COSTCO Kirkland Giant Toolbox

[dnschmidt]

Just got back from COSTCO, bought some cashews. They have what appears to be a beautiful GIANT TOOLBOX in their Kirkland brand for something like $600 that looks great. Actually, it looked better that the $7000 Snap-On boxes I saw at the Goodguys show over the weekend at Westworld. No kidding this thing looked killer. Black and Silver.

 

[jc5205]

Any pics or link ?

 

[wagzilla]

I have one at the shop works well for the money!! better then the C.M.

 

[Herod]

Just got back from COSTCO, bought some cashews. They have what appears to be a beautiful GIANT TOOLBOX in their Kirkland brand for something like $600 that looks great. Actually, it looked better that the $7000 Snap-On boxes I saw at the Goodguys show over the weekend at Westworld. No kidding this thing looked killer. Black and Silver.

You don't say?.......Better than the $7,000 Snap on box, eh?
That is some misinformation. I saw that costco box last month. Felt it, rubbed it, smelled it, fondled it. The Kirkland box is a large type pile of garbage.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

Here's the ones from the website:

http://www.costco.com/tool-storage-accessories.html

 

[tomd]

Any pics or link ?

+1..

 

[jc5205]

Which one ?
What size is it ?

 

[wagzilla]

You don't say?.......Better than the $7,000 Snap on box, eh?
That is some misinformation. I saw that costco box last month. Felt it, rubbed it, smelled it, fondled it. The Kirkland box is a large type pile of garbage.

for the money it's a good box that's it!! and yes I own a epiq so I own a nice box.

James

 

[Herod]

If this is the one op is talking about, this is the one I'm talking about.

 

[Heavymetalmechanic]

If this is the one op is talking about, this is the one I'm talking about.

There are 3 of those rolling around our shop, the techs that bought them are all happy with what they got for the price.

 

[PatStroud]

Saw just the lower unit in the Frederick MD store. Pretty decent box - about the same as a HF 56".

 

[Herod]

There are 3 of those rolling around our shop, the techs that bought them are all happy with what they got for the price.

Right. Just as harbor freight people are happy with what THEY got...."for the price".

 

[LB-1911]

Previous threads

New Costco 'Kirkland' Toolbox
08-13-14
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258538


New Tool Boxes At Costco....
07-03-14
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253640&highlight=costco+kirkland

 

[rancherbill]

The link to the Costco site does not show the NEW one.

It is a KIRKLAND brand box.

 

[wagzilla]

The one we got in the shop from costco name on it is CSPS?? Its a few years old.

James

 

[Heavymetalmechanic]

Right. Just as harbor freight people are happy with what THEY got...."for the price".

I am not sure of the point of your statement/question.

The box does what they ask of it, it holds their tools and allows them to roll it from bay to bay over an uneven floor.

It is not playing in the same league as a truck brand box by any stretch of the imagination, but at 20% of the price it fills roll it plays.

 

[blatterjr]

Right. Just as harbor freight people are happy with what THEY got...."for the price".

Ideally, the Snapon, Matco, US General, Cornwell, Craftsman, etc. owners would ALL be happy with what they got "for the price", no?

 

[Herod]

Ideally, the Snapon, Matco, US General, Cornwell, Craftsman, etc. owners would ALL be happy with what they got "for the price", no?

For you, I'll say this once and I'll leave it alone.....

"For the price". Tired of hearing it. It is always a justification or rationalization people use when they cheap out and buy ****.

Come on, now.........LIVE a little. TREAT YOURSELF. Don't beat yourself. Life is too short to be aggravated by buying inferior stuff that you pretend to be "OK" with because the price was cheap.

Summary: When I was a boy, I saw a snap on t shirt. It said, "Snap on....cry a little now or a lot later".

I remember it today.

 

[Herod]

I am not sure of the point of your statement/question.

The box does what they ask of it, it holds their tools and allows them to roll it from bay to bay over an uneven floor.

It is not playing in the same league as a truck brand box by any stretch of the imagination, but at 20% of the price it fills roll it plays.

And for you Canada guy......I'll tell ya.....if I ever had to break it down and roll my car into a shop for repairs.....and I looked in and saw kirkland toolboxes being used by "professionals" who do this for a living.........?...............I'd take my car right on outta there.

 

[mmack66]

For you, I'll say this once and I'll leave it alone.....

"For the price". Tired of hearing it. It is always a justification or rationalization people use when they cheap out and buy ****.

Come on, now.........LIVE a little. TREAT YOURSELF. Don't beat yourself. Life is too short to be aggravated by buying inferior stuff that you pretend to be "OK" with because the price was cheap.

Summary: When I was a boy, I saw a snap on t shirt. It said, "Snap on....cry a little now or a lot later".

I remember it today.

That doesn't make any sense. So basically, you will be crying either now, or later, after buying Snap-On?

 

[TAMPAGT07]

When I was a boy, I saw a snap on t shirt. It said, "Snap on....cry a little now or a lot later".

I remember it today.

When I was a boy, I saw a T-shirt "Stop staring at my *******"... I never did take this advice...

 

[Herod]

That doesn't make any sense. So basically, you will be crying either now, or later, after buying Snap-On?

Dude I was 12 and I understood that shirt.

 

[Mike007]

2Actually, it looked better that the $7000 Snap-On boxes I saw at the Goodguys show over the weekend at Westworld.

I saw the Kirkland box today too. Definitely much nicer then a Snap On box.

 

[blatterjr]

I saw the Kirkland box today too. Definitely much nicer then a Snap On box.

Stop poking Herod, he's already starting to twerk on this thread.

 

[archirelic]

 

[rancherbill]

Stop poking Herod, he's already starting to twerk on this thread.

He obviously bought a Snapon box years ago and got all his crying out of the way. The tee shirt did not say, however, that he might twerk whenever Snapon was mentioned in the future. I wonder if there are any other unexpected things that happen when you get a SO box.

 

[Scimonetti]

For you, I'll say this once and I'll leave it alone.....

"For the price". Tired of hearing it. It is always a justification or rationalization people use when they cheap out and buy ****.

Exactly. I never take reviews of stuff on online stores. It's all just people justifying how crappy the product is with the price, and convincing themselves it was worth it.

 

[Herod]

He obviously bought a Snapon box years ago and got all his crying out of the way. The tee shirt did not say, however, that he might twerk whenever Snapon was mentioned in the future. I wonder if there are any other unexpected things that happen when you get a SO box.

Another one.......from Canada......awesome. That's how you guys do it up there....rolling three Costco toolboxes around "professionally". With "techs".





Respectfully.

 

[FMC1959]

And for you Canada guy...

This says something about you...

...saw kirkland toolboxes being used by "professionals" who do this for a living.........?...............I'd take my car right on outta there.

As does this...

If that mechanic had a bunch of Craftsman in his box, he would be a **** mechanic (because you hate Craftsman), if the next guy has Gearwrench in his box (like you do), he is a mediocre mechanic, and the guy beside him with Snap On a real expert?

 

[1953mercury]

Snap On. $100 down, $100 a month, for 1000 yrs. Buy what you like, but I've always thought the truck brand stuff is a sucker bet. It might be nicer, but not that much nicer, and just because someone has 30k worth of tools doesn't guarantee that they know what to do with them. Mike

 

[FMC1959]

Another one.......from Canada......awesome.

And me also....instead of "respectfully", why don't you just say "there goes the neighborhood" !

 

[RAYJAY]

For you, I'll say this once and I'll leave it alone.....

"For the price". Tired of hearing it. It is always a justification or rationalization people use when they cheap out and buy ****.

Come on, now.........LIVE a little. TREAT YOURSELF. Don't beat yourself. Life is too short to be aggravated by buying inferior stuff that you pretend to be "OK" with because the price was cheap.

Summary: When I was a boy, I saw a snap on t shirt. It said, "Snap on....cry a little now or a lot later".

I remember it today.

i cry all the way to the bank..... my box does not make me money at all, do not need a high price box to make me look good, its all in the way i turn a wrench, not the brand or the box that matters....... and yes i turn a wrench and many other tools every day for the last 30 years

and as for snap on read my comments below ......

 

[Jagmandave]

I call ********, Herod.

It's not the tool box that makes a good tech.

I own a Snap On box, and I also own two of the HF 41's, and a SS box I got from Costco. I was a tech for high end European dealerships for a lot of years and I was (and still am) good at it.

It's not the box that says you have skills......it's your performance. I do understand about taking pride in your tools and equipment and keeping it clean, organized and having the right tools to do the job but none of that says you need a high end box to keep them in. I am every bit as proud of my HF boxes as any of the others, but they are a means to an end, not the end itself.

Insisting that a guy can't be a good tech unless he has a high end toolbox is similar to people saying you're not a man if you don't have a stick shift car - ridiculous!

It's pure snobbery, that's all.

 

[Herod]

This says something about you...



As does this...

If that mechanic had a bunch of Craftsman in his box, he would be a **** mechanic (because you hate Craftsman), if the next guy has Gearwrench in his box (like you do), he is a mediocre mechanic, and the guy beside him with Snap On a real expert?

Now yer gettin' it

 

[Ruger_556]

All we're missing now is a popcorn GIF and a Wild Cowboy post...

 

[panknuckshovel]

I saw the Kirkland box today too. Definitely much nicer then a Snap On box.

Probably because it is made my Matco.

 

[CobraRed]

\and I looked in and saw kirkland toolboxes being used by "professionals" who do this for a living.........?...............I'd take my car right on outta there.

This is tantamount to not allowing your surgeon to perform your surgery because of the brand of gloves he wears.

Someone hurt you (or your pocketbook) long ago sir, and you need to let it go.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

This is tantamount to not allowing your surgeon to perform your surgery because of the brand of gloves he wears.

I got news for you, if the surgeon is wearing duluth trading gloves, I'm gonna hightail it outta there...

 

[Herod]

Yeah, yeah.... Harbor freight and the cheap tools collectors.......it reminds me of the "riding a moped and a fat girl" joke.....

All good fun until your friends find out.

 

[CobraRed]

I got news for you, if the surgeon is wearing duluth trading gloves, I'm gonna hightail it outta there...

My point is they'll be surgical gloves either way. But fair enough.