We Saved THOUSANDS Choosing Icon Over Snap-On Toolboxes

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• LE

  @leemen · 1 year ago · pinned

  Would anyone with a snap on box wish they would have tried out an icon box?

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• DC

  @DCRefugee123 · 1 year ago

  If I’m paying $31k for anything with wheels I expect it to go from 0-60 in less than 8 seconds

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• JD

  @JD-um8sq · 1 year ago

  If icon offered the same colors as US general I don’t see why anyone would even want a snap on at this point

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• DO

  @donleamon8653 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I’ve had my ICON 73” with hutch now for a couple of months. As an advanced home wrencher, I couldn’t be happier. 20% off and 36 mo. zero interest with their credit. As a hack, I put an LED light strip in the groove routed on the underside front lip of the stainless steel top. It lights up the drawers like I’ve seen on some SO boxes. And yeah, that hutch is heavy.

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• DO

  @dogtownoon9791 · 1 year ago

  HF sells 6 keys and 6 cylinder set for the tool box lock , matching idk something like 40 smacks

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• TH

  @TheSkepticSkwerl · 7 months ago

  You didn't save 24k dollars, it's friggin snapon overcharging 24k dollars.

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• BL

  @bloodbushcraft2467 · 3 weeks ago

  My heart skipped a beat when you were lifting the hutch, I thought it was going down!

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• SI

  @sigbauer9782 · 1 year ago

  if a SO truck came by and you told the guy you had $7K to spend, he'd either leave or try to sell you a three-piece screwdriver set.

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• BE

  @BeastTechWrench · 11 months ago

  You can buy 5x the amount of ICON tool boxes for less than one Snap-on Mr. Big tool box, so it's definitely a win.

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• CL

  @ClippyNotesExtra · 7 months ago

  Comparing $31k for Snap On toolboxes or $7K for Icon toolboxes and $24k room for tools is a real no brainer.  I'm sure Snap-On is brilliant, and super well made, but I'd rather just have more, better tools than nicer toolchests.

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  @4236974 · 8 months ago

  I watched this with my wife.... she laughed a lot right along with me. I bought a 73 box and hutch over the weekend. I wanted a blue one, wife "preferred" I get the black one because it will be in the garage and she wanted it to match her Jeep. SO, I got black.

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• ST

  @steveburkholder3406 · 5 months ago

  I bought the model just below Icon (US General) after examining them side-by-side several times at the HF store.  I was a pro with all Snap-on decades ago, & IMO the US General 72" box is the best bang for the buck in tool boxes anywhere. TIP: when unloading the box with the ramp, have help or build simple rails for the ramp. If the box slips off the ramp, you could ruin your new purchase.

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