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If you like Craftsman tools..
LesWVa
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Best be grabbing them now.
Craftsman tools has been sold to Black & Decker for around $900 million.
Myself I never did care for their hand tools. Especially the open/box end wrenches and most of their sockets. Walls are to thick to use on most engines and in right places.
Craftsman tools has been sold to Black & Decker for around $900 million.
Myself I never did care for their hand tools. Especially the open/box end wrenches and most of their sockets. Walls are to thick to use on most engines and in right places.
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Best be grabbing them now.
They are already selling Craftsman in other stores other than Sears, so they should become more available.
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
Best be grabbing them now.
They are already selling Craftsman in other stores other than Sears, so they should become more available.
Yea.. The local hardware store (Ace) just got some. Could not tell much difference between that $40 set of "Craftsman" wrenches and that $18 set of Stanley's on the same rack.
K Mart has been selling them forever. Still can't wear out tear up the set my Dad had.
I used to work at Sears for four years during HS and college. some of that time was in tools. The only returns we'd get on Craftsman were the ratchets. We'd exchange them another used/repaired ratchet and then just replace the guts in the broken ratchet and throw them in a box. took about 2 minutes to pop out the old guts and replace with a repair kit. Craftsman used to be excellent tools, I have no idea about now.
Dear David,
I'm writing to let you know some exciting news about Craftsman that will enable us to put even more hardworking tools in the hands of makers everywhere. On January 5, Sears Holdings announced that it will sell the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker.
Craftsman is and has been an important part of the Sears family for ninety years. And that's not going to change. The research and development team at Sears and Craftsman will continue to develop new innovations that will be available exclusively at Sears and Kmart stores and online. However, as part of this transaction, Stanley Black & Decker will gain the rights to develop, manufacture and sell Craftsman-branded products outside of Sears and Kmart, which will make Craftsman products more broadly available in the USA and internationally.
Craftsman remains committed to maintaining the very best aspects of the Craftsman brand. You'll still find the most high quality tools available at the best value, along with our exclusive lifetime warranty on Craftsman hand tools, which has been a hallmark of the brand for generations.
Sears will continue to have the most extensive range of Craftsman tools and lawn and garden products, along with the same trusted service you rely on. In addition to being sold primarily at Sears and Kmart, Craftsman will soon be available at other retailers nationwide.
Your membership in Craftsman Club will not change and we will continue to provide you with exclusive offers, tips and information to help you with all your projects.
Thank you for your membership and loyalty to Craftsman. We look forward to supporting makers everywhere and providing you with the tools you need for many more years to come.
Sincerely,
Tom Park
President Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
K Mart has been selling them forever. Still can't wear out tear up the set my Dad had.
K-Mart is OWNED by Sears.
[;)]
K mart bought Sears.
The combined companies are under the name Sears Holding Co. now.
They bought nothing more than the name.
Snap-On tools, the single greatest tool in the history of tools is now bringing in a large amount of their product from Over Seas.
Which of course is understandable, unless you compare the price.
Seems to me that Craftsman is getting with the program at least.
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Dear David,
I'm writing to let you know some exciting news about Craftsman that will enable us to put even more hardworking tools in the hands of makers everywhere. On January 5, Sears Holdings announced that it will sell the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker.
Craftsman is and has been an important part of the Sears family for ninety years. And that's not going to change. The research and development team at Sears and Craftsman will continue to develop new innovations that will be available exclusively at Sears and Kmart stores and online. However, as part of this transaction, Stanley Black & Decker will gain the rights to develop, manufacture and sell Craftsman-branded products outside of Sears and Kmart, which will make Craftsman products more broadly available in the USA and internationally.
Craftsman remains committed to maintaining the very best aspects of the Craftsman brand. You'll still find the most high quality tools available at the best value, along with our exclusive lifetime warranty on Craftsman hand tools, which has been a hallmark of the brand for generations.
Sears will continue to have the most extensive range of Craftsman tools and lawn and garden products, along with the same trusted service you rely on. In addition to being sold primarily at Sears and Kmart, Craftsman will soon be available at other retailers nationwide.
Your membership in Craftsman Club will not change and we will continue to provide you with exclusive offers, tips and information to help you with all your projects.
Thank you for your membership and loyalty to Craftsman. We look forward to supporting makers everywhere and providing you with the tools you need for many more years to come.
Sincerely,
Tom Park
President Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard
Craftsman remains committed to maintaining the very best aspects of the Craftsman brand. You'll still find the most high quality tools available at the best value, along with our exclusive lifetime warranty on Craftsman hand tools, which has been a hallmark of the brand for generations.
There That Settles That Myth Doesn't It??
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
quote:Originally posted by Old-Colts
Thanks, but I don't need any! I still have all of my Craftsman tools; many of which go back to the early 70's. I believe in all of those years the only tool I had to have Sears replace (free) was a small Crescent Wrench.,,,,,,,,,,was it Sears or Roebuck you went to school with ???? [}:)]Well, not that it's any of your business, but it was Montgomery Ward. [:0][;)][:D]
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
I found a Craftsman ratchet in a pipe one time that had to have been there for many years. It was corroded and locked up so I took it to Sears and they handed me another one with no questions asked.
CRANKY.
I did have a near new 1/2" ratchet replaced. I told the guy at the counter to not scratch it because I was going to save it in it's original packaging for when Sears goes belly up and sell it as a collectible.
When a company Solid As Sears goes down the tubes, it has me truly worried about the solidity of our Nation.
Everyone talks about change being a good thing and that we must keep moving on and keeping up with the times, but we seem to be losing our guide posts.
There was a time when Black and Decker were reasonably good quality tools.
Yep, that was many years ago. I have some B&D hand-me-downs that are around 50 yrs olds that still work as well as Craftsman from the 50s and 60s.
Craftsman hand tools were stopped being produced in the USA several years ago and dropped the lifetime warranty back then.
Exactly!
I got a new tin foil hat for Christmas and it has Craftsman stamped on the underside of the brim.[:0]
When a company Solid As Sears goes down the tubes, it has me truly worried about the solidity of our Nation.
Everyone talks about change being a good thing and that we must keep moving on and keeping up with the times, but we seem to be losing our guide posts.
Companies have been going down the tubes since companies began. Remember these from my youth: Woolworths, Newberry, The Great Alantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P Grocery), Ben Franklin Stores, Mattingly Bros?
Back in the 70s my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas? I told her a good set of impact sockets. Here they are, I was a little surprised and disappointed. I already had a set of Jap sockets. They've been good, but it burns me a little every time I use them.
I did have a near new 1/2" ratchet replaced. I told the guy at the counter to not scratch it because I was going to save it in it's original packaging for when Sears goes belly up and sell it as a collectible.
Free China over commie china anytime
Back when I was wrenching and building hi-pro engines, I made many a mortgage payment for the SnapOn salesman. I still have all of them, plus my Dad's SnapOn toolbox.
Blessed is he with two full SnapOn toolboxes. [;)]