Why people don't buy craftsman anymore

I used to be able to take my broken craftsman stuff to Sears for free replacement. Sockets and ratchets anyway . Does Lowes warranty those? I had some husky stuff and my Home Depot told me I had to mail it in for exchange. At that rate I might as well just suck it up and buy new
Take them to the Return desk at Lowes. I've done it many times with ratchets, sockets, or wrenches from the 1980's that are worn out. Never an issue - they say go pick another and come back here and we'll exchange it. Great support!