Thread: Sears sure has changed, for the worse!

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I'm retired and have nothing better to do, so I just might be parking my butt and sign in front of the local Sears store for a while. Or, maybe I will call the local TV station "Troubleshooter." I'm not giving up that easily.

Don

When I lived in So. Cal. in the late 60's there was an older Mexican gentleman that had always wanted a new Continental. He was finally able to buy one, but it seems the dealership had it more than he did as something was always going wrong. It was a "lemon" and Ford wouldn't do anything for him so he loaded it on a trailer behind a pickup with a large lemon sign on the car and drove all over the place. I saw him on numerous occasions. I guess it finally got to him so one night he he managed to get it on the front lawn of the Ford assembly plant in El Segundo, I believe, and set it on fire. He got in some trouble with the local cops, but Ford gave him a brand new Conny.

It's not just limited to Craftsman. I have an old Snap-On trans pressure gage - bought the set about 25 years ago - and the high pressure gage needs a re-calibration as it's low by 20 or so pounds. Snap-On sent it back with the response that they can't re-calibrate the gage since no one does that anymore, but I can buy a new one for about $86.00. And here I thought that Snap-On was a lifetime warranty.
Lost faith in Snap-On hand tools years ago when they took so much metal out of the broach of the wrench that when you pull on the wrench, it feels like it's cutting you hand. Switched to Matco without regret.