What to do with C'man junk

[texchappy]

I have a set of Craftsman Universal sockets, 3/8" ratchet, and metric ratcheting wrenches I bought before I realized C'man was being made in China. I wouldn't automatically dismiss them but after 4-5 years of use I've had enough of them. There only appreciable function is to round over fasteners; a talent that is only limited by their incredibly long movement before they do a darned thing.

I hate to just throw them away but I also hate to subject anyone else to such crappy tools. I had first thought about giving them to my son but then I want him to want to take care of his own cars lol.

So what would you do with them?

 

[RedneckWelder]

Do you have somebody you don't particularly who's also a cheap ******* and will take anything if it's free? Brother in law, cousin, coworker...

 

[trpearcy]

eBay or Craigslist in one big lot.

 

[jim1987]

Send them to me? I'll make good use of them.

 

[AndrewV]

Sockets for spacers on cabinates, and other things.
Wrenches over those sockets
Ratchets for breaker bars.

 

[Givl Reggin]

So what would you do with them?

Send them postage due to:

Sears Corporate Office
3333 Beverly Rd.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
attn: Bruce Johnson

Include a short note as to why you're returning them.

 

[fourjeepin]

eBay. Charge for shipping but start the listing at a penny. Cash in your pocket and tools gone, guaranteed.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Make something out of them. Some garage art or a functional piece.

 

[Chadwilliam1]

return them to sears and take and instore credit.

 

[Gregg33]

Trade them at a used store (you won't get much, but still better than nothing), donate to Habitat for humanity or as dumb as this sounds, just leave them somewhere. At work, in a parking lot, you could even put a note on them "free, take me".

 

[fordkid88]

ive been thinking about this for a while and am considering donating them to a local high school or something like that.

 

[frugalscotty]

Donate them to a thrift store and take a tax writeoff.

 

[Chadwilliam1]

I dont have many Chinese craftsman tools but when I do run in to a **** tool I own I scrap it. Unless I think I can get money for it then I sell it on CL.

 

[JR 42]

I have a set of Craftsman Universal sockets, 3/8" ratchet, and metric ratcheting wrenches I bought before I realized C'man was being made in China. I wouldn't automatically dismiss them but after 4-5 years of use I've had enough of them. There only appreciable function is to round over fasteners; a talent that is only limited by their incredibly long movement before they do a darned thing.

I hate to just throw them away but I also hate to subject anyone else to such crappy tools. I had first thought about giving them to my son but then I want him to want to take care of his own cars lol.

So what would you do with them?

You bought Chinese-made Craftsman tools 4-5 years ago? I thought the switch was more recent.

 

[DodgeMech]

hardline tools, yes...but for things like universal sockets and ratchet wrenches it has been a few years

 

[unslow1]

I bought a cheap toolbox and put them together for my 16 year old nephew.

 

[Snappy]

Maybe you could weld them together and spell out the word "CRAPSMAN " -china

 

[Danglerb]

ive been thinking about this for a while and am considering donating them to a local high school or something like that.

Last I looked into this, at least in my area, NOTHING you donate gets used by the school, they just warehouse, not always inside, and it goes into a bulk sale auction for the district once or twice a year.

 

[Higgins]

Try using them as cabinet door handles!!

AL

 

[Tejaas]

Give em to a kid who likes to tinker with his bike... Maybe it'll light the mechanic spark for him...?


~Tejaas~

WTB: Snap-On Orange Hard Handle SSDP63 in Very Good Condition!

 

[BDT/NWMN]

I have been pondering two choices for **** tools:

Put together a loaner kit.

Weld them into a humanoid art figure, mount it on a tree stump, and name it Old Ratchet ***

 

[woody 73]

Loaner kit for a neighbor, junkyard kit, or my favorite give them to the kids in the neighborhood that work on cars.

 

[texchappy]

I have been pondering two choices for **** tools:

Put together a loaner kit.

Weld them into a humanoid art figure, mount it on a tree stump, and name it Old Ratchet ***

I vote for option 2.

 

[sberry]

I say list them up for sale, hardly been used.