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58. since kenmore is all just relabeled major brands,

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Fri Dec 4, 2015, 11:32 AM

Dec 2015

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The end of Sears is 'very near' [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 OP

Not surprised Freddie Dec 2015 #1

Got my appliances at Sears also Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #2

The problem for us with Kenmore Ilsa Dec 2015 #8

All appliance repairs is now an issue with planned obsolesce engineered KittyWampus Dec 2015 #53

Sad but true! Phentex Dec 2015 #57

And it is not only planned obsolescence - it is also the made in truedelphi Dec 2015 #80

A couple of years ago the fridge I had for over 20 yrs finally made lob1 Dec 2015 #101

since kenmore is all just relabeled major brands, mopinko Dec 2015 #58

Often Sears sells their Kenmore brand for much less than the name appliances csziggy Dec 2015 #60

well i also assume mopinko Dec 2015 #65

I don't know about all the models but the ones I bought are specialty items csziggy Dec 2015 #71

Definitely not a surprise yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #76

I bought a chest freezer at Lowe's cannabis_flower Dec 2015 #114

Its "leadership" is Radio Shack level clueless Not Sure Dec 2015 #3

Sad PADemD Dec 2015 #4

Kmart has a far better selection of plus-size women's clothes than Target LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #66

JCPenney has a pretty good selection TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #95

Too expensive for me LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #111

It depends on the last time you were there TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #112

Penney's was.. cannabis_flower Dec 2015 #115

Their Basic Editions line is EXCELLENT Gloria Dec 2015 #141

And they would be so deserving: My Sears story- callous taoboy Dec 2015 #5

Have heard similar stories about their appliances as of the last 5 years Person 2713 Dec 2015 #13

They went into total deflect mode with me. callous taoboy Dec 2015 #35

guy at Sears told me a dishwasher over 5 years old was too old to fix... Phentex Dec 2015 #56

My parents still have the Kenmore fridge I grew up with in the 70's. callous taoboy Dec 2015 #68

Good luck. My most recent dishwasher broke down at 3 years Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #84

Wonder if Kmart is next Freddie Dec 2015 #6

Same with me ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #63

Lol. I once told my local ymca gym manager that I loved the place Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #85

Every time I check my email Kmart is throwing reward points at me. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #99

Yes, they are the same company davidpdx Dec 2015 #105

Sad to see but the decline has been there for years. bklyncowgirl Dec 2015 #7

IMO the worst thing they LiberalElite Dec 2015 #11

Kmart became the Sears outlet store. Sears had to have a place to pass along all the DhhD Dec 2015 #19

Here in NYC LiberalElite Dec 2015 #22

Does anyone care? rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #9

Sears did once have a well-deserved LiberalElite Dec 2015 #10

I remember as a kid oohing and aahing at the pages of the Sears Christmas Wishbook Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #29

True. As a Kid I used to love looking at the sears catalog. My family never ordered from it. I think trillion Dec 2015 #97

I remember the feel of the paper pages i flipped through filled with toys to look at lunasun Dec 2015 #120

Yeah me too 47of74 Dec 2015 #126

I don't remember getting any JC Penney catalogs Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #134

We had Sears, Penney's, and Montgomery Ward's catalogs 47of74 Dec 2015 #135

Montgomery Ward's and Penney's were also in Fayetteville, Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #137

Not about the store so much but their departure will leave a lot of big holes in towns BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #43

Daddy, what was a Montgomery ward's? The ward's building still stands Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #86

My 20+ y.o. KitchenAid stand mixer was purchased at Service Merchandise. kentauros Dec 2015 #103

I miss Service Merchandise... Docreed2003 Dec 2015 #106

and BEST.... bigworld Dec 2015 #109

The only place worse than Sears is K-turd. ileus Dec 2015 #12

No. Walmart is worse. nt elias49 Dec 2015 #14

K- Mart quality gordyfl Dec 2015 #15

They had a jumper at HQ a few days ago. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #16

I guess he was a high up mikeysnot Dec 2015 #30

The culture there has been toxic for a long time. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #47

So sad... paleotn Dec 2015 #17

Me too Freddie Dec 2015 #20

Me three frazzled Dec 2015 #50

The kind of full-scale department store they are is dead, but the concept is not jmowreader Dec 2015 #73

Oh yeah! I do recall getting warm peanuts at Sears in the late 60s Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #88

I liked their Swedish fish shanti Dec 2015 #92

Yes it is sad. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #87

Bummer. I like their tool department. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #18

agree they always had good tools restorefreedom Dec 2015 #70

They even f&*^% that up. sofa king Dec 2015 #123

jeez, didn't know about the lawsuit restorefreedom Dec 2015 #124

Keep the faith, baby Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #74

Part of their trouble is the hollowing-out of the middle class, but their CEO is an Ayn Randian Snarkoleptic Dec 2015 #21

We've been boycotting the store because of their labor practices, like Amazon's. nt TheBlackAdder Dec 2015 #28

We've been boycotting them due to their constant efforts to dodge their tax responsibility Snarkoleptic Dec 2015 #33

crazy eddie Locrian Dec 2015 #23

CEO is (or maybe was) a big Ayn Rand fan rurallib Dec 2015 #24

I was going to post this SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #116

and she never would know how her theory would play out rurallib Dec 2015 #117

You probably know SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #118

We went into a Sears last year after about fifteen years of not shopping there. Codeine Dec 2015 #25

Realy? I had a different experience... Phentex Dec 2015 #55

Sears had always sold everything. snort Dec 2015 #72

Yeah, we have a production of an early 1900s catalog around here somewhere 47of74 Dec 2015 #129

That's right. snort Dec 2015 #138

My recollection of Sears was too-easy credit and over-priced merchandise. djean111 Dec 2015 #26

Sears sealed its fate when it did away with its credit card. Vinca Dec 2015 #27

They killed their brand when they stopped catalog sales! csziggy Dec 2015 #61

Thousands and thousands of people out of work. Terrible situation. :( patricia92243 Dec 2015 #31

To Sears credit mikeysnot Dec 2015 #32

Name-dropped in one of my favorite Three Stooges bits Tarc Dec 2015 #34

Way back Sears could have placed that awesome catalog online and been the first Amazon. Sunlei Dec 2015 #36

My tools! My tools! SmittynMo Dec 2015 #37

I suspect the Craftsman brand will survive - someone will buy Sears and split off the profitable yellowcanine Dec 2015 #42

"Craftsman quality! Only available at your local Harbor Freight store!" Xithras Dec 2015 #78

Craftsman, Black and Decker arikara Dec 2015 #93

Lots of made in China B&D stuff for years. Made in China Craftsman is a recent thing n/t Kennah Dec 2015 #113

I like Kobalt, esp the 20v 1/2" impact they make. CRF450 Dec 2015 #121

They were the first company to give me a credit card Danmel Dec 2015 #38

Always ask yourself the question houston16revival Dec 2015 #39

And more from Wikipedia houston16revival Dec 2015 #44

I think the rise of Walmart and Target played a role bigworld Dec 2015 #51

Plus walmart expanded in the 90's Freddie Dec 2015 #64

The knock on Kmart at the time houston16revival Dec 2015 #81

Exactly what happened in my town. Kilgore Dec 2015 #108

Teldar Paper. roamer65 Dec 2015 #94

Lampert's Randian economics seamonkey58 Dec 2015 #40

Yet another American institution down the tubes thanks to... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #41

Your description of the store Delphinus Dec 2015 #45

Sounds like our Kmart Freddie Dec 2015 #67

Yeah sounds like ours too 47of74 Dec 2015 #132

Sears in NE OK has been dead for years. OkSustainAg Dec 2015 #46

Kmart bought Sears in 2004 for $11 billion. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #48

Sears could have been Amazon bigworld Dec 2015 #49

A long, sad fall Maeve Dec 2015 #52

Once upon a time RandySF Dec 2015 #54

I used to go into Sears every time I went to the mall tularetom Dec 2015 #59

Sears catalog . They had a history to build on for the future but didnt adapt lunasun Dec 2015 #79

This is sad packman Dec 2015 #62

We stopped buying appliances at Sears ten years ago. Nitram Dec 2015 #69

I bought an small fridge from them a couple years ago... 47of74 Dec 2015 #133

Exactly where their lousy leadership lead them.n/t jtuck004 Dec 2015 #75

I'm not mourning. It's an awful store and always has been. Cleita Dec 2015 #77

Sears has been on the decline fredamae Dec 2015 #82

Sad. nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #83

tried to buy a dryer at a sears outlet about 3 months back dembotoz Dec 2015 #89

I just bought a car battery at K-Mart. tabasco Dec 2015 #90

Bought a lot of tools from Sears rockfordfile Dec 2015 #91

The American made Craftsman tools were the best TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #96

All thanks to CEO Eddie Lampert 4dsc Dec 2015 #98

Maybe Someone Else Can Breath Life Into Sears eringer Dec 2015 #100

I would prefer Overstock Kalidurga Dec 2015 #102

Another Randian company. bigworld Dec 2015 #110

Something will fill the void madville Dec 2015 #104

Thread winner! ozone_man Dec 2015 #119

Our nearest "shopping" town had a Wards, Sears, Kmart, and a Safeway grocery in the 80's Kilgore Dec 2015 #107

Where I live in Iowa 47of74 Dec 2015 #131

If only they had something like a catalog.... sofa king Dec 2015 #122

They threw that baby out years ago when they canceled their catalog... Amazon now OWNS that market. JCMach1 Dec 2015 #125

What a shame another death from cheep shoddy Chinese shit from Walmart. I still like Sears, their doc03 Dec 2015 #127

We always had pretty good luck with their stuff. 47of74 Dec 2015 #139

Sad to hear that. 47of74 Dec 2015 #128

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #130

Very sad. I love shopping at Sears. Owl Dec 2015 #136

Yeah, the guy who runs it has been selling off property... Gloria Dec 2015 #140

Pennys will be right behind them Blue Hen Buckeye Dec 2015 #142