I have three craftsman leaf rakes that seem to be exchanged once or twice a year. I love these rakes, they are the only ones I would buy.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-30-in-poly-leaf-rake/p-07183167000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

The last time I bought a leaf rake I would have to say is......
1995.

 

Hard to beat a local name brand store warranty. I guess they hope we will forget about lifetime warranties or throw it away instead.

 

They typically warrenty non commercially used items...sears guy told me to beat it, when I tried to get warranty. Bought with my company card

 

Lifetime warranty. Nice. Is this on all kobalt like shovels, hand garden tools etc?

 

craftsman does this on all hand tools. that's where all my dirt rakes, spade shovels, transfer shovels, scoop shovels, lopers, I have a few leaf rakes from craftsman, some from local hardware stores and one from ace, which also has a no hassle lifetime warranty, and I buy all this stuff with my company card, with my company shirt on, never have an issue. I've brought scoop shovels into sears in two pieces, no issue getting a new one ever. I have some leaf rakes from home depot too, they seem to hold up just fine, lifetime warranty on those too

 

Thanks for the info!

 

There is so much wrong with this entire thread...no wonder inflation is going crazy.....

 

Lifetime warranty. Nice. Is this on all kobalt like shovels, hand garden tools etc?

Yes, I think so. Problem with Craftmans is, We only have one local store but have (3) Lowes stores. It breaks on job & need it replaced now, I can head to nearest Lowes.

There is so much wrong with this entire thread...no wonder inflation is going crazy.....

I doubt they're losing much profit due to inflation.

 

Lifetime warranty. Nice. Is this on all kobalt like shovels, hand garden tools etc?

Holland, I can speak for all their hand tools, but I bought 3 kobalt shovels, (spade flat and trenching) and they all had the lifetime warranty. I haven't tried the exchange program, and glad to hear that the lowes held up on their end to take the warranty. I need a new rack, so I will be going back to lowes for a couple rakes it looks like.
Thanks.

 

rakes, shovels, etc Have Consumer warranties ie: not for a commercial operation

buy new when needed

it's the cost of doing business

 

I have one of them Kobalt rakes, was just using it yesterday. I had 2 of them Neverkink lifetime warranty hoses that busted and exchanged them at lowes with no hassle.