Craftsman Tools Coming to Lowe's Next Year

by "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
Published 12/19/2017 at 17:00

Tags: craftsman ; tools ; wrenching
STARS: 5

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Replies (18)

"Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
12/19/2017 at 17:02, STARS: 3

Cool! I wonder if they’ll honor Craftsman’s lifetime warranty? I have an expensive torque wrench that broke within the first 6 months of ownership.

"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
12/19/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 3

Damn. my employee discount is only going to be for another 6 months or so.

I am super surprised, since Lowes has put a ton into their kobalt tools. I can’t speak for the power tools, but I really like my wrench set.

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/19/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 1

But will Lowe’s replace that Craftsman socket I broke 5 years ago?

"TheRevanchist" (therevanchist)
12/19/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 1

But will they have the good sales prices I can get at Sears, should Sears still exist?

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/19/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 7

They’ll probably give you a brand-new chinesium one.

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/19/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 1

I think the OG was made of the same material.

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
12/19/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 2

"bwp240" (bwp240)
12/19/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 2

This probably puts another nail in the coffin for Sears, not that they need anymore...

"Brickman" (legomaniacman)
12/19/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 1

Yay! My local craftsman store went out of business over a year ago. I only broken one wrench and some of my sockets are scratched to hell, but still strong. I primarily use Craftsman, Stanley and gear wrench which makes craftsman tools.

"MM54" (mm54mk2)
12/19/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 5

So what happens to “Kobalt” tools? The new craftsman stuff is junk.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
12/19/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 6

I hope they keep the Kobalt line around. I’ve been much more impressed by my Kobalt stuff, than by modern Craftsman stuff.

"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
12/19/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 1

Is there a better example of brand erosion than Craftsman? Does anybody still think they make top quality products?

Personally I’ve been liking Stanley for hand tools. The quality to price ratio seems about right.

"ToddinTN" (toddmilliken)
12/19/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 0

Stanley owns the Craftsman brand.

"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
12/19/2017 at 20:25, STARS: 0

Which raised the question of will they sell both brands?

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
12/19/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 1

I don’t know about lowes, but stanley said they would honor the warranty as annual costs were less than the loss of goodwill.

"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
12/20/2017 at 00:27, STARS: 1

I can’t imagine they will, we don’t have the shelf space. unless they give dewalt the boot.

"79 horsepower monster" (tdwpgtp)
12/20/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 0

This has to become their new bargain basement line of tools. Kobalt and Home Depot’s husky are leaps and bounds ahead in quality and price compared to current craftsman stuff. Every time I buy/use new craftsman tools I am disappointed.

"79 horsepower monster" (tdwpgtp)
12/20/2017 at 15:40, STARS: 0

I have a fairly expensive craftsman torque wrench that felt like it was ready to break right out of the box. I am not happy with its quality in the least. My old harbor freight torque wrench feels way better. I need to buy better tools...