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Craftsman Rewards Program Major Changes

Posted on March 9th, 2010
Well, it appears that the Craftsman Rewards Program is undergoing major changes as it is absorbed into the Sears Shop Your Way rewards program. This is both good and bad, depending on how you look at it.
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Update and Comments About Craftsman Tools at Ace Hardware

Posted on February 24th, 2010
There are a few updated details about the new partnership between Sears, Craftsman, and Ace Hardware that we thought you would find interesting. That, and we cannot keep our thoughts about this to ourselves for any longer.
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Sears to Sell Craftsman Tools at Ace Hardware

Posted on February 22nd, 2010
Sears to Sell Craftsman Tools at Ace Hardware To help improve sales, Sears has agreed to sell Craftsman branded tools through Ace Hardware. Early reports are saying that the partnership will start with 100 Ace stores carrying about 10% of the Craftsman product line by May. It has not yet been decided if Sears will roll out this “store-within-a-store Craftsman offering” to all 4500 Ace [...]
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Gearwrench Tool Wall at Advance Auto Parts

Posted on December 3rd, 2009
Gearwrench Tool Wall at Advance Auto Parts I stopped by Advance Auto the other day and noticed a rather prominent and huge Gearwrench tool display. Screwdrivers, sockets, pliers, ratchets and adapters, sets, oh my! I believe I also saw a “Danaher Tools” banner in a corner of the store window as I walked in, so perhaps additional Danaher tool lines will soon be carried by Advance.
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USS New York Arrives in NYC

Posted on November 3rd, 2009
USS New York Arrives in NYC The USS New York has arrived in NYC and is awaiting her commissioning ceremony on the 7th. Public visitation of the ship is permitted on the following dates and times: Wed Nov 4th: 10am-4pm Thurs Nov 5th: 1pm-4pm Sun Nov 8th: 9am-12pm Mon Nov 9th: 9am-4pm Tues Nov 10th: 9am-4pm Wed Nov 11th: 9am-2pm Dates and times are subject to change. Please [...]
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Stanley and Black & Decker Merger!

Posted on November 2nd, 2009
Stanley and Black & Decker Merger! From today’s press release: The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK), a worldwide supplier of quality tools and engineered solutions for industrial, construction and do-it-yourself use, and security solutions for commercial applications, and The Black & Decker Corporation (NYSE: BDK), a global manufacturer and marketer of quality power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology-based [...]
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Craftsman Tools Now Available at Amazon – With a Catch!?

Posted on October 11th, 2009
Craftsman Tools Now Available at Amazon - With a Catch!? Please excuse the tone of this post as I am both excited and horrified. There I was, minding my own business browsing the tool categories at Amazon, when I came across Craftsman tools offered for sale. First Ridgid tools are picked up and added to their product catalog, now Craftsman? Craftsman tools being offered for sale by 3rd parties on [...]
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New Craftsman Rewards Program

Posted on July 30th, 2009
New Craftsman Rewards Program I suppose this was to be expected. First, Sears recently launched the standalone Craftsman.com store. Then, they reinstated a rolling Craftsman Club promo period – did you notice that the past few promos were 4-5 weeks long each? Well, now they’ve launched a new rewards program where purchases earn you points that can be redeemed for [...]
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Home Depot & Klein’s Exclusive Retailer Agreement

Posted on July 9th, 2009
The Home Depot (THD) and Klein Tools recently announced Home Depot to be the exclusive home improvement retailer of Klein’s hand-held tools. Under the agreement, “…Home Depot will offer Klein’s complete line of durable, high-quality electrical tools and will be the sole home improvement retailer of all existing and future product lines.”
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Craftsman Launches Standalone Online Tool Store!

Posted on May 28th, 2009
Craftsman Launches Standalone Online Tool Store! Sears’ Craftsman brand has launched its own stand-alone online store!! Perhaps this is the beginning of an autonomous Craftsman that I have been dreaming about for years? Here are my observations thus far: The Craftsman store seems to be based off of Sears’ shopping engine The Craftsman store only offers for sale Craftsman products (duh) My Sears.com store logon [...]
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Home Depot Father’s Day Gift Cards

Posted on May 21st, 2009
Home Depot Father's Day Gift Cards With Father’s Day soon approaching, Home Depot has launched several enticing new gift card designs including one that comes with a free 3/16″ drill bit, and one that looks and feels like duct tape. These designs are not available online (yet?) – head on over to your nearest Home Depot to check them out. I sure [...]

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Doctors Use Household Drill for Surgery

Posted on May 21st, 2009
A few days ago in Austrailia, a doctor used a household drill to bore into a 13 year old’s skull to relieve pressure on his brain due to a blood clot. The drill was sourced from the maintenance closet since the hospital was not equipped with any neurological drills. Now I’m wondering, what drill was used [...]

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Sears VP Stands Behind Craftsman Guarantee

Posted on March 25th, 2009
The Consumerist recently ran a string of posts discussing the troubles one person had in trying to exchanged rounded Craftsman sockets. Some of the replacement-denial excuses given by Sears associates conflicted with previosuly stated official policies, and one even seems to have been outright fabricated. Brian, a lifelong Craftsman user, unsuccessfully tried to exchange nine rounded sockets that had slight surface rust. He was given [...]
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