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Who the hell, why the hell would anyone shop at Sears?
Who reads fool.com though? Weak troll post.
Don't buy Craftsman tools at all. They are garbage now.
I'm still using all of the large number of Craftsman tools that I bought over 50 years ago. They're great.
But the current Craftsman is Chinese junk.
Buy Craftsman tools at Lowe's.
lol, the site messed up the numbering. It said 1/2/3/4 when I submitted it. Anyway...
The most important reason to not buy a mattress from Sears is you might not ever receive it. Unless it's one of the low-end house-brand models. The big-name mattress companies are POed at Sears for not paying their POs. ;-)
And maybe Stanley-Craftsman items can be acquired at reasonable prices on Amazon, but every Sears-Craftsman item I've looked at on Amazon has been coming from third-party sellers who bought stuff at Sears to offer at marked-up prices on Amazon. So do your research.
The important part:
" 1. Sears gift cards
When a company decides to liquidate -- which Sears Holdings has not done yet -- it does not always accept gift cards. It depends how the sale is managed. Even if a store near you does accepts gift cards, in the event of a liquidation, your selection will be limited. Don't spend money on something that could become useless, or at least less useful, quickly.
- Beds/mattresses
In general, when you buy a mattress, you have a period to exchange it if it's not comfortable. That's hard to do if the company you bought it from goes out of business, though. You don't want to be stuck with an uncomfortable bed because the retailer you bought it from went out of business.
- Craftsman Tools
Sears sold the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker earlier this year, and while it still sells the tool line, it's no longer the best place to buy them. This one-time exclusive-to-Sears brand is now being sold at Lowe's and on Amazon. You're better off buying from either one in the event you need to make a return.
- Clothes for someone else
You should only buy clothing at Sears if you can try it on, know it fits, and know that you like it. That's generally not how gift-giving works, and you don't want to buy something a person can't exchange or return. "