Walmart Tools
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Qualitytools
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Yes Indeed, when I picked one up it was online pick up in store for $17 + change I use it all the time and Love it
sberry
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Yes, I bought that too and it worked great.
MagnumForce
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My 3/8 deep wells are Stanley 6 point and actually amazingly good. I would go with them over HF any day, I have a pair of Pittsburghs too but I much prefer the Stanleys.
I only ended up getting them as they were on clearance for less than 10 bucks and they ended up being good enough that I have never felt the need to get something better.
I only ended up getting them as they were on clearance for less than 10 bucks and they ended up being good enough that I have never felt the need to get something better.
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quattroJoe
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I've got a handful of Stanley tools that I bought at Walmart 10+ years ago that have held up great. Of particular note, my first set of torx drivers which still see use to this day, and a set of deep 3/8 sockets- haven't broken any of them. I've also had a few bad Stanley experiences at Walmart, namely a set of socket adapters/extensions in which one of the pieces broke on first use, and a set of picks that separated from the handles after only a few uses. Don't know if anything has changed, but it seems that the older stuff (10+ years old) has held up better than the newer stuff.
I have bought some no-name tools there too, usually when I need something in the middle of the night. Most of it is crappola. Chinese wrenches that spread, squeeze clamps that twist and slip, etc.
If you're shopping at Walmart out of necessity, sick to the brand name stuff and you should be pretty OK, but if you're just on a tight budget check the Hot Deals section frequently and you can put together a better quality set at Walmart prices in short order. You can get decent deals on Amazon too, and with free shipping on most items if you spend $35+ at a time.
I have bought some no-name tools there too, usually when I need something in the middle of the night. Most of it is crappola. Chinese wrenches that spread, squeeze clamps that twist and slip, etc.
If you're shopping at Walmart out of necessity, sick to the brand name stuff and you should be pretty OK, but if you're just on a tight budget check the Hot Deals section frequently and you can put together a better quality set at Walmart prices in short order. You can get decent deals on Amazon too, and with free shipping on most items if you spend $35+ at a time.
Coach James
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For most folks, Stanley tools will work fine. If Snap On made a deal with Wal Mart to sell genuine Snappy tools in their tools, some folks would say they were **** just because they came from Wal Mart.
A former student of mine works in a local shop that specializes in BMW's. His wrenches and sockets are Stanley that he got at WM. No idea what ratchets he uses. He bought them 5 or 6 years ago and they are still working for him.
Coach
A former student of mine works in a local shop that specializes in BMW's. His wrenches and sockets are Stanley that he got at WM. No idea what ratchets he uses. He bought them 5 or 6 years ago and they are still working for him.
Coach
crewchief888
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i have a stanley ratcheting combo wrench i use almost every day.
it's held up for 3 or 4 years.
it's held up for 3 or 4 years.
About 15 years ago I needed tools, I bought a set of CMan stuff and broke the ratchets fairly easily and the sockets sucked (you can tell the china stuff from the usa stuff for sure!). Sold it all and went to wally world and bought a fairly complete stanley set. When it came time to make a roadbox for the roadservice job I got I went there too and bought stuff.
I have stanley sockets, allen keys, ratchets, torx, allen sockets, vise grips, pliers, etc. I have no complaints on any of it except I wore out the ratchets several times over. BUT they were abused to no end. They work fine but the selector keeps going screwy with them and changes while working.
My home box is full of stanley/husky (back when stanley made husky) tools. Never an issue. Only thing I ever broke was a 6mm allen socket but a call to stanley and they sent a proto to me for no charge, no questions asked. 3 days.
I have stanley sockets, allen keys, ratchets, torx, allen sockets, vise grips, pliers, etc. I have no complaints on any of it except I wore out the ratchets several times over. BUT they were abused to no end. They work fine but the selector keeps going screwy with them and changes while working.
My home box is full of stanley/husky (back when stanley made husky) tools. Never an issue. Only thing I ever broke was a 6mm allen socket but a call to stanley and they sent a proto to me for no charge, no questions asked. 3 days.
bwringer
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Walmart is everywhere, open 24/7, and will take returns on just about anything. Would you rather be waiting on UPS or getting **** done? The Stanley stuff works fine.
Garage sales, CrackList, and pawn shops? Puh-leeze. Ain't nobody got time for that, and all you ever find is useless inch stuff at full retail.
If you're in an area where you have a Meijer, the Tekton tools are mighty, mighty nice.
Garage sales, CrackList, and pawn shops? Puh-leeze. Ain't nobody got time for that, and all you ever find is useless inch stuff at full retail.
If you're in an area where you have a Meijer, the Tekton tools are mighty, mighty nice.
nicksnothereman
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Those bit sockets looked kind of sketchy to me...at least compared to the taiwanese stuff. Not necessarily the bit holder socket but the bit steel itself.
Cheap as hell though.
I don't think the bostitch line (or the dewalt line in sears) stuff is bad at all. It's too (comparatively) pricey though. I'd have to know what else stanley was making (or branding) for retail brands because I think they were making some kobalt stuff (at least some drivers) and those are real good. I don't see a lot of companies using the "domestic mfg foreign components" tag on tools besides stanley.
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Givl Reggin
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I had to revive this thread just to add to the popcorn portion of it!
For 
wifey got me a Stir-Crazy. I'm thinking another kitchen gaget that'll sit on the counter for the next 6-months, then off to the Goodwill. But I had a chance to use it for the first time tonight and... well... I'm impressed!
It works and work well indeed! No burnt poporn and I don't think there was more than 10 unpoped kernals from a 1/2 cup of corn. Impressive. From a cold start to fully poped was around 6 minutes. I may just retire the old castiron pan I use for popcorn after using this. And this is from a total popcorn junkie.
A fresh jar of Orville Redenbacher popcorn and a new bottle of coconut oil were the kernals and oil of choice.
Being the first time use, a couple of things I noticed;
Putting the butter in the top of the dome to melt on the popcorn while it is poping doesn't work; it doesn't get hot enough (it pops very fast, if the poping took longer this *might* work) and the butter doesn't melt. Melt the butter separately.
Using the dome as the serving bowl also doesn't work too well; there's a cap that goes over the steam holes, but the butter will leak through it! Just pour the popcorn into a big mixing bowl.
Leaky88
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I have bought Stanley and Bosch tools from WM with not problem. They will honor a return if they fail. Isn't Stanley in bed with Proto now? Leaky
wild cowboy
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Will the popcorn taste better using my Griswold iron skillets or my Wagners?I had to revive this thread just to add to the popcorn portion of it!
But I had a chance to use it for the first time tonight and... well... I'm impressed!
No burnt poporn and I don't think there was more than 10 unpoped kernals from a 1/2 cup of corn. Impressive. From a cold start to fully poped was around 6 minutes. I may just retire the old castiron pan I use for popcorn after using this. And this is from a total popcorn junkie.
Also, if you take the bottom half of the Stir Crazy, and disconnect the heating element internally, and combine this with the upper half of the old Galloping Gourmet or similar convection oven, you end up with a fantastic professional coffee roaster, but without the $600+ price tag!
Whenever shopping on Walmart.com pay careful attention to who the actual seller is. The ratchet you have linked to is actually being sold by a second party seller named Tonzof through the Walmart website. Walmart.com has partner company sellers that utilize their website. These partner companies pay a percentage back to Walmart to use the site. If you search you will often find the same item sold by Walmart Stores Inc., at their normal prices.