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jjjrmx5

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I'm always cautious of anything Sears puts on clearance. Especially on the website since it is so ill managed.

The only true "clearance" item I have ever found worth it from Sears was when they were closing out and no longer selling Bosch power tools and I got two cordless Bosch #34614 1/2" 14.4v drills (along with the battery and charger for each) new for $32.00 ea. in the markdown bin (but no carrying case).
Yes. That was 32 dollars each I said.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VZP5W2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Make sure any online dealings are as they state as there are a lot of factors that change the $$$ at play
 
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sjdon67

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They are probably sitting around wondering why no one is ordering any after they put it on clearance.
 

TWX

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I just don't know what to say.

I have never broken or stripped a combination wrench, even when I've hooked one wrench on to another wrench to get more leverage. I'm using traditional, non-polished Craftsman wrenches.

I think that my six point and twelve point, SAE and Metric sets, all four, cost me less than this single wrench did before clearance.
 

HoosierBuddy

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I asked the salesman at the local Sears store why they will take a set of 8 hex keys, where ONE IS MISSING from the package and only mark it down 10% on the clearance rack. I said to him, "Heck. It's missing 12.5% of the keys. How is that only good for 10% off?"

He told me that people snap stuff up off their clearance rack so fast that they don't need to mark it down much.

People are stupid.

Phil
 

Gregdoo

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I just had a good "Sears Clearance Experience" yesterday. For at least the past month, they've had their Craftsman Professional 1/2" shank carbide router bits on the pegboard right next to the clearance items. Instead of having the pink clearance pricetag on the bits, they had a regular-looking pricetag with prices ranging from $10 to $20, depending on the bit profile. I knew from previous experience that these bits used to be priced between $20 and $50 each.

Yesterady I noticed one of those stations where you can scan your own items to check the price. Well, all of these bits were in the computer for about 20% of the prices they were marked. So I bought them all....15 bits for less than $50 (Most were either $1.97 or $2.97). I'll keep most and give the extras to some woodworker friends.

I bet if they had had the pink clearance price on them originally (between $10 and $20) that most would have sold for those higher prices. No wonder they are in financial trouble.
 
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