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30-9 · 10-10-2018, 04:50 PM

Just heard sears filing bankruptcy. May be gone forever.

All my craftsmans tools.....sigh

I hope flatheads live on....

Ronnie · 10-10-2018, 04:56 PM

That may be true but Stanley bought Craftsman not that long ago.

https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/...aftsman/27928/

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G.M. · 10-10-2018, 04:56 PM

That don't put them out of business. Just hurts their suppliers that may get $.20
cents on a dollar. G.M.

TJ · 10-10-2018, 04:57 PM

I think the Craftsman tools were probably outsourced. Somebody will pick them up. Sears has been on a slippery slope for some time. They made a mess out of Orchard Supply when they took it over and it never recovered. Lowe's tried to put Orchard on life support and it didn't work.

Alaska Jim · 10-10-2018, 05:12 PM

Craftsman tools and tool boxes are now sold at Lowes, and I also think that Ace Hardware stores are also selling them. I do not know what their replacement policy is though. we may be out of luck on the lifetime replacement.

GB SISSON · 10-10-2018, 05:16 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ

I think the Craftsman tools were probably outsourced. Somebody will pick them up. Sears has been on a slippery slope for some time. They made a mess out of Orchard Supply when they took it over and it never recovered. Lowe's tried to put Orchard on life support and it didn't work.

Anyone who's bought one of their ratchets, or been given one on a 'guarantee replacement' in the last ten years can see that they were outsourced and probably due West from me. They just aren't like the old ones we used to buy. It's sad if Sears has to go. Between their giant catalogs and the ever present JC Whitney catalog I learned a lot about the stuff I liked.

petehoovie · 10-10-2018, 05:38 PM

I still miss Montgomery Ward stores and their catalog....

January 16, 2017 >
Stanley Black And Decker buys Craftsman from Sears for $900 Million dollars.

Stanley intends to continue to honor those lifetime warranties we have grown up with.

mhsprecher · 10-10-2018, 06:13 PM

They have been going downhill for a while, as others have said. A shadow of the former company. As someone else wrote, Sears was Amazon before there was Amazon. Their management should have been fired a long time ago.

Talkwrench · 10-10-2018, 06:52 PM

Excuse me for being ignorant but are we talking Sears - Sears Roebuck co. from the late 1800's onwards ?

38bill · 10-10-2018, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Talkwrench

Excuse me for being ignorant but are we talking Sears - Sears Roebuck co. from the late 1800's onwards ?

Yes sir!

FortyNiner · 10-10-2018, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Talkwrench

Excuse me for being ignorant but are we talking Sears - Sears Roebuck co. from the late 1800's onwards ?

Yes.

Sears, and K-Mart, were bought a number of years ago by Eddie Lampert. Single handedly, Fast Eddie destroyed several iconic brands - including Craftsman, Kenmore, and Diehard. He'll be recorded in the roster of bloodsucking pond scum bone heads who drove huge businesses into the ground. Here's hoping he has some sort of pox on his house.

40 Deluxe · 10-10-2018, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FortyNiner

Yes.

Sears, and K-Mart, were bought a number of years ago by Eddie Lampert. Single handedly, Fast Eddie destroyed several iconic brands - including Craftsman, Kenmore, and Diehard. He'll be recorded in the roster of bloodsucking pond scum bone heads who drove huge businesses into the ground. Here's hoping he has some sort of pox on his house.

It's quite apparent Mr. Lamprey's plan all along was to wreck Sears so he could gain control of its real estate. As he directed Sears into money-losing propositions, he would loan the company money from his personal funds and take the company's real estate as collateral. So he's going to walk away with a big smirk on his face!

Tinker · 10-10-2018, 09:17 PM

If you want to blame anyone in this modern age, blame amazon.

I lived in a neighborhood down south that had 1920s mail order sears homes. I'm old enough to remember the catalogs that were delivered also.

No gm/ceo/cfo/politician is going to walk away empty handed. Ever. Would you? Not saying I agree

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Talkwrench · 10-10-2018, 10:06 PM

Ohh Oh dear.. Thought I'd ask as I have a 1903 pocket watch that would have been sold through Sears exclusively its a beautiful Plymouth [Rockford] "king Edward" only about 350 of them ever produced in the variety.

texas webb · 10-10-2018, 11:12 PM

Better hang on to that watch,probably a real treasure.

Talkwrench · 10-11-2018, 01:57 AM

Its sure is .

FortyNiner · 10-11-2018, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tinker

If you want to blame anyone in this modern age, blame amazon.

.

Sears' fate was sealed long before Amazon was anything more than a goofy idea. Years of poor management combined with the soulless dismemberment by Lampert was largely self induced. That and Walmart's success.

Bob NH · 10-11-2018, 05:57 AM

I have a thick copy still in it's jacket of the last Sears catalog that came it the mail. Thanks for the memories !

JSeery · 10-11-2018, 07:30 AM

Sears is a strange case, they were the original Amazon! And now they can't figure out how to compete, strange.

rockfla · 10-11-2018, 07:50 AM

years ago I started buying Carlisle (and Evercraft in a pinch) from NAPA. The added bonus (and thought process for me) is every little "burg" and "ville" I have ever passed through has a NAPA (or NAPA affiliation) auto parts store in it......there were hardly ever a "Sears" around, chances are if needed you can at least have a chance at the "small town" NAPA of getting a broken tool replaced. ALSO Craftsman ratchets and combo wrenches were the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE tools I ever wrapped my hands around!!! It wasn't till close to the end that I found out that the craftsman 'Professional" line was a much better products, Hi polish combo wrenches, better ergo ratchet handles, better ergo screwdriver handles with hex's on the shaft in case you needed to ad a wrench for hlep!!!!

10-10-2018, 04:50 PM	#1
30-9 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: MA Posts: 888	Omg not sears Just heard sears filing bankruptcy. May be gone forever. All my craftsmans tools.....sigh I hope flatheads live on.... __________________ Thanks - 30-9 1939, 1940

10-10-2018, 04:56 PM	#2
Ronnie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Where it snows Posts: 2,058	Re: Omg not sears That may be true but Stanley bought Craftsman not that long ago. https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/...aftsman/27928/ R

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G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Omg not sears That don't put them out of business. Just hurts their suppliers that may get $.20 cents on a dollar. G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com

10-10-2018, 04:57 PM	#4
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: Omg not sears I think the Craftsman tools were probably outsourced. Somebody will pick them up. Sears has been on a slippery slope for some time. They made a mess out of Orchard Supply when they took it over and it never recovered. Lowe's tried to put Orchard on life support and it didn't work.

10-10-2018, 05:12 PM	#5
Alaska Jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 1,575	Re: Omg not sears Craftsman tools and tool boxes are now sold at Lowes, and I also think that Ace Hardware stores are also selling them. I do not know what their replacement policy is though. we may be out of luck on the lifetime replacement.

10-10-2018, 05:38 PM	#7
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,137	Re: Omg not sears I still miss Montgomery Ward stores and their catalog.... January 16, 2017 > Stanley Black And Decker buys Craftsman from Sears for $900 Million dollars. Stanley intends to continue to honor those lifetime warranties we have grown up with. __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

10-10-2018, 06:13 PM	#8
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Omg not sears They have been going downhill for a while, as others have said. A shadow of the former company. As someone else wrote, Sears was Amazon before there was Amazon. Their management should have been fired a long time ago.

10-10-2018, 06:52 PM	#9
Talkwrench Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,687	Re: Omg not sears Excuse me for being ignorant but are we talking Sears - Sears Roebuck co. from the late 1800's onwards ? __________________ *"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"*

10-10-2018, 09:17 PM	#13
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: Omg not sears If you want to blame anyone in this modern age, blame amazon. I lived in a neighborhood down south that had 1920s mail order sears homes. I'm old enough to remember the catalogs that were delivered also. No gm/ceo/cfo/politician is going to walk away empty handed. Ever. Would you? Not saying I agree .

10-10-2018, 10:06 PM	#14
Talkwrench Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,687	Re: Omg not sears Ohh Oh dear.. Thought I'd ask as I have a 1903 pocket watch that would have been sold through Sears exclusively its a beautiful Plymouth [Rockford] "king Edward" only about 350 of them ever produced in the variety. __________________ *"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"*

10-10-2018, 11:12 PM	#15
texas webb Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 636	Re: Omg not sears Better hang on to that watch,probably a real treasure.

10-11-2018, 05:57 AM	#18
Bob NH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Meredith, N.H. Posts: 766	Re: Omg not sears I have a thick copy still in it's jacket of the last Sears catalog that came it the mail. Thanks for the memories !

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JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Omg not sears Sears is a strange case, they were the original Amazon! And now they can't figure out how to compete, strange.

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rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,953	Re: Omg not sears years ago I started buying Carlisle (and Evercraft in a pinch) from NAPA. The added bonus (and thought process for me) is every little "burg" and "ville" I have ever passed through has a NAPA (or NAPA affiliation) auto parts store in it......there were hardly ever a "Sears" around, chances are if needed you can at least have a chance at the "small town" NAPA of getting a broken tool replaced. ALSO Craftsman ratchets and combo wrenches were the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE tools I ever wrapped my hands around!!! It wasn't till close to the end that I found out that the craftsman 'Professional" line was a much better products, Hi polish combo wrenches, better ergo ratchet handles, better ergo screwdriver handles with hex's on the shaft in case you needed to ad a wrench for hlep!!!! Last edited by rockfla; 10-11-2018 at 07:56 AM.