Kobalt’s Multi-Drive Wrench is currently on sale (*at most stores) for the low price of $7.50, a substantial discount from its full retail price of $30.
If you recall from my late-2010 review, I’m not the biggest fan of the Multi-Drive. Since then I have warmed up to the idea of spline-profile sockets and wrenches (thanks to Proto), but I still detest combination inch-metric sizes.
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The Multi-Drive Wrench could be handy for casual DIYers and homeowners, and some guys like these types of dog bone wrenches for doing oil changes since you have all the sockets you need right there.
I wouldn’t ordinarily post about a tool I feel neutral about (I would rate this one 6/10), but 75% off is too big of a discount to ignore.
Buy Now(via Lowes)
This is a great deal for anyone that wanted a Multi-Drive Wrench but was turned away by its $25 holiday pricing.
Shipping is not available, so in-store pickup is your only option. It looks like Lowes is trying to clear unsold holiday merchandise to make way for early Spring products.
* Please note that pricing depends on your zip code. For example, the wrench is $29.98 in some Brooklyn stores, $14.99 at one NJ location, and $7.49 at several other NJ zip codes I checked.
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jesse
That’s all it’s worth…
Mati
I’d say this product is worth even less than that amount, given that the steel used is probably fairly cheap and this is probably 100% made in China given that it’s made by Kobalt. I am not really a fan of dog bone wrenches myself though, but to each their own.
Kevin
decided to grab one , couldn’t pass it up for the 7.50 price tag. I saw the B&D version in the clearance aisle at Walmart for 19 bucks over the weekend.
Armando
down to under 2 dollars
Kevin Hockman
My Lowes in Ohio is at $3.00 LoL, china quility!
Robert
I’ve grown weary of the rhetoric that starts the moment someone suggests a deal on an item made outside the US. It makes me wonder what American products they use as a “standard” for comparison to the foreign item they’re blasting. The moment someone says that a Chinese made item is a good deal, these people lapse into their ritual tongue lashing mode. How dare you Stuart. How can you suggest that something made in China is a good deal?
Nobody needs to make a case for buying American from an economic perspective. Anytime we provide an incentive to keep jobs in the US, enough said. There is a popularly held belief however, that is generally false. It’s the notion that if something is made in the USA, it automatically translates to quality, dependability, etc. Generally speaking, that is a misleading belief. You can wave your American flags till the cows come home. In the end however, to suggest that we don’t manufacture our share of junk is a naïve assumption.
We Americans need to get our heads out of the clouds. We need to take a hard and candid look at our role in our own demise. In many regards, we only have ourselves to blame. We can talk about the so called lower quality standards in some other countries. The reality is that statistically speaking, price wins out over quality almost every time. Unless a manufacturer is producing a product that is highly unique and not easily duplicated, most consumers are not interested in paying for keeping those jobs in the US.
I’m not speaking on behalf of China or anywhere else. What I am saying is that when our store shelves are stocked with Chinese or other foreign items, China Is not the enemy. We are the problem. Stuart more than clarified that this item is good for around the house and milder applications. He made it clear to anyone who can read, that he’s not suggesting that it’s the best product on the shelf. He’s saying that for the sale price, it’s a good deal. It wouldn’t be my first choice either if I had any tools at my disposal. For a few bucks however, this would be nice to stick in the car for incidental tasks that required a quick fix. Some people need to get over their knee-jerk mentality and read the full meaning of what has been reviewed here.
Robert