HF hand tools have a lifetime warranty as well, I've already walked into a store with a broken ratchet, grabbed a new one, walked up to the counter and handed them the broken one and walked out. No questions, no problems. No I wouldn't use HF if I were a licensed mechanic working on other peoples stuff but for a broke teenager (when I started working on my car a few years back) it's a great way to build up your tools, then by time you can swap out broken/lost tools with better, higher quality ones.