What a waste of 1k in Snap On Sockets 

I was told by an old school mechanic, that the customers don't care was kind of socket you use to repair their vehicle. Snap-on stuff only impresses other mechanics.

I could purchase an entire Harbor Freight store for 1K.

I broke a thin wall socket from snapon. After a 20 minute argument with the snapon guy over whether I abused it or not, he finally replaced it. It was the last snapon product I've ever bought. Never looked back.

I buy Snap on all the time. From the Pawn Shop.

Snap on is like Apple for tools. 😂

I purchased a 1/2" Tekton set with same metric & sae sockets also with breaker bar, ratchet & adapter and extension in carrying case for 135.00 Very good quality & lifetime warranty, just take picture of broken socket and they will ship you a new one no question or receipts required.

The main quality of the Snap-on sockets is that they have a thinner wall than less expensive sockets. This helps OCCASIONALLY in hard to reach areas. The flank drive and durable chrome finish are nice too. I bought mine 30+ years ago before I was married. Professional mechanic all my life.

Work at a heavy equipment dealership. Old timer been here 25 years uses 90 percent craftsman shit.. laughs at the young guys running to the snap on truck every Friday.

At 19 years old I purchased a $5000 Snap on Classic 78. I did get if paid off and still have it, but wow looking back 13 years later I see how freaking stupid that was.

I'm glad someone in the auto repair industry will say what you just say thanks

I paid $5 for a set of 3/8 drive sockets including the case and the rachet. I got them for 5 years and there's nothing wrong with them. God I love yard sales.

I'll give 10$ for the whole set. Looks like you don't need them now that you got the duralast kit. 👍

I like this fuking guy.

Whats worse than spending that much on snap on? Is getting 12 point versus 6 point :D

Yes, good info. True story. I was a tool snob before I realized quality doesn't have to cost lots of cash. Thanks for posting.

Man, I don’t even want to think about how I’ve spent in just impact swivel sockets. Always been a sucker for the pinless design so I have almost every Set Matco offers... at around 500+ a set. Granted, I get what you’re saying. What I see a lot in the industry is guys starting out with a 5k tool box and some tool truck screwdrivers, with every drawer empty, only to be borrowing everyone else’s stuff cause their too broke with their tool box payments to go out and get tools

That's why I always bought the U.S. made Williams sockets. Same broaching and design. Snap On owns the company now and they're much cheaper.

Amen brother, I totally agree. Sometimes I look at my Snapon box full of Snapon tools and just wanna punch myself in the dick. 🤗

Good video, your'e a brave man for doing it. I've been a mechanic since the late 70's before Snap-Off was fleecing mechanics world wide and we have an old saying, "Bad workman blames his tools" If someone rounds off the head of a fastener its not the tools fault, it's the fault of the fool holding the tool. If the bolt is locked up and the multi hex socket is at risk of round off the head, use a single hex socket.

Justin. I work on multi-million dollar luxury coaches, I only use snap on. My customers can tell what you are by what you use . Justin as a OC CA. High end tech. Or mechanic, as called in Newport Beach. When you have to borrow a tool from another technician you better have a broken snap on unit to show why. We don't use junk and grew out of working on it.

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!!! Snap-On tools aren't junk by any stretch but they are sooooooooooooooooo freaking OVERPRICED it makes me wanna puke. Not to sound like an ass, but I cannot understand ANYONE'S reasoning for wanting to buy Snap-On tools unless it's purely a vanity or just ignorance thing......."Look at me, I have Snap-On tools". Owning Snap-On tools DOESN'T make ANYONE a better mechanic and as far as I'm concerned it does nothing more than point out someone who has almost absolutely no financial common sense. There are alternative muuuuuuuuuuch cheaper brands out there that are just as good and with the SAME warranties. Besides the VERY cheapest of the cheap hand tools, almost all hand tools nowadays have lifetime warranties!!!! By the way, I gave your vid a THUMBS-UP even though I know you don't give a shit!! :)

I still loved the Snap On sockets but I won’t pay full price for them if I can buy them used on EBay I will do that first or look at my local Pawnshop and Craigslist 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼✌️

Looooool, 1k for a bunch of sockets? Like they are made of magic metal...

I brought lots of snap on stuff when I was an apprentice and 15 years later I still have it all today and use it all day at work. It’s very nice to use and I don’t regret it

Ive been using Stanley sockets and craftsman sockets from the 80s and 90s

Your right, to much money why, you leave them behind on a job, I work at the roadside doing breakdowns, but much worse than that, I had my whole snap on collection stolen, I had them in my Boot/trunk and my car was stolen, all that money over all those years, my wife had me on suicide watch, so that was that no more snap-on for me, there's plenty other makes, just as good, anyway I think snap-on just take the piss, with the price of there tools, cheers buddy

lot of people laugh at the duralast sockets but i have yet to break one on an impact or my long ratchet.

Some people say "if it don't say snap on it ain't worth a damn" save yourself some money and buy a permanent marker and write snap-on on all your tools and your tool chest so they will then become worth a damn.

That same socket set at Harbor Freight would be $50

Some snap-on stuff is better, some mid tier stuff will do just fine. You just have to be smart enough to figure out which is right for you. I think it was silly to spend that much on 12p chromes, but if you spent that on impacts nobody would bat an eye. You can get chromes that are 98% of what the snap ons are for about $150 from a mid tier. The tool truck impact sockets are the best, the right material and much thinner than the knock offs. And you'll have a replacement in your hand by the end of the week when you break it or wear it out (and you will). Ratchets are another thing. My matco locking flex was worth every penny, best ratchet I've ever used hands down. Sure, the harbor freights are much better these days and they are pretty strong, but when you have a tool in your hand all day, it's nice to have the tightest and most versatile ratchet ever made. Pneumatic impact tools, I've worn out countless IR guns, never worn out a Matco. Electric guns all wear out too fast, even the truck brands. Buy the Ryobi, Dewalts or Makita, maybe the Milwaukee(but they aren't that much better for the price and are going down hill). The Snap On or Matco ones will last twice as long, but cost 4x as much, not a good value. Be smart with your money and do the research.

I think the question a lot of people should be asking themselves is this: How long will this tool sit in my tool box and how often will I be using it? If you can justify spending 100s of dollars for Snap On or other expensive brands due to the fact you use the tool everyday....then yeah, the price you pay will be worth it. But if you like most others who use their tools once and a while (weekend warriors) Kolbalt, Craftsman, and the like should be just fine.

I remember looking at tool sets in 2000 and for $3k, could buy every craftsman tool plus box OR get a couple sets of snapon wrenches sockets and a box.

When the cheapo socket doesn't fit and a Snap-on does, you suddenly appreciate them more.

It's like $60 in sockets from Harbor Freight, and you still get a no questions asked lifetime warranty. Doesn't matter if you're the original purchaser or not, or just found it laying on the side of the road... and there's no free flashlight here.

Back in my college days I worked at a SOHIO station as a gas lot monkey. I got drawn in by the Mac Tools truck. I spent a hell of a lot of book money on Mac tools. All sockets, SAE and metric along with the nice standard and long spanners. They are nice tools! They are like jewels. They have lasted my home DIY garage work for decades. I like the individual blow-molded cases for the various ratchet sets. Makes it easy to tell when a socket is unaccounted prior to returning things to the tool chest. Jokingly, I use the old wife joke, "I love my wife. But, if I had to do it over again knowing what I know now..." Harbor Freight is right down the road and open seven days a week.

Snap on does not have a lifetime guarantee. They have a limited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser. Second hand Snap-on Tools are not covered. Unless you buy them brand new you have no legal valid warranty. For the price of Snap-on they should have a lifetime guarantee like husky ,kobalt, Tekton, Craftsman and Pittsburgh to name a few.

I’d just go with Husky tools. Life time warranty if it breaks

If you know watching doing, Harbor Freight will do just fine

Something you didn't mention is after you are no longer a Snap-On customer such as myself.I have been retired for about 15 years I tried getting a broken ratchet repair kit I was told flat out that I wasn't their customer and he wouldn't honor the lifetime guaranty. I now buy Harbor freight or similar tools.

Amen brother, got myself a set of MasterCraft sockets (Canada) on sale, come with a lifetime guarantee, hard to beat that!

Snap-On makes great stuff but yep you are going to pay through the nose. Nice video.

Snap-on's lifetime guarantee used to make it worth it. Buy Snap-on? Buy once. But two things have happened: Snap-on's Prices have continued to go up, up, up and up. Meanwhile numerous other toolmakers have offered lifetime warrantees which just makes Snap-on - as great a tool as they usually are - and as Made in USA as they are - just too expensive to be practical for many, many people and now they are so damned expensive, even pros are deserting the brand. Time for Snap-on to have a think...

I have a set of snap on from the 80's, I could sell them for what I paid for them. Do that with gear wrench, or Craftsman.

If you want snap-on let someone else suffer the depreciation factor and buy used. Estate sales ,Auctions and so on. I won't waste money on a lottery ticket much less some over valued tools...

Think alot of us go through the stage of thinking "yeah fuck it, it's time to use the big dog stuff" and forking out tons of cash on snap on tools and then instantly regretting it!

Same here. I bought expensive ass tools when I was first starting out as a mechanic. I rarely use them. Craftsman and s&k are still going strong at a fraction of the cost.

I agree with this video 100%. Use the right too for the job. I love my Sunex and Tekton stuff, and I'll laugh all the way to the bank.

Nice to see someone who knows what they're talking about tell it like it is. I went the all Snap On route when I was younger. Not because the guy on the truck pushed me. Because all the older or more experienced guys said it was the thing to do. Maybe it was back then but these days there are a lot of good quality decently priced sockets and tools out there with a lifetime warranty. Use an impact socket when using an impact gun. Use a 1/2" drive on the larger, high torques stuff instead of a 3/8". Like you said, use them properly and they don't break. Thanks for the video. Liked and subbed.

I have a few snap on tools that were given to me over the years but I've never bought them. I own 2 US General tool boxes with a side cabinet. Ive had those boxes for 5 hears now no problems. The bulk of my sockets are craftsman and a few Kobalt to fill in the missing pieces. Although I don't use these everyday I still do quite a bit of work with them. I also have a Stanley socket kit that I've had since 1990 and they got alot of miles on them without failure! Hell it took over 20 years to finally wear out the Stanley 3/8 ratchet! I also have a set of Klutch impact sockets I got from Northern tool in a big kit and I've hammered the hell out of them without failure. I'll probably switch the Klutch out for Icon as the Klutch are not stamped on the side and the sizes are slowly getting scratched off. Snap on is nice but way over priced. $1000 for those sockets is crazy! Thanks for the videos and keep them coming!

Fucking Truth right here!! I am a shop foreman for Jag Land Rover , 14 years. I have the giant Snap on tool box, sockets, wrenches , and realized over the last few years that it was a waste. I run plenty of hours with my SK sockets as I do with my Snap offs .

I bought a socket set from lowes for 75 and it has more sockets. I could keep a dozen sets on standby in case they broke.

There's no reason an auto mechanic in the UK earning around £18k > £19k+ a year (working for someone else's business) should be spending £20K to £30K plus in finance debt on tools & sometimes each year when new stuff is out. I've heard people on here say they've £60K Snap-on finance debt! That's nothing to be proud of. I know people will say their tools earn their living as the cliché excuse but, in the above scenario, they're really not. They are doing the opposite & getting them into years of debt. You're basically working for 3/4 years of life for nothing. Just to pay for them. Similar situation for me as an engineer. You work to put money in the bank, so to speak. Not to ponce about to work mates. It's just not economically viable. They then have to pay bills & everything else, so they won't pay £20K in tools debt back for about 10 years at least, so how long for 60K? It's not really an investment if your still paying it off at retirement. Your better off picking some decent other branded (like the MATCO in vid) stuff with warranty that won't let you down & can be replaced just in case or 2nd hand Snap-on & then get some decent other cheaper industrial quality duplicate tools, again a warranty would be good. Then have a choice: 1.use them slightly cheaper ones as everyday beaters knowing that you always have a decent backup to rely on while they go off under warranty. Or 2. Do things the opposite, use your good stuff day in day out & the determined decent cheaper stuff as emergency back ups. Still a lot, LOT cheaper. Another way is a good partially expensive brand set & replace a single socket or tool when / if it breaks with the best you can buy. Buying only a single Snap-on or whatever tool out right every few years won't cost a lot. & you will find it's only the tools or sizes you use a lot of that would break & would be worth spending a lot on anyway. That way your income mounts up in the bank & pays the bills & doesn't go down the drain on a finance bill. Here they tend to have a mixed bag of tools. Most of the career mechanics here won't spend even half of their yearly income on tools, many even rather spend £25 on 3 of the same tool for a decent import even that would last a few years combined, over £60 for 1 that would last the same on it's own. It's the better product but, it still cheaper to buy the multiple items for the same time frame. A lot of ways to look at it. Warranties are always good because, you can get another even when broke. But if I have something that fails, I usually think oh dear, I think it's time to try something different anyway! Not too keen on that etc. If it lasted for years before hand, then that might be different.

I admire your honesty 👍

I'm 18 and I don't make a living being a mechanic, I just tinker around. I have a box with I'd say 50 percent snap on, I buy it all used and to be honest I find really awesome deals. My thinking however is that I'll buy something at harbor freight and if it breaks, upgrade. I also work at harbor freight so I can tell what's good and whats junk based on what comes back for exchanges

Great video I'm a DIYer abs I only use harbor freight from my Jakks to my stands to my tools. Although I do go with craftsman ratchets and I've had them for 20 years never replaced

Snap on corporate is laughing at all the suckers still buying these tools. Many are made outside of the US. I know a Snap-on factory manager in Tennessee and their factory closed down and outsourced to Mexico. He agrees that they are a joke and only suckers buy them now. You live and learn, some dont learn though.

So let me get this straight, you already had the snap on sockets in your possesion why the hell did you even use autozones cheaper quality sockets then 🤨

Some people impress people with their tools, other with their quality of work they do. There's also people who have the best tools but have no actual mechanic skills and there's the guy who is so good that the least of his problems is the brand of his tools.

I guess I've been stupid but lucky with my old Craftsman chrome sockets. Used them with everything, impacts, breaker bars with extensions, haven't had one split so far. But, I wasn't worried, I had the Sears lifetime warranty backing them up for a long time too.

Only idiots pay 1000 dollar for sets like those. Sure snap-on makes quality, but you can buy the same quality sockets for about 150 dollar. Yes, the same quality. And even 150 dollar is a lot.

This made me laugh and cry at the same time.

Lessons learned JD. If you hadn't done it, you'd never have this perspective. We can only hope that others take heed of these words of wisdom. The saving grace is, you can almost get your money back from resale.

That's why I buy cheap at the pawnshop or on eBay.

I'm 73 yrs & still turning wrenches, & buying Snap On for about 60 yrs. I do agree with this young man ! But I was most offended not about the tools But His Mouth !!

O.o this is some funny shit :D in Europe the best of the best sockets exmpl 22mm can cost max around 30-40$ and you get life time warranty if you brake it you get a new one without any cost :) and the medium quality sockets a 22 mm is about 2-4 $ and the last about 3-4 years :D for a 1000 $ for that it is just waste of money and prue bs :D

Too much money Harbor Freight just as good and take the lady up to dinner

Brand names you pay the name and not much else, this goes for tools to shoes.....

I know all to well about the "Snap-on high". Yes they have a lot of great tools, but so do other brands and at a lower cost. I started to start buying the snap-on impact sockets but took a step back and looked around. I've decided now to go with Sunex tools impact sockets. Great content Justin, keep it up!

I broke a high-quality Mac deep impact socket 3/4 with an air impact gun, but it was use easily two thousand times more taking off and put it on tires

Never heard about a brand called "Snap On" before. Must be new. I know Bacho and Wiseco and some more - but "Snap On" - nope. Can't be that good. 1000uds for a small set of sockets??? Anyone stupid enough to throw that kind of money after an unknown brand must be extremely stupid...

that is ALOT of SK tools

Hey Justin, Thanks for posting this video! I’m a pretty serious automotive do it yourself-er and now that craftsman is crap I’ve been looking at alternatives mechanics tools to purchase. I didn’t know about sunex and Cornwell Tools before watching your videos and I bought some recently. I’m impressed with the quality and the price, you definitely get a good bang for your buck. I agree with you and a lot of other guys on here that snap on is way overpriced.

" Why the hell did you blow that much money on them in the first place ?!?! " said your dad, probably.

By your tools from Napa. They have high-quality dependable tools, and if they don't have a replacement tool in the store they can usually get it in 2 to 3 hours

I use SO tools only for daily use purposes. They flat work but the others can be almost as good and more affordable for sure.

It's so crazy what we pay for snap on tools, i swear it's an addiction

With snap on your paying extra for all the fees for the company

Are the 12 point sockets the reason for busted up Knuckles and hands? With that said aren't 6-point sockets far superior? $190 for a 12 mm socket is absurd

My grandfather was born in 1936 and got a job working in a Cadillac garage. The other day I was asking him about what ratchet he remembered buying (I have recently been restoring a bunch). He said the first ratchet he ever bought was a Husky. The second one he bought for work in the garage was a Snap-on. I was kinda surprised because he is always money conscious and asked him about Craftsman during that time. He said, "Oh they were very expensive" and he went with the Snap-on so at some point in time, Craftsman may have demanded a more premium price than Snap-on but of course the tables have turned since then, mainly because I think Snap-on feels they are the premier USA made tool company. To me though, I have a thing for the 50's-60's Craftsman stuff especially the V series and I love restoring them!

I’ve easy spent 30k Australian dollars on snap on tools over the last 17 years and even though it was so much money all these years later I knew it was the best thing for me to spend my money on. No regrets when I’m using all of my old tools to earn a living.

894 dislikes are the ones who try to make others inferior cuz they only buy snap on lmao

Ima get a harbor freight wagon and pull up behind the strap on guy .

Great video thank you. Just wanted to say this happens in every industry.

Snap-On, while certainly decent tools, have always been grossly over-rated and insanely overpriced. Been there, done that and finally learned my lesson about 2K into the game decades ago. I now have a serious over-abundance of hand tools, mostly brand name tools found at flea markets / garage sales and then exchanged for new tools as failures occured. (Read: severely abused) Basically amassed tons of perfectly servicable tools at very little cost.

That's why harbor freight is #1 for sockets and wrenches. Once you get tired of getting butt-fucked out of you're hard earned cash

Every Mechanic I know whos toolboxes are full of Snap on is in debt up to their noses to the tool truck pimp.Buying tools of the truck is a addiction to most Mechanics every week

I run Sunex sockets. They're flanked just like snapon, and have been holding up dutifully for years as a professional mechanic.

I've been using the duralast line for years and have yet to break one or have it fail when I need it. They're well worth their cost.

'...either way I could give a fuck less.' 👍 Just for that.

It's sad because new techs out of schools think they gotta spend big. First job, they go in debt like $25,000-50,000 on a Snap-on tool case, tool set.. and the Snap-on van comes once a week to collect from the mechanics. I saw techs with fricken Porter Cable Harbor Freight impact guns and tools side by side with techs with Snap-on. Like the OP said, its about how you use them. If you break a cheap socket, chances are you got lifetime warranty and/or its cheap enough to just buy another.

I am no mechanic but have been buying Snap-On for over 50 years, almost all used, but selected for good condition. Excellent resale value when I am done.

Snap-On. The "Harley Davidson" of sockets. Harleys have been proudly made in India for yours now.

have you ever found tools inside an engine bay on a car you were working on ?

At the time I was high 😆🙋‍♂️

Phuck snap on!!!! Once you leave your garage of employment good luck on getting a replacement for your broken tools. I have had 3 broken ratchets for 10 years . I no longer work in the field but from my house. I carry my broken tools in my truck in case I see a snap on truck. When I do, I stop in and bring them my tools. I have heard every excuse why they cant help me. I am on my way to a meeting, I am training some one right now and dont have the time, I am on my way to an emergency stop for a customer. Really?? what happened to the customer service?

Is there any scientific data showing that their metal alloy is stronger when dropped, torqued, frozen, or heated? If not, then there is no difference... the duralast is probably made down the street with the same recycled battle ship steel in China.. I remember when I was a kid in the 90's, Craftsman was considered the best and lasted forever. Snap-on sounds like some cheap shit that will break off. I'm no mechanic but just noticing the names of two brands, and one was Huge when I was a kid, and Snap-on sounds like kids toys as an adult now.

high on snap on lol

buying the best tools are important when your income relies on it. Just imagine driving 60 mi. to repair a wind turbine, climb up hundreds of stairs and starting work with your Craftsman ratchet. All of a sudden, the ratchet starts to slip. "Oh gees, I'm glad I bought a Craftsman ratchet for the warranty" is NOT what the repair guy is going to say!

An now look 4 years later ur lovin'💕💕💕💕💕 snap on , yes they cost but they are awesome

Id bet 100 bucks that duralast set will perform and last as long as that snap on set used properly...