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    Harbor Freight Tools

    Harbor Freight Tools

    3.3(58 reviews)
    6.2 mi
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    Harbor Freight is one of those funny stores where I adore it but hardly ever shop there. That's…read morebecause I'm a lightweight when it comes to power tools, and the like. If only I had discovered the store when I was first building my collection of power tools. It would have easily commanded my budget. When I popped into the store looking for my one item, I anticipated a long hunt. Instead, I spent less than five minutes finding the product. The store is just meticulously organized with signage for each and every category of tool. In order to zoom in on whatever you're looking for, just read the signs. Now I have a decent set of hardware and only rarely do I discover I need something new. My go to hardware stores would be Harbor Freight, Ace and Amazon. I do have a preference for Harbor Freight when it comes to power tools. I think the reviews come from some pretty hard-core users. Amazon reviews vacillate between useless reviews. (love this product. End review) to the occasional expert user who may describe in excruciating detail the pros and cons of said tool. With the Harbor Freight reviews, you get a lot of detail from people who spend a good chunk of their time using the tools. As for Ace. It has that old timey feel of a richly stocked hardware store but more general than Harbor Freight. Less emphasis on power tools, more emphasis on every day fasteners and the like. Over time I have found that ace has some great staff who know exactly what they're doing. I actually used Amazon to lock in on the market price for a tool like this. Even with the wildest generic product, the Harbor Freight tool was more highly praised and lower priced. Years ago, when I discovered Harbor Freight, my friends and family all warned me, only buy items which receive four stars or above. Less highly ranked items would probably be disappointing. These days, the number of items with four stars or more about abound in the stores catalog. Consulting once again, my friends and family, agree that the quality of the products has risen over time. Service was friendly with the cashier offering to sign me up for as many programs as I could tolerate. Overall shopping in the store is incredibly easy. I eagerly anticipate returning in the far far future when I need another tool.

    Each of these store I run into are smaller and smaller. This is the smallest one yet. It's also the…read moremost organized. It's not dark inside like some of the others. It is an interesting addition to what was clearly once a dying strip mall. We were on our way to Lowes when my husband saw this spot and wanted to stop. He found only 1/2 of what he was looking for. But the woman working there knew where the item was to be located and while I couldn't find it, I didn't mind the trip. The security guard watched my husband's newly purchased items while he joined me in the search for what he was looking for which was very nice. It's weird because after visiting the store in San Rafael ages ago and making a big purchase, my husband said that everything he bought was cheap and complained. And yet, like a lemming running to a ledge, every time we see one of these he wants to stop. I still don't know why. But, I think he's more careful about his purchases which means that he's learned something.

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