Overheard a guy at the hardware store bragging about his $80 caulk gun and I had to bite my tongue

I was picking up some painter's tape and this dude is telling his friend he spent 80 bucks on a caulk gun for his bathroom remodel. I wanted to say something so bad but I kept quiet. I've been using the same $8 caulk gun from the big box store for 7 years and my bathroom caulk lines look fine. No drips, no mess, just steady pressure and a wet finger at the end. I get that fancy tools have their place but a caulk gun is basically a metal tube with a plunger. What did that 80 dollar one do, caulk the tile for him while he watched TV? Has anyone else seen people drop crazy money on simple tools they don't need?

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jesse_williams621d agoMost Upvoted

Hold on, caulk guns don't just have a plunger. That's an old school tube style. The fancy ones are dripless and have a smooth rod that pushes the plunger without stopping. But you're right that $80 is still nuts for a bathroom job. Most people could get by with the $15 one that has a thumbscrew for controlling the pressure. That extra $65 must be for the "I bought a tool that says Milwaukee on it" feeling. Does he also have a $100 hammer for hanging pictures?

carr.elliot1d ago

Wait, @jesse_williams62, isn't the smooth rod on a drip-free gun still pushing a plunger though?