I've had good luck with my Stanley set I got on clearance at Walmart several years ago , long before I was aware of COO issues. I don't use them in a professional environment but the have held up well. Cost has always been a big issue for me and they are very accessible too. It would be nice to be able to walk into a store and warranty on the spot though.
Part of the reason for this type of tool is not to worry, even notice the more expensive the more problems and the higher the worry factor?
The cheap tool has afforded work that never could have been done, it has been a boon to industry, especially ag and small biz. I still see places too stupid to tool men up even at 15$, if you are in business can march right down to the discount store and buy your way out of a lot of problems in a hurry. If you are poor and need to make a living, how does it do anyone any good to sap some poor ******* with hundreds in payments mostly go to the rich anyway, credit, hi sales margins,
I got no issue if someone wants to fork up a hundred dollars for a 3/4 end wrench but buyer beware, ranks up there with might as well play a lottery ticket. If you are in business you can earn money with your tools no doubt, but rate of return, reliability, exposure to theft loss, no way would I take the hi road today for every hard line item, if it was about useful value it would be Walmart all the way.
Some of it comes off the same line in different package,,, even in the same stores and if you can give up the absolute top tier brand etc. Sales and quality and cost are 3 different issues. Look at hand can openers sometime in walmart, its super because its simple and with about 7 items can see it all. The quality was the best in the cheapest and the most expensive, in fact is the same unit. The cheap one had a plain grip and was the base model for what must be several re brands with different grips.
One of the toasters at Menards is the same way, they must figure no one really buys many 13$ ones, they shop up a little but its the same unit as the 39$ one with a different trim, some products different box, different warranty etc, you name it.
Hand tools the same way, someone in Asia makes this wrench, its the base model, Stanly looked at them, they do not want to be warranty center,,, like the can opener with walmart,,, especially on many cheap items, there is engineering that can see the difference, one thickness in the stamping, etc, the sheet metal in the 13$ generic toaster was way better than the 25$ B&D and has outlasted 3 or 4 of them not to mention one that about killed me.
Same with the Stanley,,, blank wrench,,, they didn't make a cheaper one for Walmart, same one,,, the branding people take the same wrench and logo, finish it up a pinch maybe, promote its warranty with spit, sponsor races, fuel trucks, thats great they pay some big execs, some bankers, everyone gets a sliver thats for sure and it has its place, that is a different issue than how good is the wrench,,, I would say for 3$ compared to one of the list prices we see of 105,,, less than the sales tax in my state a guy can use a world class tool. Blindfolded no way, no how a guy would know the difference, blind man couldn't tell them apart, strongest man on earth couldn't bend the handle especially in normal service and when we put an additional 2 ft the other day with a cheater handle on a 5$ wrench, it works, multiple times the possible human un assisted manpower let alone the avg mechanic its a joke to think otherwise in millions of cases where a cheap wrench was sufficient to the task.
If I had to hire on a couple temps, if I had to have to add 5 grand to this in tools you don't think it would be a factor. Same can be said for waxing the 5 grand investment and fussing over it,,, heard many of times,, its a shame they treat it like that,,,, to me,,,, looks well used, was depreciated out 10 yrs ago and since they obviously didn't do much maint they going to replace it.
With that thought here is how I come to this conclusion,,, torx and hex bits and combination wrenches first but needed replacements for lost damage or needed them on the spot, bought sets off the shelf when snapco was 200 for 15 with the thought,,, I will upgrade,,, well low and behold some sets still in truck/farm shop service a decade later
Some other cheap tools have place and they cant seem to get exact or don't understand the tool, a pair of generic lineman's, diagonals, they work, they work good until you get to really abusive work, cutting hardened wire, screws on occasion, the jaws dull way sooner, a daily user needs a Diamond or Klein, Channeloks are the same, even knockoffs do not have the exact same geometry and jaw life in severe service. They save the day in some places but the durability is limited. Adjustable wrenches is a place where a last stand happened, lots of branded or semi branded picked up the right blank, I bought a 4 piece set on sale ATD off the shelf at auto parts one day just for giggles, 16$, every one flawless, as good as any and I actually like the 12 better than the dozen proto or dozen Diamond, several ridgids. some craftsman, if I had to take one I wouldn't discriminate if they were laid out on the bench.
The Stanley ratchets are fairly well made, internals looked good. I have used to tools hard, they seem fine. 
Alot of durable tools for the money...........Husky is also Stanley and Home Depot will exchange them. Husky and Stanley are similar to Blackhawk.........Stanley is Proto and MAC also..............the internals of the Stanley look just like the MAC ratchets inside 
If country of origin doesn't matter get the Stanley, and for the price of the Cman you could add some longer extensions, FAT MAXX pliers, add on wrenches, ans some other odds and ends........the best "China" tools are Stanley, GearWrench and Blue Point.........
.my ratchet return was just a 1/4 drive,i dont know if it is a different policy now,but they just sent me a new one,i didnt have to send anything back.i was shocked but in a good way
Some Stanely stuff, like some of the Fat Maxx tools, and boxes are made here.