Gork@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThey don't make 'em like they used tosopuli.xyzimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 days agoThose were the days, when your Craftsman tool broke (no, they did sometimes, really) you’d take it back to Sears and get a replacement for free.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoWhile the quality of the tools may not be quite as good Lowe’s and Home Depot I believe still do this with their store brands also
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoLowe’s isn’t going to take a socket set off the shelf and open it to hand you the 12mm the way Sears used to.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoThey replaced a 12 and a breaker bar just last weekend for me when I was doing a brake job which is the only reason I felt obliged to respond. The quality of the tools isn’t as good, and they’re banking on most folks buying a new replacement, but they do still replace THEIR brand
Those were the days, when your Craftsman tool broke (no, they did sometimes, really) you’d take it back to Sears and get a replacement for free.
While the quality of the tools may not be quite as good Lowe’s and Home Depot I believe still do this with their store brands also
Lowe’s isn’t going to take a socket set off the shelf and open it to hand you the 12mm the way Sears used to.
They replaced a 12 and a breaker bar just last weekend for me when I was doing a brake job which is the only reason I felt obliged to respond.
The quality of the tools isn’t as good, and they’re banking on most folks buying a new replacement, but they do still replace THEIR brand