To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

HF Black Friday ad is out !

To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
V

Vegaman_Dan

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 1, 2012
Messages
2,453
Location
Pacific, WA
No real stellar deals, pretty much the same as the sidewalk sales, though a few items are few bucks off. Nothing to make me want to make a special trip.

That said, right angle grinders for $9.99 are always good. I like to have several so I have grinders with cutoff wheels, grinding wheels, and flap wheels mounted so I don't have to keep swapping discs.
 
E

eddie1278

Banned
Joined
Mar 2, 2013
Messages
344
Yeah nothing real spectacular I cant wait to see what HD and Lowes have this year:willy_nil

I'm not buying anymore tools until BF saving all my money for then.
 
C

cnttxmdc

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 11, 2013
Messages
385
Location
Granbury, TX
EdJack said:
Looks like same-old-same-old from HF.
Click to expand...

Exactly... Not worth fighting the crowds and craziness that is Black Friday. It seems like BF sales are getting crappier every single year. I'm actually kind of glad I'll be working it this year... That way I won't even be tempted to go out and be in the crowds of people looking to save a few measly bucks!
 
R

rv245

Well-known member
Joined
May 8, 2012
Messages
75
Location
The thumb of lower Michigan
Harbor Freight Black Friday 2013 Ad Released

Harbor Freight Black Friday Ad We just posted the 42-item Harbor Freight Black Friday sale listing along with the 4-page Harbor Freight advertisement scans.

If this ad looks a little familiar, that's because Harbor Freight's Black Friday 2013 ad heavily borrows from their 2012 ad. By our count, there are only nine different items contained in the 2013 ad that were not present in last year's Black Friday ad. There are even some items that have been featured since their Black Friday 2010 ad!

Given Harbor Freight's lack of creativity in the Black Friday ad department, it is of little surprise that their sale starts at 7am on Black Friday - with Inside Track Club members being able to enter the store an hour early.
 
E

EdJack

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 23, 2013
Messages
1,522
That's probably why HF is the first store to get the BF add out. Because of the lack of creativity. Just throw a handful of recycled deals on the newsprint and call it a day.
 
E

elronin

Well-known member
Joined
May 26, 2012
Messages
1,261
Location
Hialeah,Fl
They never really have a crowd on BF last year they had just about everything on the ad in stock at 5 pm when I drove over there. The tool cart isn't bad, for that price, lowest coupon I've seen was for 149.99. Funny thing is I saw a review on Youtube in which the guy reviewing it said he got it for 99 dollars. I Think it was 2008 video. If it was lower I would buy it and slide it under my work bench, I only have 33 inches of clearance.

TheToolReviewGuy
 
J

jhall0712

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 24, 2013
Messages
143
Anyone have that tourqe wrench listed? Is it close to that price fairly often? Is it any good?
 
C

Conductor562

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 2, 2012
Messages
2,312
Location
West "By God" Virginia
jhall0712 said:
Anyone have that tourqe wrench listed? Is it close to that price fairly often? Is it any good?
Click to expand...

Yes, Yes, and as far as I can tell. They have them for $9.99 in practically every other add. I've never tested mine, but they seem to get a lot of decent reviews from people who do. If were building engines I'd want something better, but for my limited use they suffice.
 
Y

yuk

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 18, 2012
Messages
142
Location
Living in quiet rural Missouri.
i stopped in a HF store in st louis area several months ago to stretch my legs during a roadtrip from nashville to kc.
i told the guy in the store i had a 20percent off coupon at home near KC (which was a lie). he ended up selling me the 5 drawer cart for 159 plus tax.
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
M

monomach

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 8, 2013
Messages
1,489
Location
Illinois
The usual from HF. Everything's so cheap all year long that they can't really do more than a buck or so extra off for Black Friday.

Nothing I want here.
 
F

floor61

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 11, 2013
Messages
160
jhall0712 said:
Anyone have that tourqe wrench listed? Is it close to that price fairly often? Is it any good?
Click to expand...

I have the 1/4" and the 3/8" ones. They work pretty well. Just remember to store them with the tension off the spring (lowest lb/ft setting possible) as I've read a few folks say that storing them with too much tension can cause the spring to start to wear out, leading to inaccuracy.
 
E

EdJack

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 23, 2013
Messages
1,522
I have all 3 sizes of torque wrench. 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2. They are shipped dry inside. So the first thing I did was open up the ratchet heads and lube them with some SuperLube (also available at HF). When you lube the ratchet heads, they are much smoother.
 
J

jhall0712

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 24, 2013
Messages
143
upgrading said:
No need to wait for BF for that.
Here is a scan of that coupon up in the coupon thread.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3433794&postcount=4119
Click to expand...

floor61 said:
I have the 1/4" and the 3/8" ones. They work pretty well. Just remember to store them with the tension off the spring (lowest lb/ft setting possible) as I've read a few folks say that storing them with too much tension can cause the spring to start to wear out, leading to inaccuracy.
Click to expand...

Conductor562 said:
Yes, Yes, and as far as I can tell. They have them for $9.99 in practically every other add. I've never tested mine, but they seem to get a lot of decent reviews from people who do. If were building engines I'd want something better, but for my limited use they suffice.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info guys!
 
C

cashishift

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 2, 2008
Messages
1,254
Location
Omaha, NE
I might order online.. but I refuse to "shop" on that day.

Especially with companies that are opening on Thanksgiving.

No thanks guys.. 8pm on thanksgiving, yep, don't care.. the store needs to stay closed.
 
W

whyNick?

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 10, 2013
Messages
1,016
Location
Midwest
cashishift said:
I might order online.. but I refuse to "shop" on that day.

Especially with companies that are opening on Thanksgiving.

No thanks guys.. 8pm on thanksgiving, yep, don't care.. the store needs to stay closed.
Click to expand...

I'm with you, I've never seen a Black Friday deal that would lure me out on Thanksgiving, some things are more important than money.
 
D

diggerrick

Well-known member
Joined
Dec 1, 2010
Messages
996
HF's coupon prices are already pretty low - don't know how much more they could cut the price of most stuff and still make a profit when you include their shipping costs, store overhead, free items, etc.

As far as BF in general, I got some BF deals online last year, including my 18v Craftsman drill/driver - beats the hell out of fighting the crowds.
 
D

djb2

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 3, 2010
Messages
639
Location
Redwood forests
I have a job where we sometimes work long hours when we are on the critical path of a big project. But generally the holidays are left open, because there isn't a reason to schedule a crisis during traditional family time.

Black Friday was reasonable when stores opened at their normal time. But you have to be a uncaring b*astard to keep moving the opening time up an hour before the other stores. And to move it to Thursday night... wow.

I consider online sales differently. Sure, you need the IT staff on call, but there is a least a chance that things will go smoothly and not too many people will be working when they should be in a turkey coma with a recap of the bowl games playing in the background.
 
V

Vegaman_Dan

Well-known member
Joined
Jun 1, 2012
Messages
2,453
Location
Pacific, WA
I sometimes will go out on Black Friday to people watch. It's also a good day to give back to the community in little ways- I carry a portable jump box to handle dead batteries and have the tools to open locked car doors (leftover when I did it with the local PD). A little help on a stressful day can make a huge difference for someone.
 
T

Trey T

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 3, 2011
Messages
3,749
Location
Houston, TX
I'm planning to get the 50' retractable hose reel. I currently have the 25' which is quite short for simple task such as pumping tires up.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom