Bought. Don’t need. Might need eventually. Probably going to be like the pass through socket set I bought three years ago, used once, and now it sits in the toolbox. Whatever, for twelve bucks if it gets me out of a jam once it’s worth it.
Let’s get something straight here. This is NOT the only wrench set you should own. You should have a proper sized wrench for the bolt/nut you need to tighten/loosen, not to mention open vs closed ends.
That said, on occasion you have an oddball situation where you need an oddball wrench.
The following story can be found in sundry publications from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries:
That handy tool, the "monkey-wrench", is not so named because it is a handy thing to monkey with, or for any kindred reason. "Monkey" is not its name at all, Charles Moncky, the inventor of it, sold his patent for $5000, and invested the money in a house in Williamsburg, Kings County, where he now lives.
Although this story was refuted by historical and patent research in the late nineteenth century, it appears to have been inspired by a real person. Charles Monk (not Moncky) lived in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in the 1880s where he made and sold moulder’s tools, not mechanics’ tools like a monkey wrench. He could not have invented or named the “monkey wrench” because he was born after the term, “monkey wrench”, first appeared in print.
Anyone want to split a set? I have vmp. I’m not going to buy 2 of them. I probably won’t use 1. Haven’t ordered, but if there’s a taker, I will. Or I’ll buy yours. Anyone??
@Tadlem43 probably cost more than the $6 to ship it to someone by the time you count time, cost etc. Most likely cheaper to get two sets and give one to Goodwill, Salvation Army etc. (or save one for the office Christmas gift exchange)
The write up reminds me of an incident that happened to a friend a little ways back. He thought he torxed something when he was trying to put a square necked shirt on his greasy monkey to get to the store to buy more shampoo, and in hindsight he probably should have used a round neck, but he was taking Charles with him since he’s light and small. In a lot of pain he went to the emergency room and they stripped him down for an examination. Dr. Watson gave him a look that made him feel ashamed and told him he ruptured his spline. He could feel himself-tightening as Nurse Johnson patted his hand. The Dr. called for 6pt of blood and as Dr. Merrick was putting him under he said he remembers hearing “make it 12pt because this is going to take a lot of skil to fix what he’s done”. They weren’t even sure if they had the right tools to do the job. If only they had a second set… maybe… just maybe… but only time will tell. It’s just GUT-WRENCHING rethinking what happened. See what happens Meh when you play favorites with the time zones - I get bored (and there’s no one to play with).**** mmmmmeeeehhhhhh
@chienfou no wait… I actually got 2, but that’s not 2, it’s actually 4, but the limit is 3, but today is not Tuesday so 2-fer Friday, but it’s after 8 so WTF… is that right? Need more coffee
@RiotDemon Dammit, that set is available at two stores in my radius, one being the store that I drive past on my way home. There’s absolutely nothing in there that I don’t already have but… it’s tools and now I want it. You bastard!
@RiotDemon If I remember my church time metaphors, I think it’s something about uh… maybe good parenting causing your offspring to be a force for good in the world / or just Christian-wise? Something like that, probably…
Wouldn’t venture a guess what it meant in its original context.
Well its been at least a few days since I’ve thrown money at this site for needless gadgets that at least look nice stacked up in various places around the house. ( finished-radical-chameleon) So there ya go.
I just answered the poll question and does it count if your girlfriend/girlfriends stripped? If so I would most definitely have to say yes. And believe me, the outcome is never good If that happens, about a month and a half ago I finally got out of a 12 year relationship with the ex-stripper girlfriend, and believe me it was a nice place to visit but definitely not somewhere you would want to stay for a long-term relationship. That being said, are there any strippers that frequent the site???
Mehbe a blessing in disguise. I was hoping they would sell out most of the day so I wouldn’t buy them. After I broke down and clicked to order them, I took a second to double check I had my new card in the system, and it sold out by the time I completed order.
@justbuyit not sure how this giphy applies to the order phrase??? But I do love the retro telephone. Most kids today have no idea what the hell he is doing I’m sure…
@bedroomblueyes You are hereby cordially invited to click on meh.com at midnight Eastern, daily, to see what’s for sale. Come as you are and BYOB, it’s a casual affair. Light snacks may be provided but you should probably count on having dinner beforehand, or @huja’s photos may make you hungry. Cant wait to see you there!
@djslack why thanks for the invite was not aware I could do so…but thanks to your suggestion I will forget my real life and do just that…I live for staying up till midnight in anticipation of what GREAT!! deal meh.com will be providing for the day…lol…thanks again…
These have arrived, and they look like they should be pretty decent. Came in separate boxes for each wrench with each set in it’s own plain white box (i.e. lots of packaging, or great if you want to gift them…). Haven’t needed to use one yet, but planning to use the ‘extras’ I got as b-day, father’s day presents. The other 2 sets will reside in the shop and house. Time will tell how good these are, but they seem pretty hefty and well made. Hopefully looks will not deceive.
@phatmass There was probably a good reason these aren’t very long and knowing how tight techs can wrench on bolts, it doesn’t surprise me. I have other seemingly better ratcheting wrenches, but wouldn’t generally use even those to break bolts free. Thanks for testing these to the limits of destruction for us.
@kuoh Yeah, well, I normally use a socket wrench with a pipe over the handle, but was too lazy to look for the missing 17mm socket. It’s always the one not in the case. Haha. And you’re welcome!
Sorry, didn’t mean to yell and wish I hadn’t posted about nondelivery as I never reported it. Great company, ordered and received many products without a hitch.
@bobcj0 I was going to sneaky ship you a replacement (since tracking shows this just dropped off the face of the planet somewhere,) but we’re out. I refunded that order for you.
WRITE TO US. We might take a few days to answer, but we will answer…
I know, I know, it’s a long time since this was posted but I just got around to using them 2 months ago while working on cars. These are GARBAGE QUALITY. DO NOT BUY. I’m not the strongest guy but I snapped the handle on two of these trying to loosen stripped nuts, their intended purpose. If I can snap metal then your metal is crap.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
8x Wrenches
Pictures
Wrenches
One set
Hole
With the gripper thing
Boxes
Oh fuck they’ve learned how to use tools
Price Comparison
$37.98 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
30 Day Skil
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
/buy
first
@Yoda_Daenerys It worked! Your order number is: selective-boisterous-attraction
/image selective boisterous attraction
@Yoda_Daenerys What the hell are the chances your image for a tool purchase would be of a famous contractor?!
@cinoclav let’s see
/8ball What the hell are the chances your image for a tool purchase would be of a famous contractor?!
@Yoda_Daenerys Apparently very little.
I’m a bit turned off
Are you nuts
Monkey wrench in things tonight or should I say meh wrench?
Why would I need two sets?
I would buy if I could purchase one set…
So people will like you, @Kerig3
@Kerig3 imagine it is one set. And count your blessings that Meh accidentally sent you a second set. But don’t tell anyone.
@Kerig3 One for the car and one for around the house.
@Kerig3 In case the first set turns out to be total crap. This is Meh.
You should probably buy four sets.
@Kerig3 The reason was in the description displayed on the home page. It mentions what you can do with the second set.
@Kerig3 Yup $12 is a lot of money !
@Kerig3 immediately discard second set upon receipt, no problem
@matthew
That’s what I do when I see that something I want is cheaper in a multi-pack on Amazon.
/buy
Because tools and insomnia are an unstoppable combination.
@accumulator It worked! Your order number is: flying-affable-government
/image flying affable government
Unnecessary and undesirable. That definitely sounds like Meh’s catalogue.
/buy a pair even though I don’t need two sets
@awk It worked! Your order number is: defeated-inconsistent-jam
/image defeated inconsistent jam
@mediocrebot Yes, I suppose these will defeat inconsistent jams. Good job MB.
@awk Just so you know “I got a pair”.
@awk I got a pair even though I didn’t need one set.
@mediocrebot with the Winterfox reference, that’s a deep cut in the LCS
Christmas shopping for my kids commence, I say!
/buy
@Stumpy91 It worked! Your order number is: disturbed-fuchsia-lithium
/image disturbed fuchsia lithium
Nuts. That’s twisted.
I’m not sure if I can handle all these wrench’s tonight
Older product, reviews are positive overall…debating on pulling the trigger.
@Stallion Doo eeeeeet
Bought. Don’t need. Might need eventually. Probably going to be like the pass through socket set I bought three years ago, used once, and now it sits in the toolbox. Whatever, for twelve bucks if it gets me out of a jam once it’s worth it.
@fuzzmanmatt My logic exactly.
Universal – aka it really isn’t great on ANY size.
OTOH, the reviews aren’t totally shitty. Just partially.
Dammit, @drunkcat!
/buy
@narfcake It worked! Your order number is: dependent-lush-manatee
/image dependent lush manatee
Meh for two. In for one. /buyhalf
the write up seems to rely on some “alternate facts” cuz
hoax
also, there is this:
monkey wrench
/buy
@keili30 It worked! Your order number is: dogged-waterproof-poltergeist
/image dogged waterproof poltergeist
So, what’s up with the icky theme colors lately?
@KDemo Boss making us use up some old colors laying around before we reorder.
@Flipit Soooo … I can haz creme catshirts?
@KDemo I’ve been meaning to tell you (but haven’t had time), I got your letter and it made me nostalgic for home! Thanks!
@woodhouse - You’re welcome. It’s gotta be pretty different in Texas.
If you ever change your mind, we’ll leave the light on for you.
In the meantime,
@Flipit - Have we met? Welcome!
It would be okay if you accidentally spilled some of those harsh colors down the drain.
While protecting the environment, of course.
@KDemo @Flipit hails from catshirtswoot. Because @snapster still hasn’t offered any catshirts here. Especially on a Caturday.
(Blame @DrunkCat.)
I’m a sucker for tools, especially the kind you find on endcaps in hardware stores around the holidays. Let’s see how meh these really are.
/buy
@dtl_dvl It worked! Your order number is: foamy-terrible-chain
/image foamy terrible chain
@mediocrebot Wow this Instagram account is dedicated to its craft.
Let’s get something straight here. This is NOT the only wrench set you should own. You should have a proper sized wrench for the bolt/nut you need to tighten/loosen, not to mention open vs closed ends.
That said, on occasion you have an oddball situation where you need an oddball wrench.
Against better judgement on gimmicky tools…
/buy
@eVil It worked! Your order number is: grotesque-dumb-head
/image grotesque dumb head
Y’all got me dippy-verbose-olive
according to google translate it means “If a black cat crosses your path, it means an animal is going somewhere”
@Jasonf1984 Black cats are the new good luck. My shirt says so.
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-new-good-luck
@narfcake That’s what she said.
@Jasonf1984 Spanish version of “why did the chicken cross the road”??
Mr. Meh is drunk again.
/buy
@Bakasama We wanted the morning crowd to have a shot at this too, so we’re holding back some of these until 8am ET.
False etymologies
Charles Moncky hoax
The following story can be found in sundry publications from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries:
Although this story was refuted by historical and patent research in the late nineteenth century, it appears to have been inspired by a real person. Charles Monk (not Moncky) lived in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in the 1880s where he made and sold moulder’s tools, not mechanics’ tools like a monkey wrench. He could not have invented or named the “monkey wrench” because he was born after the term, “monkey wrench”, first appeared in print.
Anyone want to split a set? I have vmp. I’m not going to buy 2 of them. I probably won’t use 1. Haven’t ordered, but if there’s a taker, I will. Or I’ll buy yours. Anyone??
@Tadlem43 probably cost more than the $6 to ship it to someone by the time you count time, cost etc. Most likely cheaper to get two sets and give one to Goodwill, Salvation Army etc. (or save one for the office Christmas gift exchange)
@chienfou True… just thought I’d put it out there.
The write up reminds me of an incident that happened to a friend a little ways back. He thought he torxed something when he was trying to put a square necked shirt on his greasy monkey to get to the store to buy more shampoo, and in hindsight he probably should have used a round neck, but he was taking Charles with him since he’s light and small. In a lot of pain he went to the emergency room and they stripped him down for an examination. Dr. Watson gave him a look that made him feel ashamed and told him he ruptured his spline. He could feel himself-tightening as Nurse Johnson patted his hand. The Dr. called for 6pt of blood and as Dr. Merrick was putting him under he said he remembers hearing “make it 12pt because this is going to take a lot of skil to fix what he’s done”. They weren’t even sure if they had the right tools to do the job. If only they had a second set… maybe… just maybe… but only time will tell. It’s just GUT-WRENCHING rethinking what happened.
See what happens Meh when you play favorites with the time zones - I get bored (and there’s no one to play with).**** mmmmmeeeehhhhhh
I’ll pass on these.
/buy
@chienfou We wanted the morning crowd to have a shot at this too, so we’re holding back some of these until 8am ET.
@mediocrebot dammit!
@mediocrebot Ha… got one anyway… so THERE!
/giphy flaky-conventional-octopus
@chienfou no wait… I actually got 2, but that’s not 2, it’s actually 4, but the limit is 3, but today is not Tuesday so 2-fer Friday, but it’s after 8 so WTF… is that right? Need more coffee
I stripped some wallpaper once.
@ekw done that…
/buy
@swarthytype It worked! Your order number is: flexible-rich-rat
/image flexible rich rat
@mediocrebot First time trying that. Very cool!
/buy
@mehnyblooms It worked! Your order number is: floral-tearful-month
/image floral tearful month
Well that’s horribly depressing.
/buy --quantity 50%
@MrMark Oops, sorry. We sold out of some of those items.
/buy
@EmptiMind It worked! Your order number is: glassy-premium-cheetah
/image glassy premium cheetah
/buy
/image short gruntled hamburger
idiot bus stopped at Meh HQ, and I got off and bought this crappy item.
I used to have a parking pass for woot, what do you need to get one for meh?
What is the whole forward slash “buy” thing about? Does that auto order or just show you a pic of your order number??
@imthewall Guide to Commands (Including /buy)
@lichme Awesome! Thanks
@imthewall Unfortunately it won’t work for you as it’s limited to VMPeeps. But there’s always the / image and giphy commands!
/buy great little fathers day gift
@carsontl Sorry, the
/buycommand is currently only available to VMP members.grievous-meticulous-warrior
/buy
@jrapoport It worked! Your order number is: painstaking-queenlike-debt
/image painstaking queenlike debt
/buy worth it to give as a gift mehbe?
@savvysapphire The card was declined.
@mediocrebot uh oh. I thought I already changed it, guess not lol
@mediocrebot /giphy awkward
@mechcozmo lol. It’s what I get when my cards get compromised. I don’t always remember to change everything attached to them. I’m good like that.
@mechcozmo Slash commands need their own lines
/giphy awkward
@mechcozmo hehe, that “awkward” had me laughing. I was thinking the same thing.
Here’s hoping these are half-decent enough to live in the car as part of the emergency tool kit.
/buy let’s try this again with the updated card lol!
@savvysapphire It worked! Your order number is: trying-sour-macaroni
/image trying sour macaroni
If I didn’t just buy a $120 socket and wrench set on sale for $20 last night, I might of bought this.
@RiotDemon You know you’re gonna regret it when that (now) $20 set won’t remove those stripped bolts!
If anyone wants to try to see if it’s available in their area:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-100-Piece-Standard-SAE-and-Metric-Mechanic-s-Tool-Set-with-Hard-Case/1000135623
One Lowe’s had it for $40, the others were all $20. They do free shipping if you sign up for their membership (free)
@cinoclav I’ve never had a stripped bolt. Screws, many times.
Guess I’m not worried.
@RiotDemon Dammit, that set is available at two stores in my radius, one being the store that I drive past on my way home. There’s absolutely nothing in there that I don’t already have but… it’s tools and now I want it. You bastard!
@cinoclav does your ratchet only need 4° of movement?
As I read the reviews last night, someone said they were keeping it in their trunk. So, extra set for the car?
@RiotDemon I have enough crap back there. The case this set is in is bigly!
@cinoclav it is a bit bulky. I’ll give you that.
@RiotDemon Showing 120 or 40 at all of the stores around me… Oh well. Thanks for sharing
@bpingel93 I’d check back every couple of days. They must be behind my local stores.
/buy
@meddlingmonk It worked! Your order number is: finicky-wavy-magic
/image finicky wavy magic
Sell some of these that work with those damn chintzy overtightened screws and I’m in.
So maybe I didn’t have a wide enough philips head. How is that my fault?! I don’t remember asking for any opinions.
Anyways I’ve got a drill.
@InnocuousFarmer Stretch a rubber band under the screwdriver head. It’s worth a shot anyway.
/buy the cheap wrenches - maybe get me out of a pinch sometime…
@ManBehindPlan It worked! Your order number is: mighty-hesitant-trapper
/image mighty hesitant trapper
@mediocrebot Awww - cute overload today
@mediocrebot Now I’m imagining a baby being thrown like some kind of spear / biological agent. shudder
@InnocuousFarmer seriously… That onesie is weird. I guess because I don’t understand the quote.
@RiotDemon If I remember my church time metaphors, I think it’s something about uh… maybe good parenting causing your offspring to be a force for good in the world / or just Christian-wise? Something like that, probably…
Wouldn’t venture a guess what it meant in its original context.
@InnocuousFarmer yep, throwing babies is what i got out of that, too.
Don’t really need… but purchased just in case…
/image titled queenly club
Which one can be used to open a beer bottle?
Bought it hoping that maybe just once I can get the bold loosened my self.
image/loping festering juniper
@olddognewtricks …typo… or Freudian slip?
I can’t wait to watch my bolts strip for me.
/giphy prudish-steady-starfish
sad-formidable-sugarcane came out fairly inappropriate.(deletes quickly). C’mon, Meh, why put me in that situation?
What happened Nov 2015? My last order before this one…I just couldn’t hold off any longer…
whaaaaa
Well its been at least a few days since I’ve thrown money at this site for needless gadgets that at least look nice stacked up in various places around the house. ( finished-radical-chameleon) So there ya go.
It worked!
Your order number is: unwilling-frugal-butter
I just answered the poll question and does it count if your girlfriend/girlfriends stripped? If so I would most definitely have to say yes. And believe me, the outcome is never good If that happens, about a month and a half ago I finally got out of a 12 year relationship with the ex-stripper girlfriend, and believe me it was a nice place to visit but definitely not somewhere you would want to stay for a long-term relationship. That being said, are there any strippers that frequent the site???
@bigtom67
2nd attempt
/Buy
@Bakasama It worked! Your order number is: harmless-goodhearted-thought
/image harmless goodhearted thought
@mediocrebot how ironic…
First purchase since February. I like tools, I guess.
/image frosted-crusty-comparison
I love Vince’s nuts, so I bought 2 sets. SHAM-WOW!!!
yay for neutral gifts!
/giphy measly-anterior-cracker
Is this a good deal?
@versabox Yes, it actually is.
/buy
@hems79 It worked! Your order number is: tranquil-gilded-minotaur
/image tranquil gilded minotaur
Mehbe a blessing in disguise. I was hoping they would sell out most of the day so I wouldn’t buy them. After I broke down and clicked to order them, I took a second to double check I had my new card in the system, and it sold out by the time I completed order.
/giphy rosy-misanthropic-trout
@justbuyit not sure how this giphy applies to the order phrase??? But I do love the retro telephone. Most kids today have no idea what the hell he is doing I’m sure…
nutjobs
for the last 3 days or so, all the product images on meh are showing up as a broken link for me. What the eff?
i wanted these but missed the VMP reserves. meh.
In for a duece…
PLEASE sell these again! Is good?
would have liked to get these but just didn’t get the meh email invite to see them…
@bedroomblueyes You are hereby cordially invited to click on meh.com at midnight Eastern, daily, to see what’s for sale. Come as you are and BYOB, it’s a casual affair. Light snacks may be provided but you should probably count on having dinner beforehand, or @huja’s photos may make you hungry. Cant wait to see you there!
@djslack why thanks for the invite was not aware I could do so…but thanks to your suggestion I will forget my real life and do just that…I live for staying up till midnight in anticipation of what GREAT!! deal meh.com will be providing for the day…lol…thanks again…
I don’t understand, if it’s a self tightening box, why does it need a wrench?
These have arrived, and they look like they should be pretty decent. Came in separate boxes for each wrench with each set in it’s own plain white box (i.e. lots of packaging, or great if you want to gift them…). Haven’t needed to use one yet, but planning to use the ‘extras’ I got as b-day, father’s day presents. The other 2 sets will reside in the shop and house. Time will tell how good these are, but they seem pretty hefty and well made. Hopefully looks will not deceive.
Finally used one. It broke. These suck.
@phatmass Was it just from hand turning or was a force amplifier (hammer) in use?
KuoH
@kuoh it was a tap of a hammer on an oil pan bolt. Only reason I used hammer was for lack of leverage to get a good hand turn.
@phatmass There was probably a good reason these aren’t very long and knowing how tight techs can wrench on bolts, it doesn’t surprise me. I have other seemingly better ratcheting wrenches, but wouldn’t generally use even those to break bolts free. Thanks for testing these to the limits of destruction for us.
KuoH
@kuoh Yeah, well, I normally use a socket wrench with a pipe over the handle, but was too lazy to look for the missing 17mm socket. It’s always the one not in the case. Haha. And you’re welcome!
@phatmass The arrow clearly shows you were using it backwards.
@ACraigL I don’t think you have a good grasp of this situation.
NEVER RECEIVED, FORGOT I ORDERED.
@bobcj0 DID YOU CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT?
@therealjrn WHY ARE WE ALL YELLING?
@thismyusername I DON’T KNOW! BUT IT’S LATE ALREADY AND PEOPLE NEED TO SLEEP!
I’ll be quiet now.
typing without looking called a hang shift
Sorry, didn’t mean to yell and wish I hadn’t posted about nondelivery as I never reported it. Great company, ordered and received many products without a hitch.
@bobcj0
They have always taken care of me! Perhaps staffer @tHumperchick can be of assistance.
@bobcj0 I was going to sneaky ship you a replacement (since tracking shows this just dropped off the face of the planet somewhere,) but we’re out. I refunded that order for you.
WRITE TO US. We might take a few days to answer, but we will answer…
I know, I know, it’s a long time since this was posted but I just got around to using them 2 months ago while working on cars. These are GARBAGE QUALITY. DO NOT BUY. I’m not the strongest guy but I snapped the handle on two of these trying to loosen stripped nuts, their intended purpose. If I can snap metal then your metal is crap.
@jtheletter
/giphy hulk smash