Charles G's Lifetime Tool Warranty List




	
Tool Line        Main Outlet               Notes 

Ace Hardware                         Webpage Full lifetime satifaction warranty, return tool to ACE

Allen                                Danaher Professional Tool Div., 805 Estelle Drive, Lancaster, Pa 17604-3767 TEL: (717) 898-6540 

AllTrade         (Sam's Club, Target Stores, Home Base, Kragen/Checker/Schucks, Meijers) Webpage 1431 Via Plata, Long Beach, CA 90810-1462 Customer Service outside CA  (800) 423-3598 Customer Service  CA (310) 522-9008 Fax (310) 522-8933

Armstrong                            Danaher Professional Tool Div., 805 Estelle Drive, Lancaster, Pa 17604-3767 TEL: (717) 898-6540 

BenchTop         K-Mart              Based on a visit to a local K-Mart on 3/2/2009, I was told that K-Mart does not
                                     honor the Benchtop tool warranty, and advised me to call an "800" number. I did 
                                     not see any Benchtop tools of any kind in the store. Some Craftsman tools in stock. 
                                     I was not given a specific 800 number to call. See Note B 
Big A            Big A Auto Parts 

Blackhawk        Big A Auto Parts    Note A

Blue Point       Snap-on           

Cal-Van Tools    CarQuest            (with receipt only ?) 

ChannelLock                          Webpage

Chronium (See Olympia Group)         Webpage

Cornwell                             Webpage or (800)321-8356. 

Craftsman        Sears               Note A Webpage click on tools

Duralast         Autozone            "Guaranteed for life, no questions asked" - TV ad November, 2003    

Easco		 (See KD/Easco)

EverCraft        NAPA Auto Parts                    

Facom				     Webpage

Fuller                               Fuller Tool Co.,Whitestone NY 11357.800-563-8553, fax 514-695-4997.

GC Thorsen (formerly Thorsen)        (return tool to: GC Thorsen, 1801 Morgan St, Rockford IL, 60102, ATTN: Warranty Dept.

GreatNeck        AutoZone, HomeBase  After 90 days, tools must be returned to Great Neck WITH receipt for warranty. Home Base seems to be dropping this line of tools.

Grey 				Gray Hand Tool Sales Ltd,  299 Orenda Road, Brampton, Ont L6T 1E8   CANADA 1-800-567-0518 or 1-905-457-3014 USA distribution 1-800-471-9473 email [email protected]
 
Greystone        Meijers

Husky            Home Depot          Note A

Jensen           Jensen Tools        Webpage

KD/Easco         Danaher             Danaher Professional Tool Div., 805 Estelle Dr. Box 3767, Lancaster,Pa. 17604 (717)898-6540,(800)866-5753,fax(717)898-8360

Klein                                Webpage Klein Tools, Inc. 450 Bond Street, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-0350 Customer Service 800-553-4676 

Kobalt           Lowe's Home Centers Webpage or 1-888-3-kobalt

Lisle Tools                          Webpage

MAC                                  Division of Stanley Works 	

Mastercraft      Canadian Tire Co    A Canada only line...                                

Master Mechanic  TrueValue Hardware  Webpage Lifetime Warranty specifically EXCLUDES Abuse or Normal Wear          

Matco			             Division of Danaher

Megapro                              Webpage 
                                     Lifetime Warranty specifically EXCLUDES bits 

Metrinch                             Webpage Metric and Inch Tools LLC, Post Office Box 946, El Segundo, CA 90245 **Please include $2.00 S/H 

Michigan Industrial Tools            Webpage Michigan Industrial Tools
                                     3707 Roger B. Chaffee Drive, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49548 
                                     (616) 243-2443 or Toll-Free: (888) MIT-TOOL


Napa Professional  Napa              Made by Danaher

New Britian        Napa           

Ohio Forge

Olympia                              Webpage Olympia Group, Inc
                                     18051 Arenth Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748, 
                                     USA 866-461-8665


Penncraft       J.C. Penny           No longer sold, but warranty still honored, see store for details.

Pittsburg       Harbor Freight       Webpage

Popular Mechanic Wal-mart            Note A "Full Lifetime Replacement Warranty: If this product is defective in materials or workmanship, WAL-MART will replace it free of charge.  This warranty excludes all consequential damages. To obtain your replacement pursuant to the terms of this warranty, take the defective product to the service desk at the WAL-MART nearest you.

PowerBuilt      Home Base            Webpage

PowerGrip       Costco

PowrKraft       Montgomery Wards     Note !! Now that Wards is no longer in business anywhere, this warranty is no longer in force. Wards made a quality product, and for years after they ceased selling tools, they did honor their warranty. Alas, a fine retailer is gone.     

Pro Series      Various              "If for any reason this tool fails to give you complete satisfaction, return it prepaid to K R Tools, P.O. Box 6057, Camarillo, CA 93011 for an immediate replacement."

Proto                                Note A See Stanley

Rada                                 Webpage While not exactly
                                     a "tool", I recently could not identify a kitchen knife I have used for
                                     years, because the knife does not have the manufacturer on the
                                     product, could not take advantge of it's lifetime warranty.

Rosco                                See Vermont American Webpage

Snap On                              Webpage Note A 

S-K   (formerly S-K Wayne)           Webpage or 1.800.822.5575 

Stanley's Industrial and Contractor  Stanley-Proto Industrial Tools, 14117 Industrial Park Blvd, Covington, GA 30209  Tel 800-800-TOOL

Thorsen (See Olympia Group)           Olympia Group, Inc. Parts Department P.O. Box 90490 City of Industry, CA 91715-0490 USA


TrueCraft        Pep-Boys            Note A

Vaco                                 (see Klein Tools) Customer Service 1-877-549-4554

Vermont American                     Webpage Note A - Free Replacement Policy return tools by mail to Vermont American Tool Company, Lincolnton, NC 28093-0340 Includes Drill Bits, saw blades etc

Vise-Grip                            Webpage

Williams                             J.H. Williams Company 6969 Jamesson Road Columbus, Ga 31909 TEL: 800-423-2062 or (706)563-9590 FAX: 800-367-8318 or (706) 561-0061

Workman's Choice   Wal-Mart          

Wright Tools                         Webpage One Wright Drive � P.O. Box 512 � Barberton, OH 44203 USA 800.321.2902 � 330.848.0600 � FAX 800.543.2095


Notes:

"A" I have personally had a tool replaced at this outlet.
"B" I have tried and was UNSUCESSFULL in replacing a tool.        
	


Caveat Emptor: Some outlets require the original sales receipt for warranty service. 
This in my opinion makes any warranty adjustment unlikely.  Who keeps receipts for 
a tool for any length of time ?


Crew Line      Appear not be sold by Kragen/Checker/Schucks anymore. They do carry a 1 year warranty
               from the manufacturer Malco. http://crewline.malcoproducts.com/pdf/crewline.pdf


These tools I am NOT sure about.  Unless I can verify a Lifetime warranty,
they are considered unknowns. If you have information, please let me
know.   

	Ansco
	Cosco
	Credo
	Globemaster
	Hazet 
	Hunter
	P & C Tools
	Power Master
	Professional Tools 
	
	Stanley  
	Xcelite


Obsolete Tools: I have been told that these tools are obsolete and NO warranty applies...

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This information is shared with no warranty of any kind. If you find errors or missing brands, please let me know and I will update this file as time permits.

I appreciate manufacturers that stand behind their products, and I will buy more tools from those manufacturers. I choose NOT to buy tools that do not have a full lifetime warranty. My opinion is that if you buy a quality tool once, you should not have to buy it again. Using a worn or broken tool is dangerous and foolish.

If this information helps you get a warrantied tool replaced, drop me a quick e-mail and let me know. Charles

I do not have time for nor do I provide individual assistance in tool warranty problems - If this self help page solves your problem, great. If it helps lead you in the right direction, great. After thousands of visitors, this self help website concept is working pretty well. This is not a business or profit venture, just an attempt at basic website design/maintenance and hopefully a public service. This website uses only the most basic HTML formatting, so should display correctly on most any browser. I use MSIE 5.5 and Mozilla 1.7.12 - Thanks for your support and understanding.


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