Nice.
Don't actually need this set so not buying but this is what HUKD used to be about and how it still should be - proper deals, glitches and misprices.
All to often nowadays it is simply posting stuff at 2% off or even RRRP - not worth looking at and clogs the site up with rubbish.

This is the type of thing it should be about.

I doubt it is a glitch as these are only worth about £8 in any case.

You would be better putting your money into one of these better quality and more useful Advanced 3/8 drive sets for £21.25

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-18-piece-socket-set-3-8

Vassy4u, I think you're a hacker who creates glitches. I mean, who adds two of these sets to a basket in the first place lol good hack Vassy4u, heat added!

Add this if you don't fancy the 2x socket set

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/tool-kits/halfords-48-piece-stubby-tool-set

heat add my friend

just reserved great spot

well done! just reserved

Nice spot Vas! Heated :sunglasses:

Tempted but not sure if these are actually any good - anyone got a set

Any lifetime guarantee? Or is that why you need to order 2? 1 as a spare?

Is there any other glitch's that work please. i got this last week when you got the free professional screw driver set

good find vassy, quality tools, heat added :smiley:

Excellent find OP! Have some heat :wink:

Definitely a glitch

These are 2 for £20

... currently there is also 15% off all hand tools - so should be £17.00

Looks like they are only giving the 15% discount on the one set

Add this if you don't fancy the 2x socket set

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/tool-kits/halfords-48-piece-stubby-tool-set

It's not an official 2 for 20 offer but thats what is happening minus the 15% discount on one set

yeah so its a glitch of 2 offers overlapping

Vassy4u, I think you're a hacker who creates glitches. I mean, who adds two of these sets to a basket in the first place lol good hack Vassy4u, heat added!

Nice.
Don't actually need this set so not buying but this is what HUKD used to be about and how it still should be - proper deals, glitches and misprices.
All to often nowadays it is simply posting stuff at 2% off or even RRRP - not worth looking at and clogs the site up with rubbish.

This is the type of thing it should be about.

Was looking at comments for the product and someone has made reference to the 2 for 20 offer in the past so while it probably is a glitch the deal isn't exceptional

Great effort to find such a Glitch. Super hot. Thanks for sharing. :smile:

good find just tried a few different sets each £15 and got same price

The lifetime guarantee one is normally £20 you would be best getting that one.

Also works with this 4 piece wrench and plier set:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?msg=&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=318447&productId=782557&storeId=10001

Got two, thanks!

ordered ta op :smiley:

That ratchet reminds me of some cheap **** I have bought in the past from Halfords. Honestly, that will not last long. IMHO. Got a similar set free from a petrol station with exactly the same ratchet. Halfords warranty wont cover this stuff.

Heat for finding it but no use for me

These have been 2 for £20 for yonks.

Dont need but what the hell ,its xmas

Scroll down to 'Our Best Sellers'

and use quickview on the item there to get the pop-up I have shown above :smiley:

Ok

2 reserved thanks! Thats the handless son in law and his dad sorted for xmas :wink:

Good deal. If I sign in under my trade account it goes up to £24 lol

Great, thats the 4 year old twins xmas sorted.

Oh wait.......

Would buy but I don't need the stupid SAE sockets

Reserved good spot :stuck_out_tongue:

Not sure what your point is!

Nice one, thanks.

My point is they generally will exchange the tools and the last part of the sentence was a quip.

They certainly wont replace these!

Yes of course they won't which is why it's better to get advanced range where possible which is my point.

I had to read that all twice, GFs wondering why im laughing at my phone.

got these a while ago 2x£20

These aren't covered by the lifetime warranty, items need to be Halfords Professional.

Also ratchets aren't covered under the guarentee.

Is that correct?
Learn so much here on t'internet, don't ya?

it's a nice idea but £15 for a chinese socket set...I wouldn't pay that..

2 i suppose is worth it, just...

You're probably typing off a Chinese made phone.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?msg=&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=165572&productId=530627&storeId=10001

This works too

1 for £15
2 for £17.75

I had one a few years ago that looked identical, the ratchet pawl jammed and I returned it and exchanged for the Advanced Professional set (on sale then and now) which is excellent. I'd say save your money, they are completely average.

My thoughts are for DIYers when it comes to hand tools you almost never use and which are straightforward then buy cheap. If it's something you use more often then spend a bit more money - your techniques/skills will be poor and a decent quality tool will help make up for the shortcomings.

Great find

Most of the stuff I buy is made in China deud..

Sometimes i think these 'Glitches' are deliberate...

Good find. I have Halfords 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive socket sets all of which have same type ratchet handle. As long as you are sensible with the amount of torque/leverage they are perfectly suitable for diy. I have built two kit cars with mine and only had one self inflicted problem with a ratchet which then played up until Halfords swapped it for me. Just ordered two of these, one as a gift and another to keep in my car.

Where is the Advanced socket set for £20?

Are you suggesting the Halfords Advanced ratchets aren't covered?

Great deal thanks OP. Heat added

Yes I have a few and they are really good

Cheers op, went for the sockets and the stubby set.

As others have said, they aren't covered by the lifetime guarantee. I've got the same socket set (or half of it) from about 18 years ago when it came in a grey box with a perspex front (which broke when I dropped it, which is why I've lost bits). The ratchet is ok, but it is getting a bit notchy now after 18 years of regular (but not professional) use.

Its done the 2 for £20 and taken 15% off one of the sets.

Couldn't agree more, wasn't it a few days ago a post for EA access got 2k heat for saving £2.50 over a year subscription, whoopie!! Then I see stuff with much bigger savings getting slated. Suppose people thought it was great as it got 2k heat, it must just be me then.

Reserved 2, thanks OP. Heat added

Great find. That's one for the car and one for the shed.

Thanks OP reserved 2.

I must admit I tried various combinations to see if the glitch worked on anything else, no luck there. But this is a great find.

good deal tks; reseved two. Reminds me of similar deal quite a few months ago for two sets of screwdrivers from Halfords.

Thanks. The icing on the cake!

People with two cars ;-)

It was great as EA Access rarely gets cheaper than its RRP price and it's pretty pointless to compare DIY deal to a Gaming deal as the latter will always generate more interest on this site...

It's a good deal, heat added, too bad you can't mix different sets :smiley:
P.S.: If anyone from Bradford wants this, we can split the cost! lol

Also works on these 2:
Ratchet Screwdriver set
Combination Spanner set

ps - you can mix and match!

Cheers op. Ordered along with a combination spanner set.

Great find

I have no idea why, but I've ordered 2! Will put one in each car, then on the day I need to use them, fill find that they were put into the house some day the previous week, to make space for something else, and I will be kicking myself because of it.

Looking at all 3 of these deals they are not good value.
Do a price comparison with say Screwfix, you will see that the original prices are at least double what they should be !
Don't be conned !

Cheap tools are rarely good value, they will not last and can even be dangerous.
Buy proper quality tools once and look after for decades of use.

Works on all £15 items by halfords.

Great ordered thanks op.

i've had a larger set for years and it gets a lot of use. i almost went for the big advanced set for £50 last week, but had no real need to because mine has always been up to the job. it been used to replace shocks, calipers, restore a 1983 mini!

I doubt it is a glitch as these are only worth about £8 in any case.

You would be better putting your money into one of these better quality and more useful Advanced 3/8 drive sets for £21.25

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-18-piece-socket-set-3-8

As above this is the second such deal in a week. Trying to shift stock with "made up" glitches. People buying more thinking they are getting a bargain.

ordered and collected, can't go wrong at this price!!

I wouldn't touch these with a bargepole not when you can get the Halfords Advance range for not much more in sales..
Advance range come with a lifetime guarantee and quality is way better

Not bad as an emergency/spare to keep in the car though. I'd rather this goes missing than my Advanced set

Hot, you can never have enough sockets imo, and unless you are a serious heavy duty user they will be fine for a good while. And they are so cheap.

I am a new user to this forum. Thanks Guys and it is useful stuff. Reserved 2x.

not available in northern Ireland there's a surprise.

Again? There would be no reason why it wouldn't be.

not available now....damn

It's a good spot and a handy little stocking filler but as others have pointed out, I doubt these are worth more than £8 each anyway. I'll put that £17.75 towards something else.

Good find although not available for click and collect or delivery for me

Was able to reserve 2 sets yesterday for N. Ireland.

Thanks OP - Reserved at my local store who then promptly called to say they couldn't fulfil stock, couple of calls back later and they have offered me two of the sets below for the same price - result.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?storeId=10001&productId=164275&srch=125567&categoryId=255215&langId=-1&catalogId=10151

That is exactly what the Mrs has been saying to me for years :confused:

Same here, definitely nationwide.

I didn't need one, so maybe i should get two.

​where can i collect ? :smiley:

just tried something with it and every 2nd addition gives the bigger discount, so 4 sets gets 24.50 off total cost of £35.50, 6 sets gives £36.75 total cost of £53.25 and so on... just in case you want loads.

Vassy working his magic again. This is a Hot UK Deal!

Looking good. Reserved.

Just picked mine up from my local Halfords and they have given me 2 x 30 piece sets with1/2 drive and much nicer case and I cant even see it on their website! Thought they were a bit on the heavy side when I carried them to the car! Will post a pic when I get home from work.

You've done exceptionally well, these sets are currently £25, but normally sell around the £20 mark, they are very good quality and come with a lifetime guarantee.

Dont worry, if your car's ever stolen i'm sure you will return to these lying in a pile of broken glass.

Lol

Superb post - thanks vassy!

Closest one available is 62 miles away nowhere near Sunderland or Newcastle in stock :disappointed: it's a shame

In true HUKD style, i got my order in first and then thought about what i'm going to do with them. My Gran and young nephew are both in for a surprise this year!

The ratchets are faulty in all of these. Bought 2 and neither any good. The sockets will not fit onto the square end of the ratchet. Will be returning them tomorrow. Cold.

My brother has one of these sets and they work fine though not the best quality.

You do know that you have to press the button on top of the spindle of the rotating square end to push a socket on or to release the socket?

I bought a set about 6 years ago
Was in a different case with see through Perspex lid .. great little kit . Ideal for diy jobs as I don't use it all the time . Still works great
Think it was £9.99 when I bought it

reserved 2 online at ashton under lyne store today got a call from the store saying they had no stock left in store so is it ok if they upgrade the order to the 65 piece set and they would do them at the same price.
£34.99 x 2 = £64.98 total order cost i paid £17.75 result.

Why do you need two of the same set of tools?

regarding quality, I bought a set that looks identical to this from Halfords sometime in the 90's and it has never let me down. Hot

Company relying on greed to shift excess stock. It works well :-)

I assumed as much in that it's a "get what you pay for" with these. Thanks commenters, saved me £17.75.

And yet you're so good at geometry - I thought you might have figured it out.
As barney said - you have to press the button to retract the ball bearing retainer

Good deal but none in stock now :disappointed:

Heat added

No and yes they don't cover the ratchet mechanism but if for some reason you managed to snap it in half then that would be covered.

I tried replacing a duff ratchet spanner that wouldn't lock off and therefore spun both ways, they refused to replace it. So to get around it i broke the ratchet part out and exchanged it at another store.

Although thier site doesn't seem to make any reference to ratchets. Perhaps they have changed their rule.

Halfords Advanced Professional Hand Tools come with a Lifetime Guarantee
Should a Halfords Advanced Professional Hand Tool fail whilst being used for the purpose and in the manner for which it was designed, it will be inspected and replaced. Simply return the product to your nearest Halfords store and we will arrange a replacement for you.

Misuse of the product will immediately invalidate the Lifetime Guarantee.
Discontinued items will be replaced with an equivalent product in terms of use and quality.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.

my old mans words good value but there are better for under a tenner each . stop buying ****.
That was a tex . He knows I'm going threw stage of just buying everything asked did he want one do he replied with that . I added heat thou seemed like a good deal

Not sure why u r asking me that question! But since u ask it's keeping someone employed in the Far East, no bad thing.
At the end of the day, can a man have too many tools?
Happy Christmas

I remember it was always lifetime warranty on non moving parts.

That said my 7 year old 19mm professional range spanner went same way as yours. Id been using it most days and had been torquing fastners with the ratchet which I probably shouldnt have so was happy it lasted that long.

Halfords replaced it with an advanced range spanner no problem. They were more concerned I had receipt than that it was a moving part.

The advanced spanner is similar pretty much the same as my old professional one which was said to be made by sykes pickavant. The new spanners are apparantly made by gear wrench who make quality tools.

Ive got a few advanced socket sets but they are not quite the quality of the old pro stuff.

That said, they are on par with the newer britool, bahco etc so highly recommended and excellent buy when on sale.

just ordered 2, 1 for my father in law plus 1 for myself. Good find heat added.

Can't comment on other brands myself but have had no issue with the advanced range and most likely will only buy those from now on.

As for the receipt i thought they had done away with the requirement for proof of purchase now? (well, at least a year)

You might be right mate. It was few years since I returned anything.

collected my two and been upgraded to the 36 piece advanced set

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/socket-sets/halfords-advanced-36-piece-socket-set-1-4

oos/expired!

Thank you for saving me from an akward moment. Appreciated.

Very much doubt it if they are anything like everything else that's Halfords branded

From your reply you obviously don`t use them I DO, they are quality. Have two sets I use ? :stuck_out_tongue: