My big box store tool kit mistake cost me 60 bucks

I bought one of those big plastic tool kits with 150 pieces at the home center last year thinking I'd be set for years. Turns out the socket wrench broke the first time I tried to remove a lug nut on my 2008 Honda Civic. The screwdrivers bent too easy and the pliers wouldn't grip anything. After three months I had to replace most of the tools anyway, so I ended up spending way more than if I just got a few good pieces from the start. Has anyone else learned the hard way that those all-in-one sets are mostly junk for real work?

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cameron3185mo ago

Man, same here. My socket wrench slipped off and I gashed my knuckles on the first try.

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evan_harris145mo ago

Used to laugh at those memes until it happened to me, now I get it completely.

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