i thought it was odd that the employees dont even know as of recent. was at a full line store about a week ago, asking the same questions... they had no clue. one male tool associate swore nothing was changing, and everything was staying USA.... hard to believe its not well known yet.
from what i have seen, regular drive sockets are still usa made. not much else though. RP wrenches still are. cant think of much else.
.....and where in this "contract" does it state that Sears will replace it with a US made product?
Has McDonald's ever advertised their beef was 98% lean? No then that would be an apples to oranges comparisonMaybe we can sue Mcdonald's next for not using 98% lean beef in their burgers......
It doesn't have to be written on paper. You can get sued for breaking an implied contract or warranty. That's why most legal disclaimers have a line in them something to the effect of... "Any warranty, real or implied...".
I have numerous packaging from Craftsman over the years that says "Proudly made in the USA" and displaying the American flag - it's interesting to note that the 'new' china made Craftsman stuff doesn't say "Proudly made in the People's Republic of China" on it! I wonder if they're ashamed to admit it?
Because they've surreptitiously removed any traces of COO from packaging (it's there, but hard to see), quite a change from the "loud and proud" attitude they were pushing not tool long ago at all.
The thing is, they are MORE than happy to continue to ride the false belief of the public, that Craftsman remains an American brand... it's so far from American now, it's almost laughable.
Look at Toby Keith's "Made in America". He sings about Craftsman tools in that song in a very patriotic manner, yet he seems completely oblivious that Craftsman is now Made-in-Chinaman. That song actually makes me furious, because he's singing about an American patriot using an American Craftsman wrench, when in fact the American brand Craftsman that he's singing about, doesn't even exist any more (the sad thing, the RP wrenches are about the only thing left that's still USA made).
IMO today's Craftsman DOES NOT belong in a patriotic song like that, period. They don't deserve it one bit.
Trust me, Sears management LOVES that they can get away with selling Chinese **** with NO COO marking, and customers will still think it's USA made Craftsman because they're too lazy to read the teeny tiny "China" written on the back of the package hidden under the barcode.
In fact, it's what they're counting on. It's the EXACT reason they purposely removed the American flags and "Made in USA" markings from the packaging on items that are still USA made, such as the screwdrivers... it's so the customers don't look at them on the shelf and see a difference, and then start looking into things too much.
They're purposely trying to keep the average customer in the dark as long as possible.
Maybe you should lead a national boycott on Toby Keith until he re-records that song.Because they've surreptitiously removed any traces of COO from packaging (it's there, but hard to see), quite a change from the "loud and proud" attitude they were pushing not tool long ago at all.
The thing is, they are MORE than happy to continue to ride the false belief of the public, that Craftsman remains an American brand... it's so far from American now, it's almost laughable.
Look at Toby Keith's "Made in America". He sings about Craftsman tools in that song in a very patriotic manner, yet he seems completely oblivious that Craftsman is now Made-in-Chinaman. That song actually makes me furious, because he's singing about an American patriot using an American Craftsman wrench, when in fact the American brand Craftsman that he's singing about, doesn't even exist any more (the sad thing, the RP wrenches are about the only thing left that's still USA made).
IMO today's Craftsman DOES NOT belong in a patriotic song like that, period. They don't deserve it one bit.
Trust me, Sears management LOVES that they can get away with selling Chinese **** with NO COO marking, and customers will still think it's USA made Craftsman because they're too lazy to read the teeny tiny "China" written on the back of the package hidden under the barcode.
In fact, it's what they're counting on. It's the EXACT reason they purposely removed the American flags and "Made in USA" markings from the packaging on items that are still USA made, such as the screwdrivers... it's so the customers don't look at them on the shelf and see a difference, and then start looking into things too much.
They're purposely trying to keep the average customer in the dark as long as possible.
some of their stuff?? about 75-80% is where i would put it. with a company that has always SHOUTED made in the USA, yes, i believe it should be put out there. is it a smart business move? no. but neither was making an american icon, not american. all caps FORGED IN THE U.S.A, same size as the CRAFTSMAN logo on each tool.... get real. now the china is on the throw away packaging, you need a jewelers loupe to find...
as for not buying it. thats a hard one. i already bought most of it years ago(and recently) confident in the fact i was buying american made tools, and that i would have access to those american tools if and when i have a problem with the ones i paid american prices for.