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Last Day - Sears clearance finds

wazzabie

wazzabie

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The Sears is closing and today was the last day. Discounts on tools were between 60-90% off. While I was in the store the store manager broadcast over the intercom that starting now for the last two hours there would be an additional 90% off the total amount after the discounts were applied. People were buying hundred dollar coats for one dollar. I picked up most USA made tools that I could find. Loose sockets and wrenches. Chisel sets. sanding belts. air tool oil. lawn mower blades. hydralic jack oil. saw blades. About $500 worth in tools out the door for $27 bucks.
 
Someone purchased all of the remaining inventory of clothing at the store. Lets say it was $50K dollars of clothing for $500 bucks. Now if this person were to donate it to goodwill. If goodwill went by the sticker price that would be a $50k tax right off for only $500 bucks.
 
wazzabie said:
Someone purchased all of the remaining inventory of clothing at the store. Lets say it was $50K dollars of clothing for $500 bucks. Now if this person were to donate it to goodwill. If goodwill went by the sticker price that would be a $50k tax right off for only $500 bucks.
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Will definitely be watching for the one by me to close!
 
OMG I'd have an orgasm in the store.
I've been wanting to drop by and pick up all the missing MM and SAE wrenches, deep socket, all drives, etc etc. Is all Sears going under? Making room for Kmart? LMAO
 
I need to pick up some missing sockets too. I started my tool collection in '85, didn't start losing tools 'till my newest stepson started using them....
I guess it's karma for the way I was with Dads tools...:biggrin:
 
K85 Octane said:
Is all Sears going under?
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not yet but they're closing lots of stores

I had a $150 gift card that I won a couple years ago so I went used that before they all disappear. I almost throat chopped the cashier when he tried selling me a sears warranty.
 
Greg Ducato said:
That breaks my heart that they are closing down so many Sears and JC Penny stores. I find it ironic that Sears, that basically began as Mail order for any variety of things including Cars, Motorcycles etc throughout the years, was pretty much put under by online shopping.
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I still shop at Sears for tools. I would like for them to bring back more made in USA tools and larger inventory. What if Sears was like Harbor Frieght but only all made in USA.
 
wazzabie said:
I still shop at Sears for tools. I would like for them to bring back more made in USA tools and larger inventory. What if Sears was like Harbor Frieght but only all made in USA.
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I think we all feel the same.
Maybe I'll get over there before all the USA stuff is gone.
 
Greg Ducato said:
That breaks my heart that they are closing down so many Sears and JC Penny stores. I find it ironic that Sears, that basically began as Mail order for any variety of things including Cars, Motorcycles etc throughout the years, was pretty much put under by online shopping.
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As ironic as that appears..Sears was ruined by poor corporate management in the mid 90s. I was a loss prevention manager for them back then and saw the writing on the wall. They never recovered from that crap and the blow up of online shopping just sealed the deal. I was really surprised they lasted as long as they did. In like 1990 I bought my very first set of brand new wheeling tires from Sears. 33 inch Dick Cepek mud county IIs. back then that was a respectable tire size
 
I just saw a TV news report stating Sears is closing 32 stores --didn't hear if that was nationwide or just on the east coast,I think nationwide..

They closed one 15 miles south of my town in Swansea MA a few weeks ago,I saw posts on Facebook telling of the "last minute deals" they were having,selling off new tires for 25 bucks each,and up to 70% off usual prices on other items,in order to empty out as much merchandise before they locked the doors..
I'm surprised no one was trampled to death in the stampede..:eek:.

It is a shame Sears let their quality tools be replaced with china made junk,I remember Sears being THE "only" store to shop at,my parents bought practically everything there--or went there first,and rarely purchased anything elsewhere...they had easy credit,and back in the day no other store could compete,as far as having so many factories and other companies making Sears "exclusive" products..

Their Roper made garden tractors are still among the best as far as affordable tractors that were able to handle about any chore,with attachments ranging from a dozer blade to a front end loader,mower decks,chipper/shredders,roto-tillers,generators--many of those tractors are still running 40 to 50 years later...you wont see any MTD's or the other sheet metal riding mowers surviving that long..

Unfortunately Sears was a bit lame in the parts availability and service side of things,parts got discontinued rather quickly,which led to some customers getting disgusted,and after 1979 or so,they didn't have much more than riding mowers for sale,only one or two high end models that rivaled the Roper tractors..

I have a 1908 reprint of a Sears catalog,the amount of items available in it are mind boggling--everything from wood stoves to shot guns,musical instruments,knives,and even "medicines" that contained cocaine & heroin...:eek:..

A late friend of mine lived in a Sears house!--it was bought in kit form in the 1930's,Sears sold "Allstate" brand homes,and even had Henry J autos re-badged as Allstate for sale in the 50's..the house was delivered on a horse drawn wagon my friend said,and it is still in good condition to this day.

It is too bad Sears is going down the sewer due to poor management and customer service...

I have read many horror stories about their warranty repairs and slow turn around times ,and after the 1980's Sears started treating employees rather poorly,and that led to more customers being frustrated with poor service and general "screw ups",and started buying elsewhere..that plus the fact they were now importing many products formerly USA made didn't set well with many customers also..


I never had a easy exchange when it came to broken tools under their "lifetime warranty"...it seemed the clerk was trained to steer you towards a "rebuilt" tool or give every excuse why yours was not eligible for free replacement..

After I bought a tool set that had two ratchets that skipped right out of the box,I have decided to buy any other tools at Lowes in Kobalt brand or Home Depot "Husky"--those stores exchange tools no questions asked,no hassle,and their quality is better than current Craftsman tools..

I read Stanley has bought the Craftsman name,they also now own Black & Decker and several other brand names..perhaps they will improve the tool quality,Stanley has some decent grade tools that are still made in CT...
 
Blazooki said:
As ironic as that appears..Sears was ruined by poor corporate management in the mid 90s. I was a loss prevention manager for them back then and saw the writing on the wall. They never recovered from that crap and the blow up of online shopping just sealed the deal.
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My FIL was a VP of a large hardware chain here in California. Sears bought them and it was all downhill from there.
 
I laughed when they bought K-mart and all the Sears stores started to look like K-marts not the other way around..I was like your doing it wrong.
 
When I saw Craftsman tools being sold at Ace Hardware stores--and several flea market dealers selling brand new Craftsman stuff--I figured that was a sign things were going badly for Sears as far as tools..

The few K-Marts left around here are like a dumping ground/Bargain Bin for "excess" Sears merchandise--often you'll find tools,car stuff,etc,at 50% less than if you went to Sears..
I rarely go there,the one a mile away closed up years ago,the closest one to my town is roughly 15 miles away now..
 
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