Sort of. With the old sears they had all the replacements in stock with no hassle. I tried to warranty a Husky torque wrench once, they don't have that in store, so I get to hassle with contacting husky myself... I didn't the replacement same day to finish my project, so I went elsewhere and swore not to buy husky again because a warranty is meaningless if I can get a replacement when I need it.

Shucks, even Harbor Freight has lifetime warranty on hand tools.

At this point, I tend to get the cheap stuff first. If it survives your usage, great. If not, that's a sign to take the savings and get some quality for that one thing.

Lowes is heavily showcasing Craftsman tools now. I'd expect Kobalt to disappear as a brand.

Harbor freight is pretty good.

The problem with home Depot online is there are way too many options. Sometimes fewer options are better

I like Wayfair much more for many things instead of home Depot. I can dial it in on the web search easily.

If I am buying from home Depot I'm going to the store. And props to them they have excellent customer service with genuinely knowledgeable people. Good luck using their search

Harbor Freight is the go-to place for buying a rarely used tool.

Ridiculously cheap, in both price and quality.

Probably thanks to Stanley Black & Decker acquiring Craftsman