Craftsman, Kenmore and DieHard still not sold yet, but that is the only reason Sears is still technically open.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companie ... li=BBnb7Kz



I know we have been talking about how it's over for years now... and it's not even sad anymore... but this is hot garbage time. In a way, it's a fun time to go there. I was there a month ago and there is literally like 3 people in the entire store. All this shit there, and theres a few customers... but you can't get an employee to take your money if you put a gun in their face.

Might be a good time to go take some selfies so you can show your grandkids someday. Or, be a cool grandpa and make a vine showing your younger self trashing the store for 7 seconds and not getting caught.

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Porn woulda saved Sears

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Porn can save almost anything.

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You can tell they are planning on shutting down soon. You will see lots of bare shelves. When products are not getting restocked, you know the end is near and liquidation is around the corner.

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Someone would be able to dig up whether they are renewing contracts to make Craftsman or other Sears products.

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Craftsman was sold, to Stanley/Black & Decker I believe. The sale may not have closed yet.

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I wouldn't be surprised if they closed most brick and mortar but tried to maintain a web presence. They really are pushing that data mining/customer demographics stuff.

Can they still fix their bad appliances if they fold?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I hope so. Who is going to come to my house and repair my TV's.

This. I also don't know if the sale is closed, but this was big news in my industry when they made a move to buy them. See below.

On January 5, 2017, Stanley Black & Decker and Sears Holdings announced Stanley Black & Decker would purchase the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings in a deal valued at approximately $900 million.[13] Under the terms of the deal, Stanley Black & Decker will pay $525 million when the deal closes and $250 million at the end of the third year after closing. Sears will also collect a percentage of new Craftsman sales for 15 years after the deal closes. Sears will be able to continue selling Craftsman tools under a licensing agreement, royalty free, for the first 15 years. Afterwards, Sears will pay Stanley Black & Decker a 3% licensing fee.[14]

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You can see if Mike and Jay at Lightning Fast VCR can also repair TVs

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If Kenmore gets sold, I'd have to assume the new owner inherits those warranties.

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Thanks. I'm thinking about calling "The Little Guys" too.

Caller Bob's TV

The Crystal Lake store is gone in March to be replaced by a Marianos.

I don't think they will be gone, their e-commerce business is still pretty huge. Its just not profitable going forward for them to have brick and mortar.

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Way too fancy ... just one knob that turns both ways to change channels.

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we got our first color TV in like 1978. dad bought it at Wieboldt's in Carpentersville. 19". he never would never have paid for all that faux walnut cabinetry.

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Oh come on now, everyone had a wood-cabinet TV. Hell, until the late mid-90s I still kept one in the basement solely to use the old Atari 2600 on with the proper TV/Game selector screwed onto the back.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
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we had the thing set up on a rickety old TV stand my dad probably bought at a garage sale.

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