The catalogue wasn't needed as much once we got indoor plumbing. (Reply #27)

In the discussion thread: Sears plans to shutter after 126 years in business as Chairman Eddie Lampert's bid fails [View all]

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Tue Jan 8, 2019, 12:48 PM

Cold War Spook (1,279 posts)

27. The catalogue wasn't needed as much once we got indoor plumbing.

If you don't know what that means, ask someone older than you. Probably much older.

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sears plans to shutter after 126 years in business as Chairman Eddie Lampert's bid fails [View all]	brooklynite	Jan 2019	OP
Mongomery Wards, Sears, and I suspect JC Penney is cllose to the same situation. No doubt from	still_one	Jan 2019	#1
Best Buy	exboyfil	Jan 2019	#9
I agree with your assessment	still_one	Jan 2019	#17
Pennys fucked up when they tried EDLP	TexasBushwhacker	Jan 2019	#37
Another one for Wikipedia's "List of defunct department stores of the United States" page...	Dennis Donovan	Jan 2019	#13
Macy's has bought out a lot of competition of the years.	crazytown	Jan 2019	#35
I was surprised to see a smaller footprint Sears store reopen recently near me at a local mall.	Freethinker65	Jan 2019	#2
Sears began its decline when they gave up the Green Script Neon Signage.	madaboutharry	Jan 2019	#3
It's decline started when Lampert took over	Perseus	Jan 2019	#5
This will make steam come out of your ears then	Woodycall	Jan 2019	#7
yup	mikeysnot	Jan 2019	#10
Thx, good article	njhoneybadger	Jan 2019	#19
Good reason to end these vulture entities and	MarcA	Jan 2019	#33
Yes, I blame him entirely.	LisaM	Jan 2019	#28
Eliminating the catalogue didn't help.	muntrv	Jan 2019	#16
The catalogue wasn't needed as much once we got indoor plumbing.	Cold War Spook	Jan 2019	#27
Ah, before Charmin, Cottonelle.	muntrv	Jan 2019	#31
I know all the reasons, but this just makes me....	hlthe2b	Jan 2019	#4
It's kinda sad to see the empty buildings	Rorey	Jan 2019	#6
I think ours lasted as long as it did	exboyfil	Jan 2019	#11
I've been fond of Sears since I was a kid, but...	Girard442	Jan 2019	#14
They became dumps when Lampert took over	TexasBushwhacker	Jan 2019	#38
I'm suspicious Lampert only made the offer so he wouldn't be remembered as the guy who killed Sears.	Gidney N Cloyd	Jan 2019	#8
25 million executive package compensation was	mikeysnot	Jan 2019	#12
It's about time. Sears has been dead for a while.	Honeycombe8	Jan 2019	#15
I brought a new mattress there last week	kimbutgar	Jan 2019	#18
Local mall here has now lost Younkers and Sears	hibbing	Jan 2019	#20
we bought all our household appliances at Sears. I used to by all my tools there as well...	Javaman	Jan 2019	#21
No plain stupidity	CountAllVotes	Jan 2019	#22
It's Sears' own fault	obamanut2012	Jan 2019	#23
This is the end of an almost 20 year decline	jgmiller	Jan 2019	#24
This is what Walmart and Amazon have done to America	FakeNoose	Jan 2019	#25
Another hedge fund takes down an American Institution.	Power 2 the People	Jan 2019	#26
I'm not surprised	cannabis_flower	Jan 2019	#29
from my limited knowledge, it sounds like Lampert tried to steal the whole company	paulkienitz	Jan 2019	#30
small regional department stores can still do well	paulkienitz	Jan 2019	#32
I love McCaulou's!	TheCatQueen	Jan 2019	#36
So, Eddy, the right thing to do now	dickthegrouch	Jan 2019	#34

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