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    GEARWRENCH 56 Pc. 3/8" Drive 6 Pt. 120XP Mechanics Tool Set, Standard & Deep, SAE/Metric - 80550P $64

    Note that Amazon does claim it's on back order for about a month (I ordered one last night, after I noticed the price drop).
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    Menard's Deals Permathread!

    No, there's a regular, Spring/outdoor-oriented ad for next week.
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    Menard's Deals Permathread!

    Indeed. My nearest Lowes is only about a block away from Menard's. Despite that close proximity, Lowes prices are still usually quite a bit higher than Menard's (and rarely see the clearance prices mentioned in the Lowes thread). It's no surprise that their respective parking lots reflect...
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    Got my first tool chest :)

    I know Menards here (not that you have those on the East Coast) used to sell their toolboxes about 10 years ago or so. My parents bought a 26" combo - to store smaller garden/outdoor tools - that has an almost identical style to the picture in the OP.
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    Wow! Too many shop lights to choose from

    True on the ballast types, but T12 fixtures are still sold by Home Depot/Lowes/etc.
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    Stanley tool chest bundle with tools

    Sam's Club also has the black toolbox w/85pc socket set for 70.
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    Tool box Brand Question.

    Yes, "Union" was a brand. My father has a Union box that looks very, very similar to that one. As I recall, his, based on the sticker, was from the early 70s-early 80s era when Union had moved from NY state to Arizona.
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    Lowes tool chest markdown.

    FWIW, it's one of the Kobalt/Task Force boxes that are 10% off until July 12, so it's down to $49.14.
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    Lights go on, TV signal shuts off

    If the problem channels are broadcasting VHF, I could see it, given how close some of the VHF frequencies are to the often-affected FM radio frequencies.
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    Cheap tools

    Much it went to Milwaukee, some to TN (IIRC). Now, Milwaukee Tools 20-some years ago (I was in college in Milwaukee at the time) - that was a case of them shutting the Milwaukee facilities and moving everything down to the cheap labor pool of the Southern states (MS, I think). Big deal here...
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    Cheap tools

    If only that were true! SO shut down the Kenosha plant a decade ago, and moved the work to more economically-viable plants.
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    Menard's Deals Permathread!

    If you look at the rebate form, it appears 11% will be running next week, too. The date of the offer is listed as 3/16/14 - 3/29/14.
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    Craftsman 41" SS Toolbox

    Yeah, the listing is in Bristol, which is a dinky little rural town of a couple thousand. Nearest Sears is the Kenosha one, about 20 minutes away.
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