Sears.
I was born in the early 1980s, so I never experienced Sears in its glory days. I do remember going there with my parents and being amazed by the appliance section, which seemed to stretch on as far as my little eyes could see. The tool department was a wonder to behold, and the lawn and garden center was heaven.
I recently went to the Sears in Erlanger, KY to buy some tools (Kenmore appliances may have fallen, but I still like my Craftsman wrenches and socket sets because I can't afford Snap-On). The store was quite dated, but pretty clean. The employees were helpful, and they had what I needed at a fair price. The wait to check out was longer than I would have liked. Maybe this particular Sears was an oddity, but I was okay with my shopping experience there. That being said, the shopping atmosphere tends to be better at most other stores, except for Wal-Mart.
Once upon a time, Kenmore appliances were thought by many folks to be the top value for the money for a high-quality appliance. Maybe Maytag's laundry equipment was of better quality than a Whirlpool Belt Drive at the time, but the Whirlpool Belt Drive washers and 29
I was born in the early 1980s, so I never experienced Sears in its glory days. I do remember going there with my parents and being amazed by the appliance section, which seemed to stretch on as far as my little eyes could see. The tool department was a wonder to behold, and the lawn and garden center was heaven.
I recently went to the Sears in Erlanger, KY to buy some tools (Kenmore appliances may have fallen, but I still like my Craftsman wrenches and socket sets because I can't afford Snap-On). The store was quite dated, but pretty clean. The employees were helpful, and they had what I needed at a fair price. The wait to check out was longer than I would have liked. Maybe this particular Sears was an oddity, but I was okay with my shopping experience there. That being said, the shopping atmosphere tends to be better at most other stores, except for Wal-Mart.
Once upon a time, Kenmore appliances were thought by many folks to be the top value for the money for a high-quality appliance. Maybe Maytag's laundry equipment was of better quality than a Whirlpool Belt Drive at the time, but the Whirlpool Belt Drive washers and 29