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Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:07 pm to
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:07 pm to
I used to have an old Sears game fisher outboard I bought at a flea market for a 12 ft aluminum boat

It ran good for being 40 years old at the time
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
13887 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:09 pm to
Where am I going to get my husky sized Toughskins?
Posted by Nole Man
Somewhere In Tennessee!
Member since May 2011
9020 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:50 pm to
quote:

I could spend all day smelling those tires


Yeah. And I always looked forward to walking around the aisles with all the:
Craftsman Tools!
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 12:51 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78274 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:52 pm to
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I could spend all day smelling those tires


Gross. I can only imagine how many toxic particles one would breathe in walking into that place.
Posted by TygerLyfe
Member since May 2023
3798 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:59 pm to
Was always great to break a Craftsman socket or wrench, bring it to the store, and the clerk says, "go ahead, get another one off the shelf, have a nice day"
Posted by Banned
Member since Feb 2026
285 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:00 pm to
I miss the wish book.
Posted by Lou Loomis
A pond. Ponds good for you.
Member since Mar 2025
1857 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:07 pm to
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dinosaurs, original Amazon but wouldn’t adapt with the times


You’re missing a big part of what happened. You’re not wrong but you don’t know enough of what happened.

It wasn’t just that they didn’t adapt. Their CEO bought the company with his own hedge fund and started selling off the valuable brands. To, you guessed it..himself. Die Hard, Craftsman, Kenmore, etc.. those brands alone were worth billions and he stole them for Pennie’s on the dollar.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91591 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:12 pm to
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you don’t know enough of what happened.



you're right

quote:

Their CEO bought the company with his own hedge fund and started selling off the valuable brands. To, you guessed it..himself. Die Hard, Craftsman, Kenmore, etc.. those brands alone were worth billions and he stole them for Pennie’s on the dollar.


he got that plan right out the Frank Lorenzo playbook, and having a POTUS in your back pocket never hurts
Posted by BobABooey
Parts Unknown
Member since Oct 2004
16105 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:46 pm to
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Sears used to be the go-to store in every town large enough to have a mall.

For smaller towns, they had Catalog Stores. Covington had one at Claiborne Hill in the 1970’s.

From what I remember, it was a single room with some Sears catalogs and you’d fill out a form for what you wanted and give it to one of the people behind the counter. I don’t remember if you had to pay up front or if it was COD. Merchandise was delivered to the store and you’d make a trip to town to pick it up when it arrived.

Perfect option when you couldn’t find the latest fashions at Haik’s or Dutsch & Peter’s.

Not to be confused with the S&H Greenstamps store at Bogue Falaya mall.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40890 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:02 pm to
1) I had no idea there were any left?

2) why are they do spread out? Seems sound maid logistics a nightmare.

3) Eddie Lampert should be in jail.
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
6533 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:21 pm to
My dad worked at sears in BR for almost 30 years. Everything in our house was kenmore and lasted a long time.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91591 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:23 pm to
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Everything in our house was kenmore and lasted a long time.


Sears carried good products, and had a damn strong warranty, but they didn't make any of their products, or at least not the ones I was familiar with, appliances, tools, batteries, sporting goods, etc.
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
61943 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:25 pm to
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I used to have an old Sears game fisher outboard



Believe it or not, I had one of those as well! My parents bought it before I was born and I used it throughout my childhood. I want to say it was 14 HP, if I am not mistaken. I just couldn’t get parts for it anymore when I sold it.
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
6533 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:28 pm to
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Sears game fisher outboard


If I remember correctly they were made by Mercury.
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