Testing the World's Most Hated Tool

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1. What tool should we test next?

2. I got one on Amazon thats a different brand and has hexagon pins inside and that seems a lot more durable

3. this tool saved me multiple times.

4. I use this for my broken window the ones that you wind to open, handle cane off now its just the bolt i put it on a drill and use it to open/ close. Also good for waterhose switches however i tried to use this on my bmw for car work … no way its strong enough unless the bolts are already extremely loose.

5. The inventor of this must be a fastener tycoon. I can't think of a better way to have to buy new nuts and bolts every single time they're removed.

6. I'm female and have bought a few. They're really helpful for the light stuff I have to do when I don't feel like digging around my husband's drawers for the correct socket.

7. Oh wow

8. i hate trunk batteries!

9. Probably works well in theory but not as well in practice

10. i always grab the gator for hooks

11. It seems to have done a decent job with bolts and such into the wood. Maybe just buy it for that type of stuff

12. Gator grip vs Honda crank bolt

13. It's definitely worth the money. Saves time with oddball shaped fasteners. That's all you should use it for though.

14. Gator tool lawyers: nahh fair enough

15. I bet if they made a very stubby version of this it would be more durable. Wouldn’t do bolts that need a deep socket but 🤷‍♂️

16. I feel like this product may have been more durable and usable of the pins were hexagonal and everything fit flush within the socket. Rounded pins just leaves gaps, allowing for metal deformation and bending.
    Might even be worth the money if said hexagonal pins were made from titanium.

17. Looks like a mini fractal vise

18. Looks like for basic household use and light automotive work, it can be useful- but no matter what you're using it for, you can't apply too much torque; you have to use it a bit carefully and be aware that if you screw it up you may chew up the material whatever you're working on, or break your gatorgrip.

19. I've purposely tried to use mine ,it was a gift. Nearly 100 times and maybe two times, it "finished the job." And I would never ever recommend the gator. Cool design !

20. I personally own the gator socket. While it is not ideal for all applications it is definitely a good tool to keep in your box as it has proven to be useful to me a few times and when you are trying to get something done and this is the only tool that did it, I can appreciate that.

21. I had my doubts but really wanted it to work,
    So I am disapointed.

22. I got something like this for changing my oil because I didn't have the money to get a full socket set and am not a car person. I just don't want to take my car in to get the oil changed. Since it's max size was the size of the oil plug it worked like a normal socket, but because I'm a small girl I had trouble with it springing off when I was trying to fit it on, but once it was on it was on.
    I did not get the gator grip brand.

23. I almost pissed when they blurred the finger in the hole 😂

24. I love mine. Carry it with me for work every day.

25. I got one for Christmas one year. I never used it.

26. It didn't pass the infomercial. You guys probably just killed this product, and that'sa good thing.

27. It's not really a great benefit for a square bolt because if you have some brain cells, then you know a 12 point socket will also fit a square bolt as 4 go's into 12 3 times.

28. Lmao I was thinking when he was on the 10mm bolt "ya gotta hold the damn ratchet straight" n then the other dude grabbed it n got it first try

29. I destroyed mine on first use…

30. Starts the drill before putting it on it, blames the tool. The biggest tool in this were you 2 muppets.

31. .y tool box would never be that unorganized, anything that would replace that would be nice

32. I was a merchandiser at a home improvement store. For years I dismantled old displays to build new ones. Whatever i dismantled was ALWAYS built with several different size hex head fasteners. I used the Gator Grip all the time. So handy not having to constantly change sockets. It worked great for my purposes.

33. its some us shit. never will use it

34. This has actually found use in my tool box for stripped heads on bolts. Works really well on them.

35. Sockets have round cutouts on the corners so they don't round the edges of bolts as easily/quickly.

    Even when this socket does "work", it's going to grind down bolts over time.

36. Knew it was a scam the moment i daw the infomercial

37. Why are some screws SOOOO long…
    Grind it down?

38. No they don’t replace a tool kit but they have their place. I do metal framing and drywall for a living and i have to do concrete anchors and occasional odd ball things like eye lags and stuff and i always keep it in my work truck and it has saved me a few times. I do usually have a socket set on me and of course I prefer that but there have been times I didn’t have my sockets or I didn’t have the right size and had to bust out the gator grip. Its more of a last resort tool.

39. I bought something similar which was supposedly rated for use on an impact wrench, needless to say it broke on the first try

40. I would say it's a backup tool that doesn't take too much space. Could be used on trip.

41. It's a crap tool and scam, pins get stuck

42. Im pretty sure you have to lift the car up before unscrewing the tire bolts, just saying 8:58

43. I use those, but only for odd shaped things. Most of the time it just sits in the drawer.

44. As a general rule, if I see anything with "as seen on TV" as one of the reasons I should buy it, it stays on the shelf.

45. I thought this would be a good tool. It ain't.

46. I see a use for this. You got a tool box, you find out you don't have the right size socket or whatever for what your doing. Instead of having to go to the store, have a go with this.
    It won't replace your toolbox, but for 10 bucks could save you a trip to the store if you don't have the right size socket etc

47. The tool that only a tool would use

48. That tool is good for already damaged hardware
    Nothing more

49. soooo…..why did they blur out your finger in the eye hook?

50. Not the greatest thing on earth, but they quasi work on a lot of stuff. When you go in expecting it not to work at all, you'll be surprised lol

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