Pro-Painter
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I just bought a craftsman professional 4.5" vise for $58.01! It's in this week's local ad for $94.95, -15% online discount, - sears2012 $5 off $50 coupon, - $17.04 worth of (free doubled) rewards = $62.92 with tax and free store pick up.
Unfortunately, sears ***** and it was a major hassle just to get it. I had to place two orders, and spend over an hour on the phone. On my first order it said my local sears had one in stock. However, On my way to go pick it up I get an email saying my order had been canceled because they where "out of stock." I go to sears anyway and sure enough, they have 2 on the shelf...... The store manager refuses to sell me one for the price I paid online and says I will have to do it online with store pick up if I want one for that price. He was a real jerk.
SO I make the 45min drive back home to order it again. This time it shows up as out of stock online even though they have 2 in the store.
I call customer service and they where no help and just barley spoke English. They basically tell me to go to the store and buy one at full price.
So, I call the store and ask them if I purchase it again online with the 8-10 day in store pick up, if they would give me one of the one's they have in stock....... I get a big fat NO.
Even with all this BS, the price was too good to pass up, so I purchased another one with the 8-10 day in store delivery. However, Sears failed to refund my rewards points, and that meant another very long, broken English conversation with customer service.
But it's finely done! I got the vise for $63! And even though Ive got to wait 3 business days for them to refund me my money from the first purchase, and Ive got to wait 8-10 days for delivery on something that is in stock, it's still worth it.......
Now that the rant is done, anyone know where I can get smooth and/or rubber jaws for this vise?
Unfortunately, sears ***** and it was a major hassle just to get it. I had to place two orders, and spend over an hour on the phone. On my first order it said my local sears had one in stock. However, On my way to go pick it up I get an email saying my order had been canceled because they where "out of stock." I go to sears anyway and sure enough, they have 2 on the shelf...... The store manager refuses to sell me one for the price I paid online and says I will have to do it online with store pick up if I want one for that price. He was a real jerk.
SO I make the 45min drive back home to order it again. This time it shows up as out of stock online even though they have 2 in the store.
I call customer service and they where no help and just barley spoke English. They basically tell me to go to the store and buy one at full price.
So, I call the store and ask them if I purchase it again online with the 8-10 day in store pick up, if they would give me one of the one's they have in stock....... I get a big fat NO.
Even with all this BS, the price was too good to pass up, so I purchased another one with the 8-10 day in store delivery. However, Sears failed to refund my rewards points, and that meant another very long, broken English conversation with customer service.
But it's finely done! I got the vise for $63! And even though Ive got to wait 3 business days for them to refund me my money from the first purchase, and Ive got to wait 8-10 days for delivery on something that is in stock, it's still worth it.......
Now that the rant is done, anyone know where I can get smooth and/or rubber jaws for this vise?
