Harbor Freight is a staple as far as hardware tools and supplies go. The target market is usually on the lower end of things - often people that won't give the tools tons of non-stop daily abuse. Generally speaking, you get what you pay for but if you only need to use a tool a few times - it doesn't always make sense to pay top dollar. They have a discount club with yearly memberships available that have occasional discounts and benefits. Their app has some good info but the in-store inventory data seems to be often out of sync with the actual inventory. If you need something specific, it might be smart to call and check to see if it's actually in stock read more

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Worst place to buy anything , seems like a sham , they will and say only way to return is with receipt. Ran all the way from sinking spring to 5th st . To find out left receipt at home . They in no way would return the item , ran all the way home got the receipt ran all the way back . It's a game to them they hoping you lose your receipts . Who does this kinda business ? Low down businesses that's who .. will never shop their again read more

The more I learn about being a man (read: a real man, a role model, someone you'd look up to), the more I appreciate tools. Tools facilitate mans ingenuity. Harbor Freight tempts man's desire to build by offering a wide variety of tools at a heavily discounted price. When I moved out on my own, I learned to appreciate craftsmanship. Fine craftsmanship, something I could trust in a jam to do the job. When considering a purchase at Harbor Freight, you should remember that what you are buying is a temporary solution. Harbor Freight offers a fantastic selection of items, but they are for the most part incredibly flawed. This stuff is not precision, often times products being hit and miss, and is unlikely to last you as long as its name-branded counterpart. For those of you who decry "BUT I HAVE X AND IT'S LASTED FOREVER", congrats. You are the exception that proves the rule. Harbor Freight is good for some things. Disposable tools, emergency tools, and shop resources. If you want to build a good home tool kit or outfit a workshop, try and remember this adage: "Buy the best, cry once." From my perspective and experience, that is always the case. Caveat emptor and such. Now that my low-down on Harbor Freight is done, I'd like to get into the specifics of this location. This occupies a storefront along the strip of 5th Street Highway outside of Reading. You'll find adequate parking, mostly because that area of the strip is a ghost-town. This is an area you'd probably want to avoid at night. The store itself is a mess. It's a tool store, so I don't expect it to be spotless but every once in awhile they should run a dust mop. The end caps are especially disasters. The employees are some of the worst mannered folk I've ever had the displeasure of doing business with. As an example, I purchased a machine from this location. I had a specific need with physical examples. I spoke with the manager and got his approval to return it if it did not do what I needed it to do. After building it, it failed to do as advertised, so i returned it. I was asked to pay a restocking fee which was never discussed. I took my return to another register and had it returned without incident. I have not been back yet. Expect to hear sailor talk while there. Twice on visits to this location, two different women with limited vocabularies that consist of a few salty 4-letter words openly berated customers. This isn't acceptable anywhere else, and I believe the only reason customers turn the other cheek is because they concede. This store is in deplorable condition, run by degenerates, and in a desolate stretch of highway, surrounded by abandoned and failing businesses. I can't help but think that, given adequate time, you couldn't save your cash and buy better quality tools from a more reputable dealer. read more

Bought a 14" cement saw from Harbor Freight some time ago that was basically junk (cost $500).It worked maybe a dozen times then the springs inside the motor flew apart it started smoking then that was it (not fixable). Tried to get a refund but it was past the 30 day warranty. Tried to get another one (replacement) but was told they don't make them anymore. Had s similar issue with some power tools like reciprocating saws and drills. Would not recommend trying to save a few dollars on their power tools! read more

Cheap tools! It's actually frightening how cheap some of this stuff is. But it's generally well-made. Not to be confused with Tractor Supply, which sells farm stuff. read more

I bought a pancake air compressor from harbor Freight. I used it with an air stapler to install some baseboard trim in a room . A few weeks I used it with an air nailer to install underlayment in a small room. It only worked for a couple of minutes and while it was running it was not producing any air pressure. I took it back with the receipt. They wanted to charge me around $9.00 as re-stocking fee. First of all , how and why would you re-stock a broken tool ? Second, you do not know anything about their re-stocking fee until "after the fact " It's on the back of their receipt. I did not know about the re-stocking fee until the cashier mentioned it when I returned the air compressor. In a polite way I argued with the cashier that the compressor was not working at all and why would they restock a tool that's not useable. After going back and forth with this, and the line getting longer with customers hearing my point, the cashier finally called the store manager up front. I had to explain it all to her and she finally waived the restocking fee. I can see their point of having a restocking fee when the manger explained their reason. She said that some people will buy a tool, use it for their project and then return the working too it for a full refund. That way they more or less rent the tool for FREE. That was not the case for the non working air compressor that I returned and I could see paying a restocking fee for something that's broken and will probably be thrown in the dumpster. read more