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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
Fed-ex dropped off something I'd long since forgotten about.
Months ago, I bought a parts bin floor rack from HF when it was on sale for cheaper than I could buy the bins, alone. I just wanted the metal rails the bins hang on, so I could screw them to the wall. The box didn't have any nuts-n-bolts in it, so I called HF's toll free number and they said they'd send them to me. So that's what Fed-ex dropped off, today. Inside were the hardware and an invoice. Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
-MIKE- wrote in -
september.org: *snip* Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14! Puckdropper -- Writing this signature is taking longer than writing the post. |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
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puckdropperatyahoodotcom says... -MIKE- wrote in - september.org: *snip* Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14! But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese currency, Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks. -- Dennis |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
Puckdropper wrote:
-MIKE- wrote in - september.org: *snip* Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14! Puckdropper I'm guessing the higher the price for the stuff they give away, the higher the tax write-off. :-) -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
DT wrote:
In article , puckdropperatyahoodotcom says... -MIKE- wrote in - september.org: *snip* Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14! But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese currency, Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks. Funny +2 points. :-) -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
"-MIKE-" wrote in message ... DT wrote: In article , puckdropperatyahoodotcom says... -MIKE- wrote in - september.org: *snip* Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png I love the M4x16 line. Everything else is $1.00, but they're $1.14! But there is no dollar sign on the invoice. Maybe it's Chinese currency, Yuans. That comes to only 16 bucks. Funny +2 points. :-) -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply I wonder if these are packaged items of, say 6 or 10 bolts, nuts or washers. Perhaps the quantity is for the package of several and not per single bolt. -- Nonny You cannot make a stupid kid smart by handing him a diploma. Schools need standards to measure the amount of education actually absorbed by children. Don't sacrifice the smart kids to make the dumb ones feel good about themselves. |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
Nonny wrote:
I wonder if these are packaged items of, say 6 or 10 bolts, nuts or washers. Perhaps the quantity is for the package of several and not per single bolt. They put everything in one bag, so it must be per item. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
-MIKE- wrote:
Fed-ex dropped off something I'd long since forgotten about. Months ago, I bought a parts bin floor rack from HF when it was on sale for cheaper than I could buy the bins, alone. I just wanted the metal rails the bins hang on, so I could screw them to the wall. The box didn't have any nuts-n-bolts in it, so I called HF's toll free number and they said they'd send them to me. So that's what Fed-ex dropped off, today. Inside were the hardware and an invoice. Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't have to pay for these. :-) Take a look... http://www.mikedrums.com/harborfreightinvloice.png Most likely they didn't have an extra hardware package and couldn't pull one out of a different unit as that one couldn't be sold. I suspect they purchased the missing hardware seperately and priced out the pieces to cover the parts plus labor costs. If Harbor Freight is managed like the company I work for the actual invoice would read something like: Missing parts replacement costs - $1.00 Labor costs for time filling out the upper management required paperwork to justify the $1.00 expense above - $108.70 Total - $109.70 -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
Kaiser Electronics did parts for military fighter avionics. A friend
working there received an order for 100 special screws (everything is "special sizes and specs" when the military is involved). He looked up the unit price and for 100 to 200 it was something like a buck each - plus $10 S&H. So 100 x $1 + $10 = $110. His boss saw that and corrected him 100 x ($1 + $10) = $1,100 ! And folks complain about "welfare cheating". |
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The reason Harbor Freight can sell tools for so cheap. :-)
charlie b wrote:
Kaiser Electronics did parts for military fighter avionics. A friend working there received an order for 100 special screws (everything is "special sizes and specs" when the military is involved). He looked up the unit price and for 100 to 200 it was something like a buck each - plus $10 S&H. So 100 x $1 + $10 = $110. His boss saw that and corrected him 100 x ($1 + $10) = $1,100 ! And folks complain about "welfare cheating". If that story is true, and if the $10 handling was not for piece part inspection, then that business was likely going to get severely hammered. All military contracts are subject to auditing and strict oversight by DCAA (Defense Contract Auditing Agency). Those folks catch crap like this and don't take kindly to such abuse. It might be that if the order was small enough, they may have flown in under the radar, but that's a big chance to take. -- There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage Rob Leatham |
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