I've purchased a few things from them as well. The prices are definately dirt cheap and you can (like others have said) almost purchase the stuff for a one or two time use and get a fairly decent value for it.

Since I don't make a living with my tools, it really doesn't make a lot of sense to me to go out and dump a ton of cash on them. I can get the stuff I need at a much cheaper price, and while it very well may not last me forever, it just as well might, due to the low frequency of use.

There are a number of items I've got from them that go along those lines. For example, I think I gave $15.00 for a vaccuum guage on sale that I used to tune the new carb on my '55. It worked perfectly. I may end up using it realistically 3-4 more times in my life. Compared to the $200.00 Snap-On guage, I'll be fine "slumming it" with the cheaper tool.

I also bought an electric hand planer for 1 wood working project. I think I gave $49.99 for it and it worked great. I may never actually end up using it again. The cheapest one I could find besides the Harbor Freight version was $109.00 at Home Depot.

Again, if I had to make a living with my tools, I would probably be pretty selective as to what I bought from them and why. Since I don't though, I'm a little more liberal with my standards and a little more con$ervative with my ca$h.

I will say that I don't buy their light bulbs anymore, I haven't had much luck with them at all.

All things considered, seeing this thread got me to thinking that it's about time to make a run up there and check out what the latest cheap deals are.

Cheers,
Dutch