I now return you to your regular programming. End of rant.