moe1965 746 #26 Posted January 13, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 5:00 PM, 953 nut said: Our Ace Hardware has been selling Craftsman for a few years. Don't like to see all of the consolidation going on; it never seems to benefit the customer. Several years ago at Sears I wanted to return a Craftsman ratchet for replacement, they wanted to give me a repair kit; I told them I would wait while they installed it! They said that isn't how it works any more, I began loudly protesting and demanded to see the store manager; guess what, they handed me a new ratchet. The Husky line being sold by Home Depot offers a better warranty than most and have been good as gold on replacement. I agree they should just exchange it for a new one but I would have a hard time giving up the one my dad has . It's very old school looking and I have a sentimental attachment to it. My dad is 90 now not saying the wrench is but it's old. It still works sometimes older is better I think. When it breaks I think I will just hang it on the wall next to my work bench. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #27 Posted February 10, 2017 Sears stock soars as ailing retailer maps out survival strategy http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/02/10/sears-holdings-restructuring-plan/97735498/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red144runner 657 #28 Posted February 12, 2017 Funny I stumbled on this topic tonight. I've had craftsman tools for a long time. I'm 35, bought my first set when I was 16. I remember how excited I was, at the time it was a lot of money but I needed the tools for the truck I had and for my part time job at pepboys. I bought a lot of tools there for the next 20 years. Then I noticed less tools, and more recently "made in China". Nope I'm not paying USA tool prices for Chinese tools. If I wanted that I'd go to harbor freight. So tonight I found an un used set about 20 years old for $30. I didn't even haggle. I heard Stanley was going to open a couple more plants in the US. Here is the set I just got. And, I'm a chainsaw guy. Here's 2 from when you could still get a real saw from Sears. And Poulan for that matter since that's who they were made by. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,735 #29 Posted February 12, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 5:35 PM, ACman said: , nice not to drive 45mins to a Sears...but it's sad to to see an company that's been an American staple since 1886 have to do this . Just think they were the mail order store before the internet . I like checking some of their early catalogs and looking at the cool stuff inside . How many of us here couldn't wait for the new catalog and the Christmas catalog to show up in the mail box . I used to love looking at the tractors and mini-bikes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #30 Posted March 22, 2017 Sears warns there's 'substantial doubt' about company's future http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-says-theres-substantial-doubt-it-can-continue-as-going-concern-2017-3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-21/sears-warns-there-s-substantial-doubt-about-company-s-future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aHorseofCourse 261 #31 Posted April 11, 2017 Kmart was the death of Sears plain and simple. Ever since the merger is when the Chinese stuff started showing up and the customer service dropped off. Last tool I bought at a Sears was a set of ratcheting wrenches a bunch of years ago. I never thought twice about where they were made. One day I was using one and happened to see 'china' on it. My heart sank and that's the last tool I bought from them. All I ever got for Christmas and birthdays growing up were Craftsman tools. All my buddies in school whould ask for bikes or the hot new toy. Not me, I wanted American tools! All their bikes and cheap toys were history years ago I'm sure, but my tools with be with me forever. Looks like another American staple is going the wayside. Very sad indeed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Buck 246 #32 Posted May 24, 2017 The only Craftsman tools I buy anymore are used tools from back when. There are so few Craftsman tools still USA made that I no longer even look at Sears, it is pointless. When I want offshore tools I go to HF. I figure they do cheap crap better than anyone else since they have been doing it longer. I was a huge Craftsman devotee for decades too, most new tools I ever bought were Craftsman brand. Once they stopped making quality tools I stopped buying them. I never bought any tool because of it's warranty anyway. I always bought the best I could afford and still do. Craftsman no longer makes tools suitable for consideration sadly. Soon Sears will be gone anyway. Stanley mechanic tools never made my short list of good tools either. These days, unless you have a big stack of green brothers used is often the very best way to buy tools in my opinion. I buy quality, not shine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #33 Posted June 16, 2017 Why doesn't Lampert take Sears private? http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170616/ISSUE10/170619921/lampert-should-take-sears-private-in-a-buyout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
