Depends what your buying really.
I've got a halfords professional socket set that I've used for yonks and it still going strong.
Britool make alot of nice stuff, I've got spanners of theirs that are good, got a couple of their ratchet screwdrivers that I've ****** up but they are cheap, and were replaced under their lifetime warrenty so can't complain. Also buggered a couple of ball end allen ratchet attachments but had them replaced.
Sealey hand tool are pretty shoddy, some of their stuff is alright but it tends to go wrong if you use it a lot.
Draper stuff is a quite hit and miss, some of it is total *****, the draper professional stuff is ok but nowhere near as good as the halfords pro or britool.
Blue Point (which is sold by snap on, but not made in the snap on factories but still carrys the same warrenty) is good and affordable, my blue point ratchet spanners were £120 which is about going rate, but they have flank drive so can undo rounded up mashed up bolt heads.
Snap On dealers sometimes carry second hand stuff which is worth finding out about (recently bagged myself £220 worth of torque wrench for £80 and still covered by the lifetime guarentee)
Mac Tools stuff seems to be a bit hit and miss from what I've seen, and occasionally massivly overpriced for no obvious reason.
Facom tools are again a bit hit and miss, for the price they are competing with britool and I'd have britool over them anyday.
Our supplier has just started doing Beta Tools which seem to be really well made and nicely priced.
Franklin make some good stuff for the price as well, they are definatly worth looking at for quality tools on a budget.
So erm thats about all I can think of as far as hand tools goes!
(Might have just exposed myself as a tool perve :lol: )
