Re: still having technical difficulty

Well, sorry to not agree, but I am a bit of a loyalist. I bought this lawn mower in 1992 and this is the first thing to ever go wrong. Frankly, I think that's pretty darned good and to be expected. What power tools I have, except my Delta miter saw, are Craftsman, as are my handtools. All appliances were purchased at Sears. Chipper-shredder too. Even my first Compaq computer - from Sears. Hmmm...not my current vacuum cleaner, but my first one was, and it lasted many years. My stove did eventually need the new operating panel and with the help of an extremely dedicated customer service person at Sears who dug through a maze of codes to find the original manufacturer, I got the last one that mfgr could locate - at the original list price, rather than the double to triple quote local repair people gave me WITH the stipulation that they weren't sure they could even find one.
Sears works for me.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] still having technical difficulty


Sounds like our experience with Sears. I swore years ago I would never
buy a Sears appliance again, after similar experiences, but no, DH went
and bought a new Sears vacuum cleaner. Before long, a small plastic
wheel on the carpet attachment broke. DH took went in and asked for
a replacement wheel - showed them the part in the book. No, it must
be fixed in the shop. Took the vacuum cleaner in - said it would be
ready in two weeks. Two weeks! for a small plastic wheel. When we
returned on the appointed day, said it wasn't ready. After another two
weeks wait, finally got it back with a bill for $65.00 - half what the thing
had cost to start with.
Never again - now he agrees.
Auralie

In a message dated 09/29/2006 7:39:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
Not exactly the same subject but I need to vent...
Silly me, I got too close to a rock with the lawn mower and damaged the
blade. Went to Sears, manual in hand to get a new one. The salesperson,
who wouldn't look at my manual, assured me all of their 20 inch mowers took
the same blade and I had a choice of two weights. Since my mowing is light
I took the lighter one.
Got home and tried to change the blade but it was on too tight. Called xDH
to come undo it. He broke the blade adapter. Back to Sears. Nope, gotta
get that at the Sears repair store. Went there and nope, they don't stock
that one. Went home, phoned in the order. Part arrived and I went to put on
the new blade - holes don't line up.
Back to Sears to exchange. New salesman assures me, as he lines up the
holes visually through the plastic container, that the heavier 20 inch blade
will fit. I walked about 40 ft and thought, hmmm, I should check that
myself before leaving. Nope, wrong blade. Refund. Head to parts store.
Nope, gotta order it.
The grass is getting taller and taller...

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