Some people just don't understand.

[Northwoods]

Pulled two wrenches out of the $.50 box at a yard sale yesterday.  These three:

http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/barcalo_oe3032_wrench_convex_cropped.jpg

http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/proto_sf12_3712_wrench_flare_pebble_la_hcircle_f_cropped_inset2.jpg

http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/plomb_9706_screwdriver_flat_la_7d_f_cropped_inset.jpg

The screwdriver is older than the one pictured, and therefore much cooler.
The lady looked at me suspiciously, and said, "Why do you want just these?" 
I replied, "They're attractive.  Don't you think so, too?" 
She took my money.

[EVILDR235]

She probably thinks you have a few screws loose.

Robuck.

[Bill Houghton]

She probably thinks you have a few screws loose.

Robuck.

And that you're a nut.

So the wrenches and the screwdriver make perfect sense.

[Twertsy]

I went to a sale last year where all the snapon, MAC, MATCO, Corny etc were laid out nicely and priced to the moon.  In the corner were 2 large boxes of "junk tools."  it was all Plomb, Bonney and Blackhawk.  Paid $20 for the 2 boxes and they were so large I had to split them into 4 boxes to carry them........and I ain't a little guy.

[Yadda]

Sweet buy!

[toolmiser]

I think overall buying tools is better than buying beer.  The down side is that someone will have to get rid of the tools in time, the beer will already be gone.

[p_toad]

Those are nice looking tools. 

And yes, the beer is much quicker to recycle.