Menards BF ad !

[upgrading]

Thanks GottaDeal !
Good stuff starts on page 13.
http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/Menards

 

[upgrading]

Wish I had a Menards.
The Channellock deal alone would get me there.

 

[JBradley500]

I'd like to get those gearwrench flex wrenches.

 

[Super Sport]

Menards isn't a place you want to visit on BF...unless you REALLY want something! I made the mistake one year...about an hour after they opened the checkout line wrapped literally around the store. I only wanted a couple little things, so I just turned around and walked out.

Thanks for sharing though!

 

[allinon72]

Menards BF ad is usually weak and this year is no different. They rarely put their good products on sale. The Channellock set is decent but who doesn't have those already...

 

[JasonCAT]

The only thing that piques my interest is the 2pc Channellock, but I'm not willing to fight through crazy people and stand in a godawful long line for them.

 

[allinon72]

You'll be able to walk in at 10am and buy that set, guaranteed. The BF crazies aren't going for that item.

 

[theoldwizard1]

That Rockwell table saw for $79 is not a bad deal. With the carbide tipped blade they actually cuts "2 by" material pretty well. You certainly aren't going to be making any cabinets with that thing !

Of course I got mine for FREE !

 

[djjsr]

The ad has been yanked.

 

[allinon72]

The ad has been yanked.

****, now how will I stare at that Polaroid portable DVD player

 

[SMKS]

The ad is available at this link:
http://www.theblackfriday.com/menards-blackfriday.shtml

 

[pauls_workshop]

One thing to note: They have the performax variable speed muti-tool for $29.99. This is very cheap and similar to harbor freight's variable one, but that is more money even with coupons and that doesn't include hardly any tools. I already have one of these and it is a fine unit, much quieter than the cheapest ones you can buy and the variable speed is very handy. Everyone on the planet should own a multi-tool and this one is a champ and great price too, with many bits included. Worth picking up if you can use one. - Paul

 

[NUTTSGT]

Those 150 piece Stanley sets for 30 bucks might be a good Christmas gifts and grab some Channellocks while I'm there.

 

[The Gambler]

thanks for spending some of my money lol

 

[volkstony]

i am lucky my dad is close to a menards and a big shopper there he is going to get me some of these deals for me

 

[JasonCAT]

You'll be able to walk in at 10am and buy that set, guaranteed. The BF crazies aren't going for that item.

I'm not too worried about getting to them...it's trying to get out through 300 people at the checkout lane that scares me.

 

[pauls_workshop]

Question: How good a deal are the 7 piece GearWrench Flexwrench sets here for $27.88 each? How are these relative to Harbor Freights sets? With the 25% off coupon and on sale, the HF come out a little cheaper. Are the Gearwrench sets better than the HF or about the same as their Pittsburgh Pro line? Which is the way to go?

And are the Hitachi 3 pack of 10" saw blades good ones for $18.99? Seems like a good deal.

I can highly recommend the Lindt truffles and the Ferrero Rocher chocolates - those are the greatest. thx - Paul

 

[ElectroLight]

We don't have a Menards in these parts but if we did, I‘d be running right out to grab me one of those Snap-On pressure washers!

 

[JBradley500]

Question: How good a deal are the 7 piece GearWrench Flexwrench sets here for $27.88 each? How are these relative to Harbor Freights sets? With the 25% off coupon and on sale, the HF come out a little cheaper. Are the Gearwrench sets better than the HF or about the same as their Pittsburgh Pro line? Which is the way to go?

And are the Hitachi 3 pack of 10" saw blades good ones for $18.99? Seems like a good deal.

I can highly recommend the Lindt truffles and the Ferrero Rocher chocolates - those are the greatest. thx - Paul

I'd be surprised if any/many people would recommend the HF ones over GearWrench. A lot of people use them hard, and use them daily, with with little or no trouble for years. For 28 bucks a set they're going to be money well spend IMO.

 

[SMKS]

HF recently updated their ratcheting wrenches. They were Chinese before (I think) and now they're Taiwanese. The new Taiwanese ones look better than the old ones and seem pretty decent, but I've only fondled them a little in the store.

 

[fivespdcat]

Question: How good a deal are the 7 piece GearWrench Flexwrench sets here for $27.88 each? How are these relative to Harbor Freights sets? With the 25% off coupon and on sale, the HF come out a little cheaper. Are the Gearwrench sets better than the HF or about the same as their Pittsburgh Pro line? Which is the way to go?

And are the Hitachi 3 pack of 10" saw blades good ones for $18.99? Seems like a good deal.

I can highly recommend the Lindt truffles and the Ferrero Rocher chocolates - those are the greatest. thx - Paul

I noticed the Hitachi saw blades too, but can't seem to find any first hand experiences on the net. I may take a gamble on them to see what happens.

I take my above statement back. They seem to get good reviews on amazon. May be worth the effort after all the morning craziness...

 

[nicksnothereman]

I'd be surprised if any/many people would recommend the HF ones over GearWrench. A lot of people use them hard, and use them daily, with with little or no trouble for years. For 28 bucks a set they're going to be money well spend IMO.

I would.

I know the difference between chinese steel and taiwanese steel and most people can just by looking at a tool. It ain't just in the fit & finish either (though that helps). Granted, it's getting better but it still ain't there.

If they were the same price I would go with taiwan every time. Gearwrench (china) simply don't justify the price they're asking when you can buy the taiwanese stuff cheaper. Not only that but there's a good chance that the new taiwanese stuff popping up is the same (made in the same factory to the same specs) as the old taiwanese gearwrench. If that's the case, there is ZERO reason to buy new gearwrench.

The question you got to ask is whether you believe kd (apex) had a plant in taiwan or they just had a taiwanese supplier that branded stuff for them. Looking at some of the new other-branded taiwanese tools popping up I'd say it was rebranded and the plant just maintained capacity going through other brands. I might be wrong but I doubt it.

 

[pauls_workshop]

Has anyone used both? The Gearwrench type flex racheting wrench and the more recent HF Pittsburgh Pro equivalents? Looking at these in the store, they look about the same to the naked eye and both have nice action. I don't own anything yet by gearwrench but do have various HF pro rachets now, and also some craftsman older stuff, some SK rachets and wrenches, some proto. The modern HF pittsburgh pro seems functionally as good as most of those or better with the more precise action on the newer types of rachets (though I am most fond of my old SK stuff from about 30 years back still). As a non pro mechanic diy homeowner type, most of those are just fine for me. But if gearwrench is worth the 20% more, I would get those. It comes down to how good are they for the long haul, 10 or 20 years out? thoughts?

I also saw various Hitatchi saw blades with good reviews but don't know what these 3 pack ones are vs. higher end ones they sell. Anyone care to comment on the cheap Hitachi blades and how they are? I think I will gamble on these regardless but like to know from others who have tried these out. If total junk, then not worth it at any price, but I find Hitachi one of the most consistenly reliable at least good brands out there... - Paul

 

[JBradley500]

Has anyone seen this ad for real yet? I went to Menards yesterday and one of the workers said the ad was supposed to come out at 10:00 today.

 

[sdnomad]

SS, You got that right. I went to Menards on BF and I did the same thing as you. All registers were open and each line was all the way to the back of the store.

Menards isn't a place you want to visit on BF...unless you REALLY want something! I made the mistake one year...about an hour after they opened the checkout line wrapped literally around the store. I only wanted a couple little things, so I just turned around and walked out.

Thanks for sharing though!

 

[geologist]

I was hoping for a sale on the portable triangle shaped toolboxes. Grr.

 

[zoomzoomjeff]

Has anyone seen this ad for real yet? I went to Menards yesterday and one of the workers said the ad was supposed to come out at 10:00 today.

http://www.menards.com/main/flyer.html?flyer_type_name=weekly3&flyer_run_id=12880

 

[tadwolfe]

Looks like they have added several things. I am a diehard Menards shopper and was not planning on going on BF, but now they also have added a 3 day sale which starts on BF with the Edsal Gorilla 4 self rack for $99 after rebate. Check out the link above before you decide not to go.

 

[pauls_workshop]

Looks like they have added several things. I am a diehard Menards shopper and was not planning on going on BF, but now they also have added a 3 day sale which starts on BF with the Edsal Gorilla 4 self rack for $99 after rebate. Check out the link above before you decide not to go.

Yeah, I'm going to say no where near as good as last years menard's bf sale, but still a number of items I will want to pick up, like that gearwrench 7 piece set deal and those hitatchi blades and a few other things. May not make it at 6 am though this year ! Every week menard's has at least one or two things on sale worth grabbing for me. My favorite home store by far, with home depot a distant second. Where I live, Lowes is very $$$$ so I only buy there when the others don't have what I need. Also, for this forum, Menards markets things kind of like Sears and rebadges various supplier's products. Their Performax for instance is often = to harbor freight premium tools, and their tool shop is often = harbor freight lower budget tools, all just very slightly different plastic/labelling etc on them. This isn't a bad thing, but realize performax is very good and masterforce brand is even better. Tool shop though is pretty cheap usually ! Also, some of the stuff included with your Performax toolset or Masterforce kits may be slightly different than the HF otherwise similar version and a better deal than HF's otherwise similar offerings. It might also be lower cost than the HF version, so I prefer Menards if they have a better deal than HF. - Paul

 

[JasonCAT]

Their Performax for instance is often = to harbor freight premium tools, and their tool shop is often = harbor freight lower budget tools, all just very slightly different plastic/labelling etc on them. This isn't a bad thing, but realize performax is very good and masterforce brand is even better. Tool shop though is pretty cheap usually ! Also, some of the stuff included with your Performax toolset or Masterforce kits may be slightly different than the HF otherwise similar version and a better deal than HF's otherwise similar offerings. It might also be lower cost than the HF version, so I prefer Menards if they have a better deal than HF. - Paul

Nooooooo. The Performax are literally rebadged versions of the Harbor Freight lower quality. Exact same packaging with different labels. The HF premium hand tools (Pittsburgh Professional) aren't even made in the same country as Performax. Performax has nothing made in Taiwan. Some Pittsburgh Professional is better than Masterforce (ratchets!), some is the same level as Masterforce (screwdrivers and a few other things), some fills the space between Performax and Masterforce.

As for the Menard's sale as a whole, I think it's just the 2 piece Channellock sets for me. I want to grab one for me and one for my dad. Not much else my budget can afford that fills a need.

 

[pauls_workshop]

Nooooooo. The Performax are literally rebadged versions of the Harbor Freight lower quality. Exact same packaging with different labels. The HF premium hand tools (Pittsburgh Professional) aren't even made in the same country as Performax. Performax has nothing made in Taiwan. Some Pittsburgh Professional is better than Masterforce (ratchets!), some is the same level as Masterforce (screwdrivers and a few other things), some fills the space between Performax and Masterforce.

As for the Menard's sale as a whole, I think it's just the 2 piece Channellock sets for me. I want to grab one for me and one for my dad. Not much else my budget can afford that fills a need.

Jason, what you are calling Performax lower quality HF I'm calling higher quality HF! It depends on the item. I can tell you for a certainty that the $29 Performax multi oscillator tool is the same as the HF variable multi tool, but comes with many more bits and for less money. This is not the lower quality multi tool but the HF premium multi tool. I wasn't necessarily talking about handtools or pitt pro in particular, but if menards has any pitt pro equivalents they would likely be in the masterforce label there.

Tool Shop are generally the lowest possible quality level of a tool. Performax is a good step or 3 better than that. Masterforce is Menard's premium line of stuff. This was my point. Which particular thing at HF one or any of these match may vary, but my point is the same one. If you know this, this is a useful point to know when deciding what level of thingie to buy and or where. It took me a few years to figure this out and what these brands mean at Menards. There is an ultralow grade, mid grade, and higher end grade there in these brands. Also, not everything has an HF equivalent, only some things, as you stated. But there is some same products in both stores, rebadged at Menards for sure. thx- Paul

 

[diggerrick]

I was hoping for a sale on the portable triangle shaped toolboxes. Grr.

Is this the one?
http://links.mkt1946.com/servlet/MailView?ms=NzI2NzgwOAS2&r=MjIwNjc2MDI0NTMS1&j=MTgyNzI3ODg5S0&mt=1&rt=0

 

[ishiboo]

Nooooooo. The Performax are literally rebadged versions of the Harbor Freight lower quality. Exact same packaging with different labels. The HF premium hand tools (Pittsburgh Professional) aren't even made in the same country as Performax. Performax has nothing made in Taiwan. Some Pittsburgh Professional is better than Masterforce (ratchets!), some is the same level as Masterforce (screwdrivers and a few other things), some fills the space between Performax and Masterforce.

As for the Menard's sale as a whole, I think it's just the 2 piece Channellock sets for me. I want to grab one for me and one for my dad. Not much else my budget can afford that fills a need.

Masterforce screwdrivers are Pratt-Read, I wouldn't compare them to HF. They may look basic but they're top-shelf.

 

[JasonCAT]

Masterforce screwdrivers are Pratt-Read, I wouldn't compare them to HF. They may look basic but they're top-shelf.

You have to try the 8 pc professional HF screwdriver set. I know guys who put their Craftsman (Pratt-Read) in their home toolbox so they could use the HF set at work. The tips hold up better and fit fasteners better.

I use them myself and they're a revelation. Truly pro quality.

 

[ishiboo]

You have to try the 8 pc professional HF screwdriver set. I know guys who put their Craftsman (Pratt-Read) in their home toolbox so they could use the HF set at work. The tips hold up better and fit fasteners better.

I use them myself and they're a revelation. Truly pro quality.

The vast majority of Craftsman are cheaper Western Forge screwdrivers, which probably makes the majority of the acetate "Made in USA" screwdrivers. A few are Pratt-Read. The HF's may be great though, but the Masterforce's are great as well and made here and reasonably priced

The only thing I'm interested in at Menards seems to be the 8-piece ratchet strap set for $10. I use a lot of ratchet straps and that's the best price by far.

 

[pauls_workshop]

You have to try the 8 pc professional HF screwdriver set. I know guys who put their Craftsman (Pratt-Read) in their home toolbox so they could use the HF set at work. The tips hold up better and fit fasteners better.

I use them myself and they're a revelation. Truly pro quality.

By the way, I have the very same HF set, but I bought it at Menard's last year in the Performax brand ! They look identical in every way with different plastic molding color (but every little feature the same) and different labels on them! - Paul

 

[JasonCAT]

By the way, I have the very same HF set, but I bought it at Menard's last year in the Performax brand ! They look identical in every way with different plastic molding color (but every little feature the same) and different labels on them! - Paul

Need a picture.

Every Performax set in the store and on the website look a lot different. Never seen one that looks like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-professional-screwdriver-set-94607.html

I'm 99.9999% sure there are no Performax hand tools made in Taiwan, so they can't be the same. You're probably thinking of the garbage set that HF gives out for free. They look like one of the Performax sets.

 

[monomach]

Got there five minutes before opening. Couple hundred people lined up outside. I'd like to save ten bucks on Channellocks, but I'm not stupid enough to go through that.

edit: Ate breakfast, picked up an online order at Sears and went back. The tools were all in the Millwork department, and no one wanted any of them. I could have bought 200 of the Channellock sets if I'd wanted. My hardware store was full of people buying...toys. I'm so confused.

The best part is that everyone was buying so much ****, I was able to get through the 6 items or less lane in about 2 minutes. I spent maybe 10 minutes in the store.

 

[JBradley500]

Which store in illinois did you go to? I think i was the first person at the Champaign store to cash out.

 

[pauls_workshop]

Need a picture.

Every Performax set in the store and on the website look a lot different. Never seen one that looks like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-professional-screwdriver-set-94607.html

I'm 99.9999% sure there are no Performax hand tools made in Taiwan, so they can't be the same. You're probably thinking of the garbage set that HF gives out for free. They look like one of the Performax sets.

Jason, NOPE! Very same as the premium screwdriver set we are talking about from HF and bought from Menards. Don't know if they still carry/make that one, but they did a year back. I do also see lots of rachets at Menards that look exactly like the premium HF ones too.

So today, got those sae and metric flex gearwrench racheting sets. Look nice. Also picked up the channelock made in usa deal. I find the little 6" channelocks are really super special. Others make decent larger channellocks these days but that 6" is sweet and worth it for that alone. Got some of those Hitachi 10" saw blades too. Look pretty basic but still carbide tipped and a great deal. I love menards. Also got some stuff from Home Depot today as well, and their 22' multi ladder deal as I needed one of those to paint my house next spring... Happy BF to all! - Paul