Millions of middle and lower class American families used to depend on Sears for clothing, tools, car parts and service, home furniture, just about everything.
Yes, it’s a damn shame. I remember my dad taking me to the Sears in Camden, NJ back in the early 50’s pretty much every other week and it was the flagship store in the city. Of course Camden was decent back then too. Times do change.
Oh, well!
I did just purchase a shiny red Sears Lawn Tractor for just under $900, maybe about $1000 with delivery. I got it from the Sears Outlet, was a $2000 model when it came out. I was able to upgrade to a 46 inch deck with that tight turn radius, so my mowing time is now down under 1 hour. I can’t recall on the engine but I think it was a Kohler 21HP. Then again I looked at so many before buying I can’t remember.