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Post by mmhmm on Oct 27, 2014 15:23:43 GMT -5
I do almost all my shopping online, so haven't been inside a Sears in many years. I have bought from them online but I don't remember what, offhand. Never went to K-Mart. Kinda sad to think of Sears not being around anymore. I still remember the Sears catalogs.
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Post by Ava on Oct 27, 2014 18:23:44 GMT -5
I shop there occasionally. I am able to find good prices. It takes some time as they carry a lot of crap with a few gems hidden here and there.. I don't want Sears to go under.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Oct 27, 2014 18:32:19 GMT -5
I needed new tires this weekend. I tried to go to Sears auto but they were closed. So I went to firestone instead.
I haven't really shopped there much. I think my mom might have bought some of my clothes there when I was a kid.
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Post by JustLurkin on Oct 27, 2014 19:15:44 GMT -5
When I got my house ~10 years ago, my father asked me to pull my son out of cooking classes because he was worried he'd accidentally set something on fire during the night. Instead, I found a Kenmore stove that had electronic locks on the stove and oven (wonder if that's standard now?). I told my dad about it, and he went to Sears to get one. The salespeople never heard of it, and I was under the impression they kinda made fun of his requests. He's never discussed it with me, my mom told me what happened. I printed the information and gave it to him. As soon as he walked in, the jokes started. He asked for the store manager, handed him the print-out, and asked him to order the stove. The manager started stuttering and apologizing. My dad calmly made it clear he wasn't there for conversation, just order it, have it delivered, our business is done. That was the last large purchase we made from Sears. My dad and I occasionally get pants there--him jeans me work pants.
They've always been a little more than other stores, people used to not mind because their customer service made up for it. Then, it started going downhill and they never really recovered.
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Post by msventoux on Oct 27, 2014 19:31:43 GMT -5
The last time I was there was a couple of months ago. I needed a tool that I couldn't find anywhere else locally and I was shocked that Sears had it. I grabbed their last one.
Prior to that it's been a few years since I went there. They did have some good sales on some clothing like blazers and winter jackets. I stopped going because the quality of those items kept going way downhill. I don't expect a lot for as cheap as the items were, but I used to be able to get a couple of years or more out of a jacket before the zipper would go out or the pockets would get holes in them. The last thing I bought didn't survive the initial wash, so I didn't even get a chance to wear it.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 27, 2014 20:31:03 GMT -5
I go there occasionally if I'm not finding anything at the other stores I frequent. I actually like their kids' clothes when I find them on clearance. The quality seems a little better than the Target stuff I usually get. Kohl's quality is no better than the others.
It's just really, really hard to find cute little boys' clothes that don't have skulls and whatnot on them.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Oct 27, 2014 20:49:43 GMT -5
I was there last week. I found a pair of short boots. The display prices were confusing. The tag was marked sale price $39.99 down from $59.99; but the upright display said $19.99. When the clerk price checked, I said no. So she asked why and I told her of my confusion. She gave me the boots for $19.99. I looked at their reduced price stuff. The clearance shirts at K-mart were much better. I got a pair of white Lee Rider shorts for $2. The cash register was malfunctioning and didn't give me the 50 cents off on a case of water or any reward points. I went to the feedback site and was it ever a confusing place so I put my comments in their contact us. I found a gift card in my wallet for Kmart so I might go by tomorrow. I need to remember not to double up on colors. My washer was bought from Sears a few years ago. It was on clearance. One of those that don't have an agitator. It has a clear lid so I can look at the thing rebalancing, etc. We consider Sears to be a bait and switch. They will have one item that is reduced price then a large display of higher priced similar items. One of their bigger bargains are quilts. A man I knew wanted to give all of his guests a quilt who came to his wedding. Nice swag! I told him the check Sears. Unreasonably, he wanted a seamstress to make quilts for over 100 guests with their theme and color in a few months time.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Oct 29, 2014 17:38:11 GMT -5
It's been in the news--for a couple of years now--that Sears is failing. I think there was an article last week about how many stores they were closing. This weekend their ShopYourWay program sent me 20,000 points worth $20.00. So I went to the mall to spend it since I also needed gas from Costco.
There really wasn't anything to buy. A lot of the clothing stuff was old merchandise that had been clearanced. Obviously, I didn't check out their appliance dept. with my $20.00. I noticed they did have the Christmas stuff up but no toy dept. yet.
It just surprised me. I haven't been in a Sears stores for a long time. I bought a washing machine a few years ago. But thirty years ago, most of my kids' stuff came from Sears. We bought their cribs, high chairs, etc. there. We bought furniture there. We bought some (not a lot) of our clothes. We bought tires. And, of course, we bought a lot of appliances there.
Anyway, Sears gave me a free pair of Isotoner slippers and a couple of other freebies. same / similar here with me I even had a Sears store credit card years and years ago! then few years ago something like 3 to 5 - Sears sent me a letter stating they were closing my credit card account because I wasn't using it. I've only been to Sears to purchase my car batteries. But that is Sears Auto.
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Post by jeep108 on Oct 29, 2014 17:59:46 GMT -5
We tried to buy a washer and dryer a few years ago. No one came over to help us. So we went to Lowes. My husband has bought some tools, but I haven't bought anything from them in over 17 years.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Oct 29, 2014 21:09:47 GMT -5
Sears left our area before last Christmas. They are trying to get somebody to open a Sears Hardware, but no notice of one opening.
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Post by marvholly on Oct 30, 2014 5:50:04 GMT -5
My local Sears is, most likely, a candisate for closing. They had a MAJOR rebuild to do after a roof collapse several years ago. Took them 2 years to do it AND the did NOT have or at least advertise a grand re-opening.
Also, Their prices.......are not that great, even at the outlet store. I have, over the past 2 years, checked them for coffee maker microwave fridge tv
Bought the coffee maker at Walmart. Got the tv & fridge at a huge, local appliance store. Got a not in use microwave from family.
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Post by Shooby on Oct 30, 2014 5:58:37 GMT -5
Well, change or die. And, branding is important. McD's has been able to find ways to weather the storm. They continually upgrade the look and feel of their restaurants without losing their brand and without trying to be something they are not.
Honestly, I think the biggest turn off was when Sears went into the Warranty business. ANd, they really pushed their salespeople to PUSH and SHOVE those stupid warranties up your nose and down your throat. And, it didn't stop in the store, they would call you at home all the time. And, it was obnoxious and it was clear that the Salespeople didn't give a damn about what they were selling or really helping you choose a product or being knowledgeable but were far, far more interest to get you to buy a 6 yr warranty on your toaster. And, I don't blame the crew, that is how their employer coached them to be. But with the rise of other big box stores and Malls and the internet, it soon became very easy to avoid that obnoxious BS altogether. And, once people change their shopping patterns, that is a very difficult thing to recapture.
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Post by steph08 on Oct 30, 2014 8:30:32 GMT -5
I buy almost all of my tires at Sears and get my car aligned there.
I bought a chest freezer there back in February/March, and some Hawaiian shirts for our beach trip two years ago, but that is about all I have bought there in the past few years.
I really just hate Sears for clothing.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Oct 30, 2014 11:46:08 GMT -5
I saw a billboard last weekend that the K-Mart pharmacy at one location was closing, and the prescriptions were being transferred to a Walgreens maybe a mile a way. I thought that was odd. Today, there were big ads in the paper that the whole store is closing, and everything is on sale.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Oct 30, 2014 20:37:53 GMT -5
We tried to buy a washer and dryer a few years ago. No one came over to help us. So we went to Lowes. My husband has bought some tools, but I haven't bought anything from them in over 17 years. growing up with Sears there was a use for it. however as an adult, looking at Sears competition, I shop elsewhere. Which appears to be the same for many? so then we stop shopping at Sears and Sears goes out of business and everyone is Sad! Like Blockbuster. same shit! I stopped going to Blockbuster because of Netflix!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 6:58:04 GMT -5
I think Sears lost their customer base when they tried "Everyday Low Prices" back in the 1990s. Their customers, like Penney's, LOVE sales. It doesn't even matter that they jack the price up to put it on sale. Hand the buyer a coupon, put up a sale sign, and call it a wash. That's what Macy's does so well.
Now there is simply nothing to buy. Walmart is better stocked than the local Sears store. Appliances and tools remain the exceptions.
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Post by Shooby on Oct 31, 2014 7:27:16 GMT -5
I buy most things at Walmart except for clothes and shoes. JCP has better clothing and shoe selection. JCP seemed to have the sense to shift gears. Sears still is the best place for appliances in my opinion. But, they aren't making it on that alone. Now, our local Sears has furniture and tons of mattresses. I think they are trying to see what sticks.
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