NEW Craftsman tools -- opinion?

Sears Kenmore Elite branded appliances in a house built 13 years ago.
Refrigerator - failed, gone
Washer, failed, gone
Microwave, failed, gone
Dryer, failed, gone
Burner top, still working
Ovens, still working
Dishwasher, failed, gone its Bosh replacement poorly installed by Sears, gone

Craftsman tools, if older than 20 years, still fine

 

Our Whirlpool-made Kenmore-branded Refrigerator and Dishwasher are both 15 years old. I forgot about the Whirlpool-made Kenmore-branded chest freezer, which is 20 years old, and for the first few years of its life was kept in a detached garage in NY so was often operating in an ambient temperature far below that recommended.

 

Here are some pictures of a gold plated Sears socket wrench you might enjoy. I received it years ago

 

Chances are that if you ever do break a socket, it will be in conditions something like this. I'm pretty sure it's a corollary to Murphy's Law.

Now that you mention it, I think you're right. I saw something that I think I might have misinterpreted to mean Sears owned the companies making the tools. ("As with all the Sears products, the products from Craftsman tools were not manufactured by the company although they owned it. Rather, it was manufactured under a contract basis by different companies.") I reread it and I think I must have glossed over that 2nd sentence. Looks like it actually meant that Sears just owned Craftsman. Sears sold the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black and Decker a few years ago.

Wow! That looks like a retirement gift after lots of years of service, but there's no plaque or label saying so. I'll bet you don't ever use that one!!

 

I am retired and was a mechanic and then an Engineer after obtaining a degree.

But I got the gold plated ratchet as part of a 75th anniversary Sears Tool Promotion

Here is a link to ebay where some are for sale

gold plated sears ratchet | eBay

 

I've got a few their wrenches and sockets on Amazon; they've been good quality, finish.

 

Try to get it replaced after breaking it though.