What can I say about Harbor Freight that would be useful, funny, or cool? By now you likely know that HF is a place you can find tools of all varieties for pretty cheap prices. But did you know they also sell TSA compliant gun lock boxes? I didn't. Now I do, and now you do too. Before you go into some tirade about how bad guns are, hear me out. If you're not a federal agent, you can't carry a gun on a plane. I'm not, but I did need a gun as soon as I landed, so I had to figure something out. Why did I need a gun when I landed? Don't worry about that. To check a pistol, you need an approved lock box. I searched and searched online and found all kinds of containers that cost a bunch. A buddy recommended HF and theirs was like $20-25. Hell yes. Cheap and compliant with TSA rules! The store itself was packed with people as it normally is. Service was friendly and I was in and out in under ten minutes. read more

I bought an item that didn't work properly. I returned it for a refund within a couple of days of purchase. At that time I was told I would have to PAY a $40 RESTOCKING fee. This was NOT mentioned to me at the time of purchase. There was no sign about this or any mention of this PRIOR to me purchasing. I am now out of the item and $40. I want my money back that you stole. read more

About a month ago, I bought a 3 drawer U.S. General rolling tool box from this place for $316.67 with tax. At the check out, the employee and I struck up a conversation about the tool box, and he mentioned to me that about a year prior, that same box was on sale for $199.99 plus tax. Jokingly, I said "man, that hurts to hear, wish I could've caught that deal!" After we both laughed, I asked if he knew if these tool boxes would go on sale any time soon. He said he didn't think they would, so we completed the transaction, and I left. Fast forward to this past weekend. Guess what I saw on sale for $70 off? Yep, the box. I thought to myself, "that's awesome! Surely I can call HF Monday and they can give me the difference in cash, or an in store credit." Man, was I wrong! I called Monday, spoke with the MOD and was basically told, too bad so sad... adding insult to injury, he told me that they had put out a mailer a month before promoting the sale. For whatever reason, I didn't get or see that mailer, or I would have to be insane or rich to not put off the purchase for a month and wait for the sale. If you remember, I asked the employee who was checking me out if he knew if those tool boxes were going in sale any time soon. According to the MOD, the mailer had already been circulating at the time of my purchase, so either the employees don't care enough about the job or the customers to be informed and be able to pass the sale info to a customer, or they are not well trained. Whatever the case may be, I can honestly say that I will only ever step foot in that place again if I absolutely have to. And if this place comes up in conversation, I'll definitely share my experience with anyone interested. A small gesture of good faith and good customer service could've gone a long way in the right direction... now, it will just go a long way. Seems to me that at this joint, greed outweighs customer service and loyalty every time. read more

My 25' tape measure had been missing in action for a while now. Either borrowed and not returned or put back in a place not its home. Either way, it is lost to me for now. While packing a Christmas box with newspaper to protect the presents when I ship them, I saw an ad for Harbor Freight. Looked it over and saw they had a coupon for a free 25' tape measure. My lucky day! I set the ad aside, finished packing the box and delivered it to the local shipping center. From there I headed over to Harbor Freight. It's been a long while since I've been the store. Since it was so close to Christmas, I figured I could make a list of potential gift ideas. Probably spent an hour wandering around, taking notes. Didn't buy anything on this trip as I figured there would be family back in the store over the next couple of weeks. But I did get my tape measure. (All that planning and no one bought me a present from the store.) read more

I find myself just going to Harbor Freight just to see what I might see that I might could use. The prices are great and the selections are amazing. I have never been able to go in this store just to get one thing without ending up walking about with so much more. If you are a tool junkie like me this is the store for you. read more

Where do you go when you want to look at tons of stuff you didn't know you needed? Where do you go to find things that you didn't even know were made? I go to Harbor Freight Tools. If you blindfolded me, I could identify Harbor Freight just by the smell. It is always the same, an intense oily rubber smell that assaults you the second you clear the door. They sell magnifying glasses, rock tumblers, carving kits, toys, electric flyswatters, and hundreds of types of tools. Take a trip in this store and in a few days you will find yourself thinking of a use for something that you should have bought while you were in there. Like one of those extendable magnets, or a drain unclogger. I find the service to be lacking in general, as this is one of those stores where they hassle you over and over in the same conversation for your contact information when you check out. They annoy me with their insistence. A couple times I have brought things back here that failed to function as described, and even with the receipt, they gave me a REALLY hard time returning it. I guess if you want something here, be sure you want it, cause you may be stuck with it if you lose your receipt. My kids love the store and always find something to buy. When I say I'm going to Harbor Freight, I always have a mad rush to ride along with me. read more

Harbor Freight Tools - Hardware Stores Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I used to think that tools are worth spending a lot of money on. Buy a high quality tool, take decent care of it, and it will last you for a long time. When ever I needed a tool that I was unlikely to need again, or I knew that the job was going to be gritty and nasty, I would run over to Harbor freight and pick up a cheap 'throw away' tool. I have since realized that while the tools at Harbor Freight are indeed cheap, they are not all crappy. I'm not saying you should go pick up a mig welder there, but you can get a completely decent screwdriver or wrench there for half the price of other hardware depots. Also, they sell bungee cords and tie downs that are just as good as any other bungees or tie downs for like one tenth of the price everywhere else. I'm always discovering neat little odds and ends there that make my jobs easier. The only reason that it's not a 5 star is that the help there is very hit or miss. There are people there who seem to know everything and can easily direct you to anything in the store or give you details on all of the products they see. There are also people there who seem to have no idea where they are or what they are doing. One time a guy rang up my order which should have been less than $10 and he somehow ended up at $140. I told him something was wrong and he told me I probably picked out the wrong things! A manager came over and figured out that this guy had some how charged me for 20 of one of the items. 20! How the hell do you accidentally do that and then not notice it? read more

A great place to go if you know absolutely nothing about tools but really want to talk to some guy about which brand of higgledyfriggle he should buy for his zoarming project. Yeah, the other customers are FRIENDLY. I've only been here a few times, and have never been approached by anyone who works here offering to help me - even when I'm staring at things for what I'm sure is an unreasonable amount of time trying to figure out what different types of vises could possibly do - but luckily another customer is always around to help. Granted, this could be because they just want to get to the vises and they don't understand what I would need to be Googling when the differences are glaringly obvious to people who know all about smooglewoogles and gargetiks. But still, helpful. I wouldn't necessarily recommend buying power tools or anything here, but for your basic hand tools, it's pretty convenient. I've bought some files, a tool bag, storage containers, c-clamps, and the aforementioned vise (I used the tried and true method of picking the cheapest one and hoping for the best). Everything has been roughly 1/2 the price of Home Depot or Lowe's, and generally on par with Amazon, if not a bit less. A tip: ALWAYS DOWNLOAD THE COUPONS! There are roughly 1.5 million of them in circulation on any given day. If you have one of them there robot phones what can talk with the metal birdies in the sky, you can just pull them up on your screen and the nice (okay, probably somewhat moody) cashier will boop them right into the register. read more

Prices and availability are mostly great but Checkout is always, and I mean ALWAYS a major hassle and takes forever. Maybe because there's always only 2 cashiers working. ‍ read more

A hardware store for the cheap or the on a budget handy people out there. This is a hardware shop just like Home Deopt or Lowes, but it's not as expensive. The help there is ok for the most part, not every worker on the floor knows about the function of the tools or what they are meant for (but as a buyer your mostly responsible for that info anyway right??), but if your new to starting up projects and just not sure as to what the right tool for the job might be, there are a FEW select people who can help you out. Try asking for Big John, he's a nice guy and is very helpful and informative. There is a manager there by the name of Rob and if anything isnt going your way or the workers just don't seem to be of much use, ask for him this guy was a big help. read more

They've got just about everything you could think of for tool needs. Friendly staff. Cheap prices ... then again the product is cheap metal ect as well so you get what you pay for. I enjoy going there tho because they have so much and staff is friendly and helpful. read more