Joined for a year about 2 years or so ago. They kept sending stuff to join for life. They gave a credit for the time we had already paid. We then paid monthly installments. I've gotten 2 test products. One was essentially a wet wipe for washing car windows the other was a bottle of stuff call Evapo-Rust. I really liked it, wish there was someplace close I could buy it. I got a few odds & ends for becoming a Life Member, including an 18-volt cordless drill. Got it a couple of weeks ago. I've used it on the fence around the wife's flower garden. It feels about the same torque as my DeWalt - maybe a little faster too. A little lighter, I'lll let you know on the durability of it though. Also only the one battery, haven't tried to buy another - yet. The magazine itself is also pretty decent. Comes about every other month or so. Pretty decent projects in it. I believe the life membership was about $350. Subtract $79 for the drill and you are at $270, I figure if I live for 10 years, it'll pay for the membership part. 
jwstewar said:
I forgot I got something else when I was half-way through my payments. Seems like it was another set of drill bits - though smaller then the set I purchased. Guess I need to go through the file cabinet tomorrow and remember what it was. BTW, I keep all of my power tools & tools in cases in a big 4 drawer lateral file cabinet.