Gambling hardware style

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:56 pm

I'm at the hardware store looking for some hardware. I need 8 of these, the cost off the rack is $.79 ea.

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Simple math I go with 8 * 8 or some where near $6.40 minus... well how ever you do your math we are talking $6.32. But then I spot this grab bag of hardware and yes I can see at least some of the exact same parts in the bag.

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The bag is $5 but will there be 8 of the parts I need? If say there are only 7 then if I take this bag home I will have to do a return trip to pick up another one. Well the drive will cost more then the possible saving but I'm not in a hurry for the parts so I could combine trips at another time.....

That is a 5 pound or so bag so at a $1 a pound this is still cheap hardware.

So do I gamble that I will find 8 of the parts I need or just buy the for sure number off the rack. As you can tell from the picture I went with the bag.

Was it a good gamble?

I'm going to open the bag and see, check back later for the results.

Ed

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:16 pm

IIWM, I would buy both the bag and how ever many I think it is 'short' of 8.

Save my receipt and return any excess up to the number of contingency units purchased.

Assumes returns of the standard items are 'aok'.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:19 pm

I would have bought the 8 and the bag...

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reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:39 pm

It sounds like you are a little off on the subject of gambling, you do have the safe bet down pat.

Ed

JPG40504 wrote:IIWM, I would buy both the bag and how ever many I think it is 'short' of 8.

Save my receipt and return any excess up to the number of contingency units purchased.

Assumes returns of the standard items are 'aok'.

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:42 pm

You are thinking like the old me. The new me is looking for more excitement like gambling on what is in the bag.

Ed

robinson46176 wrote:I would have bought the 8 and the bag...

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reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:52 pm

OK the bag is empty, I have pictures and counts of what was in the bag minus a few that might have found refuse on the floor under something.

All the hardware is 1/4-20. The loose washers totaled 59 pieces.

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Nuts amounted to 56 pieces

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The next three pictures are of bolts, they are 3" long, first fully threaded group is 10, the next group is 39 parts, and last is the group of 52 with nuts and washers.

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Next post we will see how well I did on the hardware I needed.

Ed

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:59 pm

I'm sure the excitement is building but first lets see the "other contents"

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Some of that may turn out to useless but still....

Now for the drum roll please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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As you can see I have the 8 I need and even a spare.

Now this is how you fill your shop with all sorts of hardware, pounds and pounds of it.

I was proud of myself for letting the other 4 bags remain in the store for someone else, got to stop hoarding the hardware deals.

Ed

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:42 pm

I've never seen such a grab bag in my neck of the woods. So just send me the leftover hardware, and I'll still give you five bucks for it!

The bargain bins that we do have are filled with bottom-end junk tools from China.

danr · Post by **danr** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:15 pm

Good haul!