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Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:09 pm to Nole Man
Where am I going to get my husky sized Toughskins?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:50 pm to mattz1122
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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 on 4/19/26 at 12:52 pm to mattz1122
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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 on 4/19/26 at 12:59 pm to Nole Man
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 on 4/19/26 at 1:07 pm to 777Tiger
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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 on 4/19/26 at 1:12 pm to Lou Loomis
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you don’t know enough of what happened.
you're right
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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 on 4/19/26 at 1:46 pm to Spankum
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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 on 4/19/26 at 2:02 pm to Nole Man
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.
2) why are they do spread out? Seems sound maid logistics a nightmare.
3) Eddie Lampert should be in jail.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:21 pm to Spankum
My dad worked at sears in BR for almost 30 years. Everything in our house was kenmore and lasted a long time.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:23 pm to pdubya76
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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 on 4/19/26 at 3:25 pm to deltaland
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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 on 4/19/26 at 3:28 pm to Spankum
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Sears game fisher outboard
If I remember correctly they were made by Mercury.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:32 pm to Nole Man
Sears is where Santa Claus roomed when he visited us kids back in the mid 60's in Helena-West Helena, AR.
I wish I could go back in time and see how well the Santa there filled the bill.
I wish I could go back in time and see how well the Santa there filled the bill.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 6:22 pm to TheGeauxt9
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I 'member the Sears catalogs, ahh good times
It was crazy how many times you would flip through that thing. Shows that we did not have many options
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:00 pm to Nole Man
Their tools were top of the line back in the day. Quality, made in the USA. Then they off shored production and quality turned to shite, just pure junk.
Got to the point if I broke something, the warranty replacement would go in a box, then get sold off as new on EBay. Take the money and buy something decent.
Got to the point if I broke something, the warranty replacement would go in a box, then get sold off as new on EBay. Take the money and buy something decent.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:22 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Sears & Roebuck: Amazon a hundred plus years before Amazon was even an idea.
Buy mattresses, Levis, riding lawnmowers, get your oil changed, and a family photo taken, all in the same place!
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:59 pm to pdubya76
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My dad worked at sears in BR for almost 30 years. Everything in our house was kenmore and lasted a long time
I had an aunt that worked at Sears in Ellick…back then, those were career jobs!
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:55 am to BobABooey
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For smaller towns, they had Catalog Stores. Covington had one at Claiborne Hill in the 1970’s.
My mother (no pics) worked there for a bit in the early 70’s.
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Dutsch & Peter’s.
Both were cousins to my grandfather.
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Haik’s
Had an aunt (no pics) who worked there in the 60’s.
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Sears homes
There is one on Highway 22 outside of Madisonville towards Tangipahoa. It belonged to one of my great-great uncles. I don’t know who lives there now…I think it’s some distant cousin. Someone built a brick house next to it, and attached the Sears house.
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