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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #1

    Picked Up My Third One

    I'm not really collecting these. They are so easy to misplace, I guess you can't have too many.
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  • chopnhack
    Veteran Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 3779
    • Florida
    • Ryobi BT3100

    #2
    LOL, I have two as well. They are very thin, bend easily but boy are they bright!
    I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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    • tommyt654
      Veteran Member
      • Nov 2008
      • 2334

      #3
      Heck,I have a dozen or more already, 2 in each car and 2 in each nightstand and room in the house. They actually are nice flashlights and make great stockin stuffers

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      • cabinetman
        Gone but not Forgotten RIP
        • Jun 2006
        • 15216
        • So. Florida
        • Delta

        #4
        Originally posted by chopnhack
        LOL, I have two as well. They are very thin, bend easily but boy are they bright!

        I don't know what kind you got, but mine don't bend at all. They are like a mini Maglight. Does yours have the push button on the back?
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        • chopnhack
          Veteran Member
          • Oct 2006
          • 3779
          • Florida
          • Ryobi BT3100

          #5
          Yes and they do bend easily, just not where you were thinking. The rim around the front is very thin, I dropped it into a bag with some other tools and it deformed quite easily.
          I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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          • Ed62
            The Full Monte
            • Oct 2006
            • 6021
            • NW Indiana
            • BT3K

            #6
            I thought I was the only person who only had one of those. They're pretty useful, especially for the price.

            Ed
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            • cabinetman
              Gone but not Forgotten RIP
              • Jun 2006
              • 15216
              • So. Florida
              • Delta

              #7
              Originally posted by chopnhack
              Yes and they do bend easily, just not where you were thinking. The rim around the front is very thin, I dropped it into a bag with some other tools and it deformed quite easily.

              The front rim on mine is rigid...it doesn't bend at all. You can't complain about the price, or get your money back.
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              • dbhost
                Slow and steady
                • Apr 2008
                • 9504
                • League City, Texas
                • Ryobi BT3100

                #8
                I have 2 of them so far. I really like them. I keep losing them and then finding them again... I had a mini maglite that I bought in the late 80s that I managed to lose in about 1992, it seems to have found its way through 4 moves, including the one from Arizona to Texas to be found a couple of months ago. A dissasembly, and soak in baking soda /water solution and its good as new... I hope these HF lights hold up as well...
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                • gerti
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 2233
                  • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
                  • BT3100 "Frankensaw"

                  #9
                  Is that HF, or where?

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                  • cabinetman
                    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 15216
                    • So. Florida
                    • Delta

                    #10
                    Originally posted by gerti
                    Is that HF, or where?
                    Yes, it's HF. Coupons could be in newspapers, fliers, advertising bundles, or magazines.
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                    • chopnhack
                      Veteran Member
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 3779
                      • Florida
                      • Ryobi BT3100

                      #11
                      No, I can't complain about the price! Just saying that they are not a mini mag lite, but again, they arent sold for mini mag lite prices either :P And the front rim on the ones I have received are about 1/32" or less thick so they deform under nail pressure
                      I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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                      • sscherin
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2003
                        • 772
                        • Kennewick, WA, USA.

                        #12
                        I think ha have a dozen of em or so.. We took a big bag of them camping this summer so all the kids could have their own..

                        I just wish I could find a big single rechargeable battery I could stick in em.. The 3 AAA battery holder sucks..
                        William's Law--
                        There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it
                        cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.

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                        • thrytis
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2004
                          • 552
                          • Concord, NC, USA.
                          • Delta Unisaw

                          #13
                          I have enough of those around the house that it is never hard to find a flashlight any more, even with my daughter running off with them regularly. Fortunately they've added coupons for other free stuff instead of just the flashlights. I've seen coupons for free 25' tape measures, quick clamps, and multimeters lately.
                          Eric

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                          • Santa Clarita Len
                            Established Member
                            • Feb 2006
                            • 166
                            • Santa Clarita Calif.
                            • Bt3000 and Dewalt radial arm saw

                            #14
                            Originally posted by thrytis
                            I have enough of those around the house that it is never hard to find a flashlight any more, even with my daughter running off with them regularly. Fortunately they've added coupons for other free stuff instead of just the flashlights. I've seen coupons for free 25' tape measures, quick clamps, and multimeters lately.
                            In addition to these I have also seen free coupons for 50 feet of rope and a pair of scissors. The stores seem to vary as to how many free items per visit may be had.

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