Harbor Freight going out of Business

I'm happy for you. I bet you sleep well at night too.

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Datz nize

The sales ad that just came out boldly stated "Everything Must Go" That doesn't mean that it's closing?

That 'everything must go' has been on the ads in my Sunday paper for years.

Fact that the thread is 7 years old should be enough. HF isn't the first company that frequently has these everything must go events. If someone wanted to challenge it, HF could argue what does "everything" really mean? Everything they want to sell on sale, or everything in the store? What does must go, mean? At any price, no matter what, or that it's their goal to move everything at the sale prices, etc. Mostly, it's what we call sales puffery.

I've seen stores with big signs that say "Going Out for Business", figuring people will misread that.

I have bought quite a few items there.

They are not junk by any stretch.

Andy

Well, there you go, definition solved. And I assume they can be moving stuff into or out of the tent at any time, especially after they close too. I bet they don't have many $500 things stuffed into that tent that wind up going for $5 either, because there are so many of them and not enough buyers.

I hear that from car dealers on the radio all the time.

Yeah, just like your local furniture store is really going out of business...

Mostly I agree. I've bought quite a few items and been satisfied. One thing was junk and that was snap-ring pliers. The tips were made of soft metal instead of hard steel. First time I tried to use them, the tips just bent. HF gave me my money back, no arguments. All the rest of the stuff, eg impact sockets, socket extensions, screwdrivers, have done the job and were well worth the money. It also depends what you're going to use it for. Many of us need a tool for a job that we won't need again for 5 years, if that. For that, what you get at HF for a low price, works fine. On the other hand, if I needed an electric saw or something that I was going to use almost daily, I'd go for something better, more substantial, likely to stand up to more use, etc. And of course those usually cost significantly more.

SHOPPED AT HF, LEMON GROVE, CA YESTERDAY. MANY SHELVES AND WALL HOOKS WERE ABSOLUTELY EMPTY! WHAT IS UP?

That's from 10 years ago. They are still open.

Maybe you've not seen the news but stuff from China has been delayed and tariffed recently.

Why even pretend that their tools are decent from a quality standpoint. All their "hand" type tools are far, far inferior to any other store, but...everyone is aware of this and still goes there because they are cheap. Please don't compare them quality wise to any kind of real tools. I have had almost every type of hand tool from their brake over the years but, they were cheap when I was getting started and they are still good for tools that you don't mind beating up and replacing.

I've been very happy with all the hand tools I've bought there and have not had any problems, with only one exception. I've bought socket sets, impct sockets,

There are people who buy Harbor Freight for one off projects. I helped someone move lately. We bought a hand cart and dollie to make life easier. It was worth the cost. Both are in a storage unit for now.