March 16, 200620 yr Not all Sears Craftsman tools are made in the USA....... I recently purchased a Craftsman 5-piece Precision Plier Set and all the pliers were made in China. (Reference Sears Craftsman # 9 45699 though not currently available). The cost of this set was cheaper than usual while on sale. I love Sears Craftsman tools and Snap On Tools as well but I would prefer they all be made in the USA as advertised. Granted 99% of Craftsman tools are made in the USA, but I want 100% if I'm going to pay the premium cost for the Craftsman brand tools.
March 17, 200620 yr I want 100% if I'm going to pay the premium cost for the Craftsman brand tools. You are still covered by their unlimited forever replacement guarantee. My father and I returned a broken socket wrench he had purchased in the late 60's and had it replaced with a brand new one. That is the best guarantee EVER. He was using it to try to break a bolt free and put a long pipe on the handle to give himself more leverage then jumped on the end of the pipe. Needless to say, the bolt stayed put but the massive force stripped the gearing. In the end, we had to take a torch to the bolt. To me, that was an eye opening experience because he had used that thing is a wrench, a pry bar, a hammer, a beating tool, and who knows what else... Then, he COMPLETELY misused the tool and it was totally his fault it broke. They didn't even bat an eyelash.
March 17, 200620 yr Author I want 100% if I'm going to pay the premium cost for the Craftsman brand tools. You are still covered by their unlimited forever replacement guarantee. My father and I returned a broken socket wrench he had purchased in the late 60's and had it replaced with a brand new one. That is the best guarantee EVER. He was using it to try to break a bolt free and put a long pipe on the handle to give himself more leverage then jumped on the end of the pipe. Needless to say, the bolt stayed put but the massive force stripped the gearing. In the end, we had to take a torch to the bolt. To me, that was an eye opening experience because he had used that thing is a wrench, a pry bar, a hammer, a beating tool, and who knows what else... Then, he COMPLETELY misused the tool and it was totally his fault it broke. They didn't even bat an eyelash. Yes........... That is one reason I like Sears Craftsman tools and the Sears stores are generally located conveniently close to me. I recently returned a large 3/8" flat head screwdriver that belonged to my late dad. He had grounded the head for unknown reasons but I got a new screwdriver in exchange at Sears. :thumbup :hat
March 18, 200620 yr Did you know that most products that are "Made in America" really aren't made in America? I believe the regulation is that a product must be at least 65% American made for a company to make the claim that it's made in America. I had no idea about this law until I bought a pair of New Balance 2001 shoes which had "MADE PROUDLY IN THE USA" all over the box, posters at the New Balance store, the shoe itself, etc. until I got home and saw a small tag on my shoe stating that New Balance supports the American workforce but due to regulations they must include this info card with all new shoes because only 70% of the shoe was actually assembled in America. It's very very these days rare for a product to be made 100% in America, despite any claims by the company, as long as it's more than 65% they can claim Made in America.
March 18, 200620 yr Did you know that most products that are "Made in America" really aren't made in America? I believe the regulation is that a product must be at least 65% American made for a company to make the claim that it's made in America. I had no idea about this law until I bought a pair of New Balance 2001 shoes which had "MADE PROUDLY IN THE USA" all over the box, posters at the New Balance store, the shoe itself, etc. until I got home and saw a small tag on my shoe stating that New Balance supports the American workforce but due to regulations they must include this info card with all new shoes because only 70% of the shoe was actually assembled in America. It's very very these days rare for a product to be made 100% in America, despite any claims by the company, as long as it's more than 65% they can claim Made in America. that's weird....maybe the shoelaces come from China. :lol
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