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Dead_Sled
Dead_Sled Reader
10/23/18 5:03 p.m.
RX Reven' said:
​​​​​Intoxicated guy jumping all around yelling ouch-ouch-ouch after sticking his finger in one.

My friends parents bought one 15 years ago when we were in highschool.  They went out of town and there was a bit of a party.  Everyone thought it was the coolest thing.

Bets were made.  I wish I would have tested it on my finger first crying

Got that beer though yes

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/23/18 5:03 p.m.

New building and new store in Vermont about 30 minutes from me opening soon. No more $21 round trip to cross the lake to Plattsburgh. 

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/23/18 5:15 p.m.
Dead_Sled said:
RX Reven' said:
​​​​​Intoxicated guy jumping all around yelling ouch-ouch-ouch after sticking his finger in one.

My friends parents bought one 15 years ago when we were in highschool.  They went out of town and there was a bit of a party.  Everyone thought it was the coolest thing.

Bets were made.  I wish I would have tested it on my finger first crying

Got that beer though yes

Must…Resist…Asking…The…Obvious…Question…Must…Find…The…Strength...Grrrrrrrr

 

Ransom
Ransom GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/23/18 5:25 p.m.

I want someone with better video production skills to make an infomercial touting the wide variety of hammers for sale at HF, with demonstrations of driving all manner of fasteners with all manner of "hammers". From driving wire brads with flashlights to sixteen penny nails with ball joint presses to railroad spikes with something huge and unwieldy...

"Come on down, whatever you want to hit, we've got the hammer for you!"

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia Reader
10/23/18 5:28 p.m.

Harbor Freight , 1 mile from home , 

In and Out burger , 1 mile from home

When they opened I thought "great"  , I will  be there all the time.......

now after a couple years , maybe once a month if that......

I guess the next one to hope for is Tractor Supply  , now 40 miles away

D2W
D2W HalfDork
10/23/18 7:04 p.m.

My first store was less than five minutes away. I'm spoiled, what can I say. I go there when I need something, its never a special trip. now I have two, and the second one is the same distance from work as the first one. 10 minutes in either direction. I'm Harbor Freight rich, deal with it.

Dead_Sled
Dead_Sled Reader
10/23/18 7:20 p.m.

In reply to RX Reven' :

It was a 12 pack of yuengling, not available anywhere near Ohio back then. 

The crying got me a jar of moonshine.

Would not purchase again.  Especially the next day.

That was your question, right?

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/24/18 2:07 p.m.
Dead_Sled said:

In reply to RX Reven' :

It was a 12 pack of yuengling, not available anywhere near Ohio back then. 

The crying got me a jar of moonshine.

Would not purchase again.  Especially the next day.

That was your question, right?

slantvaliant
slantvaliant UltraDork
10/24/18 2:44 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:

The free flashlights aren't worth the cost. Buy yourself one or two good ones (I'm a fan of the Home Depot Reliant brand) and you'll stop cursing because the freebies don't work

Pretty much the opposite of my experience.  I really like the blue ovals, don't mind the little black ones.   I've worn a few out, and broken some, lost a bunch.  When they get dim, use free batteries from the other coupons, of course.  Now, I wouldn't make a trip for one.  But if I need something else, I'm leaving with a freebie.

The worst thing about the little black cylindrical lights is that the ID of the lens area can be precisely filled with a quarter from one's pocket.  Total blackout, not easily removed without a thin blade. 

stanger_missle
stanger_missle GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/24/18 2:45 p.m.
RX Reven' said:
Dead_Sled said:

In reply to RX Reven' :

It was a 12 pack of yuengling, not available anywhere near Ohio back then. 

The crying got me a jar of moonshine.

Would not purchase again.  Especially the next day.

That was your question, right?

Furious_E
Furious_E GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/24/18 3:13 p.m.
Dead_Sled said:
RX Reven' said:
​​​​​Intoxicated guy jumping all around yelling ouch-ouch-ouch after sticking his finger in one.

My friends parents bought one 15 years ago when we were in highschool.  They went out of town and there was a bit of a party.  Everyone thought it was the coolest thing.

Bets were made.  I wish I would have tested it on my finger first crying

Got that beer though yes

I brought one of those on a bachelor party trip once....that ended predictably.

Jerry From LA
Jerry From LA SuperDork
10/24/18 3:27 p.m.

A new HF will open in a month or so about two miles from me.  Might have to try the electric flyswatter now that we have those newfangled mosquitoes.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia Reader
10/24/18 6:05 p.m.

Years ago we would always stop at the main office in Camarillo as the store there seemed to have things my local HF did not have ,

And they had great deals on closeouts ,  

I just wish the owners cared a little bit more about quality because it's up to them to tell the Chinese what to make !

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
10/24/18 10:08 p.m.
californiamilleghia said:

...I just wish the owners cared a little bit more about quality because it's up to them to tell the Chinese what to make !

They are creating a number of higher quality lines (e.g. cordless drills) that compare favorably to the name brands, so they are going in that direction for some of their products.

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