Harbor Freight on Black Friday - am I crazy?

I hadn't seen the HF black friday ad, but I did get a 1 day only set of coupons today that covered all the stuff that normally their coupons don't cover.

Was going to pick up one of the Earthquake XT 1/2" impact guns... normally $149, the coupon expiring today would bring it down to $126.

Got there about 10 min before closing time, and the price tag on the shelf said $99. I assumed that was just mislabled, since that was the price of the base model earthquake 1/2" impact. I mentioned it, and the manager overheard. They had already put up the black friday price tags, so he gave me the black friday price!

I might go back and pick up another one on black friday for my son. He's been using the base model earthquake professionally for about 3 years now and loves it, but I'm sure he'd love the upgraded version even more.

Battery or air?

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Originally Posted by Irving

Battery or air?

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air

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Hmmm, tempting. I have the Husky one and it's mostly crap.

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Originally Posted by DenverGP

Got there about 10 min before closing time, and the price tag on the shelf said $99. I assumed that was just mislabled, since that was the price of the base model earthquake 1/2" impact. I mentioned it, and the manager overheard. They had already put up the black friday price tags, so he gave me the black friday price!

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Score.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Battery or air?

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Imo, air for longevity/larger demand reliability. We did invest in a "Fuel" cordless half inch impact for changing tires remotely, and it has been working pretty well for the six months or so since we implemented it. All of us at work have cordless drills and impacts (smaller scale) that work great for short haul projects.

The earthquake impacts get rave reviews from many mechanics and shops.

There is a nice breakdown of the earthquake impacts by AVE on youtube. Looked pretty good, but the rotor and housing could use some deburring to make it great.