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Why Am I Sad Sears Is Closing?
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http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/sears/Comment
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Indeed! In fact, I just saw a news story this week from OKC and the guy mentioned the affordable housing his group was building was very similar to the old Sears and Roebuck Bungalows.
http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/sears/
- IanRampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read?Comment
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I was looking at some of the designs and I am fairly certain I could drive around in an afternoon and take pictures to post of a couple of houses in the older part of my town that would match some of those Sears designs perfectly.
Here is a link to the news story I mentioned. The exact words were "Craftsman style designs", but that is a direct reference to the Sears homes that were mentioned. Think "Craftsman Tools" because that's what became their trademark.
http://www.news9.com/story/39279027/...s-to-okc-metro
It's interesting to think, with mention of Amazon and Walmart being the demise of Sears, that historically, Sears was the demise of many small town business, too, in its day.Comment
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^ That triggers a vague memory for me. I seem to remember old cartoons and one was the penguin...chilly silly or something like that. I couldn’t tell you were the booth was, I was too young, but it very well could have been at Sears.
- Ian
EDIT: I think we are both thinking of a Kiddierama booth:
-ChrisComment
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^^ THIS - my wife's best friend was a service dispatching supervisor there for 10+ years, let go just before she was going on maternity leave. The last year has been a crazy financial struggle for them.
Having said that, I bought all my appliences from them a few years ago. The prices and payment plan was great. I barely needed to shop around.Comment
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the sears Xmas catalog was always a joy to look at, and it is very sad, that it has gone the way it has, felt the same way with WOOLWORTH's.Comment
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Oh man, that really sucks. Sears Canada really screwed their long time workers, while the folks at the top got some fat severance packages. That's why I refused to step inside one of their stores after all this went down (not hard to do, as their "clearance" sales were a joke anyway).Comment
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