For the last 10 years or so, I've been purchasing my hand tools from Lowe's. Socket and Socket Wrenches seem to hold up pretty good. They have a wide variety of starter sets, and individual pieces for just about anything. I've never broken any of them yet. I'm not a mechanic and the most I do is change the oil on my lawn mower. But I have done my share of interior remodeling and such on a few houses now. So I have no complaints about any of the "big box" hardware/home improvement stores and their tools. Now, if you were a semi-truck mechanic for a living, you'd probably never even consider "big box" store's tool.