Craftsman Warranty

[Philbert]

One of These Things is Not Like the Other




Of course, I’d heard that the Made in the USA ‘V’ series sockets were no more.

Happy to get a ‘no questions asked’ exchange at a local ACE Hardware store (also Lowe’s, as I understand).

But will keep an eye out at garage sales, etc., for a ‘real’ replacement.

Philbert

 

[Bill G]

Yes they can be exchanged no problem but the quality of the replacement is not the same

 

[Likesaws]

Flea markets and home sales are the best places to shop for wrenches and tools for me.

 

[GMB74]

I have some old wrenches and sockets that are stamped "made in USA"
and some newer ones (still pretty old) that say "made in Japan".
It's not surprising to see them coming from Taiwan. That's a little better than mainland China.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

well the unfortunate thing is as time gos on newer generations that don’t seem to work on stuff as much as the older ones we’re looking for cheap tools to just have around. New ones are still lifetime warranty I believe and they are making certain lines in the us still if i recall correctly but lots had changed since Stanley/B&D/mtd has gotten craftsman label.

 

[Philbert]

My ‘new’ Craftsman, replacement socket looks identical to a ‘DeWalt’ (slso owned by Stanley) socket I saw.

Both made in Taiwan.

Philbert