I just googled this and it seems that the (Lowe’s) stores are misinformed. Corporate says they’ll honor “all lifetime warranties no matter where the Craftsman tool was purchased.”
https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/will-lowes-honor-craftsman-lifetime-warranties Guess I’m heading back over there some time soon with a copy of this article and my ratchets. -D > On Nov 17, 2019, at 7:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Neither Ace nor Lowe’s will honor warranties on my Craftsman tools, many of > which are second generation tools. I’ve got two ratchets that are worn out > right now and need the little rebuild kits they used to give you. Both > retailers told me “tough beans” when I asked for replacement parts or even a > replacement ratchet for both. > > -D > > >> On Nov 17, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Crapsman is and has been at ace hardware also. They have not warranted a >> tool for me for probably 40 years. THey are even crappier now. On >> fleabay, clowns are piecing out old crapsman sockets and wrenches for 3x >> list price. >> >> Better off with tools from HF, or home despot, or even lows cobalt. >> >> As for HF insider: NO >> >> >> Craig via Mercedes wrote on 11/17/19 5:15 PM: >>> I was at Harbor Freight today and noticed their pitches for their >>> Inside Track Club. >>> >>> Is this worth it? >>> >>> I was also at Lowes and noticed Craftsman tools and toolboxes. Lowes has >>> bought the Craftsman name and will honor the warranty on existing tools. >>> They had all kinds of tools, which looked like the Craftsman tools I had >>> seen in the past. >>> >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
