craftsman tools lifetime warranty
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goeduck
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I like Sears for appliances. In the last 2 years I have bought a double oven, a basic fridge and basic freezer (overflow storage) for the garage. I went there first and then last while I was researching and ended up buying. Good delivery with the only hitch being they delivered the fridge and freezer, unboxed them and were going to leave the cardboard and packaging. I told them I didn’t buy any cardboard 
They were polite and loaded it in their truck and away they went. Good communication (text alerts) about when they were to deliver.
They were polite and loaded it in their truck and away they went. Good communication (text alerts) about when they were to deliver.
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I like Sears for appliances. In the last 2 years I have bought a double oven, a basic fridge and basic freezer (overflow storage) for the garage. I went there first and then last while I was researching and ended up buying. Good delivery with the only hitch being they delivered the fridge and freezer, unboxed them and were going to leave the cardboard and packaging. I told them I didn稚 buy any cardboard
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here is what you get with cheap foreign tools. Where the warranty on this junk? There is none. Dont even know why i even own any foreign junk tools. Any way my craftsman and thoresen tools finished the job.
Sawyer Rob
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THESE days, crapsman tools ARE foreign tools!
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goeduck
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I think his point more had to do with warranty on the tools. Sears/Craftsman in their day was a leader in how to treat customers in regards to warranty.
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Same warranty for both.
As a former and still somewhat tool snob, I did manage to break two Craftsman tools. One was a 1/2" ratchet that they wanted to replace with a beat-to-death rebuilt one in exchange. I refused and took a rebuild kit instead. The other was a big pair of lineman's sidecutter pliers that I had my wife return. They made her feel awful by saying I had misused them in some way and gave her a hard time. I'm OCD with tools so no on that.
After that, I bought a set of "throwaway" HF wrenches figuring they would be good for field work or places where they would get damaged. I didn't hold back and beat on them with hammers and levers and whatever. Not only can't I break any, I can't even lose them. As a result, I have never broken a HF wrench despite trying while at the same time have broken Craftsman despite OCD care.
I have some big name high polish tools and also some of the newer HF high polish and they are not that far apart any longer. The steel is good, the workmanhip good and if I were just starting out would not be afraid to own a whole set of them. China is getting things figured out, just like Japan did.
My first and second choice is to buy and support America but instinct that I can't control tells me to buy what's best for me.
PILOON
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You'd probably find that all those tools come off the same production line with name changes every hour or so.
The higher priced versions are simply prepaid insurance for the eventual replacement.
\On some brands like Snap-On you are paying the truck drivers commissions as that is how he earns his living.
I knew a fellow that visited a Chinese tool factory and he confirmed what I say.
He reported multiple brands of air tools all on same production line.
In some cases the molds or dies even have provisions for name changes with cheaper ones simply sporting a stick on label.
The higher priced versions are simply prepaid insurance for the eventual replacement.
\On some brands like Snap-On you are paying the truck drivers commissions as that is how he earns his living.
I knew a fellow that visited a Chinese tool factory and he confirmed what I say.
He reported multiple brands of air tools all on same production line.
In some cases the molds or dies even have provisions for name changes with cheaper ones simply sporting a stick on label.
