There is only one deal for me to report this week, and that's Picquic screwdrivers for half price in the Canadian Tire flyer. If you don't know them already, Picquics are multi-bit screwdrivers that take standard driver bits that are stored in the handle. To change bits, you push the bit you want out of it's recess with the bit you were using. The bits are always secured and, unlike the multi-bit screwdrivers with hollow handles and threaded caps, you will never lose one. Proudly Canadian, Picquics set the standard for multi-bit screwdrivers and are shipped around the world. Prices range from $3.49 for the stubby with 1" driver bits, to $6.47 for the regular size with 3" driver bits.
What a deal, eh?
Happy Canada Day!
Saturday update: I was in to Canadian Tire today to pick up a Picquic for myself. My old one uses a ball-bearing detent to hold the driver bit in place, but the new "Sixpac Plus" has a magnet. They have also added a 1/2" hex bolster to the shaft so you can torque it with a wrench for stubborn screws. The stubby wasn't the same as mine either. It was a new model that is considerably smaller - same style but with smaller sized bits instead of the standard 1" driver bits. There was another new Picquic called the "Multique" that was like a scaled down Sixpac. I got one to try and like it. The only trade-off for the reduction in size is that 1/4" driver bits won't fit in one. The black Robertson and the 1/4" slotted bits of the SixPac are replaced with a yellow Roberton and a 5/32" slotted, and that's enough to earn it space alongside the bigger Sixpac in my toolbox. I might just have to stop back in and get one of those new mini-stubbies as well.
