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We have strayed too far from the country we once was, when we made stuff. Now all that is important is making money, no matter what you have to destroy and how many lives you wreck to do it. We would be a better country if a degree in engineering paid off as well as a degree in finance. |
Looks like the plan is to bring Craftsman back to USA production- it's emblazoned all over the craftsman.com website:
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Lampert had/has no vision of or interest in serving customers, innovation, or long-term investing. He was only interested in cutting costs, short-term financial returns, and transferring Sears' best assets to his separate ventures. He is also simply very bad at the business of retail.
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Sears tool catalogs 1949 to 1974. Bought at an estate sale for $10.
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^^^ I still have and use a Sears circular saw and sabre saw that I bought in the early 70's
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Sears is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously.
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As I recall in the Sears catalog, toys were farther back in the catalog from the pages and pages of pictures of bras and panties. Somehow when you randomly opened the book it always fell open to the lingerie pages. Imagine my surprise when the baby sitting caught me staring lustfully at the nearly naked models, perky and slim in their bra and panties. "I am perky and slim", she avowed, reading my mind... I, of course, read the Catalog for the articles. |
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I worked at Sears in the mid-70s as a bicycle mechanic. In the winter months, I stocked the toy and sporting goods departments. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, customers would be buying toys faster than we could restock the shelves. It was total chaos on Saturdays. Also worked the year they brought out Pong. We had a display model setup and there would typically be 20-30 people in line waiting to give it a try.
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That's my granddad's, then my dad's, and now my tablesaw! I have no idea if it dates back to 49, or a later model, but, my grandfather and my dad used it to build my grandfather's house in the 1950's in Fairfax Va. It sat in his workshed until my dad took it in the 1990's. I took it in the 2000's. Wow! Thanks for posting this! I waited all day to get home to see if it was the same one! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1539728698.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1539729048.JPG |
I have one I use exactly like that, except it has the table extenders on the sides. It's on a base with casters. I roll it out to use pretty frequently.
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We were a J.C. Penny's family. Sears was for the commoners. ;)
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