On Sat, 21 May 2011 19:49:51 -0400, "Existential Angst"
wrote:


I hear you. A good number of the mechanics I see with roll-ons, etc have
them filled with craftsman -- which I never thought were all that cheap,
either. But certainly a fraction of Snap-on.

The reason of course for Craftsman...is the free exchange program. Ya
bust one...Craftsman willl replace it...free. And the tools are actually
pretty decent. I have a fair amount of Craftsman. I used to have SnapOn
and Husky and Proto...before the burglary of my truck in 2001....but I
bought all of it used..not new from the truck....

SnapOn, Mac and several others are the biggies that they are..because
they offer payment terms.

When the truck pulls up..and you want say ...a 3/4" Snarf Snibbler with
6" extension...the guy will hand you one, let you fondle it..then take
out the purchase agreement form and after you sell your soul to the
devil..you can take it inside and its YOURS!!...except for the contract
payments...which can be added to with each new tool you fondle.

Their prices arent all that bad...and they offer reasonable interested
rates...and you can get it right now......

Gunner, who picked up 5 Proto end wrenches this week, for $20

The small one being 1 1/8"...the big one being 2 1/2"



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