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122. If only they had something like a catalog....

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 02:01 AM

Dec 2015

Then people could flip through page after page of Sears products without ever leaving the home. They could just order the stuff and it would be mailed to them, and that way, Sears could get products to people who can't even reach one of their stores!

I'm not sure if it's possible, but maybe that catalog could even be converted into an electronic version, visible on a computing device.

Anyway, I'm sure that Sears has considered these ideas in the past and found them wanting, for one reason or another, so good luck to them!

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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