Mega tool closeouts at Menards - Gearwrench, Masterforce and others

SMKS · Sep 12, 2014

Your mileage may vary. Check your local store.

I know there's a Menards thread already, but I thought this deserved its own thread.

My local Menards has many hand tools on closeout. It includes open stock and sets of Gearwrench and Masterforce hand tools.

My store had lots of different items on closeout. I personally picked up a GW double box end wrench set for $11, a GW ratcheting screwdriver set for $7 and a Masterforce USA-made crow's feet set for $8.

They had tons of stuff I didn't need, so I didn't go crazy. A lot of the discounts were approaching 80% off.

Here's a pic of the open stock GW stubby wrenches and GW stubby non-ratcheting combo wrench sets for $12.

dieseltron · Sep 12, 2014

Which store is this? From what I have seen stores 20 miles apart will have different clearance items.

kneeman · Sep 12, 2014

Please go back and buy all the sets and sell them to people on here. Please.

I'll take one.

leadfoot415 · Sep 12, 2014

I found a fairly accurate confirmation of this on the menards.com website.

Set your store to whatever is local, then click on the "promotions" tab and then "rays list clearance". I found a whole slew of gearwrench stuff for big $ off. Gonna finish this beer and head on up to the store and see whats actually on the shelf!

PeterT · Sep 12, 2014

Store in Oregon Ohio has a lot of Gearwrench, including stubbies, but not racheting stubbies. All China. They did have some 3/8 ratchet 20piece metric/SAE masterforce (made in USA) sets for $7.50,,, ticket said regular price was $39 (i think).

Set seems pretty decent, certainly for $7.50 it is decent.

kneeman · Sep 12, 2014

I'll take the 20 piece set of stubbies if someone wants to ship it to me.

bigdaddyisu · Sep 12, 2014

Just spent $60 for in store pickup. They added a $7 processing fee to the order so be aware of that.

myers212 · Sep 12, 2014

Just picked up a few things and filled in some missing sizes of ratcheting stubbies. Thanks for the heads up.

Tellingthem · Sep 12, 2014

Thanks subby! Out for dinner with the parents and made them stop by. Picked up a bunch of stuff. Look in the screwdriver area as well l. I picked up some masterforce ones for cheap. Also got some masterforce and gearwrench wrenches. They also had the small socket sets and some impact sockets on clearance.

Traverse city location that is. Ymmv

Super Sport · Sep 12, 2014

It's unusual for Menards to make significant clearance markdowns. I'll stop when I get out of work tonight and see what's left. It makes me wonder what will be replacing all of this stuff...

duganrm · Sep 12, 2014

My nearest store is only 866.1 miles away. Kinda think the trip to Wyoming would negate any good deals for me.

Joe B. · Sep 12, 2014

Super Sport said:
It's unusual for Menards to make significant clearance markdowns. I'll stop when I get out of work tonight and see what's left. It makes me wonder what will be replacing all of this stuff...

I was thinking the same thing. There are some uncommonly good deals there. Nothing I need so I'll leave it for the rest of your guys. Strange.

Considering it is mainly Gearwrench but they are not dropping other Apex brands, I bet they are shifting from Gearwrench to Masterforce on some items. But who knows.

Galaxie · Sep 12, 2014

Decided to go and see what mine had, shelves looked like a store 2 hours after black Friday opening. Pretty much nothing Gear Wrench left. All the single piece ratcheting wrenches were $5-$7.5.

They had a sale on a lot of Stanley stuff but, at least for the boxes, it was 10% off or less.

treblarefils · Sep 12, 2014

Just cleaned house at my store lol. Prices werent even marked yet and i had someone there check for me. only thing i couldnt get was a 9/16 ratcheting stubby so that set is missing one piece. a lot of it was taiwan and extremely dusty.

ATC · Sep 12, 2014

duganrm said:
My nearest store is only 866.1 miles away. Kinda think the trip to Wyoming would negate any good deals for me.

I'm only 230 miles from the nearest one!

I wish we had cool tool stores around here. The biggest "tool" store we have is Sears....and it's not even a Sears Outlet...

Super Sport · Sep 12, 2014

Joe B. said:
I was thinking the same thing. There are some uncommonly good deals there. Nothing I need so I'll leave it for the rest of your guys. Strange.

Considering it is mainly Gearwrench but they are not dropping other Apex brands, I bet they are shifting from Gearwrench to Masterforce on some items. But who knows.

I just visited my store. It looks like they're getting rid of a couple GW lines, and then odd sizes of others. The Masterforce stuff that was on clearance had a layer of dust on top, so it looks like it's stuff they don't move much of.

The other store in town is much smaller, and they didn't have any Gearwrench stuff, and none of the clearance Masterforce. They had some really good prices on Performax stuff, but I passed.

Tellingthem · Sep 12, 2014

Here is my haul mostly metric stuff. Gearwrench is china, the masterforce all USA. $80 out the door. Thanks again subby!' :beer:

ATC · Sep 12, 2014

These prices are making me sick. If anyone sees the 20-pc SAE/Metric stubby wrench set for $20...please let me know. I'd like to have one. SKU: 2370914
http://www.menards.com/main/p-1502977.htm

Also, the 6-pc double-boxed ratcheting wrench set - $11 SKU: 2370831
http://www.menards.com/main/p-1503067.htm

I'll pay for them, shipping, and a little gas money for ya

treblarefils · Sep 12, 2014

When i think about tools Menards really doesnt come to mind. Even though they have tools they dont have a whole lot of wrenches and sockets really just some masterforce and gearwrench wrenches mainly. So i think menards is overlooked at least in my area everything is dusty. That is probably why they are trying to move some of this stuff out and in my area sears is across the street from menards so that doesnt help at all for them. Maybe theyll clearance the large 4 piece completer ratcheting sets and the long pattern wrenches also.

dakotart1984 · Sep 12, 2014

I have to post a pic of my haul.. Everything was still in stock. I got a complete set of Ratcheting stubbies (singles). There were 3 sets of the 20pc stubbies for $20.. I nabbed one, the other 2 had broken packaging but all the pieces were there. Got the long screwdrivers for $6, a set of cushion grip usa's for $2. I got the last 6pc double box ratcheting MM for $11, I left the 4 PC SAE on the shelf. Got a set of Allen branded wrenches as well for $5, (US made by Danaher) I felt like I robbed the place. I then drove to advance and got the last 3/8 roto for $19. The cashier at advance was like.. "How did you know it was on clearance??"

dakotart1984 · Sep 12, 2014

IF anyone is serious, I will pick the 20pc sets up at cost+shipping. I am in close distance to a ton of stores and I will be headed towards one tomorrow morning that shows 4 in stock.

unslow1 · Sep 13, 2014

The Champaign IL store had their stuff on closeout. It was still well-stocked at 1pm today. That is except the 8 and 10mm wrenches. Those came home with me.

ATC · Sep 13, 2014

dakotart1984 said:
IF anyone is serious, I will pick the 20pc sets up at cost+shipping. I am in close distance to a ton of stores and I will be headed towards one tomorrow morning that shows 4 in stock.

I am. PM me when you grab a set and we'll work it out.

monomach · Sep 13, 2014

Super Sport said:
It's unusual for Menards to make significant clearance markdowns. I'll stop when I get out of work tonight and see what's left. It makes me wonder what will be replacing all of this stuff...

Yeah, they usually just let them sit forever until someone buys them. This really is weird.

My local store's website has super low prices on this stuff, too. It's been on clearance for ages, but never at a significant markdown.

I'm going to be at Menard's at 6:30 in the morning. I'm going to grab Crowsfoot sets, a bunch of Gearwrench double box end stuff, and the 8pc extra long screwdriver set.

monomach · Sep 13, 2014

Just got back. Most of the interesting items are still there. No one's bought any of it because they still have the same price tags they've had for months. No one knows the stuff is on clearance.

I grabbed metric and SAE crowsfoot sets (Allen/Armstrong/whatever you want to call it from Apex's megaforge in Texas) and an 8 pc extra long screwdriver set (Pratt-Read). My total was $23 and change after tax. At regular price, it was $110.

I was going to buy the 20 pc Gearwrench stubby set, the 4 pc SAE double box end set, and 6 open stock metric double box ends, but they were all China. The Chinese Gearwrench I've used is ****, so all of that stuff stayed on the shelf.

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-h...phillips-screwdriver-set/p-1502757-c-9158.htm

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-h...es/10-piece-sae-crowfoot-wrench/p-1503367.htm

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-h...10-piece-metric-crowfoot-wrench/p-1503368.htm

kneeman · Sep 13, 2014

dakotart1984 said:
IF anyone is serious, I will pick the 20pc sets up at cost+shipping. I am in close distance to a ton of stores and I will be headed towards one tomorrow morning that shows 4 in stock.

I am. I was the first person to post requesting these!

wvrailroader · Sep 13, 2014

I would love to have the SAE and metric crowfoot wrench sets, but the closest store to me is Chillicothe OH (about 3 hours) and they don't even have them in stock lol. Oh well. We don't get much in the way of tool deals here in WV.

kxlexus · Sep 13, 2014

Huge thanks for posting this! I got to Menards at opening this morning.
Some of their GearWrench stuff is on clearance, some regular price. I spent a half hour picking items and scanning to see the correct price.
I spent $122.?? and saved $388.??
Good way to start a weekend!

diggerrick · Sep 13, 2014

Performax 21pc pass-thru set $6.00 at my store:

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/ratchets-sockets/performax-21-piece-pass-through-socket-set/p-1740387.htm

mtnwkr · Sep 13, 2014

My local Menards is over 800 miles away. I called and asked and they are shipping me the stubby set I wanted even though it says not available for home delivery!

They didn't have any more of the GW 39pc ratcheting screwdriver sets left, if anyone can pick me up one I'd be happy to pay!

MagnumForce · Sep 13, 2014

60 bucks, just lacking a 9/16 x beam. On my way to another Menards now

leadfoot415 · Sep 13, 2014

I picked up for $76 out the door:

39pc Gearwrench Ratcheting Screwdriver Set
10-19mm individual Gearwrench stubby ratchet wrenches
Gearwrench Ratcheting nut driver set
Masterforce (usa) Metric open end style crows foot wrench set
20pc Gearwrench metric/standard non ratcheting stubby wrench set

not bad! thanks for posting this

The Livonia, MI store was pretty much picked over at 9pm last night (esp after another random customer and I got to it). The stubby ratchet wrenches were all but gone - had 2 sets of the gearwrench 20pc no ratchet stubbies left, and a few screwdriver sets.

kneeman · Sep 13, 2014

I hate all you unless one of you gets me the 20 piece stubby set.

LS2Notch · Sep 13, 2014

Spent $147.64 and saved $544.56. Terre Haute IN store still has several individual wrenches left. No full sets left. Thanks for the heads up SMKS.

pdubss · Sep 13, 2014

I picked up 2 sets of the stubbies this morning. One for myself and one for someone who doesn't live near a Menards. Just looking to cover tax and shipping. Let me know if you would like them.

MagnumForce · Sep 13, 2014

kneeman said:
I hate all you unless one of you gets me the 20 piece stubby set.

I got the last standard and second to last metric , employee took the last metric for himself.

Got the last Allen ratcheting box set and last double open ended combo too.

dakotart1984 · Sep 13, 2014

Ill be on my way in a moment to grab 2 stubby sets, Kneeman and ATC you guys are at the top of the list.

bcradio · Sep 13, 2014

Menards? Is that like a Big Lots?

Mridolfo · Sep 13, 2014

I could go for a set of SAE and Metic double box end sets/ crow foot sets / ratcheting nut driver/ ratcheting screw driver set if any one has any local to them. Will pay shipping and gas money.

dakotart1984 · Sep 13, 2014

Mridolfo, you want double box ratcheting?

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