It was an ordinary day. Hopping on my Craftsman mower to collect the fallen leaves. Have been doing that fall chore since we moved to our beach house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania about 20 years ago. One of the first purchases we made when we moved was a riding mower, since walking behind a smaller push mower on an acre of land gets pretty old. And, we were told by a fellow who repairs mowers that the best on the market was the Craftsman sold by Sears. My neighbor had a pickup truck and he and I along with my sons made a trip to the Sears store to pick up the mower. I have used it every summer for over 20 years now and with a few tune-ups it has given me great service. Then, a couple of days ago I read in the newspaper that Sears was going out of business. How can that be? Tough to tell how many items we have bought at the store at the Park City Mall in Lancaster County.
Shopping Mall entrance to Sears |
An advertisement for Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
An older Sears store logo. |
Ad for Sears homes. |
Sears even sold motor buggies. |
I agree w/ you about Ace Hardware. I love my "Window shopping"for fun.
ReplyDeleteBut Lowes is my first choice...especially for the 10% military discount / no restrictions. Apparently Home Depot dropped that bene. Amazon is dominating now. Different way of shopping. CEO Jeff Bezos is apparently "earning" 0ver $150B a year. Billionaire.