Pro Tip: Check Temu

[disneysteve]

I enjoy Harbor Freight. When everything is coming from overseas anyway, HF usually offers a good value for things, as you said, that are good enough. Some of their stuff is truly competitive, and for the stuff which may be a little less robust, there's usually a significant price advantage. That's what I appreciate about being able to walk into one of their stores. It gives me the opportunity to evaluate if what I'm buying is something I'd rather go trusted/name-brand, or if it looks/feels like it will work well for my needs I'll buy it there. Can't do that with TEMU (or even HF's website).

A couple of years ago, DD wanted a fire safe for important documents and such. We bought a well-known brand name one online and it turned out to be crap. I searched online and discovered that HF sells them so we went over in person to check them out. Not only was the quality excellent, it was a good deal cheaper than the famous brand name one.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Temu's website gave the dimensions of the shelf (L x W x H) but not the pipe size of the support poles. I made the mistake of thinking it would be the same 1" diameter as my old shelf. As for the caster wheels for my old shelf, I like ua_guy's recommendation to go to Harbor Freight. I've already taken off the adjustable toe thing from my old shelf so I can use it as a guide as to the thread size of the caster wheel.

[QuarterMillionMan]

This caster wheels (5/16" thread size) will fit my old wire shelf for $21.74 on eBay. Harbor Freight has a caster wheel for $3.99 each but does not list the thread size which makes it inconvenient to have to drive to Inglewood, CA, which has it in stock in aisle 12. Easier to order off eBay. Temu is $25. Amazon is about the same but need $35 to qualify for free shipping. Looks like eBay is the best.


Set of 4 NEW Shepherd Regent Swivel Caster Wheels 2" Wheel 5/16" x 3/4" Threaded | eBay

[QuarterMillionMan]

Apparently the threads is not 5/16" on this eBay purchase above. The seller provide a shipping label which I just dropped off at UPS. These caster wheels will be harder to find. I also went to Harbor Freight where they have all thread sizes except my 5/16" thread size. Hum.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Anyone have experience buying from Alibaba? I've been looking at electric surfboards for about $2000 vs eBay which is double at $4000. It seems Alibaba sellers require bulk purchases such as minimum 2 units, etc.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I just ordered this $50 full wetsuit 3mm front zipper from Temu. A name brand such as O'Neil or Rip Curl wetsuit will run about 6x to 10x the price. Other recent purchases that I've made were 2 battery operated whole pepper corn grinder about $5 each. Open end wrenches about $3 each, pocket knife $6, 12 volt air compressor $25, etc.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

some of your stuff is so cool.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I just ordered this $21 cordless drill with 2 batteries from Temu. Yes it is not DeWalt or Makita but for $21, I can buy buy 5 more of these if it dies (for all you cheap-things haters, lol).

18 30pcs purpose cordless drill tool set - Temu

[myrdale]

I just ordered this $50 full wetsuit 3mm front zipper from Temu.

Have you received the wet suit yet? If not please update us when you do!!

I think I paid around $200 for mine, Henderson if I remember correctly. It's a 2XL, at 6'3" and 260 it is a trick to get that back zipper up or down. A front zipper makes so much sense.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Yes I rec'd the wetsuit last week and used it 3x's thusfar and very happy with it. The front zipper makes for easy one-person zippering. The back zipper often I would have to ask a passerby to please zip me up which was so inconvenient having to ask a stranger to zipper up. I will only buy front zippers from now.