I was in sears today to spend some gift cards and was looking. I see that they are starting to make there craftsman hand tools in china, All there power tools as well. Where is it going to stop, it is all about corporate greed. Jim
This is kind of old news and really, i'm not terribly upset. Sears/kmart stores are close by for me and its hard to beat the quality for the price.
I'm pretty sure the socket set i have, has 'made in china" all over it, but the quality is still gonna be better then some of the junk i've bought from harbor freight.
I can't say this does much to change my buying habits because "made in america" tools are too expensive for the average person. and from my experience, the quality is not enough to justify the price. plus in many cases, having to chase down a Snap-off/etc sales truck.
Besides, i'm done with craftsmen. I started using those gearwrench ratchet wrenches. 10x nicer then any craftsmen tool i've owned. I use it on everything.