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My local store finally found their linesman pliers. Picked up one for me and one for a coworker. Could have bought all 4 and sold them for a profit but that's not my thing...

Also had cheap Stanley tape measures for $2. Passed on those.
 

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I was in Lowes the other day, and a guy in the hardware section was over by the Irwin tools and up in the overhead area. I asked him about those right-angle needle nose pliers that were $9.99... Store said they had like 120+ one day, and the next they had 2...

Said some guy came in and bought 10 boxes of them (So I'm guessing it was a dozen per box)!!! I can only imagine they will end up on eBay, but still at $10 cost I don't think you will get near MSRP for those... If you offer $20 with free shipping you will barely break even... Maybe he bought them for a local school or something? But still, what kind of guy has to be a douche and buy up ALL of them and not leave a few for the next guy? $1,200 worth of pliers seems like it would take a while to re-sell, if Lowes couldn't get rid of them I don't think they are all that hot of an item... :lol:

Anyhow, guy said he thinks they might have a couple left (looks like they pulled all the german made Irwin stuff from the display). He looked in all the overhead areas, and even took me to all the clearance areas but we could not find them. Oh well... They were neat, but not really a necessity...

They are already putting up Christmas trees in my store, I can only guess that the summer outdoor stuff will be going on serious clearance soon...
 
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EOC_Jason said:
I was in Lowes the other day, and a guy in the hardware section was over by the Irwin tools and up in the overhead area. I asked him about those right-angle needle nose pliers that were $9.99... Store said they had like 120+ one day, and the next they had 2...

Said some guy came in and bought 10 boxes of them (So I'm guessing it was a dozen per box)!!! I can only imagine they will end up on eBay, but still at $10 cost I don't think you will get near MSRP for those... If you offer $20 with free shipping you will barely break even... Maybe he bought them for a local school or something? But still, what kind of guy has to be a douche and buy up ALL of them and not leave a few for the next guy? $1,200 worth of pliers seems like it would take a while to re-sell, if Lowes couldn't get rid of them I don't think they are all that hot of an item... :lol:

Anyhow, guy said he thinks they might have a couple left (looks like they pulled all the german made Irwin stuff from the display). He looked in all the overhead areas, and even took me to all the clearance areas but we could not find them. Oh well... They were neat, but not really a necessity...

They are already putting up Christmas trees in my store, I can only guess that the summer outdoor stuff will be going on serious clearance soon...
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They cant get Halloween over with fast enough. Skip Thanksgiving and strait to Christmas.
 
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drwheels said:
They had a cartload of tools from reset at 75% off. Most of it was 20 volt porter cable.
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I don't have any interest in portacable cordless tools, been down that road before. But for $.25 on the dollar I sure wouldn't walk away from that deal without a collection. :p
 
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Dirtydan69 said:
I know this is the deals thread but has anyone seen this at their local Lowes? This is in Queen Creek AZ. All the drawers have individual pieces. Wrenches, sockets etc.
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this is a new reset for the socket/wrenches,ect. They are trying to save space.
 
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drwheels said:
They cant get Halloween over with fast enough. Skip Thanksgiving and strait to Christmas.
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I had to build one of the new artifical xmas tree display houses, it took two of us 18 hrs. No blueprints, just pics and board measurements, then they didn't send all the corner parts.:willy_nil:eyecrazy:
 
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drwheels said:
They did that six weeks ago around here. You have to get on Your knees to look at the stuff.
A few more 75% of tool displays.
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Here in Memphis they we should able to fix it with duct tape, and bailing wire,:lo we have no need for tools. Yup I think its a waste of a good idea, if they had raised it up 2-3 feet it would have made it a lot easier. LOWES IF YOU ARE LISTENING OLD PEOPLE STILL USE TOOLS, DON'T MAKE US BEND DOWN!:lol_hitti
 
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Any support or experience for that claim?

They are actually pretty decent, good accuracy and repeatability, in my experience and testing.
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I own a race/service shop, tech had a issue that was traced to his use of this wrench. He knew how to use it correctly, strictly for a reading etc. He used a Proto torque tester at a nearby tire shop and when showing 60ft lbs on the wrench, tester showed 104ft lbs. This was his second or third "warranty" replacement. First seemed to only read between 20-30, even when applying 100 + ft lbs. Second unit "felt" close to the readings but just stopped working after a few weeks. *his story, I discussed him finding a new job after I found out he was using that wrench instead of the shops calibrated torque wrenches.

I can see the danger in the hands of a shade tree mechanic that doesnt know the difference of a wrench that one sets for a desired torque vs "reading" the applied torque, but at the same time, if I am doing something that calls for precision work, I'm not going to use a cheap/chinese made tool for that work. A few hundred will get a excellent torque wrench, not the place to cheapen out.
 
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95m3ltw said:
I can see the danger in the hands of a shade tree mechanic that doesnt know the difference of a wrench that one sets for a desired torque vs "reading" the applied torque, but at the same time, if I am doing something that calls for precision work, I'm not going to use a cheap/chinese made tool for that work. A few hundred will get a excellent torque wrench, not the place to cheapen out.
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Thanks for the background and info, agreed that is not a good sign.

I fear the accuracy issues are a concern for anything other than a beam type torque wrench. It's impractical for home mechanics to get either the click type or electronic type calibrated, and it is very easy to get them out of calibration.

For most of us, a $20 beam type torque wrench may be an even better option. Since the torque is measured by physical properties of the beam material, very reliable and repeatable.
 
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woodturner9 said:
Thanks for the background and info, agreed that is not a good sign.

I fear the accuracy issues are a concern for anything other than a beam type torque wrench. It's impractical for home mechanics to get either the click type or electronic type calibrated, and it is very easy to get them out of calibration.

For most of us, a $20 beam type torque wrench may be an even better option. Since the torque is measured by physical properties of the beam material, very reliable and repeatable.
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FYI, look up torque wrenches from Precision Instruments. They were, at one point, the manufacturer for Snap-On. US-made and more expensive than the Chinese **** available in local stores, but all of their wrenches can be had with a price of $1xx. They are very nice & once I bought the first, I just filled out my tool box with them.

95m3ltw knows what car I'm using these tools to repair and can attest to how **** I am about such things. If you're bothering to properly torque fasteners, you should make sure that you're using the proper tool to do so.
 
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nafterclifen said:
TODAY ONLY (10-11-17)

$399.00
DEWALT 7-Tool 20-Volt Max Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Cordless Combo Kit with Soft Case
https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-7-T...-Cordless-Combo-Kit-with-Soft-Case/1000295453

Buy online and pickup in store. Add a $1 item to make it $400 and then use a $60 off coupon.
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Have I mentioned lately how much I hate Lowe's website?

I have three stores in town, I try to switch between them to see availability of items between different stores and the website would not let me switch. There are some other issues also. At this point and based on nearly 25 years of internet experience I have arrived to conclusion that their website is run by incompetents even though on first glance it looks nice.

I use FireFox and lately started to use Opera browsers.
 
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Have I mentioned lately how much I hate Lowe's website?

I have three stores in town, I try to switch between them to see availability of items between different stores and the website would not let me switch. There are some other issues also. At this point and based on nearly 25 years of internet experience I have arrived to conclusion that their website is run by incompetents even though on first glance it looks nice.

I use FireFox and lately started to use Opera browsers.
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The only issue that I encounter on the Lowes website is when I attempt to add an item to my cart when I am NOT logged in. It redirects me to the "My Lowes" login page. This behavior is fine but after logging in, I'm back on their main page with NOTHING in my cart. Now I have to find the item again and add it my cart. Definitely annoying but it's the only problem I've ever had.

For whatever it's worth, I just checked inventory on an item by changing to some other local stores and didn't have an issue. Google Chrome is my browser of choice.
 
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shteii01 said:
Have I mentioned lately how much I hate Lowe's website?

I have three stores in town, I try to switch between them to see availability of items between different stores and the website would not let me switch. There are some other issues also. At this point and based on nearly 25 years of internet experience I have arrived to conclusion that their website is run by incompetents even though on first glance it looks nice.

I use FireFox and lately started to use Opera browsers.
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I am having the same issue on my Windows 7 laptop, but not on my desktop. Have you found a fix for this annoying issue? I have tried Opera, Chrome, and Edge, and all have the same issue.
 
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IMO, Menards is light years ahead of the other two.
In store Kiosk, project calculators etc
 
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lasertamu said:
I am having the same issue on my Windows 7 laptop, but not on my desktop. Have you found a fix for this annoying issue? I have tried Opera, Chrome, and Edge, and all have the same issue.
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Edge is the new M$ browser?

I have been using IE 11 for the Lowe's site. It seems to work.
 
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Freaking Lowe's sold all the clearance fridges this am...

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I mean I knew they were dropping from 40 to 90% this morning, but I didn't know there would be 2 people there buying up 15 appliances... they got some killer deals though

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It was literally every clearance appliance they had went to 90% this a.m. Said something that they had to start getting more floor space for black Friday deals that are upcoming.

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Sorry for what I said, t im, I really want to get unbanned....sent you a pm.

Back on track, does anyone have the upc for 20% off appliances, or is that just home depot?
 
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cdmd2b said:
It was literally every clearance appliance they had went to 90% this a.m. Said something that they had to start getting more floor space for black Friday deals that are upcoming.

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