DIYbanter - View Single Post - Deep well sockets better than standard depth?

wrote:
If a person was gonna buy a small socket set for home
use.... would it be wise to get only deep well sockets
instead of standard depth as deep well might be more
useful?

IMHO, the number of times you barely have clearance to get a regular socket onto
a bolt far outnumber the times you need the extra depth of a deepwell. Heck,
I'd problem have to dig for ten minutes to even unearth my deepwell sockets in
my toolbox.