open carry in harbor freight

[freekforge]

from harbor freights facebook page. i get cheap tools to take to work there all the time so its pretty cool that i dont have to worry about my gun showing

 

[KellyinAvon]

View attachment 39022 from harbor freights facebook page. i get cheap tools to take to work there all the time so its pretty cool that i dont have to worry about my gun showing

 

[pudly]

Sounds good.

 

[longbarrel]

China, all of it

 

[IndyDave1776]

China, all of it

This is true, but there are some things to consider:

1. Few 'American' tools are still made here. For example, as far as I can tell, Channel Lock makes the only American made fence tool still available. Familiar names like Crescent, Vise-Grip, and several others are Chinese tools with American names stamped on them.

2. The factory producing the gas engines you buy at Harbor Freight is the OEM for Honda (which led to some mutual nastiness resulting in the Chinese-branded engine being bored out a bit and having the power turned up just a little so as not to be the 'same').

3. When you buy tools, the divide in cost is getting great enough that you have to ask if you can justify the cost. Going back to our Crescent wrench, I could buy a Chinese tool cheaper, perhaps as low as half the cost of a Crescent when they were still made in the US. Under the circumstances of paying $7 for Chinese or $15 for American, I would still buy American. If I have to pay $75 to Snap-On, I start to lose my motivation to buy American unless I can really justify the money. Incidentally, I am aware of the situation with Channel Lock and the fence tool because of the lengths to which I went to find an American-made (as opposed to American-named) tool. Likewise, with the engines, why am I going to pay nearly $1K for Honda when I can walk out the door with what amounts to the same engine with the aforementioned minor adjustments, including the traditional Honda quality, for, if I remember correctly, $350 which was admittedly on sale, but still a much better deal for what amounts to different labels.

This brings me to the conclusion that I will be happy (depending on the nature of the tool and the value it has to me over time, i.e., temporary use or the rest of my life use) with Harbor Freight rather than paying a premium for a tool that probably came from the same factory stamped with an American logo.

 

[kramer5702]

I like that Harbor Freight did this! This is what every dang business needs to do from here on out! Let the law handle laws, and we will continue to spend money in your business!

 

[SirRealism]

Rumor has it that this started when friends of an OCer, who was asked to leave a store in Benton Harbor, MI, began hitting their FB page.

 

[Joniki]

We need more businesses to stand up for what is right.

 

[ruger1800]

Everyone should have voted for Ross Perot, like I did

 

[sidewinder27]

I don't buy expensive tools anymore they break and are costly to repair, Craftsman, Snap on, and Matco fight like teenage girls to get out of honoring their lifetime commitment.

 

[96firephoenix]

I've never shied away from Open carrying there, but this explains why I never have been approached or looked sideways at like at certain other stores.

 

[ModernGunner]

Good for Harbor Freight.

Support the businesses that support the 2A and avoid those that do not. 'Vote' with the wallet.

 

[EyeCarry]

I have open carried at the Indy southside store most everytime that I came back from BGF's range. Never a problem other than a female customer smirking at me one time. She was nice looking too! Too bad.

 

[jwh20]

I like HF and their tools, while nearly 100% "Made in China", are what they are. There are times when you need a tool for a single job and HF fits the bill for me. I buy quality tools for the stuff I use all the time but for one-off or rarely used tools, I'm glad there is a HF store nearby.

 

[littletommy]

I have air tools that I bought from HF going on 10 years old, use them everyday, dirty environment, hard use, and they still do the job. My company bought Sioux brand air drills a year or two ago, some where non functional right out of the box, and they were way more expensive than HF drills. I've always liked shopping there, and obviously will continue.

 

[MRockwell]

So is Harbor Freight now going to sell Hi-Points?

I like HF for consumables like disposable gloves. And their bar clamps can be had for a good deal...can never have too many clamps in my line of work.

 

[MagicKev]

China, all of it

What American-made computer or smart phone did you post this with?

 

[24Carat]

What American-made computer or smart phone did you post this with?

Exactly! This 17", quad processor, HP ENVY Touchscreen beast with a 1TB hybrid drive sitting on my lap right now is absolutely amazing.

Ordered on HP's web store, assembled in China and had it in 3 days. Not one complaint here.

It is an undeniable global marketplace and trying to wish it away isn't going to work.

 

[EricG]

What American-made computer or smart phone did you post this with?

 

[Bfish]

I feel like the last couple times I've been in Harbor Freight I have seen someone OCing... Good to see their policy. It's a good place when you need something cheap or a one time use type tool you don't want to pay a ton for!