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nikibatts

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32. Sears used to be the go to place to find quality tools and fixtures and appliances. They were great

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Mar 26, 2017, 09:47 PM

Mar 2017

with their service, return policies, and customer help. Sad to see them go.

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Sears has 'substantial doubt' that it can survive [View all] brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

Randian philosophy at work bigworld Mar 2017 #1

Good link. Thanks. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #5

Randian philosophy at work : anti-christian nut job Dorn Mar 2017 #9

wow--great link. I had been watching the decline of sears through our two local stores for over niyad Mar 2017 #21

Re: Paul Ryan TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #22

I have no idea how either Sears or Kmart reasonably expects to turn things around. PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #2

So true. It's sad but once they got rid of kenmore, I had little use for them. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #4

I blame Trump eom Friend or Foe Mar 2017 #3

Sears / KMart have been in decline a LONG time bigworld Mar 2017 #8

Nope, just like the repukes did: anything bad that happens while he is in office gopiscrap Mar 2017 #12

I saw it coming in the late 70's..... Bengus81 Mar 2017 #15

Oh, man Cosmocat Mar 2017 #17

Ironically, the Sears card was the first piece of credit a lot of people could get. brooklynite Mar 2017 #24

I was able to get one when I was in graduate school, and it was Tanuki Mar 2017 #38

My first job (besides babysitting) was in 1967 in Sears catalog department duhneece Mar 2017 #6

Very sad, another American institution may be folding. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #7

Not terribly sad; they're an awful store Recursion Mar 2017 #11

They used to be a great store HelenWheels Mar 2017 #19

Loved their catalog in the 50's. As a kid, I used to moonscape Mar 2017 #34

We used to make DIY paper dolls by cutting out the ads! Tanuki Mar 2017 #39

I think a lot of people have very fond memories of sears Mosby Mar 2017 #20

I.do too SouthernIrish Mar 2017 #28

Writing was on the wall when they sold Craftsman in January Recursion Mar 2017 #10

Downtown Minneapolis Macys closed Sunday...the flagship location, at that. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #13

That was Dayton's Randomthought Mar 2017 #14

Yeah it used to be Dayton's Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #16

The circle of life Cosmocat Mar 2017 #18

Don't care. I have bad recent memories of shopping there. Boomerproud Mar 2017 #23

Delay delay delay... durablend Mar 2017 #25

"Seagull management" to blame? Worktodo Mar 2017 #37

Sears and kmart MFM008 Mar 2017 #26

A new book for sale soon flyingfysh Mar 2017 #27

Thanks Trump... clementine613 Mar 2017 #29

And the wheel turns... WheelWalker Mar 2017 #30

Craftsman Tools bpj62 Mar 2017 #31

Sears used to be the go to place to find quality tools and fixtures and appliances. They were great nikibatts Mar 2017 #32

Sears and Kmart need to set up online operations quickly. democratisphere Mar 2017 #33

It is very sad Danmel Mar 2017 #35

Yes, kids clothes Freddie Mar 2017 #36

They have a generous rewards program-practically giving things away wishstar Mar 2017 #40