[riri]

I have bought exactly two items at a Sears in my life.

Still though, hate seeing all these businesses going out.

[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

I used to buy all my work hand tools there.

Sure Snap on and stuff was better if you had chromed nuts (like for my cars and bikes, and I would use for that), but for work, they were pretty decent priced, and you could bend a wrench (which we often do using extensions) and sears used to replace them.

Now, they bend so easy, they are just junk, not worth it, and they don’t fit right so they round bolts out.

MAC tools is where I spend my money now if I need too, but I still have hundreds if not thousands of crafstman hand tools laying around in various boxes.

[RegulatorCountry]

That’s a lot of people who were just barely hanging on, losing their jobs. Sears in many ways brought this on themselves, they were struggling even before online shopping started to hit retail hard. But, I hate to see it, still.

[buckalfa]

"I have bought exactly two items at a Sears in my life."

Sears and Roebuck used to be the go to store for tools, appliances, and home improvement. Even the old Sears catalog was a bible of sort for corporate and government procurement bids. I am surprised Sears has not totally gone under in the electronic age.

[MarkL]

I have bought exactly two items at a Sears in my life.

Still though, hate seeing all these businesses going out.

It makes me really sad too. I grew up with all the great "All-in-One" stores. Here in Kansas City, we had Sears, JC Penney's, Monkey Wards, Macy's Dillards, Venture, K-Mart, and so on... Sears was always my favorite. I would spend an entire day there. I remember when they sold stereos, TVs, computers, lawn mowers, but my favorite was wandering through the tool department. Craftsman tools were the best, and even into the 90s, they were still really terrific tools.

When I turned 18, I got my first credit card - a Sears card - and bought some tools for my first car.

Mark

[Nuc 1.1]

When I was young it was a great store. Great service, excellent high quality merchandise. Helpful knowledgable staff and check out registers in every department. Sears really started hitting the skids in the late seventies and early eighties. American corporate management on display for all to see. Gone were the knowledgeable friendly staff. Gone were the department check outs, in their place... Cheap merchandise, no staff in the departments, long lines in the check out lines, and a take it or leave it attitude. Not to mention the few minimum wage know nothings that replaced all the great people that once worked there. Once a truly fine American brand almost destroyed by our knowledgable, college educated, never done anything, business managers.