POSSIBLE SCAM! I always come for affordable options and understand if they aren't the greatest quality. Unfortunately, this poor review is for something completely different and dishonest. I went in to purchase a 3 ton floor jack which was on sale ($30.00 off with coupon code) among other car repair supplies. The coupon expired that day and they assured me I could use it that day and it was the last day to redeem it. Upon checking out the cashier, fabian, rang me up and said I qualified for a free "inside track" membership (normally a $30 value). He also threw in a free flashlight/lantern combination light. He went so far as to use a highlighter to circle the $30 "additional" savings i acquired for the membership. Upon getting home, I reviewed the receipt and found that the savings he highlighted were from the coupon and had nothing to do with the "free" membership. The receipt showed that not only did he charge me for the membership, but he charged me $1 for the free flashlight. I suspect that either fabian misinterprets the savings, or is misrepresenting the receipt to get customers to fraudulently purchase memberships they never needed. I returned to the store and after speaking with Aaron, a different cashier, he agreed that he should have just applied the coupon and never added the membership, nor should have he charged me for the light i never asked for but said was free. I've never really reviewed receipts for accuracy before but I trusted my gut on this one and saved myself almost $34 of unwanted purchases/memberships. This is unacceptable and needs to be remedied. I gave this store 2 stars because although I feel like i was bamboozled either intentionally or by accident, Aaron did his best to return my money, cancel my unwanted membership, and actually gave me the light for free. Pics are included. Either Fabian wasn't aware of the advertised coupon and charged a different coupon that included/required a membership, or intentionally chose to manipulate the numbers to sell me additional unwanted products and services. Either way, beware and make sure to check your receipt totals when shopping here. read more

Harbor Freight Tools - Here's the receipt where I was fraudulently charged the "fast/one(?) track" membership that i was promised was free. - Hardware Stores Near Me - EL Centro, California

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Harbor Freight definitely has a place in the tool/hardware marketplace. They have great sales weekly on items that you would find in a hardware store. They also have items that are harder to find as well. Harbor Freight on the lower price end and that's not bad thing if you aren't using that tool hard or daily. We have bought many items and they have worked very well-such as tie downs, bottle jack (for lifting an item into place), tarps, and random tools. The items have worked well for the job we intended. Harbor Freight items are good. We buy things we will use hard or need to count on-where we could be injured from a different source. But we have had great luck with HF for the many items we have tried. I do recommend Harbor Freight for the things described. Be sure to check for coupons or deals! read more

Friendly & well organized store. The staff was helpful with assisting in my tool needs. They had great selection in stock & when my coupon did not work they made it right. Five stars. Great value! read more

Pretty sure this is one of my husbands favorite stores to wander. Pretty cool spot for inexpensive tools. They have tools for a ton of trades. We just bought our generator here. Their 20% off coupon made it a steal!! read more

As far as Harbor Freight stores goes this one has one of the better staffs I have seen. They always greet you coming in the door and are very helpful for finding where something is stock, getting large items out of the back, and helping carry things out to your car if you need it. I picked up a 2" receiver hitch mount cargo platform for an insane $38 on Black Friday and it was a large item that they keep in the back. They had 3 registers going so there were no more than 3 people in line each, and they brought my item up quickly and I was in an out in less than 15 mins. You can view reviews of tools on their website if you're trying to figure out what things are cheap (in price) but decent in quality, and what things you should stay away from. In general I have always had good luck with the Chicago Pneumatic air tools and they typically run anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 the price of a comparable tool at Lowe's or on Amazon depending on the sale. One of the best purchases I made here was an electric pole chainsaw. It was 1/2 the price it would have cost me from Amazon and works great! If you are in the business of cutting trees I can't comment on how well it would hold up every day, but for the average home owner who needs to trim their trees once a year and do light pruning every few months, this has been great! They always have 20% off coupons available online, and if you're not in a big hurry pretty much anything you want goes on sale a couple times a year minimum. read more

Outstanding staff/service/prices, esp w 90 day return policy. Bonus: free gifts w any purchase. Would LOVE to work there..