No complaints here - half of what I ordered shipped quickly, other stuff still waiting. I assume like you said there's a deal with manufacturer - does not bother me to wait slightly
I think they did rebrand, you see "nu-thread" under a few names
But I also wonder if there is a second USA manufacturer? The Lang Tools brand made in USA onse have a different end shape it looks like, so I wonder who makes them for Lang?
Edit: unless Lang themselves manufactures?
And the auction of shop just happened the other day
https://www.heiseyauctions.com/auction/machine-shop-forklift-van-equip-tooling-shelving-inventory
Edit: Looks like lots of useful stuff there, hope someone here got in on some of it
https://bid.heiseyauctions.com/auctions/9578/l-and-10116
Looks like there is a risk they are closing:
https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/james-williamson-jr-64
Owner did two years ago, rest in peace.
Probably a good idea to buy anything left if you want it
Website is back up, lots out of stock
I REALLY hope they're just cleaning inventory and not preparing to shut down/sell out - because what is in stock has gone down in price from a week ago.
(I just ordered duplicates of a few items I know I use - just in case)
I noticed the expiration dates on the coupons seem longer than they used to be for me
So where before I would get 10% for 3 days, 20% for one day... etc
Now I get 10% for two weeks or so
Ended up slightly bigger order than I intended - but when I see good quality tools made in the USA I'm always concerned I will not be able to buy them again in the future (cough Malco Eagle Grips cough)