Re: husky and the depot

["Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>]

You definaltely pay for the craftsman name and warranty, but when I took a 
bunch of bent open ends and a split hammer back it was no problem.  Oh, and 
these things were my grandfather's bought in the 40's!

Brad


>From: Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>
>To: tberk@mindspring.com
>CC: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: husky and the depot
>Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 11:08:08 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Haven't heard the China rumor, and I'm not aware of
>any warranty changes in their tools.  Power tools,
>toolboxes, etc. have never had a 'forever' (not the
>same as 'lifetime') warranty, I think it's one year.
>
>A "lifetime" warranty bit me when I bought some
>luggage from Eddie Bauer about 11 years ago.  I took
>it back to the store, and they asked me how old it
>was, I told them, and they said "well, that's beyond
>the expected lifetime of these bags."  What horseshit.
>
>Anyway, I do know that when you get some "special
>purchase" or packaged hand tool sets that are
>Craftsman, they are *not* the same quality as the
>individual items they keep behind lock and key, even
>though they have the same p/n.  I buy the cheaper sets
>anyway, and if they break, you get the good stuff when
>you trade 'em in.
>
>Sounds like Craftsman is still the choice for me.
>
>Ron
>
>
>
>--- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > scott ammerman wrote:
> > >
> > > |  Yes, Home Depot does warranty their tools
> > forever.  Often they
> > > |  will take Craftsman tools back too; to entice
> > you to try Husky.
> > > |  As far as being around- with over 1100 stores
> > around the world...
> > > |  And  little background on Husky-they've been
> > around for a long time;
> > > |  my dad had a set he got when I was just a
> > little kid(now 30 and long
> > > |  before home depot) and they were warranteed
> > then too.
> > > |
> > > yeah, husky tools are a pretty good buy, but home
> > depot is sometimes
> > > less-than-helpful during the return process..
> >
> > Interesting scuttlebutt- I heard just yesterday that
> > Craftsman as sold
> > by Sears Retail were tools made in China and that
> > Husky were Craftsman
> > tools (but rebranded) & made here in the US.   This
> > also was added to
> > with the pronouncement that this explained the
> > change in life time
> > warranty in (some?) Craftsman tools.    Hmmmm.
> >
> > > I bought a flex head bent handle 3/8" rachet from
> > them (for the low low
> > > price of like $16) and broke it trying to remove a
> > stuck bolt.. upon
> > > completing the return process (including, but not
> > limited to TWO seperate
> > > forms) and a lengthy description of exactly what
> > was wrong with the tool, I
> > > was told that the design was discontinued, and
> > they couldnt help me...
> >
> > I'd like to ask you to not use a ratchet on a stuck
> > bolt, or even a
> > non-stuck but needs to be broken free bolt. Get a
> > breaker bar (I have
> > both 3/8" & 1/2") This way your ratchets will last
> > longer. (Take no
> > offense, just trying to help).
> >
> > > in short: husky, good.
> > >           home depot, duh.
> > > /scott
> >
> > I agree on the last part,
> > TBerk
> >
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