Halfords 200 piece Professional toolkit - 58% off - Page 4

marinabrian · 1st December 2014, 16:55

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Originally Posted by capese21

There are better quality tools for the price imho.

Ed:xmas-smiley-024:

Of course there are Ed, most of my tools consist of Britool, Snap On, Gordon, and King Dick, however I bought a £20 Halfords 3/8 drive socket set in 1992 with get this a PLASTIC ratchet.

Do you know what, even with the huge amount of use it's had over the intervening years, not one item, with the exception of the hinge on the plastic box, has broken.

Surprised?, I still am 22 years down the line

Brian

A19_Graham · 1st December 2014, 17:34

I have the small (£19.99) set Brian, and carry it in my scooter toolbox. I can strip a full scooter with it. Must have had it 20 odd years, and surprisingly the ratchet still works great.

chillyphil · 1st December 2014, 17:39

The Halfords Professional range of tools are excellent quality, at a good price.

I am thinking there is a bit of "tool snobbery" going on here. :Santa3:

nomzamo999 · 1st December 2014, 17:43

I have a couple of Halfords professional socket sets.
Brilliant quality, and a steal at the current half price.

Clickernick · 1st December 2014, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by chillyphil

I am thinking there is a bit of "tool snobbery" going on here. :Santa3:

I think you're spot on here!

Halfords originally sold and serviced bicycles way before cars as many will know.

Now that bicycles are uber popular, you will be severely sneered at if at a cycle club, you say you just bought a nice carbon CBoardman £1000 road bike.....at Halfords!!!! It's like you just swore at some old lady!!

Ridiculous snobbery to say the least!! :xmas-smiley-024:

Jordan Apex · 1st December 2014, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clickernick

I think you're spot on here!

Halfords originally sold and serviced bicycles way before cars as many will know.

Now that bicycles are uber popular, you will be severely sneered at if at a cycle club, you say you just bought a nice carbon CBoardman £1000 road bike.....at Halfords!!!! It's like you just swore at some old lady!!

Ridiculous snobbery to say the least!! :xmas-smiley-024:

Pretty much, but I think after working at halfords for long enough the boardmans were a rad overrated as they were often being repaired under warranty, sometimes the same part more than one occasion! Maybe that was just the way they were being ridden, who knows

RKDE · 1st December 2014, 20:57

Just check my receipt from a couple of years ago - paid £119 for the set but I guess everything has to go up.

Been a very good set and the best bit is the life time warranty which I have used on a couple of broken socket which cracked

Mikeal1 · 1st December 2014, 21:36

My wife bought me this set for Christmas.
If a piece fails, do they replace the piece straight away? Or do you have to wait?

Jordan Apex · 1st December 2014, 21:43

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Originally Posted by Mikeal1

My wife bought me this set for Christmas.
If a piece fails, do they replace the piece straight away? Or do you have to wait?

Straight away if they have it in stock, if they don't they can order it from the supplier (same with parts they no longer sell individually) or wait until it comes into stock

Kennyeth · 2nd December 2014, 05:01

So to sum up:

Halfords tools are very good (I have one)
There are better tools out there. (I can`t afford one)
Some folk are not only snobs about their carpets and curtains:
They are snobby about tools :xmas-smiley-024:
Ken.

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chillyphil Gets stuck in MGZT-T Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Paignton Posts: 618 Thanks: 278 Thanked 90 Times in 72 Posts	The Halfords Professional range of tools are excellent quality, at a good price. I am thinking there is a bit of "tool snobbery" going on here. :Santa3:

1st December 2014, 17:43	#34
nomzamo999 Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: St Blazey, Cornwall Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 178 Thanked 82 Times in 79 Posts	I have a couple of Halfords professional socket sets. Brilliant quality, and a steal at the current half price.

2nd December 2014, 05:01	#40
Kennyeth This is my second home No more Rover Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 1,625 Thanked 1,308 Times in 998 Posts	So to sum up: Halfords tools are very good (I have one) There are better tools out there. (I can`t afford one) Some folk are not only snobs about their carpets and curtains: They are snobby about tools :xmas-smiley-024: Ken.