A while back, I asked about the male equivalent of going to a Pampered Chef party.

Richmond of One For the Road took a stab at answering, and after reading the comments to the post and thinking about it a bit, I had a vision:

"But I can get the same freakin' thing at Home Depot for half the price!"

"Come on, it's a PARTY. It'll be fun. And you can play with the cordless drills."

"I don't know... I kinda promised the wife I'd change her oil..."

"Dude, come ON. Remember that time when I dragged you out of that burning building and saved your life? You OWE me."

"Well... ok... but after this we're even, right?"

Posted by: Harvey at 06:57 AM | Comments (12) | Add Comment
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1 No, that sounds wrong.... really, really wrong. First off. No honest red blooded American male would plead with friends tocome over. You invite, maybe check to see if they are coming. Then let it go. Second. No honest red blooded American Male would say no to playing with power tools! Third. Anybody who knows anything about tools knows that Snap-on tools are damn good a much better then some of the cheap crap you can get at home depot. Don't skimp on tools. You get what you pay for.

Posted by: Contagion at January 26, 2006 07:21 AM (Q5WxB)

2 Is it a bad sign when "snap-on tools" sounds dirty to me?

Posted by: oddybobo at January 26, 2006 08:00 AM (6Gm0j)

3 Yeah, but craftsman are just as good for the most part, are cheaper, and have a forever replacement guarantee. I'll stick with sears. Hmm.... I wonder if this concept would work if I got an FFL and had sales parties by taking folks to the range to play with the merchandise?

Posted by: Graumagus at January 26, 2006 08:00 AM (RT+Wg)

4 It would be more believable if there were some beer in there: "Come on over, bring a six-pack, and play with some power tools!"

Posted by: Ogre at January 26, 2006 08:07 AM (/k+l4)

5 yeah.....snap on tool.... sounds dirty

Posted by: ArmyWifeToddlerMom at January 26, 2006 08:33 AM (c0Jhg)

6 Yeah, I don't think I've ever begged - or pleaded - with a buddy. I agree that Snap-On has some great tools. But Sears is open 7 days and I have two within 15 minutes of my house. I have two of everything and if I *really* get banged on a job, I can beg and plead with a buddy to zip up to Sears and swap both broken tools. ('cause if I break two of the same thing on a project, I'll be occupied repairing the damage I caused after breaking the second one - or I'll be requiring medical attention.) Power tools - pheh. Use pnematics.

Posted by: _Jon at January 26, 2006 08:37 AM (uHRYR)

7 Oddy & AW - You're thinking of "Strap-On" tools :-)

Posted by: Harvey at January 26, 2006 08:45 AM (ubhj8)

8 Snap-on has a pretty decent calendar.

Posted by: Tige at January 26, 2006 10:03 AM (QgCnE)

9 Craftsman does rock, but he said home depot. Also are you telling me you wouldn't just check out some snap-on tools just for the joy of it? C'mon don't lie. I pick up Dewalt Power Drills all the time, doesn't mean I'm going to buy one.

Posted by: Contagion at January 26, 2006 10:36 AM (Q5WxB)

10 Sounds about right. The only thing that would make it more realistic is if the "host" lamented about being two guys short of getting his free Hosting Gift -- a socket set...

Posted by: Richmond at January 26, 2006 11:24 AM (e8QFP)

11 I see it more on the lines of: Dude, I have some free beer and snacks... and with it we get to check out some tools. You'll get to even try out the new drill. Oh mannnn. Way cool, I'll be there. hahahaha... You are something else Harv

Posted by: vw bug at January 26, 2006 12:00 PM (k+jIa)

12 I think the big attraction would be if one of the Snap-On tool models showed up. Host: "Hey, I got beer, snacks, tools and a Snap On tool babe coming to show the newest from their new power tool line." Any man who has not seen a Snap On tool calendar has missed out... we had guys at work begging to hang them in their cubes. HR said NO Way.

Posted by: Bou at January 26, 2006 10:48 PM (iHxT3)

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