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18919. Ms. No - 3/15/2006 9:58:03 PM I know that I'm generally happy to avoid companies and products that treat my friends and aquaintences badly.
I don't shop at Sears to this day because they denied my mother a Sears card back in the 70's because she was a single mother--- even though she had perfect credit and made plenty of money to qualify. They told her to come back in with her husband. 18920. Ms. No - 3/15/2006 10:02:50 PM I should point out that it's easy for me not to shop at Sears since they mostly seem to carry poorly made crap these days. A friend of mine is a Sears devotee --- it's the only place he'll buy his underwear because of sizing --- so I've had the chance to wander through and mostly the stores look shabby and the merchandise looks equally shabby. I'm always waiting for the zombie attack when I have to go shopping with him at Sears.
There's a K-Mart store like that in Hollywood that makes me look over my shoulder too, but that's mainly because the store is mostly underground and the ceilings are kind of low. Very unsettling. Full-on zombie invasion setting. 18921. anomie - 3/15/2006 10:15:42 PM I haven't used Sears since sometime in the 80s when they remodeled their stores in such a way that I never knew how to get from one section to another without walking in a circle around walls and partitions. It just wasn't worth walking through a maze to find something.
18922. judithathome - 3/16/2006 7:45:30 AM I hate stores like that...they do it so you have to be exposed to more of their crummy merchandise. 18923. Macnas - 3/16/2006 11:47:19 AM Alistair
Renault cars are still trouble on 4 wheels when it comes to reliability, the Megan and the Laguna heve zero resale value as a result. But don't take it personally. 18924. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 3/16/2006 5:22:14 PM For those of you who'll be in the NYC/Southern NE area this Spring . . .
An Invitation
18925. judithathome - 3/16/2006 9:08:32 PM Wiz, I sent a link to a friend of mine who lives in NYC... 18926. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 3/16/2006 10:28:16 PM Thanks Judith. Norwalk is a half hour train-ride away. 18927. judithathome - 3/17/2006 1:17:01 AM I just heard back from her and she lives 20 minutes away from the gallery. Or the town...not sure which. She's a leggy brunette. 18928. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 3/17/2006 2:20:37 AM Hah-I'll keep my eye out, but please tell her to introduce herself if she attends the opening or the talk/demo. 18929. arkymalarky - 3/17/2006 4:47:49 AM I hate stores like that...they do it so you have to be exposed to more of their crummy merchandise
It's the Wal-Mart Way. 18930. Jenerator - 3/17/2006 4:50:02 AM Sears has changed a lot. It's the creative force behind Home Extreme Makeover, and for that, I am willing to look past its lackluster clothing. 18931. judithathome - 3/17/2006 6:17:21 AM I don't see why being the creative force behind the show warrants them a pass, Jen. They still have some shoddy stuff.
Everyone comes down on WalMart for selling nothing but Chnese stuff but Sear's does it, too. Looks good on camera while those families are weeping over the new place to live but come back in 6 months and see how well it's held up.
18932. Magoseph - 3/17/2006 2:52:31 PM Maybe today is the day for Flexy to take off the splinth he still wears on his wrist--I suppose if the bad break is healed, we may go into rehab after today's doctor visit.
Have a nice day, everyone! 18933. alistairconnor - 3/17/2006 3:43:47 PM "splinth" is a nice neologism... would that be a splint made out of a piece of skirting-board? 18934. Magoseph - 3/17/2006 4:01:45 PM Ali, I always was very good at thinking up néologismes—Actually, the word is “splint”.
By the way, Judith, I forgot to thank you for the snack of Graham Crackers, peanut butter, Nutella, and rasberry jam. Flexy finally gave up his daily beloved chocolate bar.
18935. arkymalarky - 3/17/2006 6:02:08 PM I hope the splint comes off, Mags.
I've gotten into chocolate here lately. I've always liked chocolate, but I'm keeping it a lot more handy than I used to. 18936. arkymalarky - 3/17/2006 6:05:10 PM I'm off today, but we don't have spring break until the first week of April. I like doiing it this way, because we get a little much needed break after state tests, nine weeks grades, and parent/teacher's conferences, but don't have such a long stretch between spring break and the end of school.
I've got two large papers to do for these two classes, and this weekend is when I start on them. 18937. thoughtful - 3/17/2006 6:09:28 PM 
18938. Jenerator - 3/17/2006 7:10:37 PM Judith,
Sears doesn't make the homes - custom builders do, and they're made using top of the line and state of the art equipment. Sears furnishes the homes and I don't think their appliances fall apart. Kenmore, Kitchen aid, sub zero - you name it.
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