Why people don't buy craftsman anymore

It wasn't the best way to do it but he meant what he said. I probably got screwed by the last guy that left the shop. Oh it always makes your day when you stop in a shop and the guy that owes you $1000 has disappeared and no one knows (or will tell) where he went. Chasing after money owed can cost you more than you collect sometimes.
He assumes mechanics are dead beats. I've been to a snap on guys house they live better than the wrenches they serve. In not implying anything either way, but I will say this anything pays better than fixing peoples cars. In the end I was buying certain tools at harbor freight. I couldn't see paying what snap on wanted for a ball peen hammer.