Too bad they sold off Craftsman. But for that matter Craftsman tools have lost a lot of quality over the years. The last 3/8ths ratchet I bought was horrible. I haven’t taken it back because I’d just get another horrible one. And the last screwdriver I bought broke too. Same issue. The replacement is crap too.
Fortunately the Husky tools at Home Depot have been decent, much as I hate Home Depot. I’m afraid that Craftsman as well as Sears isn’t long for this Earth.
It’s funny that Sears which was built on mail order business couldn’t figure out how to compete on the net. Their problems really began when they built the Sears Tower and filled it with middle managers.
“The last 3/8ths ratchet I bought was horrible. I haven’t taken it back because I’d just get another horrible one. And the last screwdriver I bought broke too. Same issue. The replacement is crap too.”
which means you might as well buy from Harbor Freight instead.
I’ve never had a screwdriver or socket driver from Harbor Freight break. I think they have some kind of warranty now, but even if not, they’re cheap enough to just rebuy.
BTW, a Chinese company, One World, was a major supplier of Craftsman power tools, which I found even 20 years ago totally sucked.
Maybe they bought their computers from Radio Shack.