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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3925165" data-attributes="member: 27284">^^^^&nbsp; Lowes does not and did not own Kobalt tools.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kobalt is a stand alone company.&nbsp;&nbsp; The crappy thing is that Lowes promoted Kobalt for years and years, and the warranty, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Good warranty.Then practically overnight they kicked Kobalt to the curb and starting selling Craftsman.&nbsp;&nbsp; Craftsman became a big dog in retail sales when Stanley bought the name and started selling them in a huge huge huge marketing campaign.&nbsp; Walk into Lowes, Ace Hardware, and some other retailers, and you&#039;ll big displays of lots of Craftsman.Black Friday was a huge promotion at Lowes and Ace, and this close to Christmas I think you&#039;ll find good deals.&nbsp;&nbsp; In fact I&#039;m looking at buying a $100-200 packaged set of Craftsman hand tools, just because.You can still buy some Kobalt tools, but it&#039;s not easy to find what you want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3925165, member: 27284"] ^^^^ Lowes does not and did not own Kobalt tools. Kobalt is a stand alone company. The crappy thing is that Lowes promoted Kobalt for years and years, and the warranty, etc. Good warranty. Then practically overnight they kicked Kobalt to the curb and starting selling Craftsman. Craftsman became a big dog in retail sales when Stanley bought the name and started selling them in a huge huge huge marketing campaign. Walk into Lowes, Ace Hardware, and some other retailers, and you'll big displays of lots of Craftsman. Black Friday was a huge promotion at Lowes and Ace, and this close to Christmas I think you'll find good deals. In fact I'm looking at buying a $100-200 packaged set of Craftsman hand tools, just because. You can still buy some Kobalt tools, but it's not easy to find what you want. [/QUOTE]

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