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Bolster

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The single review on the webpage reads: "I ordered this set thinking it was a great deal. I opted for store pick up. Basicly I ended up returning it on the spot. This kit does NOT come with 13mm/15mm/18mm. The most commonly used ones..."
 
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What sizes on the wrenches?

The metric set has sizes 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, and 19mm. The standard set is 3/8-3/4. Both sets include a stubby geardriver ratcheting screwdriver with 10 bits. These sets listed for $59.99 and were on sale for $29.99 before.
 

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From the photo on the Sears website, the sizes are 19, 17, 16, 14, 12, 11, and 10. The set I bought a few years ago didnt have an 11 or a 19, so I may pick this set up just to complete my set.
 

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****, I bought them on black friday for 30. I wonder if I can bring in the reciept and get the difference?

I think you have 30 days. Definatly; take it back, it gives you an excuse to go back to Sears and spend some more money. :bounce:
 

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****, I bought them on black friday for 30. I wonder if I can bring in the reciept and get the difference?

Yes you can. I went in yesterday on a set I bought Wednesday that was advertised even cheaper on a Saturday sale and they gave me the difference back no problem.
 

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I think the price guarantee is 30 days. Just take your receipt and it shouldn't be a problem.
 
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****, I bought them on black friday for 30. I wonder if I can bring in the reciept and get the difference?

Why, yes you can. I just took my receipts into Sears. They ran the item number. It came up as $19.99 so, they gave me $10 plus tax back for each set I had purchased. That's like a free set!! The Sears I went to still had the $29.99 price up on signs but, the real price is $19.99 until Christmas Eve in the computer. I would definately take your receipts in for a credit or refund if you paid more than $19.99 for either set.:thumbup:
 
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thanks for the heads up
just picked up a set of each.
I had been resisting buying them but at that price what the heck.
wish I had more money now or I would have gotten a couple of each

by the way I had a 10% off coupon I was able to use with it.

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Are these a full polished chrome set??? :headscrat

Yes, they're fully polished.

Did the 16mm suddenly get more popular than the 15mm ? :D

How Gearwrench could omit the 13 and 15mm wrenches from any set is beyond me. Perhaps it's a marketing stategy. Most people will buy a single 13mm wrench because, it's so common and anyone that works on GM will get the 15mm too. Maybe they're just trying to make a buck. I bet the prices for individual 13 and 15mm wrenches will go up now.:evil:
 

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Picked up a set of each today. Only two I saw in the store, they were marked with the regular price but rang up at 19.99. I have lots of gear wrenches, but these will make some great stocking stuffers for one of my nephews.
 

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Damn. I bought the stubby screwdriver and shaft for like $20 some time ago.
 

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Anyone know for sure how long this sale is good for? I have a set I purchased at the $29.99 price I need to get adjusted and will wait till after Christmas if it's good for the rest of the week.
 
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Anyone know for sure how long this sale is good for? I have a set I purchased at the $29.99 price I need to get adjusted and will wait till after Christmas if it's good for the rest of the week.

The sale is over 24 December. However, in my area the Sears stores still have quite a few sets left probably because they still have the $29.95 prices up. They might even be cheaper after Christmas.:beer:
 

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How Gearwrench could omit the 13 and 15mm wrenches from any set is beyond me. Perhaps it's a marketing stategy. Most people will buy a single 13mm wrench ...I bet the prices for individual 13 and 15mm wrenches will go up now.

Bingo. A lot of thought goes into how these are sold. It's no mistake to leave out the most needed ones. Make up the price when selling them individually.
 

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Thanks Fedwrench. Looks like I'll be braving the crowds and the snow tonight then. :) I don't really need it, but I may have to pickup a metric set while I'm there. It's a cheap way to fill in the 11, 16, and 19 that are missing from the 8 piece sets I already have.
 

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Yes, they're fully polished.



How Gearwrench could omit the 13 and 15mm wrenches from any set is beyond me. Perhaps it's a marketing stategy. Most people will buy a single 13mm wrench because, it's so common and anyone that works on GM will get the 15mm too. Maybe they're just trying to make a buck. I bet the prices for individual 13 and 15mm wrenches will go up now.:evil:

Wrenches are packaged as sets.
Sets are made up of 'the most popular' sizes.
A few years ago the most popular sizes of wrench in the US was 3/8-1 inch.
Nowadays it's Metric, and if you have some makes of car (the ones I work on, mostly) you NEVER use a 13 or a 15. Or an 11 or 17 for that matter.

And most people substitute a 1/2 for 13.
Like they use a 14 for a 9/16 or a 19 for a 3/4.
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For years I never used a 16 or an 18, now the last couple of years I have needed them. But it's been years since I needed a 17, which I used to use all the time.
So any package will be missing some sizes.
The committee that decides what wrenches to include asks the merchandising department to determine what wrenches people will buy combined.
That’s the whole secret.

My SAE sockets include six sizes that I have never used in 40 years. And five more that I’ve used about once a decade.
Why pay extra for them? Because a percentage of people must complete sets, must keep everything symmetrical.
Most people just want to buy tools they may need cheap, thus sets.
 

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I looked at the both the metric/standard sets today; the standard had all the sizes I already had in my 8 piece set I bought in the past. The metric on the other hand had 11/19mm which I was missing in the 8 piece set. I needed a 19mm to work on my VW; the price for the 19mm wrench by itself was $17.99! So, for me it was a no brainer, even just for the 19MM; I don't know if I have ever used a 11mm socket/wrench before... plus, I get the ratcheting screwdriver to try out. :)
 

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Called the local Sears to see if they still had any. They didn't know what I was talking about and asked for an item number.

Could someone post the Sears item number. Thanks.
 

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My store still had quite a few boxes of the 18pc sets from the black friday sale. Didn't see any of the $5 raised panel sets though.
 

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I had called Sears before Christmas on this 18 pc set. They said they were out and would not be getting anymore. Today I was in Sears and saw one metric set and several SAE sets on the shelf. I told the manager what had happened when I called before. She went ahead and sold them to me for $19.99 (were on sale for $29.99, normally $59.99).

So you might want to check your Sears to see if they have gotten any more of these in.
 
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