+1 for Craftsman. May not be the best, but very good and the convenience of the warranty and price is what makes them my primary tool choice. Don't have time dealing with mail in warranties, and chasing down the Snap On tool truck guy.

Sears has been skimping on giving out new ratchets though. They swap you a rebuilt one. I believe for a period they switched tool manufacturers, and they shipped a bunch of crappy ratchets. People were breaking them left and right. I broke my old 3/8 levered ratchet, and they wouldn't give me a new one. I was given a choice of rebuilds. I wasn't very happy. As for wrenches, screwdrivers, sockets, no questions asked. My Craftsman hex keys have held up very well after 20 years of car/motorcycle/bike repairs.

Bondhus, and Allen are excellent brands for hex keys. Although I did snap off a ball head on an Allen hex key.