[Wayne Maybury]

Ron

When I got married, I bought a Sears lawn mower that was great. It lasted about 25 years before it got to the point where it was just too tired to fix. I never even looked elsewhere when I decided to get a new one, I went right back to Sears. What a piece of crap that was. I junked it after 5 or 6 years. Needless to say the next mower did not come from Sears.

I also used to buy quite a few tools at Sears then I bought an electric miter saw (chop saw) from them. It worked OK but it hasn't lasted the way I thought it should. I checked and the damn thing was made in China. It won't last much longer as the motor started making strange noises when a piece of wood jammed in it recently. I haven't even been in a Sears store for several years.

I now always try to buy stuff made in Canada or the US as much as I can, even if it is more expensive.

Wayne