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waltesefalcon said:
Don't worry you'll get those Snap-On paid off in another 35 years or so.
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Sadly, a few years ago saw some kid just arriving at a shop where the bays were totally empty, prior crew apparently 'mutinied' and left en-masse. Place was a bare floor right to the gunwales. Only tool box in sight was his shiny-new HUGE blue MATCO, sound system included. Must have just left tech school and jumped into both that shop and the debt for the box & contents. All I could think was: "Indentured servitude" for decades to come. Poor kid.

I've a fair share of Snap-on stuff, but also the "usual suspects" as well. Along with my dad's and his dad's tools. I grew up using most of those.

LarryK said:
Yep, got those 1/4" 6 points, but raise you with 3/8 and 1/2s too. Worked some shops and LBCs at home, took advantage of a sale. Bought a lot of MATCO, cheaper than Snap On, but I bought the full torque wrench set from Snap On that I still use some 35 yrs later. Thought I would never get them paid off.
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Yeah, sets of the MATCO and Snap-On swivels, 6-point, in SAE and metric, 1/4" and 3/8" drive. Never had call for the 1/2" drive ones. Would only "buy" things from the trucks on time which were an immediate need and I didn't have the cash in-hand. Then hand over the balance on their next visit. Only thing I recall paying off "on th' drip" was a Snap-On rolling battery charger, it was a repo the guy had just put on the truck. ISTR three payments for that.
 
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