Harbor Freight Tools

Prices are always good. staff is helpful and if your on the mail list coupons will save sum xtra $$$$. Some of the power tools are crap, but you get what u pay for

Inexpensive tools! Those looking for durable goods, don’t shop here.
For the O2 sensor that I’m going to pull maybe three times, Harbor Freight has the perfect $ 5.99 socket that I’ll use and will put away for a looooong time.
That being said, returns are a cinch here, especially with a receipt. If you are looking for tools to use professionally, look elsewhere. Come on people– these are discount tools for the amateur wrencher.
Don’t be surprised if a tool breaks on you, but also don’t throw away the receipt– they’ll replace close to every tool you may break.

So my Husband and I went into Harbor Freight over the weekend to purchase a bunch of stuff ($ 178.00 worth to be exact) for a project we were going to do. We were in good spirits. The store was practically empty while we were there. It was so quiet at times you could hear a pin drop.
There were two employees on duty. One gentleman working the floor and one behind the counter. The guy working the floor was professional, polite and very helpful. This review however centers more around the behavior of the cashier IAN, the guy with the blue beard.
Going back to my comment about the store being so quiet, we could hear every conversation being had throughout the store, when anyone was talking. So as I waited for my Husband to shop I could see (and hear when I couldn’t see) the cashier, Ian being OVERLY friendly to each customer he helped:
«Hi how you doing today! You find everything okay? Thanks have a great day!»
These were the kinds of things I heard him say to each customer he helped… until we came to the register. My husband walked up first and asked about a product they used to carry, wanting to know if they still had it. Ian’s response was very curt with my husband «That’s the only one». Both my Husband and I looked at each other… because we both felt the nasty vibe coming from this guy. So we proceeded to just check out. Ian say’s nothing to us except to ask if we wanted a warranty with the items… again very curt, not making eye contact and body language was stand-​offish. We inquired as to what the warranty was which seemed to pain him. We declined it. He finishes ringing us up, I pay and he hands me my reciept… no words spoken. I say «Thank you» he says «mmm hmm».
So now I’m confident that I’m picking up what he is putting down. I’m sure I don’t need to explain to you, the reader of this review, that each customer before us was white and we are black.
It was so obvious how he treated us. It was like night and day compared to the other customers and the only difference between them and us was the color of our skin which seemed to irritate Ian.
So F*** Ian. And he needs to take that ugly blue coloring out of his beard, it looks unprofessional and trashy.

This place is great. every time I need a tool they seem to have it. Never had a problem with any returns. The prices are good. They have some good quality china made tools. The warranty is as good as Sears. When the hand tools break just bring them back. I can always find a 20% discount when I go there.

I’ve been through here a few times now shopping with the family and have come to expect a few things each time I come — 1) Low prices 2) Lots of trash in the parking lot and 3) Friendly employees.
Our most recent trip today didn’t go quite as smooth as past visits though. While they had everything we needed, the cashier who helped us accused my boyfriend of lying when the cashier himself (a fellow by the name of Manuel) was too distracted with a phone call to pay attention. My boyfriend was admittedly being a bit tricky by having 3 transactions go through, each with 20% off coupons. One transaction with myself paying, one with our daughter and one with him. Each pulling out cash and coupons to pay for the specific items. Okay, so maybe it’s a little not-​so-​sneaky doing that, but their 20% off coupons say limit 1 per person. Well, I’m a person, my guy’s a person and our daughter is a little person. All people. But apparently, if you have a kid try to pay for anything with their coupons they question it. The guy refused to accept the coupon my daughter had and insisted that my boyfriend had put the cash on the counter when it was actually my daughter. Not only that, but when the phone rang with the distracting phone call he completely halted our transaction to talk on the phone, our cash still in his hand. This is a pet peeve of mine. We had to stand there for an extra few minutes while he chatted on the phone, apparently unable to provide change for a $ 10 bill while doing so. But, hey, I’m a reasonable human being. I know not everyone who works there is a sassy pants who can’t multitask. It’s coooool.
The real issue I have with this place is that their products are cheaply made and best for short term use. Sure, they have some quality stuff here, but not a whole lot. Look at this place as a mega-​discount hardware store because that’s what it is. The low prices directly translate to the quality of the merchandise. Like i said though, not everything here is poorly made… just a large amount of it for one store. On another note, their parking lot is filthy. It would take an employee maybe 10 – 15 minutes with one of their own extended reach «pinchy-​grabby» tools to clean the lot. It’s not that big. Are we sensing a theme here? I would give it 2 stars but the majority of the employees have been friendly, helpful individuals and the inside of the store is kept much cleaner than the outside.

Click your shoes together and say Cheap tools, Cheap tools, Cheap tools, then make a Tim the tool man grunt. That is Harbor Freight. Fun place to go and look and find tools and stuff that you can use to build stuff with. The tools are often cheaply made but for the price you get what you pay for. If you take the time to to really examine the tools there are gems to be found.

Always a fun place to go and check out the bargain tools and hardware. The products are hit or miss. You may get a real bargain or you may get a lemon. Located next to BevMo just off the highway opposite side of the mall.

Harbor Freight is a great store to buy tools at for the average Joe. These are not the best tools on the market, but are the type of tools you can use every once in a while and be fine. The store is clean, and easy to navigate through.

I had to find a cart with wheels for my firepit which did not have wheels; I checked prices at Home Depot, Lowes, Orchard, and Ace Hardware-​all wanted charging more for the same product! I paid $ 12.00 minus a discount coupon of %15% for my cart with wheels whereas the other places wanted to charge me $ 18.00 to $ 25.00!
I save a lot visiting here for sure!
BTW: HF gave me a free flashlight, too!

So I came here due to the prices. They seemed to have the best prices in town. On the other hand all their products are not name brand and seem to all be made in China.
I am giving this place 3 stars just for the fact that I don’t know how long the items I purchased will last. They don’t seem to be made that well, but I guess I can’t expect that for the price.
Check it out, they may have something that works for you.

Thank goodness they pick Fairfield to open one up. I was getting sick of going to Vallejo. Very good, reliable tools at rock bottom prices. Much like the WalMart of HomeDepo/​Lowes.
Only complaint is that they don’t honor coupon unless you have a coupon.
Inventory, the manager gots to upkeep inventory.