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I went to lowes today, i am happy and pissed off at the same time, im pissed off because Lowes has brought in china southwire which is complete shit compared to knipex greenlee, i am happy because all the knipex greenlee is on clearence. I got this insulated sethttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000X4PV0C for $39!! Regular price 108, i basically stole it, should i sell it or keep it, and i also picked up some of the deft semi gloss laquer.
I’d keep it. None of the Lowes by me had that set when it went on clearance otherwise I would have bought it. For $40, you could use the tools for a year and sell them and make money on the deal.
Dunno bout those Knipex tools but they look like cheap chinese tools I can get at canadian tire at that price almost everyday
No they are pretty qaulity stuff made in germany.
for 108 bucks regular price it better be because I’d never pay that for a set that looks close to mastercraft stuff I can get for 1/4 of that with lifetime warranty
Yeah I will see what Conductor says, He knows the whole history.
I own a set of 6 insulated screwdrivers all from canadian tire that I paid 14.99 for and are tested up to 1000V… Some of the electricians at work use them and seem to like them…
Guess the whole paying big money for hand tools like that is not my thing… Getting them on sale sure but not worth it to me regular price…
WOW! You stole those pliers for $39! Knipex are some of, if not the, highest quality pliers made. They’ve been around since fucking Chester A. Arthur was President (seriously). I buy Channellock because I have a bazillion of them and the are USA made in a neighboring State, but in all honesty, Knipex is a better plier. They have insane quality control and it shows. I have a couple pair of Knipex, they’re the 2 best pairs of pliers I own. Awesome score man!
07Sierra wrote:
I own a set of 6 insulated screwdrivers all from canadian tire that I paid 14.99 for and are tested up to 1000V… Some of the electricians at work use them and seem to like them…
Guess the whole paying big money for hand tools like that is not my thing… Getting them on sale sure but not worth it to me regular price…
Now I admit I’m a hand tool guy, but if you buy high quality hand tools your grand kids will be using them.
I was going to run to my local Lowes when I heard about this deal going on but I think some one bought all of the stock they had. I can see why you would want to do that Knipex commands a pretty penny you can make some nice cash reselling them.
I hit 3 Lowe’s. 1 was out of Knipex and the other 2 barely had them on sale.
I did manage to get a set of 8″ mini bolt cutters thought. That was the only item I really felt I needed anyway.
Yeah What do you guys think, I usually try and go once a week but I havent been in a while and finally went to day to catch some sales, and I walk arounf the corner and find the Southwire shit, has CHINESE written all over it, they had very few green lee knipex stuff left,this set was the last set, actually the last Knipex there, there were a couple of greenlee screwdrivers, Atleast they are keeping some of the channel lock stuff in the tool world section with the other pliers.
Yea, Southwire has been around for a long time. They make quality wire, but as it pertains to tools, Lowe’s just picked their name to use under license. They can sell Southwire for less and still make more per unit than they did selling quality stuff. The Southwire stuff isn’t all that cheap from what I saw in my 3 minute observation.
ChaseRogers wrote:
I went to lowes today, i am happy and pissed off at the same time, im pissed off because Lowes has brought in china southwire which is complete shit compared to knipex greenlee, i am happy because all the knipex greenlee is on clearence. I got this insulated sethttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000X4PV0C for $39!! Regular price 108, i basically stole it, should i sell it or keep it, and i also picked up some of the deft semi gloss laquer.
Nice score Chase! I never seem to have any luck finding good deals like this.
Conductor562 wrote:
Yea, Southwire has been around for a long time. They make quality wire, but as it pertains to tools, Lowe’s just picked their name to use under license. They can sell Southwire for less and still make more per unit than they did selling quality stuff. The Southwire stuff isn’t all that cheap from what I saw in my 3 minute observation.
You got that right it aint cheap, I have a picture of the section but I cant get it to upload….
What do you guys think, keep or sell and make a profit?
I’d keep them. Then again, I am the tool hoarding type 😆
Conductor562 wrote:
I’d keep them. Then again, I am the tool hoarding type 😆
Would you say I got them for a pretty good deal?
ChaseRogers wrote:
Would you say I got them for a pretty good deal?
Hell yes you got a good deal. Lowe’s probably had that much or more in them.
Conductor562 wrote:
Hell yes you got a good deal. Lowe’s probably had that much or more in them.
Thats good to here, Do you think its top quality insulated stuff, I dont know much about Knipex quality.
Knipex is always top quality
I was able to find a Lowes around me with the 5 piece set I was stoked when I saw it there. All I need now is some Demo screw drivers and I’m pretty well set on Hand Tools. The wish list item is some nice high quality ratcheting wrenches but its not a priority for me at the moment.
I want the full sets of the new ratcheting Proto combos so bad I can taste it. Just can’t drop a grand on them when the set I have works just fine.