They were one of the most significant holdouts over the past decade or so, but they won't learn from their mistake. They could have learned from vise-grip, who could have learned from dremel, who could have learned from Stanley. Sears (Craftsman) could have learned from any or all of them, as could Husky and Kobalt.
They'll all just go the same way, only to lose the race to the bottom to Harbor Freight.
One could easily see this lesson by taking a Craftsman wrench from the 1990s and comparing it with one made today.
Now, one can just go to Harbor Freight, pick up hand tools which are just as good as the Craftsmans (because they likely come off the same forges and on the same boats), but a lot cheaper. For stuff that is infrequently used, this is fine. Same with HF's power tools. I've seen their stuff with a different color and a name brand... same cheap, Chinese construction... but 2-5 times the price.
I like how you put the "Craftsman wrench from the 1990s" comment in. It has ben about that long since I went to Sears for my tools. At that time, I had a broken Craftsman tool that I brought in to be replaced, and they gave me one of their cheaper Sears branded ones.
Crescent won't learn (Score:5, Insightful)
They'll all just go the same way, only to lose the race to the bottom to Harbor Freight.
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
One could easily see this lesson by taking a Craftsman wrench from the 1990s and comparing it with one made today.
Now, one can just go to Harbor Freight, pick up hand tools which are just as good as the Craftsmans (because they likely come off the same forges and on the same boats), but a lot cheaper. For stuff that is infrequently used, this is fine. Same with HF's power tools. I've seen their stuff with a different color and a name brand... same cheap, Chinese construction... but 2-5 times the price.
Re:Crescent won't learn (Score:1)