Harbor Freight Tools

All I can say is WOW! This place is amazing, lots of cool toys here! So much things here I would love to have, but oh well, I will most certainly be coming back to these guys, there is plenty to get and if there is a tool you need, most likely this place has it!
I would most certainly recommend this place!

Be cautious what you buy as some items are low quality.
Prices are pretty cheap especially with the 20 to 25% off coupons that they spam in the mail. Make sure to pick up the free item coupon as well.
Employees are helpful.

The worst quality tools on the market are here. The ratchets have pawls that slip, leading to bloody knuckles. Air tools give out after a few uses. You get what you pay for.

I am totally not a person who would ever buy anything in here just because I don’t know what half the stuff is for — if something breaks with my car, or my house, or anything, I call the professionals. Or my boyfriend, who loves tinkering with stuff and absolutely LOVES this place.
He says the prices are really great and he can usually find everything he needs here. We’ve also gotten free flashlights, screwdrivers and tape measures from their coupons. I don’t like staying here too long because the smell of rubber gives me a headache pretty quickly. But I do enjoy the selection of giant sledgehammers, machetes and crowbars… I pretend I’m a character in Dead Island or something, though I’m really really careful not to actually smash anyone’s head in if they walk into the aisle I’m in.
I’d say if you need to fix something, it’s a good bet they’ll have the tools you need to do it.

Great prices on ‘no name’ tools and equipment. Most everything is Chinese imports.
The absolute worst staff I’ve ever encountered in a retail store. Just trying to get through a check out line is a monumental task and disappointment. I leave there feeling frustrated every time and honestly they don’t give a flying sheet.

This is a good place to shop for tools and various mechanical items. The store is moderate size, but has a lot of stuff. The staff do not spend much time answering questions. You kind of have to know what you want. The prices are low. And they have a regular policy of putting things on sale.

Great place to buy cheap tools. The prices are low and sometimes the quality is too but for tools that I lose easily it’s great. Don’t count on great customer service since it’s a discount type place but I have seen a person on the floor a few times helping people out.

If you want customer service or a gift receipt go to Lowes. Harbor Freight does have great deals though.

This a place I see ads for weekly. The prices are carazy low and if you don’t mind buying tools with a name you don’t recognize, you have found the Promised Land.
I think I bought something from them online once and the price was about half of anywhere else. I just so happened to ask my contractor last week where he got his tools and he said harbor freight. He said in his trade a lot of things break and get stolen and harbor freight is the best place to get quality tool that you won’t cry about if they break or get robbed.
I went down, got some tarps, paint brushes and other essential knick knacks and I have to say I save about 30% off of my previous secret stash store. Not a lot of helpful people wandering around and a friendly place for 1^st time tool shoppers, but let’s face it, even in the bigger stores, it’s a tough place to shop unless you get a knowledgeable helpful person who understands.
Check ‘em out, you won’t leave empty handed.

come here to get disposable tools and little nick nacks

It’s a good place to go if you know how to put things together yourself. We got some Adirondack chairs here for a great price. Everything is a great price and sometimes you’re surprised by great qaulity.
Though usually you get what you pay for. My dad buys a lot here, I buy here too on occasion. Some of the tools don’t stand the test of time. But If you have experience you’ll be able to suss it out without being surprised.
The staff is chatty and pleasant, but not particularly quick or direct. It takes them a little while to find something.

best price for decent tools!!!

The prices are great but a lot of the tools look to be cheaply made. Not much in the way of service but the kids on staff are nice.

You know what, this is not the place to go if you don’t know what you want or need a bunch of questions answered. And yes, «understaffed» is the word of the day. BUT, if you know exactly what you want and what to do with it, this is the place to buy cheap tools. If you find their ads and sales and have came here enough to experience the bad times with it being packed, then you’ll probably know when to come here when it’s the non busy times so you can score the PHAT deals! Call ahead if you are worried about something being sold out or not. Honestly, I think the other stores are over prices for basic tools, and the prices here prove it.
I’ve left this place pissed off before, but it’s usually some idiot returning something taking forever and I had a time constraint, or I didn’t call ahead to check the stock. And if I buy something electrical like a drill or band saw and it breaks, I won’t buy it here again. I’ll probably go Craftsman or something with a warranty. But it’s the chance I’m willing to take. All of my motor driven Chicago tools still work fine. I got a parts washing bin here for ½ of the price Napa would have charged me and it’s the SAME QUALITY made in China.
This is definitely the place to get basic blunt tools like hammers and screwdrivers or gloves Super Cheap! I take advantage of their email spam and I’ve saved TONS of money.
Anyways, I can see the reasoning behind the negative reviews, but I treat this like a swap-​meet or Value Village. You have to know what you want and what a good price is for the quality. The deals are worth it if you have patience. I have mad patience and I’m kind of a tool nut so I’m a little biased.
ps. the Bellevue store is über clean and organized compared to this store, but it just opened also.
~TZ

Cheap prices = inadequate staffing.
I went to buy a digital caliper gauge and a surge protector from HF Tools today (about $ 30 worth of stuff) and ultimately left without them, despite the fact I had them in my hands, was standing in the check-​out line, and was ready-​to-​buy.
They were woefully understaffed today (the cashier went on about how much of a slacker her coworkers were who called in sick and left her as the only one cashiering — I wouldn’t want to have a coworker talk «smack» about me like that) and only one manager who could authorize returns — he was also the only one who could assist someone with loading a DIY gazebo into their car too. Thus, there was a back-​up at the sole register and after waiting 10 minutes for the manager to come inside, I decided my time was more valuable than saving $ 5 or less on the products HF sells compared to a host of other options, including Home Depot, McLendon’s, Lowe’s, etc.
Additional issues: the prices on the shelf for the items I was going to buy were more than what was advertised on the HF web page. Also, expect most if not all of the tools are Chinese manufactured (sold under the «Chicago Tools» name) and quality varies.
Still, if you go in with the expectation to have lousy service, be forced to wait an extra long time, and you’ll be buying tools that may or may not last a reasonable amount of time, HF might be what you consider a bargain. I have had fair success with the items I had purchased there before (I’ve shopped there 2 – 3 times) but in each visit, the service got worse.

What a marvelous place!
Did you know you can get just about any type of caster wheel here? Well, you can! So now you can make everything in your life mobile. Just wheel it away…
You may not find the tools that will stand the test of time, but for most of my projects the stuff they have in here is definitely going to do me just fine.
It’s also a great place for practical jokes. I’ve decided that if I ever have to register for a baby shower, I’m doing it here and this blast cabinet is going to be the first thing on my list:
Oh, c’mon, I’m kidding… it was funny… Unilocal

Decent Quality, Great value for money = 4stars
My first impression of Harbor Freight was «this is a bunch of cheap crap from China.» While this is the case, this is the place to buy decent power tools when you are on a budget that will hold their own against more expensive offerings that you would find at other hardware stores.
Is this a store for you? Yes, because you can buy cheap tools forged in China for ¼ the price of the competition.
Do I buy my tools here? Yes and No… If I want something to last a lifetime I do the research, and pay extra somewhere else. If I need a specialized tool that will rarely be used or is only needed once I’ll buy it here. If it is a precise measuring tool I’ll buy it elseware. Harbor Freight is a good place to buy rubber-​gloves, a drill press, drill bits, a backup (emergency) tool set, specialized automotive tools, anvils, lathes, table-​clamps, rotary tools and all kinds of other handy tools.
Give them a chance, you know what to expect.

A place for cheap made in China tools. Some of their power tools are actually the same ones as you see at Home Depot, but just rebranded and cheaper. If you’re handy and bottom dollar is your bottom line, this is the place to be. The quality of the tools may not be the highest, but it’ll get the job done! I got a rotary hammer for $ 59, but was able to use it to put in the piers for a basement upfit, and it still works great! Anything too mechanical, don’t touch it, such as an mortiser. However, I had pretty good luck with their drill press, sander, dust collectors, and their hand tools. The staff is pretty friendly and way more knowledgable than the morons at Home Depot’s Tool Department. Rule of thumb of HF is: Try and play with the tools before buying it.