I've seen those in the HF ads and they look the same as the one I got from
Lowe's a while back.  there was a tip on this list that they were on sale
online with free pickup at store.  I think it was $8 or something crazy.
The branding is different but AFAIK it is the same product.  Mine has
worked fine for .5-1 yr I have had it.

Edward

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>  I've tried the HF infrared thermometers.  2 times, 2 failures after a
> very short time.  Junk, from my experience.  A functioning infrared
> thermometer is a very useful tool.   I saw that offer on the flyer, but I
> am not going to try a third, I'll get mine elsewhere this time.   Also, the
> air tools I have tried from HF aren't really worth the bother, though I've
> not had one of each.  Random orbital air sander and small die
> grinder...mine were both poor.
>
>  Don Hanson
>