Puddin' Man wrote:
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Sears store for replacement, what should I expect? Do they *really*
honor their warranties?
....

I've never had any Craftsman "lifetime" warranty be refused altho I've
never had a Sears-branded hose.

I'd check on whether the replacement offered were any better or not,
though. If the hose itself is ok, new brass end fittings aren't
expensive and might be better than new.

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