2015, Sears won't see it.

[Ridge]

So if Sears is owned by KMart, that would also mean that Sears is now a French company. Enough reason for me not to shop there.

Why are we supposed to hate French businesses again?

[sniper7]

Hmmm.....guess I'd better go pick up another garden hose, I have found their black hoses to outlast just about any other.

You need one of those pecker hoses. The ones that grow and squirt and then shrivel up when you turn them off.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

You need one of those pecker hoses. The ones that grow and squirt and then shrivel up when you turn them off.

hahahahaha

NSFW.

[sniper7]

Why are we supposed to hate French businesses again?

Cause they're not 'Merican

[sniper7]

I took my box of broken craftsman tools in to the one off highway 7 and they gave me replacements on everything from broken sockets to screwdrivers etc. The only thing they wouldn't give me was my hex wrenches as they said I needed to bring in the whole set and they could give me a few at a time.
I bought our appliances there 4 years ago. Had a major issue with the stove but after going all the way to the top at corporate I got all the parts covered.
The price is what drives me away. I have a craftsman mower but if I were going to buy another I'll go get a john Deere cause its the same price and its green.
Hand tools...I won't buy them there any more. while I love craftsman, harbor freight had the same warranty and probably the same quality.

[Bailey Guns]

I bought a cordless drill/circular saw combo (along with a bunch of other power tools) at Sears in 1987. The circular saw finally went tits up a few weeks ago. The 18v drill is still going strong but I can't get replacement batteries for it any longer. Still buying sanding belts and discs for the bench sander I bought at the same time.

I have socket sets and other tools that I bought before that I'm still using. I like Craftsman hand tools. I've replaced a few pieces under warranty over the years.

But, yeah, shopping at Sears isn't like it was in the 60s and 70s. Then again, few things are. It's a shame.

I do still have my Sears break-open .410 that I got when I was 10. It's in great shape and still a lot of fun to shoot.

[Boadie30]

I have to agree, Sears is in trouble. Kind of like Hostess, they haven't made changes to keep up with the competition. All of their products are more expensive than the same things at other outlets. I can't think of anything that I would go to Sears to buy, they have nothing to entice customers to even walk in the door. Pretty sad really, a few years ago I really wanted to support them due to their stand on ensuring that military reservists would keep their jobs when they returned from duty. I just couldn't spend 50% more to do it.

I purchased some Bates tactical boots there yesterday.. Then went accross the street to Dicks to get something else.. 25 dollars cheaper at Dicks.. Then I went to beer store to spend 25 bucks..

[TAR31]

I bought a cordless drill/circular saw combo (along with a bunch of other power tools) at Sears in 1987. The circular saw finally went tits up a few weeks ago. The 18v drill is still going strong but I can't get replacement batteries for it any longer. Still buying sanding belts and discs for the bench sander I bought at the same time.

take your old batteries to Batteries Plus and have them rebuilt.

[Bailey Guns]

take your old batteries to Batteries Plus and have them rebuilt.

Oh...I didn't know they did that. Thanks.

On the other hand, I just bought some new Dewalt 20v tools to replace the old ones, so...

[tmleadr03]

Sad, but seemingly true. Reminds me of this:





I went out looking for a torque wrench 2 years ago and my first stop was Sears. Aside from the cheap traditional one for $30+ dollars, the cheapest of the good modern style ones was $70+ dollars and they had others for well over $100. I felt $70+ dollars was awfully steep, but if it had a lifetime replacement warranty.... So, before making the purchase on the $70 one, I asked the tools section employee about the lifetime warranty since I didn't see anything mentioning it on the packaging. He gave me a look like "are you dumb" as he told me that none of the torque wrenches they carried had lifetime/replacement warranties. I walked out of the store without a torque wrench. I'm still looking for a good one that's still reasonably priced (I really need one too)

I have a craftsman torque wrench in my tool box. I use it on lug nuts/bolts and that is it. Would not trust it for anything requiring more precision then that. My go to torque wrench is about 400 bucks. Worth every penny.