Harbor Freight Tools

I have to change my review because I’ve been buying from this store often and the employees have done a magnificent job. It’s the products that occasionally don’t meet my expectations. As long as I go in knowing that the foreign made products are not as durable as some domestic and European made tools I’ll be okay and none of my brain gaskets will explode.

Too bad cant give this store 5 stars first… bad location second… bad management cant keep good ones cause they have to put upwith getto attitudes from employees so this store is not living up to its potential go to the store in concord big differance but still if quality doesnt have to be tops its okay good prices some hard to get handy tools so 3 stars could be 5 with some changes oh yeah you bitches at the registers can suck it… at least then youd be good for something

Another «Christmas» shopping store for DIY-​ers like me. I come here at least once a week. Sometimes personnel are not really knowledgeable on their items so I have to find the tools myself.

Terrible service! The older female manager and the heavyset younger woman were extremely rude, unhelpful and lacking knowledge. They made us call the Harbor Freight parts department ourselves instead of communicating themselves, and gave our friends grief about using the bathroom while we were there. Awful people.

Nice store but two girls from that store does not have manners one of them i think it was the manager the other one it was just a cashier with blonde and blue or something like that hair really rude! It looks like she was tired of her job well find another job! Also she wanted to charge me for returning an item i didn’t even used… her attitude just pissed me off :/

Great place to buy tools and all those products you need at home. Great people work here.

I really like this store so I can’t say anything bad about it. came in looking for a smoke detector they don’t sell them lol.

This store is what it is. Lots for tools. Definitely not high end and not professional quality, but most time you don’t need that. The selection is small, but it manages to jamb-​pack this store with all sorts of goodies.
I actually like swinging in there for little things that cost a buck or so and would cost me double at Home Depot or Lowes. But I think that if I go for tools I’ll go to The Home Depot.
I priced online a scerwe gun here, thinking it would be way cheaper but Lowes actually was cheaper, $ 10 cheaper. So, it’s not always budget.
Hit and miss, little things and big… it is what it is.

I came in here to purchase some items for my father. I usually don’t like coming here because these type of stores are incomprehensible to me lol.
Anyway, store is clean and well laid out. Organised too considering how busy it is, but their cashiers are the reason I’m giving them one star.
I didn’t get her name unfortunately but when she asked me for my name and address for their customer loyalty I imagine, she said «oh ewww» when I told her my zip code. Then she went on to say that that was such a disgusting part of town and she felt sorry for me. I told her I felt more unsafe where I was actually (on Waterloo) and she replied that I did not look like someone that lived where I did.
Exactly what was that supposed to mean? I guess I could pull the race card but that isn’t my thing, I just would hope that considering a huge part of their clientele is Latino that she would know better.

Harbor freight tools on E Waterloo Rd in Stockton, California.
I’m a blue collar worker and I love to get my hands dirty. I really do like anything that has to do with tools. I can spend countless hours admiring tools.
I found myself coming in today for some jumper cables for my younger brother. His car died out and wanted a set for his own. I had a coupon to get % 20 off a single item, so I used it for his cables.
I spent a good amount of time walking around the store and looking at the products. Taking pictures and seeing what can I use for my line of work. Several items caught my eye here. Mainly anything that has to do with working on a car.
Harbor freight sells all types of tools for different types of fields. I really can’t speak on most of them. But I can tell you from an automotive perspective. They do carry tools for us and have a lifetime warranty on all hand tools.
So on my next visit I’ll probably pick up some extra sockets, hammers and Screwdrivers. I’ll start off small and just go from there. Because years back, it seemed like I had the worst luck in the draw. I would always get tools and they would break on me so easily. That’s the main reason I stopped coming here.
I still stick with MAC tools and Snap On as my everyday hand tools for the type of work I do.
Two things really stood out for me today. The over the phone customer service and cashier Marguerite. Like I stated earlier, My lil brother’s car died out and I was in the area. So I called here and got a phone quote very quickly and asked if I was coming in, I assume for the cables to be put on hold. But I was shopping around the area for other prices. So I wasn’t sure if I was coming in or not.
As I was being checked out, Marguerite was very talkative and really nice. I could tell she likes what she’s doing all smiles :):) I always appreciate great customer service. Good job today .
So yeah I’ll probably be back soon to pick up a few things.
Vincent D *VD* Enjoying the simple things in life.

I love going to this Harbor Freight store and checking out the cheap tools and deals they have. I get coupons all the time from them love their free offers and discounts.
Great place to get paint supplies and tools to get any job done. People talk about quality is sub-​par to other big name brands, but so far I havent had any failures from the tools i’ve purchased. The only downside for me is having to drive downtown to this location. They need one in North Stockton!

Good enough store if you are looking for cheap tools that will last only a year or two. Most of the items are made in China which is probably why they’re cheap. Some of the items they sell smell very chemically which concerns me. The hand truck i bought smelled for a few months but went away eventually. The wheel came off also after a few months but I was able to fix it. The hand drill I bought also got weaker by the month before I finally had to retire it… well, it was only $ 15. I did buy a live trap (I was trying to catch a feral cat) that still works 5 years later. Customer service is good.

Less dirty then the HFT on Fruitridge in Sac. That’s crazy to say given that this one is located in grand central homeless. Good spot to go especially since they are putting out 25% off coupons now. Have to be patient though. Lines form quickly and anything that is worth a sheet is under lock and key. I guess they don’t trust their customers. Haha I don’t trust them either. I’ll be back.

Husband’s car was broken into today… the thieves looked at his collection of harbor freight tools… and passed! Bwa ha ha

The only tool store left in town, just wished they carried professional quality tools too. Most if not all of their tool are cheap imports. I’m not knocking them because if you need a tool for a DIY’er they should be good enough, what i’ve bought just don’t hold up to all day use day after day. On the plus side they have everything you could think of to fill your shop and they have very good Sales

Good cheap tools and large selection. Can get you out of a pinch with their wide variety of tools. I’m about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ with this… you get what you pay for. Would I buy tools from here again? Of course!

I love looking looking around this place! They are so much cheaper than Sears or Home Depot or Lowes. The Newspaper often has 20% off coupons as well. Just be aware of their brooms I bought one once and did one «sweep» and it broke. It was pretty funny.

This place sucks

I have recently, within the past year, re-​discovered Harbor Freight.
I am now a fan. If I am bored and have to kill some time, I can
wander around this store for a couple of hours. Kind of like a
«candy store» for guys (ok, some gals, too!) ;)
Sign up online for their online-​club to get early notifications of sales
and other ‘member only’ benefits.
They are having a great ‘After Thanksgiving’ and black Friday sale.
Get on their mailing list. They frequently have coupons for free
items in the store… i.e., led flashlights or screwdriver sets.
Probably not the place to buy your tools if you use them everyday
in your trade (although they do have a lifetime warranty on hand tools),
but for us homeowners that need that special tool once
ever couple of years, this is OUR place!
They have tools and items that you didn’t even know you needed ;)

Tools and other things are most definitely
cheap here. Certain things though I would recommend buying elsewhere. For example my mom bought a safe here and though it was cheap, so were the parts. The knob didn’t seem very safe for a safe, since it was made out of plastic. I attempted to install the safe and realizes the knob stopped working. Otherwise if you’re looking for tools and general hardware, you can go wrong with harbor freight. They’re also very nice about returns. They tool back the safe after 3 months.