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Found this 1/4 page ad in today's Herald Sun. Gotta love these throw-away prices right now by Bunnings & Masters.
Have a lovely weekend :)
Thanks to BigBuddha & ShipShapeRC for the additional info.
70 Piece Screwdriver Set $10 @ Bunnings
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Here's the online link for a better pic:
http://www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-70-piece-screwdriver-a…
Thanks Buddha :)
Link takes me to the homepage.
DOes Masters have this as well?
They have their own brands
They do all they can to remove price-matching/product comparison.
Like selling 37 piece socket set, instead of 38, or 5-packs instead of 4 packs etc.
According to Google cache (11th dec) normal price is $29.98 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Awww.b…
Thank you. Added to comments in post :)
normal price is $29.9
That's the inflated price
Everything's the inflated price now, they sell as much as they can at the inflated price, then as much as they can at the regular price, then as much as they can at a cheap price just so they can maximise profits. It's called capitalism.
Ah but for all its many pieces it doesn't have a case?
haha good spotting!
bought 2, one for tools one for first aid!I have 3 of them. They aren't fantastic quality but still look like new after 6 months.
@daveaus:
id say they are good enough, and superb value for $4.
is this special price of its always like this?
bit smelly though.
thanks again.@mrgeckoz: They are always this price. I like em.. one for spanners, one for sockets, one for screw drivers $12 can't complain.
anything equivalent at bunnings?
Craftright quality is generally rubbish. These might be OK for the very occasional DIY'er but if you want to do more than strip screws buy a basic set of one of better brands (Stanley, Kincrome etc) and add bits as needed.
I bought the recent ozito wireless drill / twin cutter set. Can you recommend any reasonably priced screw bits to use with it?
Wera & Wiha is generally considered the best, but pricey
Irwin and P&N is still good quality and reasonably priced
Dewalt, Bosch etc. acceptable for jobs around the house, fairly cheap
All the other 1000 bits for $10 jobbies will break, round off or strip screws after the first couple of uses.
IT guys can never have enough screwdrivers lying around the house.
Thanks for the info. The Irwin stuff looks pretty affordable, I'll check it out.
http://www.bunnings.com.au/irwin-impact-fastener-kit-47-pack…
I have a set of Wera VDE screwdrivers. Not exactly OzBargainer friendly but they're the best thing (along with my Knipex VDE Plier set) I have bought. My logic was, buy it once, and do it right.
Thankfully, about 6 months after doing so, I was cutting some cable and it turns out there was a live 240V feed that I went through. The $70 pliers were totalled but I was alive (although in pitch black).
I would recommend getting a set (of both). The new Stanley/Irwin gear seems to be made out of some type of cheese rather than metal. Steer clear.
Dewalt, … [is] … fairly cheap
Same could be said for anyone that spends much of their time at OzBargain ;)
How does Stanley compare to the mentioned above?
NVM talking about bits here
As my luck had it Bunnings Vic Park has some of the irwin bits in a clearance bin.
$4.20 for 5 x PH & $0.75 for flat heads.
Couldn't agree more - left my unflappable Stanley set (which I only paid $20 for mind) with my ex when I moved out and bought a Craftright for the (now) odd bit of DIYing I needed to do… The damn shaft bent and tip snapped off my first time on the job. And the screwdriver barely fared much better. Do yourself and your relatives a favour this Christmas and don't buy this crap.
Looks like you got screwed….twice!
I've got a set of sidchrome thru tang screwdrivers ($62) and they have lasted as long as the cheap craftright ($10) thru tang screwdrivers and they have had a very hard life so there are little gems to be found.
Yeah your right. I own this set and they aren't attached to the handle properly so the big ones are totally useless and the handle just spins around when trying to use on most things.
Call me skeptical but how bad does a screwdriver have to be to do that?
I most certainly agree that saving money on low quality tools is foolish but I just honestly have not had cheap screwdrivers and been unhappy with them that I can recall.
Definitely not for automotive work
Mm good Xmas presents
I find the number of screwdrivers are being way too excessive. Usually I only need 3 slots and philips to handle most of the DIY jobs.
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Yeah I find I mainly use PH2 or PZ2 the most.
I'm sick of buying cheap screw drivers that strip screws
Wish I could get a screw an strip for $10
lol
Haha why do I understand what you are saying
Ozbargainer would marry. Free screws.
I love how they always advertise their "price guarantee", even though a majority of the products they advertise are their own brands, which aren't stocked anywhere else (and therefore will never be found cheaper anywhere else).
"If you happen to find a cheaper price on a stocked item we'll beat it by 10%"
so true… haha.. should set up an 'online' store… which happens to have bunnings items… we could call it bunnieshacks.com.au
I just got some. Yep they are cheap n nasty but my house screwdrivers disappear a lot with little hands. I keep the good ones in the shed out of reach and these cheapies will do nice for the rest of the family.
I use Wera and Felo around the house all sourced from Chadstoolbox over the years. I also need very cheap tools for the shed quite a distance from the house, just to make those burglars happy.
The IRWIN brand mention above is okay, but compared to the German brands it's still a long way especially the Lock-n-Load quick change bit holder always feel like it needs some lubrication when 'quick' changing bits. Very rough action. IRWIN is generally good deal if you buy the big set with lots of pieces. The Wera isn't without fault, I find the bit holders with handles need better tolerance, it's loosey here and there. The best is still Felo, tight fitting, almost like a fixed blade screwdriver.
I find Craftright stuff can range from good quality to downright useless.
For example these clamps
One of them snapped broken, because it was spring loaded it could have shot right at my eyes.
http://www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-150mm-nylon-spring-cla…these $1.98 scalpel knife full alloy construction including the collet, it just works, I have nothing to complain about
http://www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-scalpel-knife-with-3-b…these hook and pick set, is just handy and useful, I abuse them to hell the plastic handles quite strong
http://www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-hook-and-pick-set-4-pa…and finally most expensive craftright purchase a staple gun, the punch depth adjustment just doesn't work at all regardless of the material I work with. I have an old one pass down from me grandpa made in EU, this is an absolutely crap copy but it almost does it's job.
http://www.bunnings.com.au/craftright-12mm-3-way-staple-gun-…I have used Craftright screwdrivers at relos I find them good enough for a DIY person. The Craftright Phillips driver profile is correct angle unlike Masters rubbish TaskForce brand just slips and slips.
I have bought very cheap screwdriver bits from bunny and it just deform like butter as you torque it down. Absolutely shameful rubbish. I kept it as a reminder and proof why one shouldn't buy very cheap rubbish. For the record it wasn't Craftright and it was under $5 for 10 pieces of extra long bits. I think well built cheap tools exists but some tools you just have to spend a little more to avoid the trashbin.
My dad taught me to:
Never stay at the Royal Hotel - because it won't be royal.
Never buy cheap tools
I have 2 or 3 good screwdrivers that I always use, and a bucket full of cheap ones that I consider to be disposable.
Obviously your dad is not an ozbargainer :)
Imho, these craftright screwdrivers are ok for occasional house and car work. I have used them to pry stuff no problemo. They are made by steel alloy , chrome vanadium, and are backed by bunnings, what can go wrong really.. I reckon they should sit between cheap and good.
Obviously your dad is not an ozbargainer :)
I'm not OP but I would disagree. Why bother keep spending increments of $10 for this set when you can spend $20-30 on a Stanley/Kinchrome bit set? Sure the set won't be 70pc originally but you can always buy bits as needed. And they'll last a lot longer than these Craftshite
i use these from the $2 shop
http://www.italiancarparts.com/tools/screwdriver.jpg
they come with the heads on the rubber collar but you can put them into the hollow handle for safe keeping
i got a whole bunch of them in the car and they're fine for what i do (mainly IT server room stuff)
Lidcome have another 4 or so packs- hidden back of tool shop
Really? I just went there this morning and asked the cashier girl then she asked another guy, i sort of heard him say haven't seen this one for ages.
Exactly - then I went looking for my self and found it high up on left isle above another section. He apologized and felt bad that he had misinformed so many people that morning that had rung.
Genuine mistake, these are good people that tried - easily missed with the amount of stock in Bunnings.Happy to upload receipt if you would like
Good that you checked, as i thought it may not be available in all Bunnings stores.
Too many items, indeed.
At least someone grabbed a bargain! Hahah..
Better off buying some quality versions of the couple of common sizes you will use. I avoid these multi pack crap things and buy quality individual pieces when I need them
Bought 2 yesterday from Parramatta. Plenty of stock. Cheers OP.
Thanks Op