Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2022 ...as much as they do Amazon? They were the "Amazon" of their time - selling everything from simple household goods all the way up to actual houses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 7, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2022 I don’t remember much animosity towards them K mart beat them on price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2022 39 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: ...as much as they do Amazon? They were the "Amazon" of their time - selling everything from simple household goods all the way up to actual houses! I liked Sears when I was a kid. Things were reasonably priced and there was a Sears 1 mile from my house. When we kids were around 12 years-old, we'd carry our 22 rifles (in soft cases) up to Sears, buy boxes of 50 short shells, then go target shooting at an abandoned quarry in the woods. It was a different time and we had no trouble buying the shells at age 12 or walking in with rifles: there hadn't been a shooting in my 15,000 people, 1960's community since 1906 and the workers knew we'd have the guns unloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Further said: I don’t remember much animosity towards them K mart beat them on price I doubt you were too up on things during their heyday! I'm guessing the 1920s-40s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, MickinMD said: Things were reasonably priced and there was a Sears 1 mile from my house. Like Amazon - things are reasonably priced and the location/delivery is convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donkpow Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share #6 Posted January 7, 2022 They expressed themselves differently back then. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 7, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I doubt you were too up on things during their heyday! I'm guessing the 1920s-40s? Sears was still big in the 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 7, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 7, 2022 Well, Federal Corporate Income Tax Rates - Corporate Tax Rate & Jobs - ProCon.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 7, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 7, 2022 Friends of ours had a donkey they ordered from Sears & Roebuck back in the 60’s. She lived to be 36 or 37 years old so they got their monies worth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Gump said: Friends of ours had a donkey they ordered from Sears & Roebuck back in the 60’s. She lived to be 36 or 37 years old so they got their monies worth. Like ordering a lawn tractor or snowblower from Amazon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 7, 2022 I liked Sears. And craftsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted January 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: I liked Sears. And craftsman Your experience, like mine, is with Sears in its post-peak, but still fun stages (and then the eventual collapse as well). I'm thinking the King of the World, superstore to all America days that were back in the pre-WWII era. Similar to where Amazon is now. I just wonder if folks ranted and raved about Sears sending them a broom manufactured in Kansas when the shop down the street got them from the broom manufacturer one town over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 7, 2022 I loved Sears. Where else could you get ToughSkin jeans and DieHard Batteries and Craftsman tools? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 7, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 7, 2022 The catalog made for great paper people with many options for outfits. Things today are far different than back then. Higher corporate tax rate in the 50's-60's, less income disparities. People were gruntled. The American dream was still alive. Now ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, jsharrwick said: I loved Sears. Where else could you get ToughSkin jeans and DieHard Batteries and Craftsman tools? Do you love Amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: The catalog made for great paper people with many options for outfits. Things today are far different than back then. Higher corporate tax rate in the 50's-60's, less income disparities. People were gruntled. The American dream was still alive. Now ... vote to change the tax code. Higher rates won't help because 98% of almost no taxable income is nothing. It's the taxable income and worth that has to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, maddmaxx said: vote to change the tax code. Higher rates won't help because 98% of almost no taxable income is nothing. It's the taxable income and worth that has to be fixed. You probably hated Sears and hate Amazon??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Do you love Amazon? Not really. I prefer brick and mortar for most things, esp. cycling clothing, shoes, helmets, etc. But you see, I grew up in a relatively small town. Most of our shopping was done at stores owned by friends and neighbors. Gene Wynn owned Wynn's IGA, Mr. Stalter, my godfather, owned the Sear's store. Otis Wynn owned the OTASCO store. Sears was cool because you could get Dallas Cowboys stuff from the catalog, which was important for a kid from Texas living in Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted January 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: Sears was cool because you could get Dallas Cowboys stuff from the catalog, which was important for a kid from Texas living in Oklahoma. I remember in the 70s, you could order the whole football outfit - pads included. ...and I had one of these coats (two, actually - the Jets and the Dolphins): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 7, 2022 Share #20 Posted January 7, 2022 I fear Sears helped put people like Harriet and Nels Oleson out of business and forced Nellie and Willie into a life of poverty and petty crime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 7, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Things today are far different than back then. Higher corporate tax rate in the 50's-60's, less income disparities. People were gruntled. The American dream was still alive. Now ... Nailed it. Neither Mr. Sears nor Mr. Roebuck took their $hundreds of billions earned on the backs of often abused worker and built spaceships just because they couldn't figure out how to spend all that money. Sure, they lived well. But not Bezos-well. And the tax rate alone ensured they contributed more to society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, 12string said: Sure, they lived well. But not Bezos-well. And the tax rate alone ensured they contributed more to society But think of the great philanthropic foundation Bezos and others will leave behind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #23 Posted January 7, 2022 41 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: The catalog made for great paper people with many options for outfits. Things today are far different than back then. Higher corporate tax rate in the 50's-60's, less income disparities. People were gruntled. The American dream was still alive. Now ... Gruntled is one of those words that was used incorrectly so often that it came a word with a new meaning. Sort of like nauseous. https://www.analyticalgrammar.com/disgruntled-and-gruntled/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 7, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted January 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, donkpow said: The resemblance is uncanny! It's like you and you grandfather are twins! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted January 7, 2022 Share #26 Posted January 7, 2022 3 hours ago, jsharrwick said: ToughSkin Back to School shopping in elementary school usually was Sears and JC Penny shopping at the mall. I hated those stores and their resulting clothes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted January 7, 2022 Share #27 Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, jsharrwick said: I prefer brick and mortar for most things I tend to prefer not going out again after I get home. Getting paper products delivered tomorrow for the same price as driving to the grocery store is a “win” as viewed from my kitchen window. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 7, 2022 Share #28 Posted January 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Razors Edge said: I remember in the 70s, you could order the whole football outfit - pads included. ...and I had one of these coats (two, actually - the Jets and the Dolphins): Had both😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Razors Edge said: The resemblance is uncanny! It's like you and you grandfather are twins! Yep, he was a winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #30 Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, donkpow said: Yep, he was a winner. It must be nice to come from a line of successful people. I bet you work hard keeping track of all the moolah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #31 Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: I bet you work hard keeping track of all the moolah! and my big belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted January 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, donkpow said: and my big belly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2022 Share #33 Posted January 7, 2022 I loved Sears. Back in the 60's. I could get vinyl albums, clothes then later watches, tools with the ability to see what I'm buying. Not keen on Amazon. Buying things blind hoping to get the right stuff. Their spend $25 and get fast shipping is deceiving. Hate them guys. Plus, if Sears didn't have it in stocks, then we'd hit the catalogs. Plus, when we went to Sears, Monkey Wards, or Penny's, we got to hit up the candy shop cart thing. Penny's had a sit down cafeteria counter too. I miss those times! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #34 Posted January 7, 2022 53 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #35 Posted January 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Razors Edge said: You probably hated Sears and hate Amazon??? Not at all. Just the opposite. They are both successful companies that were and are important to the economy. Can you picture how bad the last two years of pandemic would have been without Amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 8, 2022 Share #36 Posted January 8, 2022 I loved Sears, shame they are gone. My first credit card was from Sears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 8, 2022 Share #37 Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I loved Sears, shame they are gone. My first credit card was from Sears. ...same here. I am forever grateful, because it was the beginning of establishing a credit rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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