I "HATE" Harbor Freight

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I "HATE" Harbor Freight

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Күн бұрын

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@ryanmoening7381 3 ай бұрын

I thought i was the only one who pronounced USA that way! 😂 that’s awesome!

@villram7389 3 ай бұрын

Me too😂.

@jesserowe8986 3 ай бұрын

I like to say ooh s a haha

@SoulAir 3 ай бұрын

Der Usa! NEIN

@eliudguillen1991 3 ай бұрын

That's how we pronounced in Spanish 😂

@patrickancona1193 3 ай бұрын

Japan in the 70’s renamed a industrial area Us.A but would stamp their tools “made in USA” after the lawsuit from all the cheap tools it became US (little itty bitty hardly there period)A, then when China took over they just went back to making good tools, Japanese tools are damn good, try em

@Bubba518 3 ай бұрын

I’m not allowed to go to harbor freight unsupervised 😂😂😂😂

@danieldaniels7571 3 ай бұрын

I’ll supervise you, Bubba! And we can get some of the big stuff that takes two people to carry out.

@Kumanekosamurai 3 ай бұрын

Same

@MrJamb0ree 3 ай бұрын

None of us are lol

@MultiJustice78 3 ай бұрын

Same😂

@airbornestud3007 3 ай бұрын

Me neither. Nor tractor supply or home-depot

@bwalters9762 3 ай бұрын

Harbor frieght has been stepping there shit up. They've slowly became a home shop staple.

@duo293 3 ай бұрын

They’ve been that😂

@NotABot88 3 ай бұрын

Yalls shops are great I bet😂😂😂😂

@duo293 3 ай бұрын

@@NotABot88 certain things you can justify a name brand, but i aint spending $300 on a niche tool that gets used once

@NotABot88 3 ай бұрын

@duo293 Well, then I guess you don't work in a shop enough to use something twice. I buy a 300$ tool and use it once, 2 years later im using it at work every day. Or someone asks me to fix something where I absolutely need that tool. Or a friend needs that tool..... It's a long life. You don't know what shop or line of work you'll be in in the future, but you very well may need that useless tool you bought 5 years ago and used once.

@duo293 3 ай бұрын

@@NotABot88 hey no shit, we were talking about about home tools. If you are an actual mechanic you should be buying off the truck for warranty alone

@IzzyVonDoux 2 ай бұрын

After reading the comments, let me just say that HF was founded by a father. He has since passed the company down to his son which is now the CEO. Tons of changes have been made to the company by his son. Both good and bad but mostly good. Quality of products have gone up, but one thing that stuck with me is that his father would refurbish and donate all exchanged and returned tools. Donate to the less fortunate, struggling vets etc. He was very patriotic. His son, unfortunately, stopped that and just resells the refurbished tools back at the stores for a discount as “refurbished” or “open box”. Tons of great changes have been made to the quality of product and also livable wages to their employees. It’s his son that is making HF a staple.

@georgebeauchamp1690 4 күн бұрын

Well it does make sense to offer an open box discount 🤷🏼‍♂️

@sttroner 2 ай бұрын

Toys 'R Us broke because we grew up and now we spend our money on tools, our new toys 💔

@coreyjenkins3056 Ай бұрын

Damn, that's Valid!!!🤜🏿🤛🏿😎💣💥

@kinanalhawat6753 29 күн бұрын

@@sttroner damn I had to screenshot that🗿

@drdoom8793 3 ай бұрын

Only people who hate on HF tools are the ones who realize how much money they wasted on tool trucks 😂

@NotABot88 3 ай бұрын

Or people who don't mind junk and love driving to HF multiple times a day. People who love dealing with returning lines, and who love having tools they need, break in the middle of a job. Yeah, ill stick with my tools that don't break, and that didn't come from a tool truck. There is a middle ground there, it's not tool truck or HF. Those are extremes lol.

@ihavethedocuments2580 3 ай бұрын

@@NotABot88Triggered much?

@bryantburns3664 3 ай бұрын

@ihavethedocuments2580 that boy must be a liberal 😆

@NotABot88 3 ай бұрын

@@ihavethedocuments2580 Hey, it's not my fault I had a Dad teach me about the value of quality stuff. If you're happy with your junk, by all means. ..

@mattlitton8066 3 ай бұрын

@NotABot88 yeah cause back in his day harbor freight was the staple for bad tools. The founder of HF passed and his son has taken it and turned that place around. Tons of made in USA tools, better quality of tools. It's not the same shop your daddy went too. In his day the only place to get quality was tool trucks, now it's not they're a dying business model with the internet purchases, and tool quality just going up in general.

@Mustang7120 3 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember Walmart running ads bragging about carrying Made In The USA products.

@eddo1983 3 ай бұрын

I remember that back in the 1990's.

@jenniferanne4143 3 ай бұрын

Yea, those used to be American brands, (Black/Decker, Skill, Stanley...), but they are made in China now..

@KrepsyK 3 ай бұрын

Their pry bars are made right here in the USA! I think the brand is Hyper Tough.

@7x779 3 ай бұрын

So this guy shows the only two items in the store that are made in the USA, or about 000001 percent

@kreativeflicks 3 ай бұрын

That was because of SAM WALTON... but once his snotty nosed college kids got their slimy hands on the reigns when he'd died, their 'F*ck USA degrees' and NAFTA changed everything!

@lexustech48 Ай бұрын

As a younger mechanic, I mocked them and people that shopped there. Jokes on me cause while I was getting what I asked for on the Rape Truck, HF quietly sold tools that got the job done that regular people could afford. Im now a fleet tech and nearly ALL of my tools are from HF. Beat on daily and they have yet to let me down. Some I've had for almost 5 years now. And my wallet is happy that I've gotten value for my money. I love made in USA when I can afford it, but if youve never been on a tool truck and had a truck guy tell you with a straight face a set of metric shallow 3/8ths sockets 8-19mm is over $400... then you dont know what getting ripped off really feels like.

@coreyjenkins3056 Ай бұрын

💣💥🤜🏿🤛🏿😎💣💥

@joehernandez6260 23 күн бұрын

✊🏼 Speak Truth ✊🏼

@josephbalek8686 2 ай бұрын

Went by there two weeks ago and picked up a brake caliper rewind set. All of the local car parts stores didn't keep them in stock. HF had what I needed when I needed it that morning on a rush job. It's a bad pun but they really saved my bacon.

@DB-fj2bx 2 ай бұрын

How is that a pun?

@Book-Gnome Ай бұрын

I use Channellock pliers

@bobbob440 3 ай бұрын

Made in Taiwan and repackaged in USA. Spent 4 years working at HF. I recommend their hand tools because as ling as its Pittsburg they dont ask how it broke. You just get a new one.

@gavinmcclure8047 3 ай бұрын

Came here to say this

@zephon13 3 ай бұрын

Here's the problem though. I don't want a new one, I want to get my damn job done.

@JamesMKE 3 ай бұрын

No that would be illegal to say made in USA then. It would have to say made in USA with global materials. Which it doesn't. These are made and packaged in the USA

@JCSuperSpeed 3 ай бұрын

@@JamesMKE can't say that's what's happening here, but I believe it. You'd be amazed to find out how often this happens in the supply chain. If you truly want something made in USA, a little research on the brand will go a long way. 🇺🇲

@taylorhickman84 3 ай бұрын

That would likely be better quality than the tool made stateside.

@emolasher 2 ай бұрын

Great value for the price

@thehebrewyisraeliteinstitu1868 3 ай бұрын

Jeremiah 17:4- “And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.”

@spikes_johnson 3 ай бұрын

People want things made in America but don't want to pay for it

@jasonpounders8456 2 ай бұрын

Snap-on is made in China according to my ex tool truck distribution agent

@spikes_johnson 2 ай бұрын

@@jasonpounders8456 They manufacture tools in Asia for their customers in Asia. The tools sold here are made here. The internet is pretty easy to use

@WinterSo1dier 2 ай бұрын

@@jasonpounders8456he lied

@ChakaHamilton 2 ай бұрын

I don't care where my tools are made they just have to do the job and not break after a couple of uses like most things at Harbor Freight

@spikes_johnson 2 ай бұрын

@@ChakaHamilton I mean that's pretty much how I feel about it but I'd also like to know the people making said tools aren't being treated like shit

@NovasEntertainmentCorner-id5te 3 ай бұрын

I have an air compressor that I bought from Harbor Frieght about 4 years. It was the cheapest one they had at the time. It's still running strong like it's brand new. They have some pretty good products and I always go back to get more when I need a tool.

@danieldaniels7571 3 ай бұрын

I bought a basic corded electric drill there years ago for about $20. Still works great, and has become my favorite because I hate messing with chargers and batteries.

@josequilez 3 ай бұрын

Chicago electric used to be crap. They stepped up in this last decade

@rcpmac 3 ай бұрын

4 years is a pretty low expectation. Have you been traumatized? My compressor is 30 years old.

@NovasEntertainmentCorner-id5te 3 ай бұрын

@rcpmac nah I just had really low expectations. It was a cheap $30 compressor that I got for air brushing. It's also part of my flat tire repair kit too so it gets used pretty often

@benrodriques 3 ай бұрын

Mine spits out oil

@TrueHelpTV 2 ай бұрын

Harbor Freight is KING lifetime warranties, no receipt needed

@americandissident9062 2 ай бұрын

I shop at Harbor Freight, Home Depot, and Lowe’s. I’m not being sponsored by any of them so I don’t owe them my business. I buy Harbor Freight when I need something I know I’m not going to break from hard use. If it’s something that I know I need to put through heavy duty, I’ll get something better. Last thing I bought at Harbor Freight was a sledgehammer.

@MrNside 3 ай бұрын

They lost me. When I go to Harbor Freight, I want minimally engineered chinese junk that barely functions on first use and instantly breaks upon second use. Now they actually have warranties and decent tools? They forgot where they came from and should be ashamed.

@ItchyKneeSon 3 ай бұрын

waka waka waka...

@user-im9ov9ud7m 3 ай бұрын

When stuff you bought don't break fast enough, it's a rip 😸

@aaronpinkham4196 3 ай бұрын

lol, I bought a cheap drill there once. (10 years ago) Didn’t finish the first hole. They exchanged it easily. The new one got me my bit back, but died too. RIP $30 half inch right angle drill

@adamhayden5152 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@williamwatkins2538 3 ай бұрын

@@aaronpinkham4196can concure the older drills were straight garbage lol

@larsbambi1575 3 ай бұрын

Whoever the CEO of Harbor Freight is has turned that company into gold, he understands his customers!❤ Edit: his name is Eric $midt his wife is a smokeshow, and his house is bigger than the whole trailer park I live in 😅 Eric, if you read this and need a consultant from some that has boots on the ground, HMU 🤙

@axelserrano9765 3 ай бұрын

He better.. his mansion in Beverly Hills can harbor freights! 😂 I’m for real too!

@larsbambi1575 3 ай бұрын

@@axelserrano9765 I’ll bet ,they literally took over sears craftsman’s market, I was on board customer feedback for sears, they would call me to do surveys and I told them they are making Chinese tools that I can get at Harbor freight but charging American tool prices… craftsman at one time had every backyard mechanic in the palm their hands, they got greedy!

@bigpjohnson 3 ай бұрын

HF sold cheap junk but used that money to advance itself, while the big brands got greedy and cheaped out while treating HF as a joke. HF is going to have the last laugh now!

@STho205 3 ай бұрын

The brothers had to start with something. In the 90s many US tool and die companies were shuttering. All new prototypes were being mfg in China from junk zinc...and those factories could copy anything with crap metal. 1993 when the firmer Gov of Arkansas became President, the chinese junk started flooding WM shelves. Eventually the US tool factories restarted, and HF has been sourcing more and more stuff from them since 2020. China shot themselves in the foot by accidentally infecting their customers and shutting down supply lines.

@WilleJamesHuff 3 ай бұрын

@@bigpjohnsonI think so to. The icon stuff especially. I’ve been beating on the sockets daily for 3 years and never have broke one. And they didn’t cost me 600 dollars for a set

@Lastlifeboat 2 ай бұрын

Just so everyone knows, I have learned that the maid in the USA label can sometimes mean that the packaging was made in the USA not the part

@GarnettTools 2 ай бұрын

Where'd you learn that?

@TheTyrial86 Ай бұрын

My last shop switched their milwakee power tools for Hercules. I was genuinely impressed the tools lasted. Their drills and impacts are pretty good. Alot better than most in the price point.

@ItchyKneeSon 3 ай бұрын

Customer experience there has been great the last few years. Staff is nice, ready and willing to help, and aren't stalking you in the aisles. They seem to be taking over where Sears left off with quality, warranties, and service. Maybe they'll meet the same fate someday, but they're maximizing the opportunity now. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up introducing a high-end store. I doubt it'll happen, though.

@hallowedbethygame2840 3 ай бұрын

Yes, i think their service is great. Beats the heck out of Home Depot or Lowes

@too-stoked-about-2-strokes 3 ай бұрын

+500 social credit points for this guy.

@thesamsquatch5224 2 ай бұрын

A lot of products are made overseas. Some are quality. Even made in America probably uses components made overseas. But it’s good to see a good quality product.

@Rvbeus 2 ай бұрын

Been a finish Carpenter for 13 years now, harbor freight is incredibly useful and we've gotten some really quality tools out of there. Like a Shop-Vac for our wood shop, various hand tools and other stuff. It's a great way to start if you're just starting out in the trades

@jimronaldson6699 3 ай бұрын

It was only 15 years ago I bought a set of screwdrivers because I was in a situation where I was driving without any tools at all (wife kept taking them out because they made noise) and I needed some things to make repairs while on the road. The screw drivers bent, a tooth snapped on a phillips, the handles slipped. However, I bought a set just 5 years ago for a similar situation (just purchased a car that needed the plugs and Coil Packs). Two of the packs went out on the way home. Used the screwdrivers and pic tools without a single problem. I have used them ever since nearly once a week without an issue whatsoever. I have purchased several tools from them since then and have been nothing but pleased. HF has finally stepped up there game! No wonder new stores are popping up! HF CEO and Your Team! GOOD JOB!

@reynaldoalejo7379 3 ай бұрын

At least that's what it says on the package, are they made in USA?? That I don't know!!

@John-wm6fg 3 ай бұрын

And Stepped Up their Prices Also Plus the Crap warranty of 30 maybe 90 day’s , Hell They sit in my Toolbox That long or longer before I need them ! I purchased a High dollar Item which was Supposed to be an impact Socket Driver , and No Joke you can Hold the Socket With The Pressure of 2 fingers and it Locks the weak arse Tool up , and of Course the warranty had Run out of the Brand New Opened Cardboard Box , Tool Never Used and I Won’t Screw the Next Human by Selling Junk New Items !!!

@RioManegos 2 ай бұрын

Might wanna look into securing them well enough that they don't make noise. Then she'll have to find some other excuse to remove what she thinks of as 'clutter'.

@jimronaldson6699 2 ай бұрын

@@RioManegos Luckily. I am not with her anymore.

@joelcruz9415 2 ай бұрын

I avoided them for a whole as well because of the quality. But recently I bought a few tools to keep in my work truck and I was surprised at how much better they are now. My favorite has been their little braun pen light. I've used it everyday for the last 2 years and it has taken a beating and still working great. The rech

@binkleyme 3 ай бұрын

Made in the USA doesn't automatically mean quality 🤷‍♂️

@fsreyes1 3 ай бұрын

That's a fact.

@chriscollins2890 3 ай бұрын

Maybe not but it means there are employed Americans that we don't have to support through government funds

@MP-ky3hc 3 ай бұрын

@@chriscollins2890 yes you do 😂 plenty of Americans with jobs who still get welfare through government programs

@sot8343 3 ай бұрын

Buying locally produced goods is about supporting regular people like you and your local economy. Not doing so and buying into globalization is how the rich got richer.

@binkleyme 3 ай бұрын

@@sot8343 I will buy the highest quality product I can get my hands on, end of discussion. Want my sale? Step it up.

@williamhutchins479 Ай бұрын

Fun fact. To have "Made in U.S.A" on your products it has to be started and finished in the U.S.A the middle doesn't matter. Like oh I don't, packaging gets created, sent to Mexico item is created or manufactured, slapped into its packaging. Sent back to the U.S then labels applied.

@GarnettTools Ай бұрын

False

@dev_lskr 2 ай бұрын

HF products are usually higher quality than everything within the same price class. Their staff in my town is awesome as well

@terryhamilton2303 3 ай бұрын

I build bridges, and everyweek some one on the jobsite comes in on monday morning. Bragging on what they've bought from HARBOR FREIGHT....I Would turn a deaf ear..... Now I love tools😂 My wife and i was just riding around one Saturday afternoon and i said lets go in the idk store....ive never been there before...we went inside and I WAS LIKE A KID IN THE COOKIE STORE😂😂😂😂.....I LOVE HARBOR FREIGHT STORES😂😂😂

@jaydavid-smith6418 3 ай бұрын

Pull your bridges up, that crack is showing , I laid some cement after I put my pipe down

@TrillMurray 3 ай бұрын

HF is basically a candy store for adults. You can walk in not needing anything and find 100 things you didn’t know you needed

@xdarkmercx 3 ай бұрын

One of us.

@ianmedford4855 3 ай бұрын

Me going into Harbor Freight on the way home from work is the male equivalent of my wife going to Kohls unsupervised. I can't deny it.

@TheCaptain008 3 ай бұрын

I stopped at my local harbor not long ago. Grabbed some jump cables and button batteries. They had it, knocked it out. But the coolest part? This weird little shop in the middle of my metropolitan city had 2 store cats that just live and vibe there. That alone, I'll support this chain.

@metaparcel 3 ай бұрын

No bro you went there because its cheap and convenient.

@jamesridgeway6374 2 ай бұрын

Cheap? More like free. He just slides the cashier a baggie of catnip and walks out with a full cart.

@billbarbour3351 2 ай бұрын

I love Harbour Freight, prices are great and so far no complaints on anything I have purchased. Planning on going back very soon!!

@T.D.8 2 ай бұрын

@jamesridgeway6374 Damn, my cats are about to get their asses to work. They can work for their own damn catnip, we have a local Harbor Freight. Stanley would do anything for some nip.

@josemunoz-sk4jz 2 ай бұрын

Jumper cables should be carefully selected. Not all are equal

@taylorhubanks-os7og 2 ай бұрын

tools aren’t made in USA. the packages are, hinting, it’s rarely ever stamped on the tool

@hunterrick4 3 ай бұрын

Their aluminum pipe wrenches are made in U.S.A. as well.

@trumanray6626 3 ай бұрын

yes they are have 4

@bvbhu3dg 3 ай бұрын

What!? Really, I’ve always wanted one, now that I know that they are made in the US. I’ll probably go grab it next time. I’m around a harbor freight.

@AndrewB23 3 ай бұрын

So they're more expensive but the same made in China quality 😂

@DoomWar1 3 ай бұрын

@@AndrewB23says who? You? Okay we'll all believe you now.

@kylesonsalla7620 3 ай бұрын

No they are NOT. They say USA STANDARD, and the tag says MADE IN CHINA.

@DemarcusQ 3 ай бұрын

I bought a torque spec screw driver for like $10 bucks never even knew those existed.

@PeteRoberts-sy6ug 3 ай бұрын

That's cool, I've never heard of that before, I'd like to get a 1/4" torque wrench driver.

@davidjohnson36st 3 ай бұрын

Bet you got to using it on everything round the house Googling torque specs on dumb shit 😆

@DemarcusQ 3 ай бұрын

@@davidjohnson36st Haha I’m like hmm what needs fixing around the house now 🤔😂

@DemarcusQ 3 ай бұрын

@@PeteRoberts-sy6ug Wouldn’t doubt Harbor Freight got something cool like that. Wasn’t expecting it to torque to spec but hey I guess now I have it 😂

@patrickjordan2233 3 ай бұрын

I once had a GF that did that for me....(JK/not JK)

@Dtgray12 2 ай бұрын

I learned my lesson shopping at harbor freight. I save so much money but the tool quality is severely lacking. Take for instance a wire crimper. $10 at harbor freight but you'll throw your hand out crimping butt spliced wires. For $20 from Home depot I can get a crimpers a little less straining than harbor freight but for $30 I can get a crimper that's both comfortable and easier to use.

@princenaz23 2 ай бұрын

I own many of the brushless, battery powered tools from the Bauer line up and they work fantastic especially my half inch impact wrench that's right in line with Milwaukee when it comes to break away torque.

@AMERICA_F1RST 3 ай бұрын

I haven't had any issues with any harbor freight tools

@dangrimes5078 3 ай бұрын

I'm having so much trouble with DeWalt batteries I might as well try Hercules or Bauer.

@AMERICA_F1RST 3 ай бұрын

@@dangrimes5078 crazy to say but I rele have had an issue with DeWalt either I've lost one battery recently but that was after running my blower up on the roof and didn't want to switch the battery and ran it completely dead and blew a cell on an 8ah but that may have just been my fault although I thought it would have stopped before dying but it's was just loosing power until there was none so I blame my self there but no other issues either way I think issues will happen regardless of the line you use and if you have a big DeWalt line I'd stay with it and get batteries during Lowe's and home depots by one get one deals like 4 or 5 times a year

@at_3831 3 ай бұрын

@@dangrimes5078I own both Bower and Earthquake 20v tools now for 3 years with no complaints especially when value per tool is compared.

@rjmac3001 3 ай бұрын

Same. Only things that have broken are things that i was knowingly abusing the hell out of. Never had anything break under normal conditions

@ProctorSilex 3 ай бұрын

You never got the ten buck grinder. The wheel lock fell off and it feels like the bearings are made of mismatched gravel.

@olD_Eazy681 3 ай бұрын

Harbor freight depends on what you are buying. Wrenches, sockets, ratchets as well as some air tools and some electric tools work great and last. Special tools like a weld on dent puller are garbage. If I have to return a product 3 times to fix 1 dent then it's trash. Its truly hit or miss

@bradhaines3142 3 ай бұрын

this is the most important part about harbor freight, some things from there are great. some are garbage, they have very little in the middle

@casey360360 3 ай бұрын

Lately they’ve been heavily shifting towards their new product lines that aren’t cheap while phasing out the old stuff that they’re known for. I moved to Arizona, left my rollaway in the state I moved from but still needed to work. I went and bought their biggest service cart and FILLED it to the brim with their tools. Got damn if I don’t notice a single difference between the shit I bought off the tool truck still 1,400 miles away and the stuff I bought when I got here. It’s wild how far they’ve come.

@olD_Eazy681 3 ай бұрын

@@casey360360 I agree. The newer stuff is way better. The US general boxes are quality as well as anything Icon.

@ashenmoonclash 3 ай бұрын

Have used their pin welder on over 6000 pins now😂

@billbonu1639 3 ай бұрын

I know a guy painting show cars with harbor freight paint guns and people ship cars from across the country because his work is second to none.dont know what kind of dent pullers he has but he swears by their paint guns.I bought a drill to mix Sheetrock mud and it started smoking on the first bucket so guess it's hit or miss with electrical stuff but if I know harbor freight their working on it and the earthquake impact I have is a beast!

@russjordan243 2 ай бұрын

It’s a common misconception that USA made products necessarily cost more- after shipping Chinese products halfway around the world, the gap in labor prices closes some, but what really determines the price is the profit margin assigned to the product. I was at Walmart a couple of years ago looking for a reasonably priced trash can for the kitchen. They were selling a Chinese trash can with a step lid for over $70. There is no way a similar product can’t be made right here for the same or even less money. Only difference is Walmart won’t be able to quadruple their money on it. If I’m gonna pay $70 I’d rather buy an American made trash can straight from the manufacturer and let them triple or quadruple their money. Enough of strengthening China and disemploying Americans !

@ForeignMinds 2 ай бұрын

well it also depends on what manufacturing facility they get and where there parts are sourced and quality of labor china has more people who know how to use precision manufacturing tool then the usa by huge margin(so they have a lot of qualified labor) A lot of part on where there sourced can also depend on the product like a made in usa drill can have a made in china electric motor as it only require 25% of the product to be made in the usa to have that label and manufacturing facility have varying quality of labor and good example of good manufacturing resourcing is apple they make sure there is no child exploitation for there product they have usa quality checking facilities but there product is able to be cheap because of where they source it If they sourced there cobalt from somewhere else it would be super expensive Like hypothetically if apple made a iphone where everything was sourced in usa manufactured in usa from american labor it would cost upwards to probably 10 grand as the labor for the silicon cobalt lithium, and etc. The pricing of the tool needed would be a lot would be a lot the labor for manufacturing would be a lot

@ZULUONE86 Ай бұрын

USA is a different country , we are in U.S.A.and I want that test lead.

@r1506r 3 ай бұрын

The package was made in USA 😂😂

@dylaninnes8541 2 ай бұрын

USA China Made in "the" USA Look it up

@user-ct1fj9pc4k 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@escapetherace1943 2 ай бұрын

no it's illegal to put that. A lot of stuff is made in the USA at HF. Most is China/Taiwan

@r1506r 2 ай бұрын

@@escapetherace1943 sure buddy.

@Jasonarmijo 3 ай бұрын

Ive been working construction for 25 years now under my contractor as an apprentice... I don't think there is anything wrong with harbor freight. You buy stuff using an account and get double the return time. And unlike many chains being unsatisfied is reason enough for a valid return. Their floor jacks and more expensive welders are pretty good and most hand tools I've kept quite a while. Pittsburgh used to be a top brand... I found my Pittsburgh Framing hammer from harbor freight looks amd performs almost exactly as my brothers 400$ specialty one... JS.

@Nonsense-hg6mo 3 ай бұрын

Pittsburgh was never a top brand they where created by harbor freight in 84 to be a cheap tool brand and that's all they have ever been.

@ttriffic03 3 ай бұрын

HF is a one time use tool for the job at hand emergency. If you get extra use from the garbage you might be one up for the moment. They do serve that emergency use tool cheep enough ; a real tool but a poc.

@jeremiahhuft5991 3 ай бұрын

If you've been an apprentice for 25 years....and your brother spent 400 on a framing hammer....😂😂😂😂

@MM-qc1tf 2 ай бұрын

Poor guy ain't learned shit ? 😂@@jeremiahhuft5991

@JustDontPls 2 ай бұрын

They have great deals and price points for just about most folks honestly and the return policy is pretty good

@suzukipilot4773 13 күн бұрын

I don't know if I just got lucky or not, but I own a Quinn dial caliper that is dead a$$ accurate! I have more than once checked them on brand new endmills (very accurately ground to size), gauge pins & gauge blocks. They always give the exact reading of the size. I trust those things enough that if something ever happens to that caliper, I'll go buy another Quinn.

@bodyrumuae2914 3 ай бұрын

Sure, you can get stuff made in USA, but just because it's made in USA doesn't mean it's great. We have a lot of companies that make crap products, and that's what people should be looking for, quality. There are a number of channels on here that compare products to show you how good something is based on the tests they did.

@ajchilds2163 3 ай бұрын

I got to harbor freight for alot of stuff you dont need like exact precision or perfect performance like alot of hand tools and i have zero complaints everything i have gotten works as it should and if it does break and it usually my fault for miss using something their return policy is great never had a question asked. Even had a worker tell me to being back a lil electic power washer i got right before warranty runs out even if still working to get a new one and could renew my warranty

@branflakee4257 2 ай бұрын

any item assembled in the US with more than 50% American-made parts is considered American-made for this purpose, regardless of the FTC definition. For automobiles and textiles, as well as items made from fur and wool, additional requirements apply, according to the FTC. Clothing and other textiles are permitted to have a "Made in USA" label as long as the item was cut and sewn in the US and the fabric was created in the US, regardless of where the fiber was originated or where the yarn was spun.

@GarnettTools 2 ай бұрын

According to who? the FTC is who sets the definition so

@davidhenderson3400 2 ай бұрын

You do any type of diagnostically electrical work that retractable jump bleed is a must-have.

@InternetUser-lj7um 3 ай бұрын

I love that "made in the oosa"

@charliesullivan4304 3 ай бұрын

He's the one who taught us how to say Knipex correctly, so I'm following his lead on how to pronounce USA.

@GarnettTools 3 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@Booney1286 3 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one that said that, I think it bothers my buddies at work when I say it lol

@XtraLongD 3 ай бұрын

@@GarnettTools I can tell you have Mexican 🇲🇽 Friends Made in the ÚSA 😂 🤜🏿🤛🏽

@mooseunit2711 3 ай бұрын

I pledge Alegents to the flag of oosa and for which it stands. Oooooooossssssaa😅

@Surannhealz 3 ай бұрын

I needed an extension cord on Easter Sunday. Harbor Freight was the only brick & mortar hardware store that was….CLOSED….while annoyed that I ended up paying 2x as much at Home Depot, I respect that HF was closed for a religious holiday. 👏👏

@JoeXTheXJuggalo1 3 ай бұрын

Funny you say that seeing how holidays like "easter and christmas" gets shown off to the world as a "Religious/Christian" holliday when in fact it's far from it seeing how it's a Holliday with filled will false gods and paganistic worship. I should know seeing I am a Christian and I don't celebrate those holidays because I know the truth.

@triskits_mmm 3 ай бұрын

You sound like a conflicted man there Sur

@westonhemperley5289 3 ай бұрын

@@triskits_mmm, disorganized schizophrenics with circumstantial speech patterns sometimes need tools, too, bud 👍🏻

@Wise__guy 3 ай бұрын

Amazing. Looks like you took your daily side of copiume that morning

@gahbah274 3 ай бұрын

While I give two shits about the theme of easter, I can also respect a company actually giving their employees a holiday OFF, like they are supposed to do. I had a similar experience at In-N-Out Burger. Was in Vegas for Thanksgiving, and we had a hankering. They were closed. I smiled and said, "You know what? Good!" We all agreed.

@mmace3 2 ай бұрын

Don't know how true it is but here goes. A co-worker was talking about something similar. According to his story, China had a town name changed to USA (oosa) That way they can package their crap to look like it's "Made in the U.S.A." When it's made in oosa - USA

@Kevin-iv3lv Ай бұрын

I like harbor freight stuff. Not everything of coarse but i noticed the made in USA stuff more & more. SUPPORT USA MANUFACTURING THE BEST YOU CAN & IT SHOULD GET BETTER! Vote with your dollar's

@MultiEpicRANDOM 3 ай бұрын

Idk how the laws are in USA compared to Canada, but at Masco plumbing they get all their plumbing parts from asia and then they assemble in the US or Canada then re label it “made in Canada or USA”

@MichaelBurkhalter 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, we have a lot of the same

@robertsalter3546 3 ай бұрын

I will never say USA the same again

@orvalaltwasser505 Ай бұрын

What a lot of people don’t realize, is that just because it says Made in USA on the package, doesn’t necessarily mean the tool was made in the states, it only means the package was made in the states. This practice has been going on for at least 40 years- and it’s perfectly legal!

@GarnettTools Ай бұрын

You're perfectly wrong and it's perfectly illegal

@orvalaltwasser505 Ай бұрын

@@GarnettTools Nope. We built hand controls for auto mobiles for disabled folks , during the equal access abilities act in Canada. We hired a know it all salesman from California. He changed the Made in Canada and imported packaging that was stamped Made in USA . Did for years, was perfectly legal in the late 80s- at least in Canada. And we exported them all over North America!

@GarnettTools Ай бұрын

@@orvalaltwasser505 are you trying to convince me your Canadian laws have something to do with our American laws

@trentbrownstone1481 Ай бұрын

@@GarnettToolsyeah, that was confusing a bit

@rubentorres8433 Ай бұрын

When it comes to tools, I've been pleased with my HF purchases. It's a bonus that they're made in the ooza

@alwayswanted2884 3 ай бұрын

They’re my first stop shop for any tool. Most of em even have warranties they’ve honored for tools I broke doin dumb mechanic crap with.

@ThePokerStreets916 3 ай бұрын

Thats the reason I'll buy certain stuff there

@billbonu1639 3 ай бұрын

Been dealing with them for years and had to return one item years ago and they charged me a restock fee which was kinda tacky but I still shop there.do you know if they still do that?

@josephfoster5593 3 ай бұрын

If anyone is in need of a miter saw, the Hercules corded saw is fantastic. From the bit I’ve used one it’s on par with dewalt quality

@chrisfirey4957 3 ай бұрын

Better. The D. Bevel Bauer is on par with ol'yeller. Shadow line is a game changer foso

@Va.2Az 3 ай бұрын

Dewalt is ASSEMBLED in America, parts come from China. 😂 Learned that as a kid working at Lowes. Worked out well for the company, they know how to sell a product. People are easily manipulated…😬😆

@GarnettTools 3 ай бұрын

Pretty sure DeWalt discontinued the American lines.

@brandonosprey7457 3 ай бұрын

Hercules is made in the same factory as Bosch in germany

@josephfoster5593 3 ай бұрын

@@brandonosprey7457 didn’t realize that, that explains why I liked it I have a 12” Bosch slider

@dannyboi4458 2 ай бұрын

I swear, i almost dropped 500 on solar panneks there once to try and convert my house to solar. I was talked out of it by my brother who brought up 2 simple facts, i only had 500, and I know nothing about how to wire solar pannels so i would definitely burn my house down.

@JeffinTD 2 ай бұрын

Back in the day that $105 woulda got ya most of their inventory. These days you’re not getting 5 circular saws for $3, but what you do get is often pretty solid. Might not be as dirt cheap, but a better value imho.

@TravisMcKnight-lk7gg 3 ай бұрын

We got to support our own industry 👍 every chance we get!

@theupscriber65 3 ай бұрын

Why?

@navalseabee87 3 ай бұрын

I'm guessing the chief air punch set is also made the same people who make the air hammer shake and break, which is Mayhew. and you can find Mayhew punches and a few other tools on sale actually cheaper than what harbor freight is selling those for.

@worsethanyouthink 3 ай бұрын

Distributor products on sale often cheaper than retail, more news at 9

@jessewynne8193 3 ай бұрын

Explains why tools and things are so much cheaper! There’s no over seas shipping or air flight shipping cost! But the tools break so easy! Thankfully they have warranties just bring in and replace!

@rogerraymer11 2 ай бұрын

GOOD FOR YOU , JARREN ! I've never even thought before about pronouncing USA that way and I'm a lot older than U!! It's great to see there's still things made here.

@JimmyYahteez 3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 for the heads up on those USA 🇺🇸 products! I found a few other USA items in there myself. Just bought some flexible rubber trays at my Dollar Tree because they are made in USA.

@stoundingresults 3 ай бұрын

Harbor Freight is the best, I noticed the one near Miramar in San Diego is better stocked than the one in Chula Vista, so if your town has several locations you might have to see both.

@joker432 2 ай бұрын

Harbor freight is a literal gold mine for good deals on tools

@edwardrodriguez8687 2 ай бұрын

Read the fine print. The package is made in the US.

@GarnettTools 2 ай бұрын

There is no fine print, product made in USA

@natarito2056 3 ай бұрын

Thank God for Hobo Freight 🇺🇲

@1Subcooling 3 ай бұрын

😂

@poopool_Q 3 ай бұрын

I bought their $40 electric chainsaw to cut a tree up after it fell on my car during a storm. About half way thru, the chain did fall off but that was my angle and rush. I slowed down and stopped trying to cut crazy directions and it was good. That was 3 years ago. I have since used it to tear up any storm debris and even trusted it enough to loan it to a neighbor. It's still working great. I fully intended to just get the tree off my car and have to throw it away before finishing. Pretty surprised. My previous harbor freight tool experience was about 20 years back when we got a cherry picker (engine hoist), a breaker bar and a wire feed welder. All their cheapest offerings. The hoist actually lasted a decent time (2-3 summers) but eventually the hydraulic seals failed. The breaker bar and welder were both broken within a week 😂. Glad i tried them again so far

@longbow6416 3 ай бұрын

Bought the same thing! The chain that comes with it cuts like butter!

@billbonu1639 3 ай бұрын

Their 50.00 electric pole saw is pretty good too for trimming trees and stuff.I actually cleared a half acre lot with a bunch of saplings with it too.

@13_to_the_33rd 3 ай бұрын

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯💯💯💯

@user-yy3ux1wv5w 2 ай бұрын

I had a lady in harbor freight that checked me out for a pancake compressor, and she told me to bring it back in 354 days say it broke and get a new one.

@weldchip 2 ай бұрын

i have one of their 60gal 2 stage compressors (discontinued model central pneumatic), the pump is made in italy the tank and the motor were made in the usa. not everything they sell is Chinese.

@Erikpdx 2 ай бұрын

I was in harbor freight a couple days ago and some thief was running out with bolt cutters. That's the fourth time in portland.

@leviswranglers2813 3 ай бұрын

I'm slowly falling in love with their ICON line. It seems like every review I see of that line is showing the exact same product on the tool trucks, even the same color, just a different name on the case.

@alexludden6657 3 ай бұрын

You left harbor freight with three items and spent $105. What is the world coming to?

@JSchroederee 3 ай бұрын

Paying US factory workers a livable wage doesn't make things cheaper. ...assuming those factories pay well, or aren't mostly automated.

@Rfgtghgfggfsfhlihb 3 ай бұрын

American products are cost more than they cost to produce. Everybody complains about Chinese products. But more times than not, the American product is already broken in the box and cost twice as much. People love paying extra for stickers though.

@PIndyJones 3 ай бұрын

@Rfgtghgfggfsfhlihb Chinese products cost more than they cost to produce. Wtf are you even talking about? People love saying anything even if it's incredibly stupid though.

@JSchroederee 3 ай бұрын

@@PIndyJones poorly said but the Chinese government has been known to subsidize companies so that they can sell products at a loss and eliminate competitors in other countries.

@50ccOfFury 3 ай бұрын

@@PIndyJonesit's even better when the person pointing that out says something even "stupider" It make complete sense.. There is more than just cost of production factored into final cost. And part of that final cost is paying (hopefully) hard-working Americans wages, as well as putting more profit/capital into the businesses building power. It should result in better pay, better products and better prices. However, a snide mind will always see what it sees first without interpreting it through a growing eye

@CruzenNBoosten 2 ай бұрын

My girlfriend says im not allowed to go to these places alone. I come out broke every time.

@KhreamedKhorne 2 ай бұрын

When I worked at a Harbor Freight circa 2006, Im not sure they had anything that was made in the US. This is a good change

@Roger_Icce 3 ай бұрын

They have some U.S. made pry bars too.

@asbestosfibers1325 3 ай бұрын

Do they have a small "W" indentation on them? If so that'd be cool, and would make them likely produced by Wilde out of Hiawatha kansas

@mmix224 3 ай бұрын

@asbestosfibers1325 I believe that they are made by Mayhew. I LOVE Mayhew. I have lots of their tools. Punches, pry bars, even some specialty roll pin starter stuff for assembly of stripped lower pew pews.

@DiscipleDown 3 ай бұрын

@@mmix224 Yes, it is a rebranded Mayhew. Can get the same thing cheaper direct from Mayhew, but you do get that nice in-store warranty with Icon.

@therealmillerman 3 ай бұрын

They are made by Mayhew.

@francicotrujillo4810 2 ай бұрын

One thing I’ve learned about US marketing is that usually what’s made in the USA is the packaging only not the content inside. If I don’t see the stamping on the tool it’s not made in USA

@jm100368 Ай бұрын

That would be illegal. so stop

@francicotrujillo4810 Ай бұрын

@@jm100368 they’re called loop holes

@sydres Ай бұрын

Last time I was in a horrible freight i counted probably a half dozen tools made in USA that was about a month ago. I hope they continue this trend of improving quality and increasing the number of US made products. Good for them and for us.

@dirtabd 3 ай бұрын

They can legally put “Made in the USA” on it and it can still be made in China as long as they package it in the USA…

@John-wm6fg 3 ай бұрын

No Lie 99.9 Percent of Purolator Automotive Filters Come From Other Foreign Manufacturers and Just Packed Here in the United States , and No Matter What They brand it as a Different Company Filter it’s the exact same Thing Just in a Different Box and Brand Name !!!

@barrymayson2492 3 ай бұрын

They set up packing firms in Europe and they get made in EU. Everything seems to be made in China and the Chinese are great BS camouflage artists.

@whatisupmynwah 3 ай бұрын

They in fact cannot, I work in manufacturing and this is something we have had to deal with. For something to qualify as "Made in the USA", "All or virtually all" of its significant parts and processing must be of U.S. origin. This is regulated by the FTC and companies face penalties for lying about it.

@GarnettTools 3 ай бұрын

@whatisupmynwah Finally someone who knows the truth! I wish I could pin your comment because people are constantly dropping farfetched rumors

@whatisupmynwah 3 ай бұрын

@@John-wm6fgPurolator has US manufacturing based out of NC, so yes, they are US made.

@fpvflyer4758 2 ай бұрын

So basically now we're getting subpar products, but for more expensive? 😂

@Bruh-jt4gv 2 ай бұрын

I started buying their tools back in the 90's, when you had to purchase by catalog. Bang for your buck no brainer, and I got my jobs done just like the Snap-On boys in the shop.

@TifleTifle-xd2pf 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate my man wearing the safety glasses.

@MindSnackBar 3 ай бұрын

I've witnessed a lot of serious injuries due to malfunctioning of tools and one death. Every single one of those tools were made in the USA. I have never had any injury due to malfunctioning tools and all my tools are made in China, Mexico or Thailand. Just saying. I'm going to show this video at the construction site today and see what all of my very experienced coworkers say. I'll be back tonight with an update under this comment.

@Toddtoddy78 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for TEN DAYS

@PsychoticAnarchist69 2 ай бұрын

Dude wheres your update. I like quality tools and I value the constructions industry’s input on this stuff

@quikfixes2084 3 ай бұрын

The packaging is made n the USA not the tools unless they're stamped

@GarnettTools 3 ай бұрын

Nope not true

@GarnettTools 3 ай бұрын

@@Ollie__Tabooger No it's you who obviously take rumors and treat them as fact. For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S." straight from a page from the FTC WEBSITE called "complying with the made in USA standard"

@bradhaines3142 3 ай бұрын

@@GarnettTools 'assembled in USA' is the line thats bothersome, if you ever see that it means the parts were shipped from china for final assembly here. made in USA has some liability behind it if they lie

@wildbill6976 3 ай бұрын

pt HF employee here, many of the Chief hands tool's are rebranded Mayhew's; most of boxes we pull of truck still have original invoice from their factory in western Massachusetts

@luxpyro1517 3 ай бұрын

Same with dewalt they have a drill and driver set around xmas time it says made in usa then inside the only thing stamped is the cardboard box everything else even the hard case is stamped Taiwan

@Druid_Plow Ай бұрын

Harbor freight is always good value. If you spend $1 on a flashlight, you bought yourself a single use flashlight. If you spend $50 on a flashlight, it will last you a few years. If you spend $100 on a flashlight, it probably has a lifetime warranty you'll never need.

@CavanalK5 2 ай бұрын

I miss when $105 could you get a whole buggy full of stuff at HFT.

@820hurleyj 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking and buying oosa! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@marcuspolo9106 Ай бұрын

I love them,lifetime warranty can't go wrong,god bless them,they get my money every week or when they can help me,they don't always have what I need but when they do ooh yaaaaa

@K.b.173-dog 2 ай бұрын

Not only that, but a lot of their hand tools have lifetime warranties.

@swampduck2609 25 күн бұрын

Chief punch set isnt bad either. The long barrel air hammer is decent for the price also. Same price as IR and it’s almost identical to the Matco.

@vasili1207 2 ай бұрын

As a British guy i love to see people buying there own countrys products... as we all know the quality of chinas stuff and the child labour

@GarnettTools 2 ай бұрын

Is King Dick still producing tools over there or what?

@vasili1207 2 ай бұрын

@@GarnettTools I think so as a brand ... but may be made in China... I have a load of older tools.. they literally fell off a back of a wagon infront of me in the 90s... guy didn't stop. Took them to college when I was 17 😀... Good old king dick

@stickshaker101 2 ай бұрын

I almost bought a ladder there this week. The price tag said $129.99. It rang up as $190 something. The teller said "Oh, that's the price for members. You have to pay a monthly subscription for the lower price." I wonder how much customers get bilked from those false prices. At least list both prices by the product.

@Godgreenzngunz Ай бұрын

Chief brand tool's are pretty dam good. I got cut-off tool, needle scaler as well. I think they're better than fingers ingersroll rand at half the cost. I use them both daily for the last few years. Still going strong

@ks8452 2 ай бұрын

I picked up a framing hammer from HF for like 13 dollars. Best hammer I've ever used.

@americanpaisareturns9051 Ай бұрын

Cracks me up. A lot of the stuff I would find at the 99¢ Store was also Made in the USA.

@finbah5706 2 ай бұрын

Awesome. I just noticed Dollar Tree has USA made stuff too. Rubbermaid, Reynolds Wrap, Pet Spray CLeaner, Laudnry detergetn spray, 3m tape. and lotsmore.

@marcomontiel3915 Ай бұрын

This is definitely the last place I’ll look for tools. A lot of years ago I wasted a lot of money on there then crap tools that it’s hard for me to give them a second chance

@ericjewell9151 2 ай бұрын

I don't know if it's true or not but I had a person one time who worked at Lowe's tell me that if a product doesn't say U.S.A with the periods in between the letters that it is not actually made in the USA

@charritolopez8223 Ай бұрын

I bought the 1.5 ton rapid pump floor jack back in 2013 and i have used it for lifting my car,also my riding mowers we are now in 2024 and it's still working as the first day i bought it and believe me I have left it outside UN covered and it's still working 💪