Buying SnapOn stuff for Home Use - how?

[devnull]

I'm looking at buying a few snap on bits and bobs over the next few weeks.

Just looking for advice on how best to buy for home use - find my local snap on van and call them up?

I can see snap on have an online store to buy off, but I am wondering if they are the bonkers list prices and whether I'd get anything off by going to the van direct?

[CrgT16]

Unless you are kitting out your hone workshop I doubt the van will come to you to sell you a few pieces.

You are better going to the local garage and buy through their account, I am sure they don’t mind ordering it for you if you have a rapport and pay theM in full. (Don’t know if it’s possible)

I ordered a few things through their online shop. Good stuff but it was an indulgence, not necessary. Made me feel better for a couple of minutes.

I suppose you could contact the local franchisee directly and ask if he could sell you some stuff. Might be more difficult to have a credit account if not business but I assume you are not looking for that.

[Evoluzione]

Ebay.

[steveo3002]

doubt you will get a deal in person , but ask your nearest garage when the van calls in and try and intercept him if you want

id just order online , will all be in stock vs the van might not have it all

[rustednut]

If you see a local van running about it will have a phone number on it. Try it.

Most of them are always looking for any extra spend, as long as you intend paying there and then. Credit will be unlikely unless it is a bona fide garage/workplace.

But why snap on would be my question? Vastly over priced and often over rated compared to other good makes now.

Also, think about how you would claim on any warranty. if you have to fight to buy the stuff, imagine how hard it will be to sort any claim. And snap on stuff isnt invincible, it does break. That warranty is worthless unless you can actually use it.

[Chris32345]

How do you plan on taking part in the warranty?
Because it requires the dealer to come and exchange the part hard if your anrt a garage that get visits regularly



Stick to Halfords advanced Sealy premier teng ect for good quality more reasonable priced tool's

[Arnie Cunningham]

My SnapOn stuff has come new from ebay.

[anonymous-user]

If you're not using the tools 8 hours a day I don't know why you'd bother with snap-on.
I stopped buying their stuff years ago.
The only snap-on tool I swear by is a half inch power bar.
A lot of their tools are rebrands anyway

[devnull]

V8covin said:

The only snap-on tool I swear by is a half inch power bar.
A lot of their tools are rebrands anyway

It was literally a few good power bars I was eventually after as I’ve given my Halfords advanced ones a few good hot suppers over the years and it succumbed recently.

I certainly don’t buy into being a snap on diehard like most of the US has been conditioned into, but some stuff like ratchets and spanners are fine.

Thanks for the suggestions all.

[Arnie Cunningham]

Because I want to. 😀 I’ve not gone all in, but I do like the ratchets. The sockets are still my old Halfords pro set which are just fine, although I might go snap on when they wear out.

V8covin said:

If you're not using the tools 8 hours a day I don't know why you'd bother with snap-on.
I stopped buying their stuff years ago.
The only snap-on tool I swear by is a half inch power bar.
A lot of their tools are rebrands anyway

[The Road Crew]

Arnie Cunningham said:

My SnapOn stuff has come new from ebay.

Same here.

I check the the prices with snap on.com/uk to know what I should be paying and keep an eye on ebay for a bargain. Lots of new stuff is listed on there.

Have also bought from the UK site for more specialised bits that didn't come up on ebay. I travel to the USA quite regularly so sometimes buy bits from snapon.com, can be some good savings there at times (although you do need to use a payment card registered in the US, or at least I couldn't get the purchase to with with UK cards!)

Stuff like ratchets, screwdrivers, spanners, sockets, breaker bars are excellent. They aren't cheap but I enjoy having them and using them.

I don't buy their power tools as they are dear and I don't use them all day long - I probably would I was back on the tools full time. Dewalt is fine for home use.

[Chris32345]

The Road Crew said:

Same here.

I check the the prices with snap on.com/uk to know what I should be paying and keep an eye on ebay for a bargain. Lots of new stuff is listed on there.

Have also bought from the UK site for more specialised bits that didn't come up on ebay. I travel to the USA quite regularly so sometimes buy bits from snapon.com, can be some good savings there at times (although you do need to use a payment card registered in the US, or at least I couldn't get the purchase to with with UK cards!)

Stuff like ratchets, screwdrivers, spanners, sockets, breaker bars are excellent. They aren't cheap but I enjoy having them and using them.

I don't buy their power tools as they are dear and I don't use them all day long - I probably would I was back on the tools full time. Dewalt is fine for home use.

All the snap on powers tools are other tools rebranded
And don't usually carry more then a 12/24month warranty for the extra price

[Arnie Cunningham]

I need a new set of screwdrivers actually - I will have a look.

The Road Crew said:

Stuff like ratchets, screwdrivers, spanners, sockets, breaker bars are excellent. They aren't cheap but I enjoy having them and using them.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

I imagine eBay if rife with fakes though?

[devnull]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I imagine eBay if rife with fakes though?

That's my concern with eBay. There's also currently a lot of bks with blue point branded stuff with "as sold by snap on" in the titles, so tricky to sift through it all.

My main ask out of everything on this thread was if the webstore prices were vastly higher than what could be achieved by speaking nicely to the local van driver and trying for a bit of discount.

[The Road Crew]

devnull said:

My main ask out of everything on this thread was if the webstore prices were vastly higher than what could be achieved by speaking nicely to the local van driver and trying for a bit of discount.

You won't get much, if any, of a discount from the van as you aren't buying enough. Drop 10k on an epiq roll cab and you'll get some freebies though!

Plenty of decent ebay sellers though, some are certainly dealers.
You can get a good vibe from their feedback and other items for sale.

[Evoluzione]

devnull said:

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I imagine eBay if rife with fakes though?

That's my concern with eBay. There's also currently a lot of bks with blue point branded stuff with "as sold by snap on" in the titles, so tricky to sift through it all.

My main ask out of everything on this thread was if the webstore prices were vastly higher than what could be achieved by speaking nicely to the local van driver and trying for a bit of discount.

Bluepoint stuff is Snap on, i've never seen any fake stuff ever, didn't even know it existed.

[anonymous-user]

Evoluzione said:

Bluepoint stuff is Snap on, i've never seen any fake stuff ever, didn't even know it existed.

There's fake everything these days so it's quite likely there's fake snap-on and blue point

[markcoznottz]

The Mac stuff is almost identical in terms of design and feel if you want shiny new stuff. The days of snap on being leagues ahead have long gone anyway. Why not buy good quality old used stuff? Most of my tools came from house clearance, Britool, Kamasa, Bahco. It ain’t the tools anyway, it’s the person using them, you either have it or you don’t.