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What's one brand whose products you can always trust? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by PP_BOY_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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(I'm trying to adjust my shopping habits for quality, long-lasting goods from reputable brands. This isn't some hailcorporate thing)

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They haven't had their primary manufacturing in the USA for like a decade. They're just recently starting to move their manufacturing back to the USA.

[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Craftsman, maybe, but I can drive 45 minutes from where I'm sitting right now and see the same Snap-On factory that was there 20 years ago and I sure as hell ain't in China

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It looks like most of their hand tools are still made in the USA. Some of their more complicated hand tools are made in Taiwan, and a lot of their power tools are made in China. When I was looking for a new screwdriver set a few years ago, the Snap-on set I saw was made in Taiwan, but as of 2023, at least according to this article, they're made in the USA. Maybe I came across an outlier in my search, or maybe they've moved all the screwdriver manufacturing back to the USA now. Anyways, I'm glad to see they're still/now making a lot of hand tools in the USA. I was really bummed by what happened to Craftsman and other former high quality American brands. If I'm remembering correctly, Sears sold the Craftsman brand to a hedge fund or VC years ago, who immediately moved all of the manufacturing to China, but continued charging American made prices, and it wasn't widely known what had happened for a little while.

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