[Vigilanteman]

I like Radio Shack for their service, convenience and selection and Sears for their tools. I don't mind paying a little extra in either case. Sears has awesome tools which don't break and do the job, something which isn't all that easy to find now that Husky and other once great quality brands are being made in China.

But I basically agree with you about Best Buy and JC Penney.

[Gaffer]

I agree with you about Sears (I’ve taken tools that broke after 40 years and gotten replacements, and I can get parts for tools and things older that my 30 year old daughter - recently refurbished a 20 gallon compressor that was just plain wore out - $100 parts, new one was $250), and you know my feelings on RS. Even if they don’t have it in their store, they online very well.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“Sears has awesome tools which don’t break and do the job,”

That is true but it might interest you to know that while the “Craftsman” tools are guaranteed for life, the tools that have only the “Sears” name are not guaranteed for life. The “Craftsman” name has to be on the tool to get the guarantee.