When you go on the cheap, what are your must have from H.F.?

I don’t buy from harbor freight. I like things to last

That’s where I normally get all my latex gloves at , they have some good sales on them a few times a year.

Gloves, pull ties, Most of the tools have a warranty, Break it & take it back for replacement.

gloves for sure

A coupon for free stuff.
But they largely did away with that.

Their plug in grinders. By the time one actually breaks I've made my one back out 10x.
Also their little tail gator generator are nice to have around. Just buy the extended warranty and return it every year for a new one.
Also I gotta say I've never had a problem with their wrenches or ratchets. They seem to have a Antioch seal feature to tem too I'm serious can seem to pay some on to jack your harbor freight stuff

Reading glasses, small pneumatic angle grinders, rubber gloves, big electric grinder for 6 inch cutoff wheels. I don't buy their cutoff wheels. I get those from a welding supply shop.

I bought a pneumatic crown staple gun ther on a friend recommendation. He has shot over 10000 1.25" staples on his bee equipment business. It worked very well making my boys 4 h projects. We use 1.5" and 3/4" in their projects. I also have their Pittsburgh impact sockets and a couple floor Jack's that have been problem free.

Harbor Freight tools are mostly good for stuff you aren't going to use very often or very hard. Sometimes a cheap tool that will only last for a few hours of operation is all you need to cover you for a lifetime. If it breaks... so what... it's a cheap disposable - go buy another one.

There's no sense in paying for quality if you don't really need it.

Yip. And a lot safer and more convenient than some hacked expedient solution, that probably ruins some other tool in the box.

I liked their flashlights.

Last time I needed a drywall hoist the rental place did not have one.
I bought a HF one.
Not as sturdy,
it's been through several tours and gets it done. For the price of one rental.
Wouldn't recommend for commercial use.
Try finding a young guy to physically work these days.

I have 2 young one that will work. They still like splitting wood even. They are still a bit small for putting drywall on a ceiling though.

Last time I had a big stack of sheet rock here.
My phone rang.
Said to helper, "first that rang in weeks".
He said, "That's cause you have drywall" lol.
We still joke about it.

Thats pretty much where I'm at.
I avoid Chinese made stuff like the plague.

I don't mind spending more for a better product and if its American made I'll spend much more than a Commie Chinese product.

I value my time so I don't buy stuff that I expect to break then take it back and get a new one. For me its at least an hour out of may day and least $5 in gas. Not to mention when I'm working on something thats the last thing I want to do is run to get a replacement for cheaply made crappy tools.

Plus I like to keep my fellow Americans working making stuff instead of helping a country that is out to destroy America.

cutoff discs for mini grinder , flap discs and caster wheels.

On the flip side if you buy quality it will always have value and its an asset that can be sold or passed on to your kids. Buy junk and your money is gone.

Americans are our own worst enemy. We are addicted to cheap crap.

My Son asked why I had three faucet wrenches (not HF).
When you are 80 miles from home and the tool is at home,,,,
Buy once cry once did not always apply in my world.

I do have a small fortune in quality tools.
Guess what, many are worn out and good luck getting face value for them.
I was smart to invest in Makita,
they are rebuildable<--- Luck, who knew they'd still be around.

For the guy that specializes in one trade, (boring lol)
by all means buy the best you can.
That's not HFs market.

Zip ties and gloves.