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NEW Craftsman Universal Sockets and sets (sigh)
- Thread starter troop231
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You might be on to something, Dan.Personally, I don't get it. If a company can't compete price-wise by making a USA made product, I can understand the reason to move your manufacturing overseas. This certainly did NOT happen with Craftsman. Did they think that Harbour Freight was cutting into their sales too much?...I say BS! Craftsman were certainly reasonably priced...and actually, they were what I would consider inexpensize for what you were getting. They really are not doing this to lower their prices to meet competition head on.
Bottom line, some ****-head in Sears corporate management thinks they can keep their prices the same, and considerably lower their manufacturing cost; hoping no one will notice. Just wait untill the NASCAR crowd figures this out! They're gonna LOVE this.
Bottom line, some ****-head in Sears corporate management thinks they can keep their prices the same, and considerably lower their manufacturing cost; hoping no one will notice. Just wait untill the NASCAR crowd figures this out! They're gonna LOVE this.
Hmmmmm.
I guess I'm not as skeptical as most... I picked up metric and SAE universal wrench sets for $7 each. It's worth $14 just to have the extra open ends in the drawer. Turns out that I think they're halfway decent. When I need a wrench to stick in my pocket that's what I take. If the 19 piece socket set goes on 50% (which it will) I'll be quick to grab that too. I don't own any spline sockets so it will be an inexpensive experiment.
My only complaint is that they miss sizes in both the wrenches and sockets.
As for the finish....I own all kinds of stuff that is raw steel or black oxide. Raw tools turn gray eventually, but I never have a problem with rust unless I neglected them.
I guess I'm not as skeptical as most... I picked up metric and SAE universal wrench sets for $7 each. It's worth $14 just to have the extra open ends in the drawer. Turns out that I think they're halfway decent. When I need a wrench to stick in my pocket that's what I take. If the 19 piece socket set goes on 50% (which it will) I'll be quick to grab that too. I don't own any spline sockets so it will be an inexpensive experiment.
My only complaint is that they miss sizes in both the wrenches and sockets.
As for the finish....I own all kinds of stuff that is raw steel or black oxide. Raw tools turn gray eventually, but I never have a problem with rust unless I neglected them.
PistolWhip
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As much as I hate buying non American made tools, what else is there for guys like me to do? I'm not a professional technician, I'm a hobbyist with a very large collection of tools (mostly American Craftsman, Snap On, Mac, Matco etc....) I don't have easy access to a Snap-On truck, Mac, Matco or any of the truck companies for that matter. Sure I can, and do, get them off the internet but what happens if I need something NOW or if something I was using breaks? I certainly can't wait until I ship it back, get a decision on it and then wait for it to be returned.
That's the crappy situation that guys like me are in with this whole situation and Sears knows it. They know that we're pretty much screwed into buying their **** regardless of where they have it made, so why not make as much money as they can by outsourcing?... Absolutely, I'd love to have only American made tools in my garage, but its not really a feasible approach for me.
Other than Craftsman, what other options do I have? Harbor Freight, Lowes and Home Depot are pretty much it on the mainstream. Where are Huskys and Kobalts made?
Its really disheartening, honestly, but what else is there for us back yard boys to do? Every time I go to my local Sears, I get treated like a second class customer. I get ignored, I get walked passed multiple times with not as much as a glimpse in my direction, I get told to wait when I ask for help, I find disappointing things like non-American made tools and every dam time I say "I'm never coming back to this dam place!" But guess what, I end up back there a few weeks later because I need something fast or something broke or yada, yada, yada..... It *****! I wish Snap-On, Mac and Matco would all join forces and start opening retail locations for us.
That's the crappy situation that guys like me are in with this whole situation and Sears knows it. They know that we're pretty much screwed into buying their **** regardless of where they have it made, so why not make as much money as they can by outsourcing?... Absolutely, I'd love to have only American made tools in my garage, but its not really a feasible approach for me.
Other than Craftsman, what other options do I have? Harbor Freight, Lowes and Home Depot are pretty much it on the mainstream. Where are Huskys and Kobalts made?
Its really disheartening, honestly, but what else is there for us back yard boys to do? Every time I go to my local Sears, I get treated like a second class customer. I get ignored, I get walked passed multiple times with not as much as a glimpse in my direction, I get told to wait when I ask for help, I find disappointing things like non-American made tools and every dam time I say "I'm never coming back to this dam place!" But guess what, I end up back there a few weeks later because I need something fast or something broke or yada, yada, yada..... It *****! I wish Snap-On, Mac and Matco would all join forces and start opening retail locations for us.
PistolWhip
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sorry, DP.....
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