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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
HARBOR FREIGHT = *hardware* version of Wally-World.
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Yes, that's exactly my point :-) I, as a typical do-it-yourselfer, don't need (and for most of my life couldn't afford, even if I could find where to buy most of them) a shop-quality engine hoist, floor jack, drill press, &c that I can use day after day for years, because I might use any individual tool a few times a year, or maybe not for several years.
Just as - to carry the WalMart analogy a bit further - I don't need clothes with designer labels and prices to match, or shoes with a 'swoosh' on the side. Not that I buy much there myself, as I tend to get most of my clothes from REI & similar places, but the principle's the same. And I think you'll find that much of the expensive brand-name stuff is made in China too, like as not in the same factories.