Craftsman, Kobalt, or Husky?

Kobalt has worked fine for me. Like stated before Craftsman is not what it use to be. Husky I have no clue about.

Now that craftsman is at Lowe’s, it’s like kobalt. Lifetime warranty is still in place. If it breaks, change it out for a new one.

I buy rigid or dewalt

Its all Chinese shite so buy what's on sale

I think the OP should clarify whether he means mechanics tools or power tools. When I see the OP's three brands listed I think mechanics tools but it is clear some posters think he means power tools.

Regarding mechanics tools Craftsman is in the midst of reinventing itself and you have to look at each tool individually. With some careful consideration Craftsman is probably the best of the three currently but again you can't take that as a blanket statement.

That said I think the average homeowner often looks at mechanics tool buying incorrectly. IMO many focus on buying large sets of tools and thus goes the Chinese route. I would suggest buying fewer tools of higher quality that are a pleasure to use and will last a lifetime. It is rare an average DIY guy uses more than a small core group of tools and when they do encounter a specialty need it is still likely that the 200+ piece socket set won't have what they need either. I suggest buying a small 3/8" drive socket set along with a small variety of screwdrivers and pliers along with a set of 1/4" drive bits. These along with a good quality drill and impact will cover the vast majority of DIY situations.

Below are some quality brands that make excellent products and can be found for good prices if you search. Amazon.de is an excellent place to buy quality German handtools.

Wera
Knipex
NWS
Gedore
Stahlwille
Bondhus
Felo
PB Swiss

Again my suggestion is, for a set budget, to buy fewer higher quality tools versus buying the big Chinese sets that a DIYer may use 10% of over their life.

garagejournal is an excellent forum for advice whether your budget is small or huge. In fact, it is more useful if you are on a tighter budget because they do a good job sifting through the cheaper tools to find the gems like Harbor Freight Pittsburgh ratchets.

Whichever is cheapest and needed. There’s really no difference from what I noticed.

Hand tools Urrea which is basically a proto made in Mexico. When I had s hardware store I sold both and the Latinos would buy the Urrea. I bought them for myself or I was given a few sets over the years to use in my small engine repair shops which the techs liked them.

Lowe's is phasing out Kobalt for Craftsman. I recently picked up several good deals on Kobalt tools. I used to buy only Craftsman, but they be kinda sick so I quit that brand.

I usually buy Milwaukee tools when I'm at Home Depot.

Craftsman sucks dick. They sold out, moved to China, and turned to shite. Cheap Chinese made tinker toy tools living off its name.