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I'm willing to be its NOS ratchets that hey had to take on in the agreement or something. I got my fixed yesterday and opened it up and the grease seemed old and dried. Some new superlube and its a dream.
Jawn
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I'm in for a flex head... would've gotten both, but I'm eyeballing the whole 1/2" socket set that includes one of the fixed head ones.
Sears sells theirs for between $26-$29 on sale (although the 9 pc 7-16 is now on sale for $15!), I have the metric 7-18 and bought the 19mm additional. IMO they are excellent. Excellent fit, chrome, etc. IMO the Craftsman raised panel wrenches are better than they ever have been.
Feel free to check out the 6 vs 12 point contact points, I took some pics
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1786325&highlight=craftsman+point+wrench#post1786325
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volunteers
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adamsredlines
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Sparked by the SK Ratchets, there's lots of clearance stuff @ Grainger. Some is heavily discounted, others not so much.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/hand-tools/ecatalog/N-biaZh9c/No-0
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/hand-tools/ecatalog/N-biaZh9c/No-0
I tried to add it but they are showing out of stock...damn...should've gone in yesterday, had no idea they were under $15, that is nuts.
zruvalcaba
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Sears has the 299 piece easy read socket set on sale right now for $349.00. I'm sure you can apply additional coupons if you have them. This is the cheapest price I've seen in a while...they usually retail at $479.00. Expires today.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00935299000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00935299000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2
fivespdcat
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Man I hope they don't pull that with me, mines supposed to be in wednesday…
humm all of their pliers and dikes all look like the wiha stuff too...
Oh no... I bought the combo pliers on special, assuming they were made in Germany. We'll see, I guess.
Is Grainger still B2B only?
Several years ago I tried to buy something retail at their local outlet and I was turned away. The guy said they don't do retail and weren't set up to collect sales tax.
Al Bundy
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Is Grainger still B2B only?
Several years ago I tried to buy something retail at their local outlet and I was turned away. The guy said they don't do retail and weren't set up to collect sales tax.
Not for anything, but even a b2b is required to collect sales tax. The only time you don't pay it is if you are buying an item for resale.
He should have told you the truth which is they don't want to screw around with small sales. They think selling to businesses nets larger dollar amounts. Not always the case. And they're already priced at retail on a lot of their stuff, so I don't see what they think they're gaining.
six-T-seven
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That's not entirely accurate. Numerous small business (if not most) have Tax ID numbers and Grainger is not required to collect sales tax for these accounts, regardless of what the item is purchased for. The laws vary state to state, so that may be where the confusion comes from.
You know, i was just tooling with this.
Original - no visa coupon
The Visa coupon seems to get fubared and it only puts it at $339.99:
$339.99
Yeah, it turns the original savings to $5.00.
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zruvalcaba
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You know, i was just tooling with this.
Original - no visa coupon
The Visa coupon seems to get fubared and it only puts it at $339.99:
$339.99
Yeah, it turns the original savings to $5.00.
I was out the door with tax and shipping at right around $350.00. At at about $1.17 per socket, I'm very happy! These will replace my "not so easy read?" sockets that I got about 10 years ago from one of those mechanics sets. I'll hold onto those and who knows, perhaps I'll make some money off of them in 5 or so years when Craftsman becomes Chinamen!
I saw after the fact that there was a $35 Visa coupon but it was cheaper to apply the REALJOY coupon for free shipping than it would be to apply the Visa coupon. California tax is what really kills it.
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I did the same thing several months ago. I planned on putting the old ones up for sale but after seeing that craftsman is moving a lot of their had tool production overseas I'm holding on to the old ones.
Yep, thats funny and hurts at the same time.
When I go on the granger site and put in my account information, it shows I have no orders. Guess my 2 ratchets on order have gone ****.
toolmaker1
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Mine does the same thing, at least i'm not alone, what gives???
wrh3
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I sent customer service an email and they told me retail orders don't show up and that my order was shown as completed even though it had been canceled- would have never known if I had not reached out to them, pretty poor service.
Not necessarily, if you choose to download your order history, in txt or xml format, you should see something. That said, Grainger has one of the worst order tracking mechanisms ever. Search by order date or part number and it says you've never made an order.
I assume the non-existent order history is because the ratchets haven't shipped yet. For the chance at $16 SK ratchets I can put up with it but it's pretty annoying. No question Grainger is set up to cater to industry and government and business orders, not the little guys.
wrh3
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It's pretty sad they send out order confirmation emails and then cancel your order without any notification........little guy or not. With the kind of business they do on a larger scale you would think they could invest in an inventory and order management system that would be better.
volunteers
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My local Grainger called me and said the SK ratchet is a discontinued product, and cancelled my order.
mooman
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so wtf is up with grainger?
I just went to their site and it still shows both ratchets at the $16.69 price and in stock.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ecatalog/N-1z0cnh1/Ntt-ratchet
I haven't heard from them about my order at all.
oops, it does list them still but does say Clearance - limited quantity available
I just went to their site and it still shows both ratchets at the $16.69 price and in stock.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ecatalog/N-1z0cnh1/Ntt-ratchet
I haven't heard from them about my order at all.
oops, it does list them still but does say Clearance - limited quantity available
They've done it to me twice as well. Ordered that welder back when it was a crazy deal, order just disappeared (we know they were all cancelled) though they did call and offer 20% off.
Then again with that sledgehammer close out. Ordered 2, the order disappeared online, they called, said they found only one left in a warehouse (not two), did I want it, I said yes, she said OK, and I never heard from them again, never charged my card, never got the sledge.
Which is why I didn't bother for the SK wrench. Don't want to be checking my card every day for the next few weeks/months wondering what's going on. They clearly do not want business from individuals.
Then again with that sledgehammer close out. Ordered 2, the order disappeared online, they called, said they found only one left in a warehouse (not two), did I want it, I said yes, she said OK, and I never heard from them again, never charged my card, never got the sledge.
Which is why I didn't bother for the SK wrench. Don't want to be checking my card every day for the next few weeks/months wondering what's going on. They clearly do not want business from individuals.
I tried to deal with Grainger a few years ago. Basically, don't come in here w/o a PO. It wasn't a rude send off, just that 'final' tone. I've looked at their catalog from time to time for price comparisons and they seem to be the highest on a regular basis. So I guess I'm not missing anything. 
Add to cart than it says "This item is no longer available"
BTW....my corporate price listed was $15.02.
I called Grainger today, and they confirmed my order, told me where it was in transit (on it's way to my local outlet), and told me the approximate day it would be in for pick up...
Hmm.. Sure hope it doesn't get cancelled after reading some stuff here..
Hmm.. Sure hope it doesn't get cancelled after reading some stuff here..
I completed my Grainger order online for some of the SK 1/2 swivel ratchets (great Christmas gifts) and got a confirmation email pretty quickly. I got an email the next day saying I needed to complete my order, WTF? When I clicked on the link in this email I was taken back to the website and asked to log back onto my account where there was no order history. Called the support number from the order confirmation email, waited about two minutes on hold, and was quickly told no history since I didn't use my business account. I had her confirm the order was being shipped and after checking she said my credit card was declined. I asked why and she looked and found no notation, no reason, nothing. First time this has EVER happened to me. She re-ordered it shipped to my local store for pickup, estimated to be mid December. Same order number and I will pay at pickup. I have my doubts but at least the customer service agent was friendly and helpful. I could hear people in the background talking about ratchets being out of stock FWIW.
MOJoWales
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In a rather thorough combo wrench test done by a German magazine a wrench imported from India actually scored quite highly. They've actually been forging wrenches there for decades.
Cant believe people are upset at not getting their clunky SK ratchet. They're not that great and the head's fat.
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Oh no... I bought the combo pliers on special, assuming they were made in Germany. We'll see, I guess.
meeee too
muibubbles
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for those who placed an order on the grainger deal, do you see it listed under your recent purchases/history??? i ordered 2-3 other things with it and nothing appears under my history.... but i see the charge in my credit card......
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Items Due
Date Item # Description Order
Qty. Deliver
Qty. Order
Status Carrier
11/29/11 12D277 Flexible Ratchet,Rev,Rnd,1/2 Dr x 17-5/8 2 2 Not Yet Shipped
My order says "not yet shipped" With this noted for status
Order Status Legend:
Not Yet Shipped - the item is being prepared for shipment.
Not Yet Picked Up - the item is being prepared for pick-up.
Backordered - the full quantity requested for the item is not currently available.
Shipped - the item has been given to the carrier for shipping.
Picked Up - the item has been picked up by the customer.
Cancelled - the item has been cancelled by the customer.
The due date changed to today also. Maybe it will ship today?
Items Due
Date Item # Description Order
Qty. Deliver
Qty. Order
Status Carrier
11/29/11 12D277 Flexible Ratchet,Rev,Rnd,1/2 Dr x 17-5/8 2 2 Not Yet Shipped
My order says "not yet shipped" With this noted for status
Order Status Legend:
Not Yet Shipped - the item is being prepared for shipment.
Not Yet Picked Up - the item is being prepared for pick-up.
Backordered - the full quantity requested for the item is not currently available.
Shipped - the item has been given to the carrier for shipping.
Picked Up - the item has been picked up by the customer.
Cancelled - the item has been cancelled by the customer.
The due date changed to today also. Maybe it will ship today?
I have two accounts, one normal one for just me and one that has my corp discount. I tried to buy that cheap TQ wrench and the info wasn't showing up so I emailed them. Here is what I got back.
alohavw
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Mine went from "backordered" to "not yet shipped". I'm thinking the next step is "cancelled".- Status