I read the thread title " So I walked into a Harbor Freight Store.........", and I was expecting a punch line.............So disappointed
Regards, Rod.
I read the thread title " So I walked into a Harbor Freight Store.........", and I was expecting a punch line.............So disappointed
Regards, Rod.
Don't know if that's exactly the case, but I do know that sourcing is much more complex than the name-brand tool sellers would have you believe. I think a lot of tools (and other devices) are designed in China, and then tweaked according to US designers' requirements.
Harbor Freight sells such a variety of tools, at all different quality levels, that I don't know that one could generalize, especially as it seems that they are starting to move up.
The generalization about harbor freight's higher end tools is that they're uneven. I wouldn't buy one that wasn't thoroughly reviewed first.
I defy anyone to prove how the $9 rubber hammer I saw at Lowes is any better than my $3 HF one.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
I don't think the playing field is level, but making it level will be unpopular in some (quite a few) quarters. My understanding is that the U.S. granted lopsided trading rights to countries devastated by WWII to help get their economies rebuilt. Those economies have long since been rebuilt but lopsided trading rights remain.
Another issue is that the 'really cheap labor' manufacturers are going to run out of really cheap labor before long. Chinese wages have gone up and China has tightened up its environmental standards for foundries which has partially contributed to the backlogs at Grizzly and I'm sure others.
If you squint hard enough at one of their 20% coupons you'll notice that they do not apply to their higher-end brands such as Bauer & Hercules.
YEA I met a Gal in a Bar late one night, nice smelling and looked all shiny. Bar closed and we stepped out for breakfast before going to my house. Got to the BRIGHT LIGHTS of Denny's and Boy O Boy " I saw the light. Did not make it past a cup of Coffee. things can look and smell different in THE LIGHT LOL