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went to sears today for a little x-mas shopping. What horrors awaited me. Chines tools as far as the eye could see. What happened craftsman? finally after 15 minutes of ranting, (with a very understanding store clerk, who said she gets this all the time and suggested i write to craftsman). found a 250 piece set made in good ol' USA a little dust on the top, forgotten about in the back but there she was gleaming with american pride and a lifetime replacement guarantee, (not sure how good that will be with Chinese replacements tho) not to mention it was on sale !

 

who else is shocked by the Chinese tool take over, and has anyone been able to find any good american made tools, might be looking for a new tool company

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i almost only buy craftsman. however i had a similar situation in a kitchen store. went to purchase some all-clad kitchen equipment. supposed to be made in pennsylvania, however to my surprise they are now outsourcing to china. i guess they figure we wont check the tags. i can understand the reasons for outsourcing but that doest mean i agree.
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i almost only buy craftsman. however i had a similar situation in a kitchen store. went to purchase some all-clad kitchen equipment. supposed to be made in pennsylvania, however to my surprise they are now outsourcing to china. i guess they figure we wont check the tags. i can understand the reasons for outsourcing but that doest mean i agree.

 

Because our government and big businesses are selling us out to the F*&$kn Chinese.

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  • 2 years later...
The Sears in Erie, PA is going out of business and all their Chinese tools are going out with a discount. I am still hesitent to buy them even at a discount since even though they have a lifetime warrenty, I would need to drive like 50 miles for another Chinese tool from the next nearest Sears. Or I could go to harbor frieght and get a replacement there for 1/3 to 1/5 the price and get equivant or sometimes better quality from HF.
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Better learn to speak Chinese.

 

courses, study time, domestic instructors... my numbers guy says if you're willing to sacrifice just a little in translation quality, retaining an interpreter in china would be far more cost-effective ;)

 

joking aside, disappointed to hear this; the few old craftsman pieces i've collected are rather indestructible.

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