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In reply to the discussion: Rant: What the heck happened to Sears and Kmart ? [View all]JoeyT
(6,785 posts)Here's one for a hundred bucks. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-24-in-adjustable-wrench/p-00944608000P
One for $70: http://community.craftsman.com/Craftsman-18-in-Adjustable-Wrench-reviews
Both the same brand and the kind of wrench he's talking about.
What you're linking to are known as "knuckle busters". The first time you use the ratchet it strips out and you start bleeding. The box end does the same thing. I know, I've broken about a two dozen of them.
What he's talking about are adjustable crescent wrenches, which vary wildly in price depending on brand, type, and size. I've seen them get into the $300 range for things like spud crescents, and that's before you hit the absurdly large ones: Here's one for $330 http://www.toolsource.com/adjustable-wrench-p-124208.html?gclid=CJK8oe3NwrICFQWCQgodyEMA-w&sourceid=googleps and That isn't even a spud, just a plain crescent, and they get a lot bigger than that.
Just because someone says they paid $25,000 for a used Mustang and you link to someone selling a Pinto for fifty bucks doesn't mean they're lying. Even if they're both made by Ford and they're both cars.