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Re: [oletrucks] Harbor Freight - Shop Around...

To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>, "Jack Halton" <safesix@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Harbor Freight - Shop Around...
From: "Tom Warner" <twwood@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 20:45:09 -0400
the best thing to use is Stoddard Solvent (aircraft) you may be able to
purchase some solvent from one of the Safety-Clean guys or you could use
mineral spirits (if you can get it wholesale,from a paint supplier,by the
5gal. can, )its not that bad.
Tom Warner
58 short fleetside
Jensen Beach FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Halton <safesix@earthlink.net>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:44 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Harbor Freight - Shop Around...


> I finally decided to spring for a parts washer. I went to Harbor freight's
> web site and opted for the "Heavy Duty" model at $139. A few days after
> placing the online order, I picked the April "Hot Rod" issue at a friend's
> shop and noticed Harbor's print ad. The exact same parts washer was marked
> down to $99, price good till Oct 2000! Well, Ma didn't raise any chumps so
I
> fired off an E-mail to the HF customer service. After a round of E-mails
> about where did I see the ad, page number etc, they notified me today that
> they would adjust the price by $40.
>
> I checked the Hot Rod ad against HF's latest catalog and found the same
> situation on several other items. Kinda makes me wonder about their
pricing.
> My next inquiry to HF Customer Service will be why the web site doesn't
> reflect their lowest advertised price. If anyone's interested, I'll post
> their response.
>
> BTW, what is a good solvent to use in my (still undelivered) parts washer?
>
>
> Jack Halton
> 51 GMC 1/2 ton
> Winter Park FL
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>

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