My wife appreciates the quality of work I do and if I need a tool to do a job she doesn't even question me...we just go get it. I have tons of woodworking tools, 2 of the large Husky mechanic roll-aways filled to the gills with mechanics tools and...well, just a whole bunch of stuff to do pretty much anything. But if I do need anything I (we) just go get it...and then I have it for future jobs. Like me, she doesn't like to buy junk stuff...so I usually buy the "industrial" or "professional grade" tools.
Now, not to throw a bone to Harbor Freight, but I have owned a set of both SAE and Metric 1/2" drive impact sockets for years now...and they only cost me about $20 each set. I've beaten the snot out of those over the years and they've done every task I've ever performed. My point is that I am often more cost conscious then my wife...
