# What's the purpose

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062 "2021-04-09T15:53:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062/21 "2021-04-11T03:39:46Z")

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I guess that’s why lawyers are involved in buy outs. Whether you assume liabilities or not is a matter of the agreement. Likely just assets or names use only. What would B&D need with a contract plant making red tools when all B&D has to do is change the color of the plastic. Home Town Sears stores may be different but just a franchise.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062/22 "2021-04-11T13:10:18Z")

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Most new Craftsman tools still have a lifetime warranty. I imagine that the old ones do too. It seems like a small additional cost to cover old tools. I’ve had my Craftsman tools since the 1970s, and never had to return any of them.

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**Author:** ![jee2\_172904](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jee2\_172904](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jee2_172904)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062/23 "2021-04-11T17:41:26Z")

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You’re arguing about trade names?

I find that to be about 50-yrs out of date. All companies revive and kill trade names on a regular basis.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-the-purpose/176062/24 "2021-04-14T13:58:10Z")

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> [@jtsanders](#):
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> Most new Craftsman tools still have a lifetime warranty. I imagine that the old ones do too.

They do: [Warranty | CRAFTSMAN](https://www.craftsman.com/support/warranty)

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> Note: Same warranty for all new CRAFTSMAN models (Model # starting with “CMMT”) and older models (Model # starting with “9”)
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> No proof of purchase required. Return damaged product to a stocking Retail Partner or contact Customer Care for details.

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