Need to shop but want to be sure the store's still there

Yes it happened after the bail out. I am so angry. Now the stuff from States will be sky high again.

WOW, I thought that the Canadian and the American dollar were considered equal right now. They were this summer at least. I'm shocked to see such a difference again!!

I do not know whether K-Mart bought Sears here in Canada. I do know that here they concentrate mainly on appliances, clothes, and utensils, and electronic stuff and do not have as good a selection as they used to. If Sears Canada is independent, then we will be okay, but if it is the same as it is in the States, I'm sunk. We have not brought any Sears appliances, just from the other companies, but my son has and he has not told me of any disasters yet. But he has not been in his place long.

Well we bought a chain saw from Sears, and it cost a little over $200.00 on sale..Anyway when we tried to use it,the thing would sling oil out,so we took it back within about a week or two..Wel they said they fixed it,so the second time we tried using it , it was still slinging out oil,so we took it back..They called us to say it would cost $79.95 to fix it...I said well it was bad from the start & we have only had the thing like 3 weeks ,and you supposs to have fixed it but its doing the same thing,so they said well it will cost you to get it fixed..Well i did NOT understand WHY we had to pay when the thing never was right..So i got so angry i took the thing back ,with the reciept but they would not take it back or give us our money back,so i said "Here take it,and sell it to another sucker" & i left it at the store ,and just lost all my money on it...So i do not shop at Sears anymore at all....I do remember when Sears was so upstanding & stood behind their items and took pride in what they sold,that was then and now they are sorry..I remember when you would buy a took at sears & if it broke , replacement was free,well no more..So later i found K-Mart had bought them out .....So i just totally do NOT go there anymore......

I guess I have to get an extended warranty from the original manufacturer. We had to do the same thing when we bought stuff from Futureshop, but at least they told us that from the beginning.

my self also!

We have a rule here in Canada that gift cards are not limited, except that in Sears, they give up one year to buy something. What I want will cost about four hundred dollars plus tax and I have a one hundred dollar gift card, and another twenty-five one that is for the whole Mall, so all I have to do is to save the money for the rest. That means I will have to go without buying anything for the next month or so and I think I can do it. So I hope Sears lasts longer than that.

I was thinking of waiting until February because then I will have the extra money to pay for it.

I hope I can get something. I have until this December to do so.

I know of no plans to close any Sears stores in Canada, so don't worry, no rush to spend your gift card. Also, I don't know where you live, but even if you live in an area that only has one Sears store and should by chance it ever close, you have all our catalog assortment to choose from plus our website. Lots of options, so no need to hurry. If you hear any differently, it's a rumor. Vincent C. Power/LE/SCI] Hey this is what was sent back to me from vpower@sears.ca