Back in the early 70's my younger brother got a degree in auto mechanics from a local junior college. Their instructors told them that potential employers would want to know if they had adequate tools to be considered for employment. I was working summers at Sears part time as a stock boy. Along with my discount he bought one of those mega craftsman sets (500+ tools and large chest and cart) from the catalog. He couldn't afford anything more at the time. When the Pontiac dealership he worked at closed he changed careers but he still has those tools today along with the chest and cart. He told me he was surprised to see how many mechanics at the dealership had craftsman and husky tools back then. They simple could not afford tool truck offerings and they could always run over to the local Sears store to get free replacements when needed. I guess those were the good old days when craftsman was pretty good stuff.