From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2003 - 11:18:38 PST
My Son-in-law is a Snap On dealer and lives behind me. I get 'the family
discount'
on Snap On tools but usually buy my Craftsman as he is in business to make
money,
not sell me his tools at cost. Ocassionally I get a xmas or B-day gift of a
Snap On
tool though.
Thus far, the Craftsman tools have been good enough for me.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan M Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Sears
> At 12:16 PM -0500 3/13/03, MVTrucker@aol.com wrote:
> >Pappy and Mom worked at RCA, during the WWII years. Pop was
> >foreman in the machine shop. If a dude showed up with Sears'
> >Craftsman tools, he was shown the exit. The only reason, as
> >far as I'm concerned, that they give a lifetime guarantee on their
> >tools is so you'll buy something else when
> >you go back to get a replacement tool.
>
> If I could afford to spend the money and the time trying to track
> down the Snap On tool truck, I would. My (paternal) grandfather was a
> Snap On rep for years when I was a child and I do know the value of
> the quality. So far, I've been given good service by the grade of
> tools that Craftsman makes. They hold up well to abuse and when I
> have something break, I've taken it back to them and grabbed another.
>
> Joe, since you run a business, it makes sense for you to have
> Snap-on. Craftsman is sufficent for me. I still use a large breaker
> bar, ratchet and socket set that my (maternal) grandfather owned
> before he died. The set is at least 30 years old. So far, they work
> just fine. I tend to use the newer tools just so I don't bugger up
> granpa Buck's tools.
>
> The sad part about all of this is that my Grandfather (Papa, the
> paternal grandpa) had a complete set of Snap-On tools, with some rare
> special items. They all disappeared years ago when he was sick and my
> cousin had the run of the house and most of that part of the family's
> affairs. All those tools and a lot of the silver are gone sadly. I
> hate to see heirlooms sold for smack.
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