I'm amazed that what started as a mail order company couldn't adapt to internet sales.
The internet didn't bring down Sears; Walmart and then later on Target with their lower pricing and 'Made in the PRC' supply chains did that. The internet courtesy of Amazon merely did the final twist of the already embedded knife in Sears' torso that Sam Walton had already stabbed into place years before.
-MG
July 27, 2024, 03:36 PM
V-Tail
Around 1969 or 1970, Sears had a close-out on these. I bought one, then a year or so later traded it for a BMW R69S.
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July 27, 2024, 03:52 PM
Frenchy1004
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Originally posted by V-Tail: Around 1969 or 1970, Sears had a close-out on these. I bought one, then a year or so later traded it for a BMW R69S.
My in-laws still have one of these that was my wife's grandfathers. It was made by Steyr-Puch. Not sure if my brother in law is going to fix it up or could be added to the project list. They also have an Allstate scooter that was made by Vespa.
July 27, 2024, 04:02 PM
Scooter123
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Originally posted by honestlou:
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Originally posted by selogic: More than once I took a broken Craftsman tool that I had found on the side of the road or dug out of the trash and exchanged it for a new one .
You’re the reason Sears is gone!
Seriously, I understand the promotional value of “no questions asked” warranty, but wow, that model is not sustainable.
The reason it was sustainable is that it got you in the door. Once you did your tool swap it was 90% probable that you would cruise the isle's and find a must have tool you had been thinking about getting. I once went in to exchange a ratchet and walked out with a brand new ratchet and a 188 piece set of 6 point wrenches and sockets. Ever seen a 6 point Craftsman combination wrench? A complete set from 1/4 inch to 3/4 and Metric from 7mm to 19mm was in there.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Scooter123, July 28, 2024 07:07 AM
I've stopped counting.
July 27, 2024, 04:32 PM
texassierra
My Dad gave me his JC Higgins Model 30 rifle in 22LR. I always thought it was the coolest little gun with the scope and shoulder strap built into the stock. It's still in great condition. The ad is for Model 31 which appears to be identical to the Model 30 but fires LR, Long and Shorts.
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July 27, 2024, 04:49 PM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^ A well armed kid!
Serious about crackers.
July 27, 2024, 06:05 PM
cas
Sears was an integral part of my life growing up, for good and for bad. Clothes, toys, appliances, electronics, tools, we got danged near everything from Sears.
But I only look back at it with reverence just a little, mostly it makes me sad. I remember my dad "still buying things at Sears" or trying to, and trying to get him to stop. I guess he was like a lot of people of a certain age group, and I was on the cusp. I saw what was happening to Sears as a teen he didn't. I'd say they're selling rebranded junk with their name on it, at prices that are too high for what it is. You're not getting a good buy for your money there. And that's what happened, people just stopped buying it.
July 27, 2024, 06:16 PM
wrightd
I have good memories when I was a little kid going to Sears at night with my parents, they didn't have money but enjoyed perusing the store. They always bought me a 10 cent bag of hot redskin peanuts in a glass case under hot lights. The lady who scooped the nuts was dressed in the same white outfits that my grade school cafeteria ladies wore. Good memories for sure. Those peanuts were always fresh, hot, and salty.
I think I have a paper box of 22 Sears & Roebuck ammo.
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July 27, 2024, 06:22 PM
2000Z-71
And the mini arcade next to the Craftsman and sporting goods departments with Tempest, Asteroids and Missile Command.
My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball.
July 27, 2024, 07:17 PM
Z06
Even the one and only firearm my late father bought was from Sears in Portland, OR: a Savage Stevens Model 311 - 12 ga. SxS. He had never shot or hunted in his first 54 years of life until I "made him" take up duck/dove/pheasant/quail/and goose hunting in 1961. He paid $59.95 (no sales tax) I still have it.
________________________________________________________ The trouble with trouble is; it always starts out as fun.
July 27, 2024, 07:20 PM
Gustofer
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Originally posted by pbslinger: The yearly catalog was great, especially the ladies undergarment section. .
And for the ladies, the man on page 602.
We didn't have a Sears (brick and mortar store) when I was a kid. Closest one was two hours away. But, we did have a Monkey Wards on Main Street. Got my first shotgun there as a kid. Stevens 20 gauge.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
July 27, 2024, 07:35 PM
64dodge
Before I got a drivers license, I’d ride my bicycle to the Sears store a few miles away to cultivate my intense interest in Craftsman Tools. Every time I’d scrape together a few bucks, I’d expand the collection. All those made in USA beauties are still around and get used pretty frequently. Some of the best money I ever spent. Damn, I miss those days.
July 27, 2024, 07:41 PM
Schmelby
The man on page 602, is that the one where his head was poking out?
July 27, 2024, 09:06 PM
Lucnik
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Originally posted by Lucnik: If Sears had just kept doing Sears they would probably still be around. Lost their way chasing Walmart. Still have my Craftsman tools from 50 years ago.
July 27, 2024, 09:07 PM
mikeyspizza
Candy and fresh warm cashews in a paper bag
July 27, 2024, 10:06 PM
cas
In high school my best friend worked at the little candy island thing. We ate a lot of crap.
July 27, 2024, 10:33 PM
TMats
Somewhere, I’ve got a Ted Williams signature hunting knife. It has a stacked leather disc handle capped by a bear’s head. It’s a well made knife and I wish I could lay my hands on it.
_______________________________________________________ despite them
July 27, 2024, 11:36 PM
x0225095
I’ve still got my Ted Williams 20 gauge pump. It’s a Winchester copy but I’ve forgotten which model. Never sell it !
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July 27, 2024, 11:57 PM
cparktd
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Originally posted by Schmelby: The man on page 602, is that the one where his head was poking out?
Sears tried to save face by claiming it was a print defect. The song is on youtube…
