Sorry for another stupid question

[cowchaser]

Can someone please explain how snap on sales work to me? Do you have to buy from the guy on the truck or can you buy directly from the catalog assuming they have one? I will freely admit I have not researched it on my own. If I have to buy from the guy with the truck how do I go about finding one in my area?

I am wanting to pick up a few tools that will last a long time and work great. Like a torque wrench. I am sure there are other brands with a great torque wrench and feel free to point those out to me also.

I will try to stop bothering you guys with so many questions. I am just new to actually trying to buy what I need where I have always just bought what I thought looked like a good price and would work, not always correctly I must say.

 

[garfunkle24]

go to snapon.com

CDI torque wrenches

 

[woody 73]

Good question;you can go to the snap on web site and buy tools over the phone,although if you wanted say cornwell tools you could not do that.

You could buy your tools from two of our members Mrshaun and chadster1.

Or you could call snap-on and ask for the phone number of the tool truck driver in your area.
or you could flag down a tool truck when they stop at a garage.

Hope this helps.

 

[dede2897234]

cowchaser,


The nice thing about purchasing from snapon.com is that shipping is free. There is no minimum dollar amount on purchases to get free shipping. In addition, Snap-on's website shows the number of units in stock for each specific tool available for purchase.


Dave

 

[mrholeshot]

Try to find a local guy and build a relationship with him. You may get it a little cheaper and get your stuff repaired faster. My local guy wouldn't stop at my shop because I work there alone. Is he ever missing the boat

 

[scott37300]

You can go online and order and they have free shipping. And they also have great customer service. You can warranty things right threw snapon.com also. Just email or call them and they will send you a paid return label and you send your tools in and they send you new ones. I don't have a snap on dealer since I don't wrench for a living so I buy threw the website or buy used and have been very happy.

For your torque wrench, I've noticed more fasteners calling for measurements in angles. Snap on makes a torque wrench that measures angles which would be nice for these.

 

[HookWorse]

There are no stupid questions. Some may think so...but keep asking!

 

[ukvauxtech]

Being on the van is always good for advice on the right tool and normally a good deal for cash. I've never bought tools directly from SO but spent ££££ on the van.

 

[Horseshoe Jack]

You could buy your tools from two of our members Mrshaun and chadster1.

Uh, no you can't, unless you're in their territory.

However, you can list one of them as your dealer when ordering from Corporate, so that they get a commission.

 

[dirtrider]

To answer your question there are really two ways to consistently buy Snapon, the first is online through Snapon.com or Ebay, and the second is through a dealer in your area. The first way is pretty straight forward you buy and your tools get shipped to your door.The second is slightly more complicated Snapon dealers are an independent entity from Snapon corporate yes there are certain guidelines they usually follow but they are there own business owner. Usually tools trucks have a set route they follow each week servicing a certain amount of professional shops. For you as an individual buying tools from a truck it really depends on the attitude of the driver as to what kind of service you will get. You have to understand the overhead there dealing with many work long hours and have to keep up there truck, pay fuel prices and sometimes truck payments and like any other business they are there to make money and most of it is made at large shops with many techs, not meeting one person buying small amounts at a time.Having said that many people have had good luck just approaching a local driver they see in town or calling Snapon corporate for your local dealer to contact you and building a relationship from there. Most good dealers will service you, they may not go way out of there way to do it but as long as you make it convenient for both of you it shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure many others on this forum can explain it more in detail but this is my take.