Don't know if this is related, but a local refrigerator plant (okay it's
Whirlpool) who builds the majority of Sears' Kenmore side by sides, just
received an big order cancellation from Sears last week. There's probably
going to be some scaling back on good ol' union-made all-American stuff
coming from Sears. But I'll be honest, the latest Stanley socket set I
bought from Wal-Mart has been fabulous (can't say the same for a tape
measure though). Even if it was made in Taiwan. Then again, if a job is
tough enough to break a wrench, I'm usually reaching for the air tools
anyway.
Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: No LBC - Craftsman Tools R. I. P.
> --- Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com> wrote:
>
>> Just heard that Kmart bought Sears. RIP Craftsman tools...
>
> Don't be so quick here. The "personality" of the company
> will be Sears, not K-Mart. Company name will be Sears
> Holdings. Headquarters, Chicago. Many K-Mart stores will be
> closed. The fellow who put this deal together bought
> K-Mart at fire sale prices when they were bankrupt, but
> was already a major Sears stockholder. Ask yourself:
> If you owned both trademarks, which one would you push?
>
> Despite the bad name Sears got for itself selling cr*ppy
> Kenmore appliances in the 1970s...
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