Another American institution down the drain.
My family shopped a lot at Sears when I was growing up. My Mom worked there part time for several years.
Id you broke a Craftsman hand tool, even if using it for something it wasn’t designed to do, Sears would replace it, no questions asked. They are good tools, too. Still have a bunch.
Old craftsman tools were good. Modern pre stanley decker acquisition tools were very bad. Craftsman not owned by Sears anymore...Sears lost their business by trying to compete against single better product lines...some tools were better than sears and they were being sold at lower prices...same with refrigs...etc...lampert has not helped...just a money leverage guy...IMHO.
surprisingly people buy products unseen on line....without knowing the build quality or heft...or materials used.