DrLumen
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/04 17:31:35
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Brick and Mortar is dying for sure.
So why not one of the oldest (alive) in our country.
Eddie will shut it all down eventually.
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dmbaer
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/04 18:35:14
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Good riddance, IMO. I bought a tablet computer using the Sears online site a couple of years ago. I was not sent what was advertised and demanded 100% of my money back. The Sears satisfaction guarantee, similar to that offered by Amazon, proved to be totally bogus. I swore I'd never buy another thing from Sears, so I could care less if they are going down. I think that company is getting exactly what is coming to it.
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DrLumen
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/04 20:31:56
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I'm not saying that Sears doesn't deserve what they have brought on themselves just that I find it a shame. Sears was the icon of American retail for over a century and then some low-rent huckster buys it and drives it into the ground.
And yes, Amazon is putting a lot of brick-and-mortar companies out of business. I don't think that means they can't compete or stay relevant. There are still plenty of b&m stores doing good. If a large chain would/could go toe-to-toe with Amazon, there is no reason why they shouldn't be able to succeed; especially stores with the footprint and logistics of a chain as large as Sears (using sears for example). Personally, I had rather go pick up something than wait for it to be shipped.
Oh well...
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 10:18:21
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dmbaer
Good riddance, IMO. I bought a tablet computer using the Sears online site a couple of years ago. I was not sent what was advertised and demanded 100% of my money back. The Sears satisfaction guarantee, similar to that offered by Amazon, proved to be totally bogus. I swore I'd never buy another thing from Sears, so I could care less if they are going down. I think that company is getting exactly what is coming to it.
I quit Sears, something like 10 to 15 years ago, when they sent out their credit card to the big bank in NY, which promptly added unreal charges and non-existent late fees, as payments were after 28 days, not 30 or 31, or something like that. It wasn't worth the hassle. Same thing happened to Montgomery Wards. It was all a part of the American "corporatization" ... that we love so much. The local touch and stores, no longer did it for us ... and they deserve to die for it.
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Ham N Egz
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 13:42:59
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RE:Craftsman
A while back I felt the death knell when I took a Craftsman tape measure for replacement and they had none and substituted another brand
Green Acres is the place to be I dont twitter, facebook, snapchat, instagram,linkedin,tumble,pinterest,flick, blah blah,lets have an old fashioned conversation!
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Mesh
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 13:46:18
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My lawnmower is a Craftsman.......long live my lawn.
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 14:09:27
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Mesh
My lawnmower is a Craftsman.......long live my lawn.
Which, you know, is manufactured by MTC or the like
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 21:01:00
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Ham N Egz
RE:Craftsman
A while back I felt the death knell when I took a Craftsman tape measure for replacement and they had none and substituted another brand
I guess the term "Lifetime Warranty" was used loosely, eh? 
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/05 21:29:16
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craigb
Ham N Egz
RE:Craftsman
A while back I felt the death knell when I took a Craftsman tape measure for replacement and they had none and substituted another brand
I guess the term "Lifetime Warranty" was used loosely, eh?
Isn't that Lifetime thing still good until Xmas eve 2037?  I quit Craftsman years ago.
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Moshkito
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/06 10:32:25
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craigb
Ham N Egz
RE:Craftsman
A while back I felt the death knell when I took a Craftsman tape measure for replacement and they had none and substituted another brand
I guess the term "Lifetime Warranty" was used loosely, eh?
Heck ... all you gotta do is sell that part of the company, even to your daughter or son, and the new company is no longer responsible for that warranty. 
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DrLumen
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/06 17:23:16
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craigb
Ham N Egz
RE:Craftsman
A while back I felt the death knell when I took a Craftsman tape measure for replacement and they had none and substituted another brand
I guess the term "Lifetime Warranty" was used loosely, eh?
Heck ... all you gotta do is sell that part of the company, even to your daughter or son, and the new company is no longer responsible for that warranty.
Usually when a brand is bought the new company assumes the responsibilities of the old. That is a common practice used as a poison pill against hostile corporate takeovers. The present company will offer outlandish guarantees or pricing or something knowing the suitors will have to honor them. I have almost wondered if that is what CW may be doing with the free lifetime updates - not that I'm complaining... Recently Craftsman had gotten so selective in what they would cover under the lifetime warranty that it may no longer mean much. Even at that, I found it was not worth it to me as I would have tools 'borrowed', stolen, or lost before getting to use any guarantee.
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BobF
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Re: Sears and another step to obscurity
2016/10/06 20:34:55
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JCP can't be far behind
I remember when every mall had Sears at one end and Penney's at the other as their primary anchors.
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