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KMART 165 Piece Tool Set @ $7

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Lbbbrrraaaddd on 03/01/2015 - 18:04 files.ozbargain.com.au (10864 clicks)
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Hi Guys & Girls - First time post
Saw this on clearance at Werribee (VIC) Kmart today for $7
Clearly not going to get great quality but for $7 great for the kids or just handy if you need any of the bits and pieces.
Kit includes:
50 x cable ties
1 150mm mini saw
4 x spring clamps
1 x 229mm level
1 x 2m tape measure
85 piece hardware kit
1 x pad lock
2 x d-ring
6 piece screw driver set
6 piece screw driver bits
2 x screw driver
1 x tool box
(plus a few other little random useless things)

There was heaps @ my local Kmart
BARCODE: 9341102564696

EDIT: I think it's normal price was $15/$19

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  • Slo20 on 03/01/2015 - 18:19
    +58

    165 piece tool kit is somewhat misleading when 50 pieces are cable ties.

    • bxpressiv on 03/01/2015 - 18:23
      +82

      I could put my 500 piece tool kit in it which cost $3.95 (box of staples).

      • bxpressiv on 03/01/2015 - 20:31
        +29

        Actually 501, I forgot the box.

        • abacus on 03/01/2015 - 21:24
          +7

          And the box consists of the box and a sliding lid, making 2 tools.

        • altomic on 04/01/2015 - 03:05
          +2

          @abacus: bunnings are selling a 2001 tool kit for $4.95 (staples)

    • Windows7forever on 03/01/2015 - 21:20

      So every single cable tie is a "tool"?! That's sneaky.

  • terrys on 03/01/2015 - 18:25
    +4

    A nice size and colour for an emergency first-aid box.

    • heal on 03/01/2015 - 19:03
      +15

      Cable ties, mini saw and first aid box. You never know when a boulder might fall on your arm.

  • shmahoo on 03/01/2015 - 19:18
    +46

    And this kit gets better value with time. Each time a tool breaks into multiple pieces, the kit technically grows in size, hence becoming better value

    • scrimshaw on 03/01/2015 - 19:32
      +6

      And if we break the tools down to their sub-atomic level, we may potentially have a trillion trillion million gazillion piece toolkit.

  • shmahoo on 03/01/2015 - 19:19
    +2

    (plus a few other little random useless things)

    What, do they put in unclaimed Christmas bon bon prizes in the kit as well?

    • slowmo on 03/01/2015 - 19:29
      +2

      maybe 100s of 50 cents cashback mail-in-only rebate vouchers that you have to redeem individually.

  • pointless martyr on 03/01/2015 - 19:31
    +2

    What does the d in d-ring stand for - Is it censored?

  • mitcheo on 03/01/2015 - 19:37

    lol so dodgy how 50 pieces are cable ties

    • slowmo on 03/01/2015 - 19:52
      +2

      it's not dodgy, they are using the pyrex-unit of measurement.

  • Kevan2 on 03/01/2015 - 19:46
    +2

    Come on now, at that price it will do for little jobs until the 'hand a man a spanner' post here, or we save for it.

    Uses - buy for birthday presents, secrete Santa [think of the comments], In car safety kit, , at that price who cares it gets stolen [only insurance coy as there were around 30 tools in the car kit], a present for the love in your life.

    • Carnal on 03/01/2015 - 19:56
      +5

      a present for the love in your life.

      yes, give them the d-ring

    • amy_c on 03/01/2015 - 22:06
      +7

      @Kevan2 "secrete Santa"? I'm not sure I want to know what Santa secretes…..

      • sleepy120 on 03/01/2015 - 22:51
        +3

        it explains why he's hoe hoe hoeing all time

      • sourdawg on 04/01/2015 - 15:33
        +3

        It's what he empties out of his sack

  • BeefBiryani on 03/01/2015 - 19:50

    I bought a box like that for 6 dollars.

    • bargained on 03/01/2015 - 20:04
      +15

      Thanks for sharing when you did.

      • BeefBiryani on 03/01/2015 - 20:28
        +5

        It has been that price for like forever. Why would I post something selling at its regular price?

        • Gdsamp on 03/01/2015 - 22:01

          Like forever.
          Similar to, but not quite.

  • CandyMan on 03/01/2015 - 19:55
    +3

    It's good to start with a tool kit like this one and then add on to it. My first toolkit cost $10 from COTD. Some tools I haven't even used yet, and others occasionally. Tools I used frequently got replaced with good quality ones. So this would be good for a starter.

    • mudvin on 04/01/2015 - 09:15
      +1

      True, unless the cheap tool destroys what you are working on.

      I would never use a cheap tool if what I am working on would be expensive or difficult to replace.

      • Diji1 on 04/01/2015 - 09:50
        +2

        To be sure I am not a handyman type guy but I seriously have to wonder how the hell people are destroying things using tools LEL. I read this all the time but I've never managed to destroy anything so far using my collection of tools largely bought at the reject shop.

        They are terribly low quality tools to be sure but destroy things? Nope.

        Obviously this is a bad choice for a "serious" handy person or a tradesman but at the same time you can't seriously sit here and tell me I need to spend more to screw in a few screws around the house a couple of times a year. Can you? I call someone who knows what they're doing for anything that involves much more.

        Also I would make the point that some tools are so simple the price doesn't matter: like screwdrivers. There isn't much to screw up here.

        • mudvin on 04/01/2015 - 19:16
          +1

          I'm not saying to buy the most expensive tools, but ultra cheap ones can do some damage. Whether it matters or not depends on the application, I wouldn't care either if it was only a simple wood screw.

          Cheap ill fitting sockets could easily round off expensive bolts like engine head and sump bolts, and cheap spanners can do much the same.

          But the worse thing of all is if the bolt rounds out while still tightened, which may mean drilling it out and a helicoil,

          As for screwdrivers are simple, again not if you are trying to remove a tight screw. A good screw driver will apply far more torque without stripping the screw than a poor one.

      • jackary on 04/01/2015 - 09:52
        +1

        Good point, but after assembling dozens of flat pack pieces of furniture during countless moves with the cheapest tools available, this has never happened to me. Ever.

        • Diji1 on 04/01/2015 - 09:56

          I'm assuming this is sarcasm :D … but seriously I have never screwed up flat pack furniture, tools or not.

        • amy_c on 04/01/2015 - 11:09

          @Diji1: I never have either, but you wouldn't know it if you met my father….he can't put anything together, not even the simplest flat pack furniture… he had to get a friend of his to put things together when he had bought them, & I'm like, why didn't you just ask me? I could have had them together quicker than anything!!!
          One of my favourite tools I own happens to be a mallet bought from a bargain shop….much cheaper than Bunnings, & actually more solid than some of them!!! (Some people just don't understand that just because it's cheaper/doesn't have a big brand on it doesn't mean it isn't as good/better than)

      • pointless martyr on 04/01/2015 - 13:43
        +3

        warning people - mudvin speaks the truth! One time i tried to hang a picture with a small nail using a cheap hammer. Nek minute, im standing in a pile of rubble, homeless. Needless to say, the house was both expensive and difficult to replace.

        • amy_c on 04/01/2015 - 14:34
          +1

          @pointless comment: I don't think that had anything to do with the price of your hammer…. I think it had everything to do with how crappy your walls were &/or whether you tried to whack the nail in like you were doing one of those hammer swing things at the carnival/show where you try to make the bell ring to show how strong you are…… ;-)

        • tonka on 04/01/2015 - 21:28
          +2

          @amy_c: I think I detect a whoosh

        • slowmo on 04/01/2015 - 21:47
          -3

          pointless comment is pointless…

        • CandyMan on 07/01/2015 - 21:36

          In that case ur lucky you used a cheap hammer
          Homeless?? Did ur whole house fall apart?

  • subydooby on 03/01/2015 - 20:15
    +9

    A box of crap but it's only $7. Ideal for the person who wants a tool box but never uses it.

    • mrgeckoz on 04/01/2015 - 00:22
      +1

      hmm sounds like me!

    • shmahoo on 04/01/2015 - 10:12
      +2

      genius - you've just described 32.7% of ozbargainers!

  • FisSort on 03/01/2015 - 23:19
    +2

    Throwing a spanner in the works, lets clamp down on these iffy deals.

    • moo on 03/01/2015 - 23:30

      More like lets clamp down on these iffy puns. :)

  • Roary on 04/01/2015 - 00:13

    I guess the 85 piece hardware set are nails?

    • shmahoo on 04/01/2015 - 10:14
      +8

      and I believe Coles has a special on their 50000 pack of Jasmine rice this week!

  • rawm on 04/01/2015 - 09:34

    NOT clearance at Airport West VIC - Still regular price $15

  • aripper on 04/01/2015 - 12:22
    +3

    Well, now that this man's first post has been belittled by all and sundry, I wouldn't blame him for not contributing any further helpful posts.

    For mine… ANY contribution should be treated with the respect it deserves and as being from someone who took the time to share.

    That's what this site was intended for I understood…

    • pointless martyr on 04/01/2015 - 13:46

      Hope the view is nice from all the way up there aripper…Im sure bbbbrrraaaadddd has a sense of humour..also the 88+ with 0 negs says to me that many apprecieated his post!

      • bbbrrraaaddd on 04/01/2015 - 13:49
        +2

        Hahaha I would think kmart take it more personally than me :-) I've got plenty of great deals thanks to this site and hope I can give some back

  • fufufu on 04/01/2015 - 15:11
    +2

    I'm not sure what other people are on about destroying their things with cheap tools.

    I have nothing but cheap tools at home and use them for various small odd jobs here and there. Nothing heavy duty because the tools can't handle anything else (ie. I find the small screw drivers' head would break sometimes since it's not made from harder/better material). This is exactly what it is, a cheap tool set. Use it to work on computer cases/components, use it to put together some ikea small furniture etc.

    • tonka on 04/01/2015 - 21:37

      The point is to buy the cheap tools so you can blame them when you stuff it up.

      But really while the difficulty of a job may be affected by tool quality but any damage is caused by using the wrong tool for a job and the force applied.

      This looks more like a handy craft set to me and good because it has all the useful thing you never have when you need and wouldn't get with branded tools.

  • slowmo on 04/01/2015 - 21:48
    +1

    not sure what people are on about using this for ikea furniture. not a single hex key was mentioned in the OP description. If you are seriously trying to do a lot of ikea furniture at once, a screwdriver with a hex bit is going to give you ikearpal tunnel syndrome.

    i use a bosch impact driver with a good set of hex bits… the difference is chalk and cheese.

    • eug on 08/01/2015 - 19:38

      An impact driver with ikea furniture?
      How many screws or holes have you ruined? :)

      • slowmo on 08/01/2015 - 21:54

        none.
        i ruined more with a manual screw driver and a hammer.

        it's a matter of know how to use it. ;)

  • AMLagonda on 06/01/2015 - 18:10

    This deal is still on guys :) just bought one today.

    • CodeXD on 08/01/2015 - 10:04

      which store?

  • eug on 08/01/2015 - 19:38

    6 left at Kmart Aspley Hypermarket.
    1 or 2 at Kmart Chermside.

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