What a Ripoff!

[roadking77]

So, I have been needing a large floor jack for some time now. Decided yesterday was the day. I have read really good reviews about the Harbor Freight brand, being it will only be used maybe once every couple of months figured it would be good enough. Opened up my Old Cars magazine, tore out the 20% off coupon and headed over to tax free Delaware. Picked out the one I think will be the best bang for the buck, when I pull my coupon out as the guy is scanning the price, without hesitation he says "coupons don't work for jacks". Well, ok, its still a pretty good price but I was a bit miffed. EVERY HF add has a 20% off prominently displayed in their adds. After having my son read the fine print (of which I couldn't even with my glasses on) it pretty much excludes all of their major brand stuff. Just about the only thing its good for is their trinkets!!

[Nexus]

CURSE YOU FINE PRINT!!!!!!

[gm muscle]

Yup, deceptive advertising. That's how they lure you in...kinda like a woman with a padded bra! 

[roadking77]

LOL

[Jack]

Did the jack come with padding?

[chief poncho]

They started that recently, probably the last year or so.  Doesn't include jacks, welders and a host of other items.  They used to honor those coupons for everything. 

I bought one of their jacks years ago.  One of the wheels broke off within the first few uses.  Still under warranty so I took it back and got a new one.  That one lasted about 5 years before the seals blew on it and it wouldn't hold hydraulic fluid or pressure anymore.   I bought a replacement from costco and it's been great for about 3 years.  If it breaks, costco will give me a new one.

[chief poncho]

I believe this is my jack, but I got it on sale for less than $80.00.

https://www.costco.com/3-Ton-Professional-Grade-Aluminum-And-Steel-Service-Jack.product.100222458.html

[DeCaff2007]

Yup, deceptive advertising. That's how they lure you in...kinda like a woman with a padded bra! 

Did the jack come with padding?

LOL!!!

[FormTA]

Ya, that must be new.. I bought my $2,000 mill on their website and used the 20% off coupon and it worked.  That was last year some time.

[roadking77]

The fine print excludes their tool boxes,  their predator engines, the larger bench tools they have, power washers, etc. etc.

[72projectbird]

That sucks. I was able to use a coupon for one of their 3 ton jacks.

A couple months ago I found another 3 ton for sale locally for $15. Now I have two. lol

[LeighP]

Those low clearance race jacks have got to the price where when one breaks, they aren't worth fixing. I had one for years, then the piston seal let go. I actually took it to a shop that fixes jacks and he told me that he can't order parts as these Chinese jacks have all sorts of different pistons/cylinders and nothing gets standardised....said by the time he pulled it apart, and had the piston rechromed and found seals for it, it would cost me way more than a new jack.....so I bought a new jack...they're even cheaper now, lol.
I've got a heavy duty truck style floor jack that must be 30 years old easy, still works perfectly.

[ryeguy2006a]

I bought one of the 2 3/4 ton low profile jacks when I first bought my house in 2012 and still have the jack and use it all the time. It works great and I've never done any kind of maintenance to it. Now that I think about it, I probably should...