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Great advise, I couldn't agree more. Lots of good deals mixed in with some serious junk.
The secret of happy buying at Harbor Freight is in reading the reviews. Go online to the HF website and look at the item you are contemplating. Don't just look at how many stars it has. Read all the reviews. Some items have poor reviews because the idiots that bought it did not read the instructions, have no clue how to use it, and quickly say it is a POS. Other items have five star reviews but the owner has never used the tool! Read all the reviews carefully and make your own decision. After learning this, I will not buy anything from HF without reading the reviews. The last thing I bought without reading the reviews was a vise. After I got it home I read the reviews, which were awful. People talked of opening the box and finding a jaw broken off. Others broke off a jaw with a gentle tightening. That was enough for me, and I returned the vise with the box unopened. I also learned my lesson. When I read the reviews, like what I read, and buy it at a good price on sale, I am always a satisfied customer. Do your homework first, Caveat Emptor...
Oh, by the way. Only buy the stock number that you read the review for, not a "similar" item. I have a HF only a couple miles from me, so it is easy for me to work their system. They have a lot of crap, and also some great deals on inexpensive stuff. Your job is to determine the difference.