I have been using Craftsman tools on and off for years, right now my go to tool kit, is a little $19.99 stanley set I keep under my drives seat.

I remember when Craftsman sockets/ratchets went from saying "Made in USA" to "Made in China"

I'm not going to sit here and say Craftsman has always made fantastic tools either.

What I will say is this, I have some inside information. Everywhere I go, I talk to people.

Here at work, I chat every now and then with the plumbers, to see what they think about stuff.

Not everyone says the same thing, you know what they say about opinions, everyone has one.

Lots of people have some pretty decent things to say about Lowe's tools.

As far as Quality, Price and Availability. Plumbers / Mechanics / Truckers

Personally, My experience with Lowe's has been reasonable.

But sears is a place that use to be " the place " for the working man, not any more, It seems to me, in my opinion.

also pretty much all the plumbers hate Moen and American Standard branded faucets etc, even though it makes them alot of money

due to service calls, they pretty much all say it's garbage.

Plumbers, most all like Delta and any MASCO, Variant, Masco owns delta and many other brands.

Even Their off brand peerless witch is made in China. Is still preferred over Moen/AS, because it is made to Masco's strict specifications.

Tools are alot like guns, They are going to eventually break, but How long will it last before it breaks?

IF you buy a harbor freight belt sander and it burns out half way through your job, Then you really haven't saved

any money shopping there have you? --- Even if you bring it back and they give you another one.