I've had pretty good luck with everything I bought from HF. There are a few things that were not so good, specifically allen wrenches and driver bits. Their 6.00 T-handle set was pretty good for the money though.
I also got one of their long handle flex head "professional" ratchets, and it is a very blatant copy of a Snap On, but it's 25 bucks or so... Again great for the price, and they have a pretty good lifetime warranty.. I've not had any problems with them honoring it either.
About the tool-box, like one of my instructors always said, the day an expensive toolbox makes me any money is the day I'll buy one. All the expensive hand tools save me time and therefor pay for themselves. The box doesn't. The only thing I need from a toolbox is a sturdy lock and drawers that slide. The HF boxes have that covered.