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| Harbor Freight Joins the Effort |
| 2020-03-23 |
| Dear Harbor Freight Community, As we’ve been following the news over the last few days, we’ve heard about the severe shortage of protective gear for hospitals, healthcare workers and first responders as the impact of COVID-19 is being felt across the country. America depends on these heroes every day and in the days ahead we will depend on them even more. At Harbor Freight, we want them to know that they can depend on us too. So we’ve decided to donate our entire supply of the personal protective equipment items listed below to front line hospitals with 24 hour emergency rooms in the communities served by our stores. • N95 Masks • Face Shields • 5 and 7 mil Nitrile Gloves If you work at a hospital with a 24 hour emergency room in need of these items, please ask the office in charge of procurement at your hospital to click here so they can provide us with the information we’ll need to determine if we can make a donation. If you’re not with a hospital, but would like to give us the name of a hospital with a 24 hour emergency room in your community that might need our help, please email us at hospitalhelp@harborfreight.com, identify the hospital’s city and state in the subject line, and our team will follow-up. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE REQUESTS AT YOUR LOCAL STORE OR OUR CALL CENTER AND PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT HOSPITALS‐THEY’RE BUSY HELPING THEIR PATIENTS. For hospitals we’re able to help, we’ll email them a voucher when the supplies are available for pick up at their local Harbor Freight Tools store. Although we certainly won’t have enough of these supplies to fill everyone’s needs, we’re going to donate everything we’ve got. We also recognize that there are so many other critically important people responding to this crisis and that there is need everywhere. We’ve chosen to focus our efforts on hospitals with a 24 hour emergency room with the hope that we can help as many people as possible right now. Thank you and God Bless, Eric Smidt Owner and Founder Harbor Freight Tools |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #14 ^ Amen |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-23 18:26 |
| #13 #9 Ref 6: Excellent point Anomalous Sources. Please forgive my angst toward the virtue signalling POS. I simply couldn't help myself. We're all good and on the same team, pard'. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2020-03-23 17:13 |
| #12 #9: Totally understandable. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2020-03-23 14:07 |
| #11 I'm just surprised he received any medical supplies TO donate. The supplies were probably aimed at painters, carpenters, and dry wallers, not medical staff, Charles. But the problem of breathing in and wearing aerosolized contaminants is the same. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-23 13:48 |
| #10 #4 thank you B. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-03-23 12:25 |
| #9 Ref 6: Excellent point Anomalous Sources. Please forgive my angst toward the virtue signalling POS. I simply couldn't help myself. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-23 11:55 |
| #8 I'm just surprised he received any medical supplies TO donate. I thought China had confiscated company orders. |
| Posted by: Charles 2020-03-23 11:45 |
| #7 Think of him as sinner doing good works as a penance, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-23 11:18 |
| #6 With all due respect, Besoeker, going after his politics or product country of origin of the offered donations can wait until the smoke clears (imo). |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2020-03-23 10:06 |
| #5 American made Sears Craftsman tools I have a Craftsman hand-held drill in the garage; it's at least thirty years old and still runs wicked pissah. My small Craftsman table saw (ran me $200 on sale) is fifteen years old, and I know I'll have it for at least another twenty years. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-03-23 09:43 |
| #4 So when you buy from Harbor Freight, here is the beast you are feeding. Erik Smidt 2014 campaign contribs. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-23 09:04 |
| #3 Wiki: Smidt is a prominent Los Angeles Democrat, who's hosted fundraiser dinners for both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Took over his father's scrap iron and junk business. Also a major contributor to Cedars-Siani. American made Sears Craftsman tools, Montgomery Ward.... no longer around. Snap-On holding on by a thread. Yea, take a guess. Not to sound... you know what, but just so you know. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-23 08:30 |
| #2 Bless Mr. Smidt for this! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-23 08:21 |
| #1 Vitue Signaling effort. A majority of their product line comes from China. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-23 08:19 |