A Truth about snap- on dealers

Up here in the great white north we have a store called Canadian Tire. Their Mastercraft tools all have a lifetime warranty. The best part is that quite often their tools go on sale for insanely low prices. My garage has a LOT of their tools and I have NEVER had a problem with warranty on any tool I returned. My father in law has a set of 1/2 inch Snap On sockets that are REALLY old. He will not part with them, but does not use them as he finds them to big.