Why people don't buy craftsman anymore

Treblig said

I took one "craftsman" older rachet in for exchange after 20 years of use. The replacement didn't last 6 months. That tells me that the newer stuff is crap. So I cruise garage sales and look for older craftsman stuff or buy what I need (older stuff) off of ebay.

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That's the shitty part. You take in a USA-made tool that was a workhorse for 20-30 years, and end up getting it replaced with junk made in Taiwan with the same brand name.

Same thing happened to me last year. I broke a 20 year old USA-made Husky 3/8" ratchet. Home Depot was great about replacing it, but the Taiwan-made one that replaced it with is junk compared to the old one. Even the employee noticed the huge difference as he held both of them. Oh well, I guess.