[4yearlurker]

Back in the 1950s,60s,and 70s many a Christmas present under the tree came from a Sears store credit card and catalog. I can remember laying on the floor looking through the Sears catalog for Xmas. Western Auto too. Sears was a beast with their credit cards and their interest rates were sky high.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

In 1973, I graduated from college as a mechanical engineer and started a Field Service Engineering job that lasted for five years. I had to equip myself with a complete tool set and naturally went to Sears to buy Craftsman tools. At the time, they were without equal.

I applied for a credit card at Sears because I would be purchasing the tools at various stores in the west and as the need for a particular tool arose.

Sears turned me down! I still remember swearing to myself in August 1973 that I would NEVER have a Sears credit card. As I became successful in my career, they began begging me to take their credit card. I always got devilish joy in saying “FU, Sears! Never means never.”