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Now you can buy quite a few (not all) Home Depot (Husky) or Lowes (Kobalt) tools and come with the free replacement for life warranty. Like sockets/wrenches whi
by delfinom 7y ago
Now you can buy quite a few (not all) Home Depot (Husky) or Lowes (Kobalt) tools and come with the free replacement for life warranty. Like sockets/wrenches which Craftsman was popular for, you can now buy from the other 2 guys with lifetime warranty and the quality is on par.
- davio 7y agoLowes is heavily showcasing Craftsman tools now. I'd expect Kobalt to disappear as a brand.
- airstrike 7y agoProbably thanks to Stanley Black & Decker acquiring Craftsman
- bluGill 7y agoSort of. With the old sears they had all the replacements in stock with no hassle. I tried to warranty a Husky torque wrench once, they don't have that in store, so I get to hassle with contacting husky myself... I didn't the replacement same day to finish my project, so I went elsewhere and swore not to buy husky again because a warranty is meaningless if I can get a replacement when I need it.
- imglorp 7y agoShucks, even Harbor Freight has lifetime warranty on hand tools. At this point, I tend to get the cheap stuff first. If it survives your usage, great. If not, that's a sign to take the savings and get some quality for that one thing.
- paulie_a 7y agoHarbor freight is pretty good. The problem with home Depot online is there are way too many options. Sometimes fewer options are better I like Wayfair much more for many things instead of home Depot. I can dial it in on the web search easily. If I am buying from home Depot I'm going to the store. And props to them they have excellent customer service with genuinely knowledgeable people. Good luck using their search
- paulddraper 7y agoHarbor Freight is the go-to place for buying a rarely used tool. Ridiculously cheap, in both price and quality.