If the Craftsman hand tools go, what are the alternatives?
You have Lowes and Home Depot with their lifetime warranty on their tools.
Lowes now is selling a line of Mechanics Tools called Kobalt which is made by Snap-On. They are good tools.
Home Depot's Husky brand is made by Stanley Mechanics Tools, a division of the Stanley Works. Husky are also good tools and have a good lifetime warranty (they'll even replace your broken Craftsman with an equivalent Husky).