fading away: Hello, for those who remember the good old days. They are fading away and this was a very big 2 story store. I'm sure there are a lot of you who have a lot of memories of...

sclay1234 Loc: Ocean county nj

Hello, for those who remember the good old days. They are fading away and this was a very big 2 story store. I'm sure there are a lot of you who have a lot of memories of SEARS. I hate to see this like this happen but you cant be on the top forever.

Sears

Bill_de Loc: US

The sad part is it didn't have to happen. A very timely image.

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TonyBot

I remember visiting family "down east" many years ago. "Ole Unk" had just gotten electricity, and had not yet gotten running water. You can guess where this is going - the Sears catalogs (of which there were many specialties as well as the huge main one) occupied a very important place, and odd purpose, in the "library". By the time the new issue got delivered, the old one was missing a few pages! "Unc" was not one to leave a resource unused.

dragonswing Loc: Pa

TonyBot wrote:

I remember visiting family "down east" many years ago. "Ole Unk" had just gotten electricity, and had not yet gotten running water. You can guess where this is going - the Sears catalogs (of which there were many specialties as well as the huge main one) occupied a very important place, and odd purpose, in the "library". By the time the new issue got delivered, the old one was missing a few pages! "Unc" was not one to leave a resource unused.

My grandparents did the same thing. Kept the old catalog in the outhouse.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

sclay1234 wrote:

Hello, for those who remember the good old days. They are fading away and this was a very big 2 story store. I'm sure there are a lot of you who have a lot of memories of SEARS. I hate to see this like this happen but you cant be on the top forever.

The bankruptcy judge allowed the sale to save Sears.

dragonswing Loc: Pa

Architect1776 wrote:

The bankruptcy judge allowed the sale to save Sears.

There are not any Sears stores left around me. I remember when Sears was a major store. My mother did a lot of shopping for appliances there and got our clothes from the catalog.

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

The Sears store at our local mall closed a couple years ago after a long decline. Most of the other stores have left the location turning it into pretty much a "ghost mall".

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

How in the hell did the king of mail order not see the internet and let Amazon stomp them out?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

A sadness, but in many ways, they brought it on themselves. I love Chraftsman tools and have some that are 50 years old, but their stores were chronically understaffed leading to customer frustration. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been to their electronics or appliance departments and had to search for someone to sell me something. After a number of visits like that, I just quit going and shopped for appliances elsewhere.

TonyBot

bsprague wrote:

How in the hell did the king of mail order not see the internet and let Amazon stomp them out?

The same way Kodak, the inventor of digital photography, didn't believe that film would ever come as close as it has to dying and let other companies take their innovative product and beat them over the head with it.

Almostageezer Loc: USA

The world has changed, a shame that Sears could not keep up.....

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

Almostageezer wrote:

The world has changed, a shame that Sears could not keep up.....

I, for one, do not miss these stores. Yes, I may be nostalgic for them. I am 72. Iremember as a kid with my parents. I want this ,I wish I had that. Didn't need it, but did I need five or more cameras, like now? Actually, yes, then I would have started photography sooner. But when I can buy a new range, delivered, or a large TV, delivered, from my cell phone, probably less than at a store, why subject myself to the hastle? Even better, I live in a third floor condo. The only reason malls will stay is the teeny boppers that hang out there will be voters and give them protection from obsolescence. Grocery stores will live on. Not just out of distrust in another to pick OUR food, but for the social aspect. I would rather still have the woods and fields.
Bill

Katydid Loc: Davis, CA

As a young teen, nothing was more exciting than getting the new Sears Catalog! I spent hours fantasizing about what I'd pick if I could afford it, what color gingham blouse I'd choose. I couldn't afford anything, though.

As an adult, going to the store was not fun. The clothing quality was often frightful. The atmosphere was awful also.

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

Katydid wrote:

As an adult, going to the store was not fun. The clothing quality was often frightful. The atmosphere was awful also.

I agree - I rarely bought clothing there.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

SueScott wrote:

I agree - I rarely bought clothing there.

You were lucky, my mother bought MY clothes there. The jeans the worst.
Bill