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Sears Optical offers eyewear retail and optometric services within Sears department stores. The company provides prescription glasses, contact lenses and eye exams. Combining convenience with a broad range of products, Sears Optical meets various vision care needs while leveraging its established retail presence to serve customers.

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  • Frequent delays in repair appointments

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2015

    I wrote a letter to CEO of Sears Holding complaining about their Queens New York City location store. With that letter, I sent them a gift card with $400 in it for a GMC men's 21-speed bicycle. They never responded to my letter and they kept my gift card with the $400. A manager by the name of Alex from the Queens New York City location store contacted me trying to resolve the matter. I have answered all his questions and gave them all the details of what happened. He has lately been in avoiding all of my calls and has not resolved the issue. As far as I am concerned, Sears are nothing but a bunch of thieves and liars. They don't care nothing about that. Customers, whatever you do don't even bother filing a complaint with them and never send them a gift card with money because they will steal it and keep it for themselves.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2015

    I purchased a 40 inch flat screen TV from Kmart that lasted less than six weeks. I then had to wait 2 weeks for a part to be delivered to my house and waste an entire Saturday waiting for the repairman who was 5 hours late to show up. He told me I was supposed to have two parts and he installed the one part I received but it did not fix the television. I was then told the other part was on back order and it would be another three weeks wait. After waiting about two weeks I was told the part was on backorder with no delivery date and I would be contacted to arrange for a replacement TV.

    Another week goes by and I am contacted to say they wanted to arrange for the part that was delivered to my house to be picked up by FedEx but they did nothing to arrange for my replacement TV. I just wasted another two hours calling six different places and getting the runaround. I finally talked to Mike at Sears in Arizona who was actually helpful. He said I should have a resolution in 72 hours. I will see how this pans out. Remember Sears big catch phrase YOUR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK means nothing. What is up with that Bob Vila I heard you say that a hundred times.

    Updated on 12/19/2015: This is an update to my review from last Saturday. I was told I would be contacted within 72 hours about a replacement for the RCA television I purchased in September that lasted 6 weeks. I called Customer Solutions again today after waiting a week with no reply. I am now told that I am approved for a new TV but I have to wait another week to be contacted by who knows who. I have been contacted by Sears again about the part they sent that did not fix the RCA 40-inch Smart TV. They still seem more worried about having the part returned than taking care of their customers. I will update this fiasco again if it is ever resolved.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2015

    I kept getting emails from Sears saying I had $25 in surprise points so I finally decided to use them. While trying to place an order online the points would not show up so I called Sears and was told I did have these points and I could place the order on the phone. I ended up ordering 3 different shirts, a pair of slacks and a pair of PJs for my Grandson's Christmas gift and had them shipped directly to him in another state. I purchased $35 worth to avoid a shipping fee. It took about an hour to make the order... I should have read the writing on the wall then and not ordered!

    About 5 to 10 minutes later I get a confirmation email for the order. The slacks were not ordered at all. They also had ordered 2 of one shirt and another shirt was sent to the correct street address but wrong state! I immediately called and was told there wasn't anything they could do about it. They said once the order is placed it's unstoppable. They knew they made the mistakes but it was now MY problem. The shirt that was sent to the wrong state would probably be sent back to them and if it was I could contact them for a refund. If I wanted the slacks I would need to pay full shipping rates on them and the 2 shirts just alike? Go stand in line at the store and get my money back! So much for the ease of shopping online.

    Since that time I have spent hours on the phone and chat trying to just get the shirt that was sent to the wrong state shipped out correctly but they will not do that. They want me to order it and pay as much for shipping as the shirt costs and trust them to refund the shipping fee. Ha! I was told once they were crediting my card for the full amount of the shirt but after waiting a week they credited me .78 cents and put the rest in an online account I can use. It's funny the PJs were only given a 3 cent discount but the shirt they mailed incorrectly was credited almost completely. I could go on about all the things they said they would do but didn't, how totally uncaring they are, etc. but I'm fed up! Let them keep the $7. They must need it. I will never, ever, buy another item from them. EVER!!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2015

    I needed a stove and I went to buy 1. I ask if the one I like was in stock and they said yes. When I went to pick it up after waiting over 30 min. I told the guy that I was leaving because there was lots of people waiting and there was people waiting over an hour. I came back the next day, I waited over one hour which they had a sign GUARANTEE LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES OR YOU GET 5 DOLLAR COUPON. It was a lie. They came out and told me they didn't have it. I said, "ok can you check what other local Sears have it so I can go pick it up." The other Sears was about 15 miles so I went, I waited one hour, again they told me they didn't have it. It was upsetting.

    I noticed that both stores, the employees said they saw the wrong list that it was for someone else. I thought to myself "wow lots of people are shopping for the same stove." I ask for my money back. Then I went to a third Sears, the same thing they said they had it but they didn't. I got mad and they said they were going to deliver it for free then I notice that they charge me the delivery taxes. I feel like a fool. The only reason I got the stove there is because Best Buy doesn't have Kenmore appliances. I thought maybe one Sears might have better customer service but none out of 3 I went. They should provide a customer service orientation class.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2015

    I purchased a Sears home warranty plan for $54.99 per month in August 2014. In December 2015 I submitted my first claim for a kitchen sink faucet that would not shut off. When the plumber that Sears contacted to check my faucet determined that it needed to be replaced he called the warranty company and told me they would pay $89 to replace the original faucet which costs $390. READ THE FINE PRINT under terms and conditions. Should we choose to replace a Covered item the replacement will be the base model that meets all applicable federally mandated MINIMAL MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS.

    Also under the terms and conditions it is stated "should we choose to replace a faucet the replacement will be builders standard." So they are covered, the homeowner has the option of getting a cheap replacement or paying the cost to purchase the original item. Also the plumber charged me $60 for the service call and did absolutely nothing to solve the problem. Needless to say I cancelled this worthless contract.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2015

    I bought a KENMORE washer & dryer 11/14. Called Sears to have repair tech fix; I paid an additional $280 for extended warranty; tech came out and said units were delivered without a serial # & it is illegal for him to repair without serial #. Sears now says that it is my problem and that they cannot help me, because they did not manufacture unit.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2015

    Will not stand behind their products. Cost more than the product itself to replace a part. Bad customer satisfaction. I have bought 3 vacuums from them. Will never buy from them again!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    Sears installed a new unit for me on July 2009. The unit starting malfunctioning on Oct 2009. The unit has been malfunctioning from 2009 to current. Under the Master Protection Agreement Plan, Sears approved for me to get a replacement unit on May 2014. For an unknown reason, Sears' HVAC Dept. decided not to replace the unit, but to replace the condenser coil instead. According to the notes documented on my account, Sears was supposed to replace the furnace, which has absolutely nothing to do with the condenser coil. However, I was assured that if that didn't resolve the problem that Sears would definitely proceed with a replacement. Of course, the unit continued to malfunction.

    As of August 2015, the unit became inoperable. I have spent countless hours on the phone with various representatives at Sears. No one had a valid solution. The HVAC department told one the representatives from Customer Solutions that I should have made Sears replace the unit when they approved the replacement. REALLY??? I have been advised by HVAC and Customer Solutions to write the corporate office for a resolution. Unfortunately, when you write corporate, your complaint is rerouted to CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS. So for those of you who desire to speak with someone other than a representative in a call center from customer solutions, it's not going to happen. CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS IS THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    I scheduled an appointment over the phone with Sears Appliance Home service. They scheduled me for a repair of my washer which stopped working, draining and spinning. When the appointment came, the technician called early in the morning to confirm and let me know he would come during the window time frame. I realized that the agent who got the order did not update the address so the technician was scheduled to come to my very old address. He advised me that he would have to cancel and asked me to call back to make sure if the repair was still scheduled for the same day or moved to the other day. I called the agent 1888 number 3 times, every time they still said the appointment was still the same, no change. I waited for 3 hours. No technician called to inform that he would come.

    I finally called again to press the issue to the agent, then he put me on hold for a while, then to tell me that the appointment got canceled. I asked to speak to his supervisor, I was put on hold and he said the supervisor was online, would call me back in 2 hours, but no one ever called. Then I schedule another appointment. The day came, no technician called. the window is between 8-12. Until 10:30 a.m nothing happens. I contacted the person online for chatting to ask question. Then I get updated that the appointment got delayed. I want my washer fixed, and I have lots to do. I cannot just sit at home and wait like this. I would never consider to buy any appliance from Sears or to order any service again. TERRIBLE SERVICE.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    My Samsung I purchased from Sears Oct 2013 quit cooling. I called the service dept for Sears. They said I had to speak with a service person over the phone. The man on the phone ordered part by what I told him. Seven days later when the repairman came it was the wrong parts. So he ordered the correct parts but there was not an opening for 8 more days for another appt. Then the next appt the repairman replaced the parts but it still will not cool at all. So now I'm back to square one - 5 more day waiting for a repairman to come and diagnose what's wrong.. I sure they will have to order more parts and who know when I get back on the schedule.... So I paid $2,000.00 for the refrigerator and $600.00 for a warranty and I'm now on 24 days without any way of keeping food cool for a family of 5.. Horrible service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    I have a Maintenance Agreement with Sears on all my appliances. My range is emitting an odor. After being hung up on twice and waiting close to 45 minutes for someone to answer, the technician says the next available appointment is 23 days away, the end of the month. This is unbelievable. I was told I would be placed on the waiting list for a cancellation. Sears is not living up to their reputation and you have to question the reviews on their Home Repair site, 5 out of 5. Really?

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    Over the last 20 years we have bought our appliances at Sears. In 2012 after a renovation of our kitchen we bought the Kenmore Elite Refrigerator. It is only 3 years old and on Thanksgiving 2015 it started making odd noises and stopped producing ice. I had prompt service the following Monday with no clear explanation as to what the issue was. It could be the compressor or a small leak. The technician left leaving us with an unusable refrigerator and all the food spoiled. Returned one week later still no results and time lost at work twice now. Can not return for 2 weeks and still leaving us with an unusable refrigerator.

    I have had no success in contacting anyone at Sears that was helpful. It is now a few weeks away from a major holiday and our local Sears store here can not assist us due to the fact we did not purchase an extended warranty. Not sure that would of helped in any way after reading other bad reviews. I have been a loyal customer but they sure have not in our time of need. They will not "condemn" the refrigerator but can not fix it either. Will not subject myself to this ever again! Sears just lost another loyal customer. I can not and will not spoil our holiday living out of a cooler. Thanks Sears for nothing!

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    Purchased 4 kitchen appliances at Sears Lakewood on Nov 28 2015. Three will be delivered in Corona and the Kenmore refrigerator was delivered in Torrance on Dec 2, 2015. The delivered refrigerator looked like a refurbished one because it has yellow blemishes inside the refrigerator sides and there were missing shelves one from the ref and the other from the freezer. The door installed was not leveled resulting for cold air to come out on the side of the door. I complained after the delivery staff left and was told by Sears Delivery Service Dept that the missing parts and door to be repaired by a technician on the 7th of Dec.

    I have someone waited for the tech to arrive today but no one showed up. I inquire about what happen to the technician and on the two times I called, the representative said no appointment was on record. I asked for the manager after I spoke with the representative. I was put on hold for more than 30 minutes to wait for the manager to be on the phone but no one came up but just the music on the background. I want Sears to contact me about this complaint and explain to me why they subjected me to such unprofessional treatment.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2015

    Bought a Kenmore dishwasher at Sears with the extended warranty. Initially took 6 weeks to get their tech out there to install, which was no big deal as I was not in a hurry. However, the first time I attempt to use it, it does not work. I contacted Sears, and explained it was brand new, still under multiple warranties, and asked when they would have someone out to fix it. They set it up for a Monday between 10 am - 2 pm. At approx. 12:20 the tech calls and states he can't be there until 3:45. At 4 he calls and says he will have to reschedule sometime the following week.

    I contacted their "customer service" to let them know I was not happy about being strung along all day and then told it would be another 7 or 8 days. I asked them if they had the flexibility at their jobs to wait around all day for a Sears technician then be told it was all for nothing. The "Customer Service rep" basically said "too bad" and eventually hung up on me. Did not apologize for being strung along all day, did not apologize for a brand new dishwasher that was broken. VERY WEAK CUSTOMER SERVICE. I do not recommend Sears. When you pay for upgraded warranty I would expect much better customer service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2015

    Purchased man's shirt for a gift. There was a flaw in the material, front of shirt. Returned, color not available, purchased another. Also purchased 2 pair of men's slacks. One, the metal waist closure snapped in half, the other zipper poor quality. Both had been shortened, could not return.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2015

    Placed order for 9 items on 11/27/2015. Received 2 boxes on the 2nd and 5th. First box had packing slip that said 7 items, but held 2. Box states it weighs 2 lbs. The 2nd box should have had 2 items, held one and says it weighs 5 lbs. I would attach pictures if I was able to, to show the size of the boxes. No way they could have held all the items on the packing lists. Called Sears.com after searching the website for a contact number or chat room. First call on the 3rd was told after 45 minutes with lovely young man who did not speak English very well that I would get an email in 24-48 hours. No email, called again today 12/6, to be told 24-48 hours for email and 7-10 days for them to decide if they would replace the missing items. Sears.com has full payment, I want the items I ordered. The kicker. The man on the phone today told me the order was filled at my local store...3 miles from me.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2015

    I originally made a claim in July, 2015. This claim was concerning my ice maker, air conditioning unit, range, and microwave/oven combo. My claim was handled poorly and is still unresolved to date. I made several attempts to get a resolution by calling, but no one ever returned the calls. I called again recently to complain and finally got someone, but am very dissatisfied with the way I was treated and the way this claim has been handled. The result of each item is detailed below:

    Ice Maker: I was told that it was not covered due to lack of regular maintenance. I asked what the meant since it was the motor that went out and no one would explain it to me. I was told a few days ago, that I would have to take the matter up with the maintenance company. Air conditioning Unit: I was told that this item was not covered due to some rust on the coils

    Microwave/oven combo: I was originally told that this item was covered and given a model# for replacement. The model being replaced was a basic oven, and I have a oven + convection oven. When I inquired as to why I was not being given the same caliber of appliance that I originally had, I was told that Sears will only give me a base mode which was $2800. I asked the representative to have someone give me a call regarding this issue, and heard nothing. When I was finally able to reach someone a few days ago, I was informed that I only had 30 days to accept the base model (of which I was never informed) and that now my only option was to receive a merchandise credit of $1978 and purchase my own appliance.

    I expressed my dissatisfaction with this option, especially since it was not my fault that I was unable to respond in 30 days (would have done so if someone had told me or returned my calls). Range: I was never given any resolution regarding the range until a few days ago. This is the only thing Sears took the blame for and is now working with me to replace this appliance.

    I am extremely disappointed and dissatisfied with the results of this claim. When purchasing this warranty in February, 2015, I was told that all of the items above were included and that Sears would replace appliances up to $10,000. I have been given the run-around about every claim made and Sears would not accept responsibility for the claim taking almost 6 months to resolve. It took 3 calls a few days ago to finally get to speak with a supervisor, Quila, who did nothing but apologize and say she could not offer anything but the minimum credits. I don't feel I should have to suffer for something that was not my fault.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2015

    I wish I had read this before I purchased the useless warranty. The bearings blew on my 10 year old Kenmore Elite Washer. 10 years and 3 months, never ever gave us a problem. I WAS a big fan of Sears products. The bearings inside they blew and the entire machine ground to a halt. The interior drum/basket was offline and the machine could not be used. 8 days after our claim was filed, I actually called for an update, because we had heard nothing. I come to find out... bearings and outer drum are NOT COVERED? HUH? The machine worked, then it didn't. How in the hell is it not covered? A letter went out to Lampert. I will see where that gets me. I ended up ordering another washer (and matching dryer) because the laundry was just piling up with 3 kids. So a washer is covered under their joke of a warranty, unless... The bearings blow and the drum caves in.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2015

    I purchased a dryer that was set to deliver yesterday. My delivery guys noticed that the warehouse made a mistake and loaded a stove with the same model number instead of the dryer. The delivery guy being totally cool called customer service and explained the situation to them. Customer service then requested to speak to me. After they verified the mistake they went to work to reschedule a new delivery date which was supposed to be today. They never showed up.

    I called customer service which proceeded to give me the run around, going so far as to say they had no information about the purchase. I then requested to speak to a manager. I was told the manager would call me back, but he never called. I called customer service again, about an hour later, and they told me I was schedule for delivery today, but they did not have a window of time they could give me as to expect my delivery. I gave them the benefit of the doubt. Five o'clock came, no delivery.

    I called customer service back where it was explained that it was being rescheduled for Monday because the item never shipped from the warehouse, which is in Colorado (different state). Instead of being truthful in the first place and owning their mistake they piled on the lies until they had no choice but to be honest. Very poor business practice. I have assured them I will never shop with them again. That I would review them and their incompetence. And that I was going to report them to the better business bureau. I had to take time away from work, now three days, and asked them if they planned to reimburse me for my lost time.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015

    I am now in the second hour of my call to set up a repair through the Sears protection agreement. The fourth person I spoke to was adamant in telling me I had to pay for them to come out and for repair, but that parts were included. I was reading the plans online and trying to explain to him... Needless to say he connected me to the wrong department and I am on hold again - 10 minutes so far -- waiting to see if someone can actually come out to repair the snow blower and lawn mower. Still waiting. I would NOT recommend going through the hassle of trying to get Sears to honor their protection plans. Too much misinformation and run around... Still on hold.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015

    I should have checked on this site for rating before ordering the heater. Customer service is joke. They should be out of business. Can not locate the item still give me confirm installation date. Say they would call night before - no call half an hour before delivery and on time of delivery. Called back to say can not find item. Spend 3 hours to find out new delivery schedule that was two day later. See what they come back within two days. Regardless this the last item will be purchasing from Sears.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015

    I bought ALL of my appliances from Sears. My 2 1/2 year old Samsung refrigerator broke while I was on a trip; all the food inside was spoiled and had to be thrown away. I found this condition on Saturday when I returned. I called Sears. The earliest an appointment could be scheduled was on Wednesday. I took that. I took time off from work to be home on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening I even got a confirmation email. On Wednesday, you changed the time to Friday. I took time off from work on Friday. My appointment was from 1 PM until 5 PM. You have now sent me email MOVING the appointment. No phone call, just the email. This is outrageous behavior by your company. No calls or discussion. I called and spoke with a supervisor and they could offer NOTHING except that they would call the dispatcher and ask them to ask the technician to call me. I will NEVER buy another product from Sears.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015

    I wanted to order a grill/griddle online, and dozens of companies had what I was looking for. I went through Sears.com because it was a company I knew and trusted. 3-5 business days later, I received a package, but it was a food steamer, not what I ordered. The packing slip/receipt IN THE BOX even had the right item I should've gotten, and they put it right on top of the steamer. I tried Sears online customer service, and couldn't get a straight answer on how to get what I ordered. I took it to my local Sears store, and they told me they couldn't do anything. Since Sears allows third parties to sell on their website (this one happened to be through DealYard), they can not accept returns or help customers with returns.

    The employee literally told me I should've "read the fine print" to see it wasn't from Sears. I purchased the item on Sears.com, why would I have any reason to believe it wasn't Sears selling the item or that they wouldn't help if there was a problem? So now I'm trying to get information from DealYard, which is proving to be a hassle. I can't get a response from the company and I can't get a shipping label to send it back. After nearly two weeks of this, I now have to ship it back at my expense. What I'm most upset about is that Sears allows, and makes money off of, third parties selling items on their website, but won't take responsibility for it. I specifically went through Sears because I knew and liked the company. That's not going to happen again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2015

    I bought a refrigerator from Sears on April 2015. On November 27 I noticed the groceries were not cold. We called Sears repair services and we got an appointment for 12/01/2015 with a window time from 1-5 pm. I left work to be at home and no one called or show up. Next day I called and I was told they were sorry and connected me with the technician. He told me base on the code showing on the refrigerator he knew what the problem was that he just needed the serial number. He told me he was going to call me at 4:30 to get the serial number and order the part. I am still waiting for his call. I called again to let them this is ridiculous and they got the serial number and they will placed on the computer.

    Today is 12/3/2015 and I do not have a refrigerator working to be able to feed my family. I have to throw away my groceries. What kind of refrigerator last 7 months and we paid over $3,000 and it seems nobody care. We have no idea when is going to be repair. We have always purchased our appliances at Sears but with this experience never again. If we do not get this problem solved asap we will take this matter to a higher level.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2015

    I scheduled an appointment for a Dryer repair. They set up an appointment in 3 days. They called and gave me a service window of 8:00 am till 5:00 pm. I called to get a more specific answer. I got an offshore service that said they could narrow the window down to either morning or afternoon. When I stated that this was unsatisfactory the response was they had not assigned a technician and would not being doing so until the day of the appointment. I cancelled the whole deal and told them I would give them an unsatisfactory rating. Don't waste your time trying to work with these folks. They charge $79 just to come to your house and can't even tell you when someone will arrive.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2015

    My dryer stopped tumbling and since I have a Sears Maintenance Agreement, I called and scheduled an appointment. The technician was on time and inspected the dryer. The technician then informed me that the dryer tumbler was cracked and the warranties does not cover the tumbler. Needless to say I was upset. I was misled when I purchased the agreement. I was told the maintenance agreements covered all parts and labor and if the appliance could not be repaired it would be replaced.

    The maintenance agreement department was contacted by the technician and I was told that again that the tumbler was not covered, but the motor and bearings were and I could purchase a tumbler for an additional $390.00 or I could take a credit in the amount of $106.00. To add insult to injury Sears warranty company was willing to offer a refund my monthly payments. I would recommend anyone thinking of purchasing a Sears Warranty to shop around and do not take for granted what the Sears warranty representative tells you as truth.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2015

    Dishwasher wasn't washing well. We call a first time: the technician, just by listening to the sound of water in the machine, says he is pretty sure I just need to make a couple of cycles with lot of vinegar (I had already done it, but according to him, not enough). I do it and sure enough no improvement. I call a second time. I realize at that point that the date of your appointment depends on you having a Master Protection Agreement. If you don't have it, they are generally available in few days. If you have the Plan, they know you are stuck with them, so they don't bother to come ASAP (try to schedule an appointment online, and see the difference in available dates if you say you have the plan, or if you say you don't know if you have it). The online booking brings you to call them anyway, because they have this new procedure in place: they try to diagnose the problem on the phone!!!

    They ordered the part that ACCORDING TO THE PHONE INTERVIEW was causing problems. I had to wait for the part to be delivered + 5 more days to have a technician coming over again. The appointment window was supposed to be between 10 am and 2 pm. At 9:12 in the morning they send an email informing that the appointment has been rescheduled between 1:45 and 3:45, completely messing up my day that I had already to reorganize in order to accommodate their 4 hour window. The technician arrives and he finds out that it was actually enough to check the machine chopper to see that it was completely dirty and not working. He simply replaced it (he had one in his truck). So simple! The part that was ordered had nothing to do with the problem and had to be returned. What a waste of time and money!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2015

    So I purchased a new Kenmore washer and dryer on Black Friday. Awesome price for the pair. That's where it ends though. So they set me up for delivery a week later. I sat home all day (appointment window was from 12:30 to 2:30). Well they called me at 4pm to tell me the truck broke down. (I don't believe them) So they set me up for two days later (today) between 10am and 12pm. They again call at 12 to say "oh I'm sorry, we are running behind. We will be there at 1pm." It's 2:30pm as I'm writing this. No truck, no call, no kidding!

    The only saving grace is my sales person Dan in the Warwick, RI store. He has been awesome through everything. He's actually too good of a person to be working for such a dishonest non-caring company. Might I add that their customer service dept is a serious joke. Again lying to me and saying I was speaking to a rep in the RI location. Ummm we don't have southern accents or say "ya'll" or "ma'am" in RI. It's just not how we speak. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I think it's adorable. Not so cute when you're lying to me though. :/

    Anyway, I'm just waiting for them to call me again to reschedule so I can cancel my order. Ya know! At the top of this page it asks you what happened and what was the consequence? Well there isn't any consequence because Sears doesn't care about their customers. I should have stuck with Lowe's. Fool me once shame on you Sears. Never again!

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2015

    I had the ice maker in my 7-year old refrigerator break in July 2015 and called Sears repair service. A serviceman came out and told us it needed to be replaced. He had to order one and would be back. A week later he made the repair and we thought we had a brand new ice maker. It broke in November, Sears said they only have a 90 day warranty. So, I had someone else put another NEW ice maker in, and he discovered that Sears had installed an 11-YEAR OLD REFURBISHED ice maker without revealing that we were getting a used part. I would NEVER have allowed someone to install an 11-year old, used ice maker!

    REPEATED CALLS to Customer Service at Sears - they will not do anything about it. It cost $309.77 (after 20% discount coupon, or it would have been $382.83) to get an 11 yr. old, used part from Sears, but only $260 to get a brand new ice maker installed by Mr. Appliance, who did a great job, by the way. Sears Customer Service said they ALWAYS install used parts unless the item is under their warranty. I cannot imagine that their customers are aware of this. We believed that it was a new ice maker. In super fine print on the receipt you see that they installed a refurbished part, but we were never told, nor was it pointed out in the fine print on the receipt. And, I am certain my husband would never have been able to read it. If I had objected, they would have kept the $263.13 downpayment they force as the cost of a call to come to your house. I feel that they owe me a full refund.

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    The Sears repairman was friendly and replaced the part, but we were charged $145 for 10 minutes worth of work.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015

    I purchased a Samsung refrigerator and an LG washing machine on November 8, 2015 in the amount of 2,550.37 at the Sears Southridge store in Des Moines, Iowa. I was told that it would be delivered and installed on November 23rd. I told the sales associate that I would only buy it if I had it before Thanksgiving due to 5 houseguests staying for the holidays. He said it will be there on the 23rd - 4 days before Thanksgiving. The advertisement said that there is free delivery and installation on items over 399.00 but I was charged 69.99 plus tax for delivery. (I am a rewards member... t was supposed to be free delivery). I had to take a day off work to be home for the delivery. I called the delivery company on Nov. 20th to confirm the delivery and was told it is not in stock and the delivery date has been changed to Dec. 5th. I was told they would e-mail a gift card for my inconvenience and that I would receive the gift card in 3-4 business days.

    After 5 business days I called to say I did not receive the card and they said to wait longer. It has now been 12 days and still no gift card. I have made 5 additional calls and they say that they did send it. I checked my spam folder and inbox and there was never a gift card e-mail. It has now been 24 days since my nightmare purchase and I still have no refrigerator, no washer, and no gift card.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015

    Yesterday, I decided to purchase a dishwasher at SEARS online. When I moved to checkout, a message popped out that temporarily they cannot give me a date of delivery but someone would call me soon. When I moved to the end of the process, I was told that they will contact me within 24 hours before delivery. I do not have time to sit down and wait days or weeks waiting for that call. I decided to cancel the transaction. In California, this is my right. Unfortunately, there is no phone number on the online site, NOT A ONE NUMBER to call. After very long search on the website how to cancel the transaction, I found a one-sentence advice to contact a Customer Service. Catch 22. I had to google Sears and customer service. And luckily, I found a number to call. Only one. After going through a maze of nonsensical options designed to drive customers away, I managed to get a lady I could speak to.

    The horror begins now. After a very long wait, she returned to me saying that she could not cancel the transaction because she could not contact someone (?). I told her that she, as a customer service rep, is responsible for cancelling this transaction. She said that I rather keep calling every day the customer service (precious) number and try this cancelling process going on. The monkey was back on my back. The next day, in the morning, I found an email on my computer thanking me for the purchase. There was a transaction number and all details in it. Obviously, there were no phone numbers to call if you have any problems. I called the number I already had and this time I asked to speak with a manager/supervisor. Again, after having breakfast at the phone (I was put on hold), I've learned that Mr. Manager is not available to me but he would call me soon. Of course he never called.

    I called again, went thru the maze of torture, and I spoke with a new rep. This time I was lucky because after 10 min. wait, I was speaking to some manager. Again, I had to describe my way of the cross again. I found out that the order number the Sears email referred to was FALSE. Fortunately, they found my transaction by searching by name. The Manager promised that he will cancel the purchase. I am still in limbo. How can I trust them? I don't know what they smoke or snort but the company, from my perspective, is a total chaos-by-Sears. I will contact state of California Consumer Affairs dept. because a lot of laws were broken. For any potential customer: shop at your own risk. For Sears' final months, I have a slogan: "We hate customers but not their money."

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015

    I ordered the Craftsman C3 ratchet kit from sears on sale. The reason I went to chat was the price in my cart changed from the prior day. I asked if they would honor the day before's price, and they said they would not (of course). Either way I had points and all that to use so I ordered it anyway online. This person told me it was available TODAY (day I ordered it), and can be picked up once I received the email. I got my email, and drove an hour to pick up the kit. The store then tells me the locking wrench is in stock, but the auto wrench is NOT! Since I wasted my time going there I contacted chat again. I had ordered the wrench because I needed it THAT DAY. My truck broke down, and I needed to get to a difficult part to fix it. The auto wrench would have done this. The chat person told me there was nothing that could be done at all, and I will DEFINITELY get it on 12/1. So yet again I get incorrect info because surprisingly it is NOT here on 12/1.

    I am in customer service, and have always been held accountable for what I say to someone. If we make a mistake then we own up to it and correct it! I decided to call today instead of chatting again, and this time I was told they would put an inquiry in to see when it will be available. I asked to speak to a supervisor, and after telling her the issues with people telling me incorrect information all I got was "Sorry." The supervisor said that they CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME! Wow, Sears can do absolutely nothing for me? They will not give me the item for a discount or free. They will not give me any store credit. They will not swap it out for another auto ratchet so I can get it today. NOTHING!

    I have bought plenty from Sears, but tend to always have some issue. Nothing that kept me from going back though. THIS IS IT!!! I'm done dealing with this ** company. How can a company like this not be willing to do a single thing for me? They are losing my business (thousands already spent), and every person (friends or family) over a $35 dollar ratchet kit. Good move Sears. A very prudent move on your part. Bravo! I know that one person like me may not sway your decision to purchase from Sears, but hopefully it will help somebody. I have never once asked to speak to a manager or write a bad review online. I do not like doing something like this because mistakes just happen.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015

    I am just shocked at how they treat their customers. I ordered a washer and dryer and they canceled the order without telling me. They sent me an email saying they were out of stock even though I already received a confirmation email. So when I called them to complain, they changed their story to 'my credit card info didn't work on the dryer, but it worked on the washer'. I was quite annoyed but I had to reorder the W&D. They gave me a slight discount this time for the inconvenience. They said the discount would be automatically applied but it wasn't and I had to call them again once the delivery was made. Then when the delivery was made, they didn't install it, even though they told me in no uncertain terms installation came with the delivery fee. When they told me they'd check on this, they hung up on me again. They have hung up on me multiple times.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2015

    Dryer needs a new circuit board. Code on screen is 8.8 which means the board is dead. Called Sears and was told the only way I can fix the dryer is to have their tech come out and install. $435.00 later, for about 15 minutes of work to install, 2 screws, panel opens, three plug, plug in and done. Really??? So I Google the parts and find out that independent parts houses in fact sell the board at $375.00 plus tax and ship. I asked if they have to provide the install-service. Answer, No techs, they only sell parts.

    My legal question here is. Sears policy states that they cannot sell parts to a consumer, the only way to get the parts is to have Sears install. Now, legal issue is, why are they selling the board to a "parts supplier" and not a licensed contractor that works on appliances??? So, I called sears to ask about becoming a distributor. Find out that Parts.com is in fact owned by Sears. So, they are on one hand refusing to sell the part. Sears opens a dummy company to sell the same exact part at 4 times the cost and now the consumer can install. This is a legal concern and must be looked at closely.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2015

    My 3-year-old Kenmore hot water tank developed a severe leak overnight Saturday/Sunday. I contacted Sears service early on Sunday morning and the first service rep I spoke to advised tank was no longer under warranty. I produced and emailed receipts that showed leakage and parts warrantied until 2021. Service rep agreed to replace tank, but labour not included. I agreed and asked for rush replacement. Service rep said no Sunday contractor available but their contractor would contact me by 9:00 Monday. The contractor contacted me around 10:45 after I called Sears back. The company used isn't even local to where I live and the contractor couldn't arrive until late in the afternoon. There are dozens of local contractors that could do the job. The Sears contractor said he doesn't replace the tank, only verifies that it is defective. Another company would install the replacement - and probably not until Tuesday. If Sears had a replacement tank available.

    The Sears Service Rep clearly "mislead" me by saying the warranty had expired. The time and obstacles to replace the tank is ridiculous. I have been a long time Sears customer but I will never buy another product from Sears as I can no longer believe that any guarantees have any merit and the service response is seriously lacking.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2015

    I purchased a Christmas tree (color switch plus) from Sears by Kmart online last Christmas. It says it has a 3 year warranty. I put the bottom piece on the stand it lit up, then the 2nd piece. It lit up. Then the last piece and it lit up. Perfect. I put it away and it is now November. Time to put up the tree again. So I put the bottom in. Nothing lights up. The rotating stand it attaches to that came with it works fine. The power goes through it so I know it's not a power issue. I've tried 3 different working outlets. No lights. No burnt, missing or loose bulbs. I only used it for 2 weeks last year. So I call Sears warranty center. After giving them all the info and a 30 min phone conversation. She tells me I didn't purchase an extra warranty so I would have to go through the manufacturer. Ok no problem. I find out the manufacturer is Kmart which is one in the same with Sears. On the box and the stand it says made in China for Kmart.

    So I call Kmart warranty which happens to have the same phone number. I explained that they are the manufacturer and I need a replacement. Another 30 minutes and the representative tells me she will mail me my original receipt and I can take it to a Sears repair center since that's the warranty I have. I asked if she could email it since its 2015 she said no it has to go to the billing address. I ordered it online so they also have my email. She told me once it gets there it would take 3-6 weeks to repair. Christmas will be over. I wasted $300 on a product that lasted 2 weeks and they won't fix it until after I don't need it anymore. I have to purchase a new tree. I purchased a lot from Sears for many years. From clothes to appliances but I will never shop with Sears or Kmart again due to this issue.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2015

    I phoned my local Sears store today specifically to find out if they had the compact freezer in stock that I wanted to purchase. Their internet version shows 2 in stock as I called. The customer service woman informed me she could not tell me inventory without actually placing the order and paying with a debit card or credit card. Much against my better judgement I placed the order on my debit card. Which to say the least was very cumbersome! After placing the order I was informed there was 1 in stock and would be processed to the customer pickup area. I should not head to the store to pick up until receiving an email from Sears that my order was ready.

    I did receive an email a short time after that my item was not in stock and that the order was cancelled and the funds would be returned to my account in 7 to 10 business days. Really??? Is Sears really this dysfunctional? Must be nice to feel they have the authority to hoodwink customers into stupidly turning over their hard earned dollars for an honest purchase. Only to have the ability to use my money to earn 10 days worth of interest in their Sears account. I will NEVER return to Sears for ANY reason short of not getting my money back for this transaction.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2015

    I'd like to start out by saying that the technician did his job and was on-time and pleasant. He followed the instructions for the repair via directions given by another person on his smart phone. "Customer Solutions" is the department I was told to phone when I encountered my problem. Here are the facts. Two days before Thanksgiving on 11/24/15, I noticed 2 LED codes on the front of my 2 year old Kenmore refrigerator. I did not purchase the warranty when I bought the refrigerator. I assumed (wrongly) that the Kenmore name on an expensive appliance actually meant a quality product. The refrigerator seemed warm when I opened it and no sound was coming from it. I checked the owner's manual to see if there was an explanation of the codes. There weren't any, so I called 1-800-4-MYHOME per the manual.

    I described my problem to a live person after winding my way through the automated phone system. I had a fridge full of Thanksgiving food to prepare for a large gathering. I had planned to do the prep on Wednesday 11/25. I was given appointment for the next afternoon 11/25 , the day before Thanksgiving. The technician arrived and through his smartphone, was given instruction by a person on the other end on how to do the repair and the part needed. $371.83 later my fridge seemed to be working.

    15 minutes after the tech left, the codes came back and the fridge was not operating. Again I called the 800 number again and was sent to the Philippines, where I ran into the 18 apologies from a rep and got absolutely no help. I asked to speak to a supervisor who again started apologizing. She informed me that the soonest the technician could come back would be the Friday AFTER Thanksgiving. And that since there was a 90 day warranty on the repair that I wouldn't have to pay again. She acted as if the 90 day warranty was such a HUGE favor to me. I got frustrated, but remained reasonably polite and asked for someone higher up and got nowhere. She then offered me 40,000 points on my Sears credit card (which I don't have) or a $40 gift card...absolutely absurd. I turned down her offer. All I wanted was my much anticipated Thanksgiving to happen for my family.

    The "customer solutions" supervisor next told me she'd make the appointment for Friday. Needless to say, after 2 more days without refrigeration, my Thanksgiving dinner was a disaster and I had to throw out $150 worth of food. I decided to check on the appointment on Friday 11/27 to confirm, as I would have to take off another day of work... NO APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN MADE!. I then had to make another appointment and wait until Saturday 11/28. Again, I had to sit at home waiting for the tech to call with an ETA. He showed up and then informed me that I would have to pay for a new part even though the problem was MISDIAGNOSED (those are his exact words), but that Sears would apply the labor charge from the first visit. Pardon me? You call that customer solutions? I call that a customer problem. So, to summarize:

    Sears misdiagnosed the problem with my refrigerator on visit #1. Sears charged me $371.83 for this misdiagnosis. The fridge stopped working 15 minutes after the tech left my house. My fridge didn't work for another 4 days. I threw out $150 worth of potentially spoiled food. My family's Thanksgiving was a mess and I was stressed to the max. I sat at home for 2 days waiting for their technician and had to take off from work. Sears expected me to pay for a new part even though the misdiagnosis was their fault. The "customer solutions" department is overseas (cheap labor and hard to understand) and their reps are not empowered to make things right. 18 apologies does not soothe a justifiably angry customer.

    A $40 gift card... Seriously? 40,000 Sears points on your credit card? You've got to be joking. The "customer solutions" supervisor who was not helpful and who did not make another appointment which caused me to wait yet another day for the repair. Need I say more? I think Sears needs to re-examine how they treat the few customers they have left. Sears is a store dying a slow death, and now I can see why.

    Thankfully, we have choices about where to shop. It's too bad...my parents were staunch, loyal Sears customers forever. So sad... I have absolutely no expectation that Sears will make anything right...if it happens I will be utterly flabbergasted. I'd love to be proven wrong. I would love it even more if the entire repair cost was refunded. Then I might have a different attitude about Sears, but until then, I intend to boycott Sears and I will spread around my bad experience to, Facebook, Google, and Yelp to keep others from having to deal with infuriatingly bad service.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2015

    When I was growing up in Chicago, my parents and I shopped almost exclusively at Sears which offered friendly and effective service. Unfortunately my recent experiences with Sears repair and customer service have been horrible and ineffective. Do NOT use Sears repair in contrast to IKEA and other stores which stands behind its service and products. Sears repair charged me over $500 to repair my AC in Miami. The AC failed to work a few months later; however Sears claimed that their 90 day warranty (they had never advised us of this limit) had expired.

    I contacted Customer Solutions, the Sears Exec Office etc. MANY times. I was shuttled to at least 8 people, two of whom hung up. With only one exception Sears refused to return phone calls or to even talk on the phone. Six different people wrote without responding to specific questions and using fake names and no titles or responsibilities. Sears did not even respond to my offer to submit this dispute to mediation. They did offer a minimal discount should I decide to spend even more money for additional repairs. I will never do business with Sears again!!! (I had the AC repaired by a local and responsive company for about 20% of the Sears price!!!) Avoid Sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015

    I purchased a repair service with Sears. My fridge was making a funny noise so I called Sears and they sent me a repairman who didn't even open my fridge or freezer, told me he didn't hear a noise and to call back when the noise comes back. The man was rude and obnoxious, told me I wasted his time. I cancelled my warranty and now filed a formal complaint about the repairman and now Sears is charging me for that visit. After numerous emails and phone calls they are now charging me interest on top of the fee even though the man did nothing and I submitted a formal complaint against him. Do not use Sears. When I called to complain I spoke to 5 different people in 5 different countries. It's very hard to get anyone to speak English. It had been the most frustrating experience dealing with them. I will never buy another thing from Sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015

    Sears has the worst store and phone customer service. After a trip to store and 6 phone calls over broken oven glass on a month old Kenmore gas range, I finally got a response. The stove is under warranty and they seem to want to repair glass without finding out reason why it broke. I requested a new range. No resolution at this point and no return calls to their customer service dept. Will never buy anything from Sears again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015

    I was reading the LG dishwasher reviews, hoping to find a better dishwasher. But unfortunately it seems that all of the dishwashers today are made offshore, and they are all the same, with just a different brand name stuck on them. They all have odors coming from them, at least the Kenmore does, they all have pieces and parts falling off of them, and it seems the pumps, and hoses all break and leak water, whether a slow leak or a gusher. Kitchen floors then are ruined. Service tech company is the same whether Home Depot or Sears, I do believe, and then the next nightmare starts.

    Arranging appointments, waiting whole days for someone to show up, parts ordered, and then 3 - 4 additional service repairs, with no guarantee anything will be fixed or operating as designed. Then a case is opened for kitchen floor, and get ready to do all the work. Quotes for repair, pictures, follow ups so forth. The whole process takes a year at least. And I had the protection agreement as well, so won't cost me, but the cost for the parts and labor exceed the amount I paid in the first place. This is what we get for our economy going global. I'm washing my dishes by hand from now on.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015

    The love seat was delivered with a large hole in the dust cover under the love seat. The sales person, Jaz, took two days to return my call. I was directed to arrange for a furniture repair appointment, but this would require me to take time off from work to meet him. Sears should compensate me for the inconvenience and poor customer experience. I will not buy any more furniture from Sears, and will tell everyone I know as well.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015

    Buyer Beware!!! Called Sears home warranty for refrigerator repair 11/23. Was given name of "Pearl" repair, they told me to call, but nothing available until Dec. 1. Called back warranty company, and was then given a "Sears" repair tech appt for 11/25 10-2 pm and was to get a call 30 min prior. A knock on door at 1 pm, no call ahead... (Sears truck AES shirt tech, no ID on him or name or card given to me.) Saw in email later that night, in the time of appt. was changed by "Sears" from 11-1. So they UP appointment times on their own, I guess. I don't check email every hour. But time was okay, when he got here as was still in the same window as first set up, just no called ahead to move cabinet. Tech didn't do anything. Said no room to work and left. I needed the 30 min ahead call to move a cabinet out of the way that would take 5 min, but he said cannot wait. He was rude.

    I called warranty co. and they said they had to wait for his report after 24 hour, before setting up another appointment! I got a robo call on next day, Thanksgiving day, I could hardly understand with static, saying I had an appt. next day, Friday, 11/27 1-5, that I DIDN'T SET UP. I called and warranty company could not verify as that dept was closed, to call back at 8am to confirm. Did call 11/27 Friday, and rep said it was changed to 3:15-5. Okay with me. Also got email saying 3:15-5. I got a call about 1:50, repair guy was on way a few minutes away. No more emails showing change in time did I get. I told him it was to be 3:15 or later. He said he could not wait, I was his last call. I said okay, but had to rush, but moved the cabinet. He could pull out the refrigerator, I unplugged it for him, as plug was behind a cabinet.

    He said he had room to work. He ran a test, with a plug in meter, from another outlet I provided and said it was the compressor. He "said" he sent a text to parts company and then had to verify if part was avail, and was waiting for return info. Then made call outside. Came back, inside, said was waiting for okay on part, and got it, it finally came through, and then had to verify repair. He first said it was 250, but wrong, (yes that is wrong) but then said he got it correct, and it WAS covered, and it would take about 2 hours to fix. He said he will go pick up part, and come back same day to repair it. He "seemed" like a real nice guy. He said he would return with part in about 90 mins or so, but had another call to make on way (remember, he said, I was his last call that day, earlier). He left, with my refrigerator sitting in the middle of the kitchen still, where he pulled it out.

    10 min. after he leaves I get a call from Cross Country, a Matthew, telling me the tech (who he called Steve, I got no name again, or card) won't be back, as there was not enough room to work on the unit!!! Totally different than what was told to me, by the tech, that Matthew will take care of me, will put me with another company besides Sears, and set up a new appt... Matthew said he never approved any repair, or part to the tech. Matthew denied any of what the tech told me. (Is it, did they not want to pay overtime, if it ran late?) I even took 2 photos and emailed them to Matthew, to show there was room to work on refrigerator, and he confirmed he got them. There is still even more room to turn it around, if needed. Matthew insisted Steve was not returning.

    After a very long discussion with Matthew, I was told Steve did not submit the diagnosis, or anything, just said that there was not enough room!!! Matthew said the tech never ran a diagnosis, (he did, as I helped him with the plug to plug it in. It was a meter unit) I kept telling this Matthew, that he was looking at the first tech's report not today's... Well, he said the same tech won't be back, that they want to set it up with another company. So I had no choice, and had to agree for him to authorize ANOTHER repair call, (this all is happening Friday at 4:30 by now). Matthew called the other company, (Gulf this time) while I was on hold, and said no appts avail til Tuesday. Now this would make it a week since first call. Matthew said he would set it up and call me right back. No call back from Matthew, happens. I called back again and rep said Matthew noted he set it up and noted he called me back!!! Which never happened.

    I explained issue and one rep said it takes 24 hours for the techs response to show up, so it wouldn't show he ran the diagnosis. So then how would Matthew know what it was? So with no choice, I called NEW repair company (Gulf) warranty company said to call to confirm, and they had no info on my repair. Called warranty company again, got Nelson who called Gulf, company to give auth. and he told me to call them right back to set up time... When I did, they were closed for the weekend. Called back again warranty company, and rep kept saying "I understand". I got her to conference call, to show her the other company was closed for the weekend. I have no clue if they got the auth, or what time, and if it will now be a longer delay. No one seems to know what the other one is doing.

    They set up appt times, without okay, or notice, and neither tech understood the warranties. I was blatantly LIED to, by the last tech, saying he was going for the parts. Maybe he was done for the day or got another call and was told to diss me, as it was a long repair and needed parts, and to let the other company do it? I think they wanted to take off, or another new call instead, and put me off to the other company... Seems like a switch off for repairs. But the tech sure lied to me, very well. This could have been handled differently. If the tech told me he would not have the parts the same day, I would have understood, but don't tell me you got it all okayed, and am going for the parts. There was blatant lying here, and if it was Matthew, who said the techs name was Steve, was talking to, for the approval, they both are at fault.

    All the other reps have are what are small notes put in the account, and it's incomplete. And a con between the reps and techs, of how to get out of the repair at the time, and do a switch to put it to another company. "Sears" doesn't want to do these warranty repairs, they want outsourced companies to do them. This is such poor representation. This is supposed to be with SEARS name on it. It feels like a scam. Now I have to go with another repair company connected to this warranty, after spending 2 full days, over 3 days already, dealing with these idiots. And my refrigerator being off all this time, which will be over a week by the time Tuesday comes around, if I even get an appointment for Tuesday. This repair program was purchased months ago, not just this week. And my refrigerator is still sitting in the middle of the kitchen where the tech left it.

    I will not buy another product from Sears because of this. This was their top of the line refrigerator, when purchased, not a cheapie, and all my other appliances have been Sears, but the complaint is about the repair techs, and call centers, and how the appointments are handled. This lying to me like this, and the poor communication between call centers, etc. I am a senior with health problems and this undue stress of appointments switched earlier and moving things each time for the techs, and then leaving the refrigerator pulled out is totally uncalled for. I can see by other complaints I am not the only person with this problem with appointments. I don't know what good sending this will do, but I feel I need to express this terrible customer service that I have received.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2015

    Your cashier told a lot of people purchase a $5 donation to whatever charity it was and come in the night before thanksgiving and receive 50% off. Of course that wasn't true. A lot of us came to find out and dealing with moron manager which all he could say it wasn't his fault. Y'all put me and my family out at night on wet and dangerous roads. I will never in my life shop at any Sears again in my life. Hope it was worth the $5 to y'all. This posting will be in Facebook as well just to warn others.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2015

    I waited for a repair all day yesterday; 11/24; 1-5; then was moved to 5-7. NO ONE CAME! I called at 5:45 and was told wait until 7; called at 7 and told I needed to be rescheduled and to call back in the morning. Called this morning and now I am rescheduled until Dec 1st.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2015

    I contacted the asst. manager, as the manager of Sears was off that day, regarding an overcharge the purchase of 2 mattresses and to see if they could help me with the warranty. Long story but basically the asst. manager gave numerous reasons for overcharge then stated I wasn't overcharged and no help was offered on ways available to replace defective products. He made it very clear he was not going to help me and told me to leave. I spoke with 3 men shopping for mattresses & told them of my experience at which point the asst. manager told me I had to leave the store for harassing the customers. The one I was speaking to stated he didn't feel harassed by me. I had the police called to remove me from store so I am out money and stuck with 2 horrible beds.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015

    I will try to make a long story short here. June 2007 purchased a GE front load washing machine. It's been nothing BUT PROBLEMS. We had a home owners warranty to cover appliances, they finally cancelled us because of the washer. They didn't state that as being the reason but when you used it as much as we did for our washer you can figure it out!!! We were cancelled in late 2012 or beginning 2013. We've been limping along today, I hit the wall on. I can't handle this piece of junk any longer.

    So I called GE direct. They said they would be more than happy to help IF I could prove how much service we've had done on this washing machine. So I called Sears. They are completely and totally unwilling to help. The first 2 or 3 representative said "sure no problem" and kept transferring me up the ladder. Finally got to the last person Brittany operator ID **, I would need a court order for a subpoena to get those records. Are you guys serious about this? A subpoena to get the dates and what was done just so I can show GE what all has happened to my washer?

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015

    I purchased a king size Beautyrest mattress set a few years ago and the mattress sags in the middle on both sides of the bed. I contacted Sears and they agreed that the mattress was still under warranty and that I could pick out a new mattress within the dollar amount I was credited. After picking out one that was a little less then what I originally paid for my set, I was told that I couldn't purchase a mattress for less than what my credit was for and I had to find something more expensive and pay the difference plus shipping. I was able to talk to someone else who then helped me and I was able to purchase the lesser mattress.

    Upon delivery of my mattress exchange the delivered mattress was damaged. The plastic bag was ripped in a several spots therefore dirtying the fabric of the mattress and it had a big ripple on one of the edges due to it lying in on its side vs lying flat during shipment. I called Sears up and told them I refused the mattress and please send me out a new one. The lady told me that they have to receive the mattress back before you can place another order. I hung up and called back. The next lady was able reordered the mattress and that I would have it in a few weeks. I was told that it would be delivered on such and such date.

    The date came. I called to see where it was and found out that it was never ordered. Sears reordered me a new one and it would be delivered in a few weeks. The second mattress came again damaged. This time it was ripped. I called Sears and asked if they would send out another one and the lady told me that they can't do anything until maybe tomorrow and to call back. I am very upset with Sears service and when you ask to talk to a manager, they tell me there is no one there for me to talk to. At this point I am so frustrated and disappointed, I would like Sears to pick up my old set and refund me my cash and my rewards money in cash that I used so I can purchase from a company that give a care about customer service. I will going forward recommend that you never purchase a mattress set from Sears, EVER.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015

    I don't know how many customers every day communicate with you to express an issue or expose the challenges they face on your stores. For me is the first time that in order to be satisfied with a product that I desire I have to take additional steps. They said there is always a first time for everything, but I think that for this type of issue is not nice to have the first time. I have been a Sears and Kmart customer for more than 25 years and hope to continue being your customer as of today. On 11/18/2015 I visit your store "Sears Santa Rosa Mall # 01915". The reason of my visit was to purchase a shoes for my husband that he want for his birthday. The shoes that I want were not available at moment in stores and I was offer to order them and the shoes were going to arrive to my house and still before my husband birthday so I order them.

    Sadly I have to say the day I was told for shoes to arrive passed and never arrive. Even my husband birthday passed and shoes never arrive. I decide to visit the store but now with my husband and explain what happen. When I arrive to the shoe department for my surprise the shoes that I want were now available in store. I explain my problem to the employee that was working in the department. He told me after they verify in system that the reason the shoes never arrive was that the address that show in system was not same as the one on my bill, on my Sears account or the one I provided. It was a mystery for him. I ask him that if I can get the shoes that I already pay from the store since they were availed but he told me that I will have to talk with the manager.

    I move from that department to the second floor of the store since I was told that at the moment the manager was in a meeting. Almost a hour later of waiting in front of the office the assistant manager show and spoke with me. She let me know that she didn't have the authority to take a decision of offering a credit for what I paid or provide me with the shoes from the store. That I will have to wait for her to discuss this with her manager and once she had a respond will be in contact with me. She give me her business card (Jacklyn **) and request my full info to contact me. I have to say this conversation was last Friday and as of today I have not been contact. I will like to know if this is what "customer service" this days is suppose to be at Sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015

    On Oct, 23rd I ordered a fridge from Sears outlet at 2001 NW Evangeline Throughway Ste 200, Lafayette, LA 70501. Fridge was supposed to be shipped on November 4th when my wife and I just moved into our new house we just purchased for the first time. No phone call on the 3rd so I thought they were just coming on the 4th. Waited all day on the 4th no one came. Called Sears outlet around 3 pm AZ time. Asked what was going on with my fridge. Talked to the manager and she told me she would look into it, and give me a call back that night.

    November 5th no call yet from Sears outlet. I called Sears outlet around noon and talked to warehouse manager. Said they couldn't find it nor do they know where it was shipped. Manager told me to call and ask about my fridge at the main warehouse in AZ. I call head Sears, no one knows where my fridge is. Living out of a cooler at this time. Contact Sears and get put on hold, told to cancel my order and get a "new ** fridge and stop worrying about it" from customer service. November 5th 3 pm after being told multiple times I would get a call back and being placed on hold for hours. I talked to Sears outlet manager again, she explained that somehow the fridge was resold on the 27th of Oct. Fantastic.

    She tells me, "I will call you back. I'm going to talk to my district manager and see what we can do." 8 pm November 5th get a phone call stating that she found a fridge and is in better shape than the one I purchased at first. I say, "okay let's get that one." Tells me she will call me back. November 5th 9 pm finally calls back to tell me that I cannot get that one due to being too much over what I originally purchased. I explain in a calm voice that "this is unacceptable. I didn't sell my fridge. You did. Figure it out."

    Nov 6th ordered a new fridge. Should arrive 12 days. Nov 19th fridge is supposed to arrive, wait around all day nothing happens. I call Sears outlet around 5 pm. Manager doesnt know where fridge is, states "I will call you back later." Nov 19th 8 pm Fridge got shipped to another state New Orleans. I tell the manager I wanted to talk to the head manager and not her. Nov 19th 830pm. Head manager ** called and talked to me. Asked if I could give him one more day to figure out everything after threatening to go to BBB.

    Nov 20th Manager of Sears outlet calls upset. She tells me she cannot do anything and is going to give me gift cards due to when the first fridge went missing. She cashed out instead of putting money back on my debit card. So now if I wanted to go to another store I couldn't. I had to go to another Sears and spend an extra $230 which I didn't have to spare on a fridge so I could have a fridge. This is unacceptable and I WILL BE GOING TO CORPORATE.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    I purchased the most expensive washer and dryer as a "set" and also purchased the warranty protection for 5 additional years. Washing Machine went out - no parts available - and after jacking me around for nearly 2 months without a washing machine, the customer service lied to me, to BBB and offered me a nothing of a discount to "purchase" a new dryer if having a matching set was "so important" to me. After asking my 800+ plus friends on facebook and 4,300+ connections on LinkedIn their opinion, not one of them said that my request (after all I had been put through) was unreasonable. Sears is horrible and I am making my life's mission and having bloggers to encourage everyone to buy their appliances at Lowe's or anywhere else where they are a little more sensitive to what the term "set" means to the consumer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    I've been a Sears customer for nearly 45 years. Up until this point I have always felt that they have delivered quality products and services for money spent. THAT IS, UP TO THIS POINT! I purchased a Kenmore refrigerator and have had service agreements on it as long as we've had the unit. About a month ago our ice maker stopped working. We called to arrange for a service call and it was about 1 week out. Anyway, the service guy came out and replaced the entire ice maker... So far, so good, except that it only made one batch of ice before it stopped working again. Well, my we calls the service people again but this time it's not a one week, IT'S A THREE (3) WEEK WAIT!!!

    Following up on that, I myself called to complain about the wait. I must say that every one of the phone spice reps, with whom I spoke were polite and friendly and seemingly tried to resolve the problem. Well, for Sears, talking about resolving the problem and actually solving the problematic two entirely different issues. Nothing more than a "Sorry, but we can't do anything." I was told the only thing left that I could do was write a letter... No one else was empowered to solve the problem. In the end, the whole situation is reminiscent of the scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, where Steve Martin approaches the rental car counter only to be told "You're **."

    This is the first time in all this years that I've felt cheated by Sears and it will be the last. With the advent of Lowe's and Home Depot carrying a good selection of home appliances, I will simply take my business elsewhere...permanently. All I can say, going forward is never again! If I could have put "0" stars, I would have, but 1 star is the lowest. Goodbye old friend.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupSales & MarketingPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    I ordered a dishwasher and wall oven online from Sears.com. I did not hear from anyone in the 24 hours as advertised. When I contacted the customer service number they told me the order showed I was suppose to pick the items up from the warehouse. My order was for delivery. I spent 1 hour 11 mins with the delivery gal on the phone. We went round and round about what I ordered, how it was suppose to be delivered, what was suppose to be installed and when. They could not get the order right. Which I don't understand cause it was all correct on the receipt I printed when I placed the order. I requested a supervisor to cancel the order. The Supervisor tried to salvage the order without canceling, but I was so distrusting of someone getting it correct. I was told she would put the cancellation thru.

    A couple of days later, I got a phone call telling me I needed to call the installation dept. to get a refund. I talked with that dept. then a couple of days later. (This morning) I get a phone call from someone from Southeast Asia, telling me I needed to talk to someone from the installation dept to get a refund. WHAT!!! First of all this guy called me at 5:58 AM. Pacific time. Is that even legal? When I got to work I called the installation dept again, my refund is in the works. Just so you all know a REFUND takes 7-10 business days I was told. BE very careful ordering online. I don't think any of this order was done in the states.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    My mother-in-law called Sears Home Services in Concord NC to have a technician come out to look at her washer. The technician came to her house didn't even look at her washer and was at her house for less than 5 minutes. He told her the problem was in the water line and she needed a plumber. He charged her the $89 trip fee and left. She called a plumber, who determined that there was nothing wrong with the water lines and in fact the issue was in the washer. He cleaned the filter on the washer and it works like a charm. Sears refuses to refund the $89. This is a common complaint and scam with these technicians. Do not use them for repairs. Go with anyone else. I will never use Sears for anything!

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    We purchased service agreement with our appliances from Sears and our dryer developed a drum seam separation after 9 months. We contacted Sears and had to take a day off. They came and diagnosed the issues and told us that they would order parts and scheduled another trip. We took the day off (this is 2nd day) and the night before the reschedule we checked the contents of the box and the drum was bent. Called Sears and they ordered the part but we had to call them again to get this rolling. They shipped one more part and we got a new appointment and took off the 3rd day. The service tech comes by and the 2nd drum is not going to work either and now they want us to take a 4th day off on 12/2/2015.

    With the time taken off from work we could have purchased a new dryer by now, but beside the point taking 4 days off in 3 weeks and still not having a dryer fixed is crazy. And this does not guarantee that the next drum is usable. Personally, we have has some other problems when we ordered items from Sears Online and we do not recommend nor will be purchase our kitchen appliances (doing a full remodel) and lawn tractor and will spend our money at a company that cares.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    I went to Sears on Coral Way and S.W. 37th Avenue, with my daughter to purchase a camera for her. I swiped my card and they said the card was declined (there was enough money in the account for three cameras). The minute I look on my phone to see what happened to my money, I see that the transaction went through. It was not even pending - it was straight out posted! It spoke to a store Manager (Maritza) who told me to come back in 24 hours when the transactions would post and I could pick up the camera. I waited (even though she confirmed with my bank that the transaction went through) and came back 24 hours later. She had not looked at a thing! She lied to the other manager and said she never told me that she would have the camera ready for me when I came back and tried to tell him that she did not speak to my bank!

    Today, a week later, I still am out over $200 dollars (the cost of the camera) and have no camera and it is pointless to speak with them because they don't care! On top of it all, shortly after the incident (within the same night) my card was being used at gas stations for an $80 transaction and two $200 transactions! What a coincidence no? Buyer beware! The fact that no one at the store cares or is trying to do a darn thing about this is frustrating. On top of it all, I ask and ask for contact information to the manager's supervisor and they refuse to give this to me! I will NEVER shop at Sears again. This is the only place I ever shop at because I don't like crowds but I will stick with crowds over SEARS! No wonder they are going under! Honestly, they should probably shut down if this is what they do! To not give me numbers to a supervisor is just downright disrespectful!

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    The mattress was delivered only 3 days ago as a gift. So far he likes it but the issue isn't the mattress but the delivery provided by Sears. It was the worst delivery I've ever had in my life! I paid for delivery and set up but the mattress, box springs and bed frame were never unpacked by the delivery drivers. Instead they were left in the bedroom in original packaging. The driver had such poor English and I don't think he understood me. I told him I would pull the frame and light headboard into the living room myself while they were bringing in the new set. Instead of setting it up they simply left.

    I called them back immediately and got this "Spanish voice mail". Short story is this: My husband and I put it together at 5 PM and they never returned (after several calls to the delivery team and to Sears) to set it up. Sears told me the delivery team will call me and "make it right". So we will see. DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM SEARS THAT WILL REQUIRE DELIVERY. HORRIBLE!!!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2015

    I took off from work to meet the Sears service tech. They were to call me 30 minutes before arriving since the repair was not being done at my house. A part had been shipped to the house base on a phone conversation with their parts department. Since I didn't hear from them I arrived at 3:00pm only to find a note on the door stating they were there at 11:00am. I rescheduled another appointment when I could take another day off work. This time the tech did call 30 minutes before arriving. He replaced the part but did not bother to check to see if the washer was working. He just left. I put in a load of clothes and when I tried to set up the washer I noticed several buttons were missing. It was the wrong part. I spent 1 1/2 hours on the phone trying to get the tech back but all I got was the run-around.

    I am going to have to take off another day from work for the next appointment. That's 3 days lost wages for their incompetence. I took the time to research the correct part number and gave it to the scheduling person so the correct part would be delivered. Next appointment is scheduled for 11-25-15. I really don't have any confidence that they will get the job done.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2015

    Trying to keep this long story as short as possible. I purchased a brand new XL capacity top loading washer from Sears in 2003, soon after moving into my home. Also got the Protection Agreement. I have renewed this consistently each time it came up for renewal, along with the huge list of other items in our home that also have protection plans, including items I have purchased for my children over the years for their homes. Lifelong Sears customer basically. Things went south with Sears at some point during the past few years however.

    A few yrs ago, the washer quit working. Called, set up an appointment, tech said needed a new motor. Another day off work, tech put in new motor. Machine worked fine until this past April 2015. Began leaking and wouldn't spin clothes out completely. Tech came out, (A & E) replaced transmission and clutch. Worked better but not like it used to. As are so many people, I am extremely busy (work 2 jobs, single mom, involved in church activities, etc.), so I just accepted the not 100% functioning, figuring it had some age on it so as long as it was working I was good. Started leaking in August. September, started not spinning out again. Sometimes had to restart spin cycle 4-8 times before would spin at all and even then was not a full spin.

    Called, had tech out in Oct. Complained the whole time he was here about how overbooked he was and how time consuming all his jobs were. Told me the leak was from my drain pipe (lived here 13 years, never moved the drain pipe from its original positioning and it's suddenly leaking??!) and my clutch was bad but he didn't have that part so I would have to reschedule. It is now Nov. 21, 2015. I have STILL not got a functional washer, but have lost several day's pay myself, and my son has lost a couple as well, as I would have been FIRED if I kept taking days off. They have replaced the clutch,(AGAIN), the tub, and the timer.

    The last guy that came out (this past Tuesday, when my son took yet another day off) ordered SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX DOLLARS worth of parts, some of which are the same ones already replaced twice since April, told my son that Sears was pretty foolish if they didn't just replace the machine. Also said the drain pipe is NOT the problem with the leaking. It is a seal!! For the love of Pete I could have one of those high-end sink-on-top digital machines for what they have put into this nearly 13 y/o machine and they keep giving me different stories about replacement. First I was told I had to have 3 service calls before replacement, then it got upped to four. I said "But I have had literally like 6 people or more out here since October" to which they replied "Well yes but the repairs didn't get performed on each visit, so it doesn't count."

    Sears used to be wonderful, I have spent literally thousands and thousands of dollars there, as did my parents and aunt. I will NEVER shop there for anything again. I now have several boxes of parts sitting by my basement door, and ANOTHER repair set up for Black Friday!! If I was a suing type of person I would take them for whatever I could, because any judge would see what's going on here. However, I cannot afford to take the time out of work, nor can I afford to lose my job, to pursue that avenue. I can only warn people: Steer clear of Sears!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2015

    Sears Kenmore refrigerator stopped working on Tuesday. Called repair shop and they set me up for a repair guy between 1 and 5 pm Friday, today. Well guess what, after waiting till 5 today I called to find out where the repair person was. Guess what, he wasn't coming till the 27th. Done with Sears. I found another repair guy who will come out tomorrow. Actually, I had to rate this but if I could I would give Sears repair a -10 stars. Very unhappy.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2015

    Called Sears home service. Week later, repairman came out, only cleared some codes. Told us to use liquid soap and not the little square tabs. Left, saying the dishwasher was in working order. It ran all night. Called again, they ordered a drain pump and a control panel. Repair person said didn't need a drain pump but did replaced the control panel. Left saying it is in working order. Dishwasher still does not work. I turn it on and within 2 minutes the lights on the control panel just start blinking.

    My question is, why can't the repair person dx the problem with the dishwasher? Why do I have to tell a person on the phone what the issue is? Because I have no idea what I'm talking about... "It doesn't work" is all I know. I am not a repair person. That's what I am paying you guys for. Next week is Thanksgiving and I feel certain it won't be repaired before then. Oh and when I "chatted" the 3rd time I was told they could not reschedule the appointment that was for earlier that day... Does that make any sense? I didn't need them to reschedule. I need them to come back out and fix the dishwasher.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2015

    Sears.com merchant Vista Bella - Sold me a charm for 105 dollars that fell apart the day and day after put on my bracelet. It wasn't put on for a month after I ordered it for I was ill and could not get to the store. Her return is 14 days and although charm completely fell apart, totally in one day, she won't refund it and Sears won't make her. She should be kicked off of sears site and never sell anything again. She took 105 dollars for a piece of junk and now extinct. Robbery and not sales. Not customer service, refusal to admit faulty merchandise.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2015

    The problem started on August 4, 2015 when my refrigerator freezer stopped working. After 2 attempts to repair the problem, (A & E factory Service) and being with out the freezer for 30+ days, and a non-working refrigerator for 8 days, I went out and purchased a new refrigerator. Since this plan stated that if the appliance couldn't be repaired, it would be replaced. I sent the claim to Cross Country Home services who is the agent for Sears. It's been a month, and no word yet on whether the claim will be paid. If they decide not to reimburse me, we're off to small claims court. As a reasonable person, who waited more than a reasonable amount of time for the repair, I think any Judge would see that the Sears Warranty plan is a waste of money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2015

    Contacted 1-800-4-MY-Home for a Sears Repair service. Told our area is not serviced by Sears Technician. Fair enough we are rural. Operator then proceeded to supply names and contacts of approved service companies. First problem - the operator had no idea where our town is and gave names of service companies over 60 miles away! In the end, I quoted our nearest major centre and had the operator look for a service company in that city. Yes, he found one but then proceeded to give me out of date contact details (phone numbers). I found a correct phone number and have set up a visit from a repair technician myself. So much for Sears repair service. So much for Sears as a supplier of any of our future appliance purchases.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2015

    I have been paying for Sears home warranty since January. Last week, my dishwasher and dryer stopped working within 24 hours. I put in a claim and specifically asked for one technician to come out and repair both so that I wouldn't have to take multiple days off of work. The woman scheduling called Sears to confirm that one tech would come out to repair both and told me that if I waited a week, she could schedule me the tech who worked with dishwashers and dryers. The tech was supposed yesterday between 8 and 12pm. I received a call in the morning about a tech coming, but when he got here he said that he only repaired dishwashers. The dishwasher tech said that he would need two parts but that the system would only let him order one at a time, so he would have to come back with one part one week and then order the second part and COME AGAIN to put that in. He took $60, ordered one part and left.

    The second tech called an hour after to say he was on the way but that it would cost me another $60 even though both appliances were on the same work order. When I told him that he said okay and then called back 20 minutes later to say his boss said not to come unless I paid him $60. I told him I would call Sears and have them tell him that I didn't have to pay him. When I called Sears I was told that the tech took it upon himself to CANCEL THE APPOINTMENT. I was transferred numerous times after that until someone put me on hold and then hung up. When I called Sears again, I was transferred a few times before speaking to someone who told me a tech would come to my home the next day (today) between 10 and 2pm. I took a half day off of work today and when I called Sears to make sure the tech was coming, was told that the tech would actually come at 2:30pm because of some delay.

    I had to take the full day off of work and called the home warranty people at 3pm when he still hadn't arrived and was told that he is now expected to come between 4 and 5pm today. I have now taken TWO days off of work, have only had one appliance checked out, and the technician wasn't even allowed to order the parts he needed to repair the appliance, have had one dryer tech cancel an appointment and have had another who is extremely behind but does not have THE DECENCY TO CALL AND LET HIS CLIENTS KNOW and have yet to have my second appliance checked out. Do NOT get this service unless you have no job and all of the time in the world to wait for technicians and to call the home warranty center multiple times only to be transferred and hung up on.

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    After a positive interaction with Sears, Victoria increased their star rating on Nov. 19, 2015.

    Updated review: Nov. 19, 2015

    The people at the store I must say went above and beyond to help me. They got me a great deal on the coat. They were very helpful. Their delivery system needs a lot of work. If you have to call them all I can say is good luck you're gonna need it. I'm just so happy I got my coat, and the quality is nice. It is exactly what I wanted.

    Original Review: Nov. 18, 2015

    I ordered a coat because it wasn't in stock at the store. I had the people who work there help me with the order. The order came really quick, but there was a big problem. The ups guy left me a note saying I wasn't there. I tried to get that changed but when I called Sears they directed me to at least 6 different people saying my phone number and order number was incorrect. "I have the receipt," I told them and they said, "Sorry we can't help you because the numbers aren't correct." They are the ones who did the numbers not me and they also told me to return the item. I need it with me. How can I return the item if I never received it. Please don't order from Sears unless you want to get scammed out of your money. This is the worst experience I have ever had ordering from a company. I will never order from them again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2015

    Review is for location at: 1415 S Nova Rd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. I went to Sears Outlet Store this morning (November 18, 2015) based on an ad for furniture. The ad turned out to be incorrect according to the sales person helping me. So, I asked for assistance from the salesperson to see if they would do anything for me as a result of my driving to the store which was about fourteen miles one way based on the ad. The salesperson said she nor anyone at the store would do anything. All she would do was to contact advertising to correct the ad for future customers.

    When I insisted she discuss with someone, she said she would call her boss to see if he would do anything. When we walked to the front on the store she informed me she would not call him because he was driving to Jacksonville and it would be dangerous. She also told me she had been up since six A.M. because the store was expecting someone. I told her as nicely as possible that this was her job to handle customers coming into her store and the fact she came into work early I was sure a part of her job and a part of SEARS doing business. I left her my full name and cell number for a followup when she discussed with her boss.

    This was approximately 10:30 A.M. and now the time is noon.

    As I left the store I ask her to give me her name (Note her first name was on a name tag which I guess she forgot she was wearing) and she informed me. She never gave out her name. I would think SEARS would want the service provider to make every effort to assist and follow through on information provided and this would definitely include the service person's name. Why would you not want to provide your name? Again the location was: 1415 S Nova Rd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 and per the salesperson's name tag her name is **'. Sears has always been an American Business Name that could be counted on. This type of services from SEARS greatly diminishes this idea.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015

    Don't buy appliances from Sears!! Customer service sucks!! We live in a condo so after 5pm no one can come to repair or deliver. Sears repair came many times for my dryers as they are incapable to do a good job. We had an appointment made for yesterday between 1pm to 5pm. At 430pm since no one had show up I called customer service. I talked to someone in a foreign country who did not understand a word of what I was saying and kept on repeating to me that the repair man will be late and will come between 5 and 645pm. I repeatedly many times to her that after 5pm because of condo rules the security won't let them in. The guy showed up at 6.30 pm and was refused at the gate.

    He called my cell phone and told me he could come tomorrow between 1pm and 4pm. He told me to call them to make another appointment which I did right away, again I was very specific. Now I just called to confirmed with them as I did not receive an email and they told he is not coming today but tomorrow!! I see red right now!! It's absolutely not normal!! Customer service sucks especially if your call is routed to a foreign country. Not only they don't understand and repeat like robots but on top of that they tell you how stupid you are. SHAME ON SEARS!!! You will not have my business anymore!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015

    Stay away from ordering anything online from Sears. Their policy says up to 30 minutes after ordering you can cancel. They never let you access your order number online until 1-2 days after. I called customer service immediately after order to cancel. She said, "I put cancel notification for you." 2 days later, received an email that "your order were already delivered and it was too late to cancel it. Go to UPS and refuse the delivery to return back to us to get your cancellation." I asked UPS and they said Sears prevent the order specifically marked as not allowing to return back. They play games with you in any way they can to stop you from returning.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015

    My experience started on 11/1/15. My husband and I went to the store and ordered a mattress and box springs. The mattress was delivered about a week later at 9:00am. My husband returned to work after the delivery only to get a call at 2:00p.m that the wrong mattress was delivered. My husband had to leave work again. He watched as two men dragged a mattress off the truck that had torn plastic and continued to carry this through the rain into my house. We noticed that the top of the mattress was soaked.

    The box springs came a couple days later. The delivery window was from 5pm to 7pm. The delivery drivers called us at 2:45p.m and said they were ready to deliver the mattress. My husband explained he was at work and could not get off to be home. The drive hung up on him and called back ten minutes later to say we needed to reschedule. I called customer service. I asked to speak to manager three times and the lady on the phone said she was unable to transfer me. I was then transferred to a gentleman who called himself John. He said he was the supervisor of the delivery department.

    John stated that he does not know why my ordered was scheduled between 5pm and 7pm because their truck was only scheduled to be out until 3pm. I stated that I wanted my box springs at 5p.m as stated and that I cannot take any more time off work for their mistakes in deliveries. At 3:15pm, John stated there was nothing he could do their truck was back at the warehouse. I asked to speak to his supervisor or manager and he said he didnt have one. I stated I wanted to cancel my order and he said I would be charged a cancellation fee.

    My husband and I spent hours on the phone with customer service trying to get a manager or someone higher up to help us with our complaint. We were told that there were no managers available or that the person on the phone was unable to transfer us. We called the store where we purchased the mattress and it was the same thing. The manager Carlos was not available or hung up on us. My husband called corporate and we were able to get a hold of someone and she said she would mark this as a level one complaint and the store manager would have to call us back in two days. It has been five days and Carlos has not called us back. When we call the store we sit on hold for five minutes only to get hung up on.

    It has been a total of 17 days since we first purchased the mattress. I have a damaged, wet king size mattress sitting in the bedroom against a wall because I am unable to use it and I do not have box springs for the mattress. I am out over a thousand dollars. I have tried over six times to get someone who can help me or to talk to a manager and Sears has not called me back or responded to any of my complaints. I would never buy anything from Sears and I encourage everyone that I share this story with to boycott the company as well. They have poorly managed employees, terrible customer service and upper level management that does hold themselves accountable.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015

    Sears used an outsourced company SEDGWICK to deliver a new GE washer. During the delivery, my laundry room floor was damaged by the installers. I warned them to lift the washer in place, due to a seam across my linoleum floor. The installer ignored my warning and shimmied the washer back into its place, which caused a rip in the floor at the seam. They would not fix the damage on the spot, and they told me that someone would call me back. After not hearing from anyone at Sears 2-3 days later, I called and placed a service ticket. I've received no callbacks regarding the service ticket, and have spent three weeks trying to get someone to resolve my issue, with no response. When I do call, I get the runaround, and I'm transferred back and forth, inevitably landing in voicemail. Still, no callback. Based on this terrible experience, I am never purchasing another appliance from Sears, and I won't be referring anyone to them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    I ordered an expensive beauty device from their website, which never arrived. I called in, they said that I should receive an email shortly with my order status. It never came. They also gave me the number of the vendor that was supposed to send it to me, I called, and I don't even know where this was - it was an answering machine. Plus, it's sooo difficult to get hold of someone at customer service - it takes ages. Overall, very bad experience. I wouldn't order through them again. I'm now on a call with them - to see what happened to my order. The worst is... They don't even update you on what's going on. Last update I got was that it was shipped, but, the post office says that it was never received.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    I was trying trying to make a quick purchase on my lunch break. Get to Sears in Austin Texas Hancock and I spent my entire lunch checking out the store. Had a far crowd when I got in line. The cashier request a code 3 over intercom 1 time then again. After 12-13 minutes and yes I'm counting I have to get back to work. This store should close or hire more staff. PS I waited 5 minutes at register near door before getting in to this situation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    Actually nothing happened. I moved into a fixer upper and needed lots of services. I needed new windows, bath & kitchen remodel, siding, insulation, windows, HVAC. The person that was supposed to give me a bid on the windows rescheduled 3 time and then didn't show. I called again and tried to see about a new HVAC system hoping it was a different division. Man on the phone threw a bid at me that was twice what it should have been and had no idea what was needed for the job. Then he tells me there are no appointments available... all I was asking for was a bid! I am needing thousands of dollars in repairs and Sears is clearly not interested. If they don't want to do install services they should just tell you they don't do the work. If Sears is in financial trouble, it's clear to me why!

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    Omg always loved Sears so just bought condo and went straight there for new appliances. In store service ok. Bought whole kitchen in slate GE. Didn't work, appliances didn't fit. Went back for help but no GE appliances in size needed in slate color. Ugh had to pick out all new appliances in another color to fit. They set up pick up of slate appliances but would not authorize new appliances for 5 to 7 days as would be over credit line? Spent 5 hours in store on phone with credit customer service with no resolution. Then they pick up slate appliances that didn't fit and made us write and sign about damage to fridge that the delivery guys tried to force into space. So disappointed. Sears was so my go to.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    In August, 2016, I purchased a Kenmore electric 40 gallon hot water heater from Sears Canada. It came with a 12 year warranty on the tank. On June 09, 2015, I heard my well water pump running continuously. I went to check, and found my tank was leaking. I phoned Sears Home Repairs and explained the situation. First, they said they had no record of me on file, although I have been buying from Sears for some 40 years, and in fact the water heater purchase was still active since I had opted to purchase it through 36 equal monthly payments. After two more phone calls, they finally confirmed my purchase and I was asked to e-mail a copy of my warranty, which I did. I was then told that I would be hearing from a contractor shortly and that the issue was being treated as an emergency.

    The next day, I phoned back and was told that Sears no longer had service tech's in my area, so I would have to arrange for a private contractor to come in, do a diagnosis and a report and fax it back to them. I did so, and followed up with a telephone call. I was again told not to worry - the issue was considered an emergency, and I would be hearing back with a resolution within two business days. On June 11, I received a call fro Sears Buyout Dept., advising me to attend the local Sears catalogue outlet store with a copy of the model and serial number, which I did. The manager of the store informed me that she could do nothing until I brought in the old tank, along with a receipt. I told her that I was instructed that a copy of the model number and serial number was all I needed. I also told her I did not have a receipt, since I purchased it through the catalogue, and that the purchase was still active, since I was still paying for it.

    She said she was sorry, but she did not have the authorization to proceed. I then came back home and phoned Buyout again and explained the situation. I was told that I did not have to bring the old tank in and was again assured that the issue would be resolved and someone would be calling me back within the hour. I waited for a couple of hours and phoned back. I was told that I would be hearing from them within two business days. The next day, June 12, I phoned Buyout again. I was told that the local store manager was on her day off, that they would be contacting her the next day.

    On June 13, at approx. 3:00 p.m., I phoned for an update. I was told that the manager was out for lunch and I should expect a call from her by the end of the day. At approx. 4:30, I again phoned Buyout to see what was going on. I was told not to worry, I would be getting a call. Finally, at about 4:45, the local store phoned and said they had ordered a new tank and it would be in on June 20th., and I had to make my own arrangements for pick-up and installation. I called Buyout and asked if the tank could be delivered. I was told no, because I had not paid for delivery of the original tank. Had I done so, they would have delivered free of charge.

    My wife and I are senior citizens, and live in the country. We have been without hot water since June 09, and will not have our new tank for another 6 days. I have to make arrangements to pick up and install the new tank at my expense. All of our major appliances have been purchased from Sears. They used to have their own repair services locally, but now service is non-existent. If that is the case, the client should be advised at time of purchase that service for warranty purposes are not available. We purchased a fridge and stove just last summer with an extended warranty, which, judging by my current experience is useless. I will never buy another appliance from Sears, and my recommendation is that no one else should either. At the very least, I feel they should have had the water tank delivered from a Sears store which had the tank in stock. Thank you.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015

    I was told that I could return the product to my nearby Sears if it's not satisfied when I ordered on kmart.com on 11-7, 2015. I just found out that the quality of my order is not acceptable, so I went to Collin creek mall Sears Plano Texas to return it this afternoon 11-15-2015. There were several problems that Kmart made on this order. But Mr. Sean ** was very patient & very professional. He tried very hard to find the solution for me to return it. He made me feel great confidence to purchase in Sears in the future and would highly recommend to all my friends. Sears has great customer service. Thank you very much! Mr. Sean **!

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015

    THE WORST SERVICE WE'VE EVER RECEIVED. We purchased a washer and dryer totaling $2,300. Delivery was scheduled for yesterday from 4:30-5:30pm. At 9:30 pm we gave up hope. We reinstalled the old washer/dryer and the front door of our home (to allow for the appliances to fit). No word. Today we called Sears, they didn't call us. They said they can't make a delivery for a couple of weeks. We cancelled the order. Sears, I hope you go out of business. We're going to Home Depot tomorrow. You must not need the money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015

    Purchased a Kenmore Elite. Ice maker did not work from the start and cannot get a service person to even come to repair. Small town and the ONLY appliance repair company will not drive the 30 minutes to our home because warranty work does not pay enough? Isn't that nice. Sears will not do any more than re-issue a request to them as all their service work is contracted out. $3000 fridge - pathetic. Biggest regret. Would NEVER recommend Electrolux OR Sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015

    I am beyond frustrated in Sears Customer Service. It's been over a year now and I still cannot get back my $600 refund. Back in 2014 I purchased a washer at the store in Auburn, MA. for around $300+ and when it got delivered the washer would not drain. Even after two services on it. So I called in Sears to exchange it for a Samsung which cost $500+. The day of delivery and pick-up I decided to cancel my Samsung order because I was just too frustrated with Sears service. So the guy ended up taking both washers away and they reported the cancel order. Because of that I never got a refund.

    Now after a year later trying to follow up with my order, Sears says they can't pull up my record on the second washer at all and refuse to refund me my money. They kept transferring me to numerous people but no one was able to help me. I even went directly to the store myself to see if they could help. After hours of waiting, still no help. What am I supposed to do to get my refund?!!! That's $600 of hard earn money that just basically got stolen from me. Now I'm stuck with this credit card balance from Sears and no washer to show for it. This is terrible service! I will never ever buy from Sears again and I encourage others not to either!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015

    Just purchased a new Kenmore dishwasher with Stainless Steel Interior. Within two wash loads rust spots began forming on the door interior and bottom panel (interior) of the machine. Called customer service (we purchased 3 year coverage) and asked for a service person to come out before I had to yank the machine back out. I was shocked at the response.

    1. "Well, you know, sometime parts are defective. Just take it out and get a new one."
    2. "Well, you know, if you live close to the ocean this can happen. Oh, you don't live near the ocean, ha ha."

    3. "Perhaps you should buy one with the plastic interior that way you don't have to worry about rust."

    Yes, I am not kidding. These were the responses. I've gone back to the Sears store where I purchased the machine and they were shocked at the pictures I showed them. When I commented on the responses from customer service, their reply was, "We really don't have good customer service, wink, wink." I guess this is going to be my one and only dealing with Sears stores.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015

    I called this afternoon about the batman flipeez and talked to Laurie. She found 11 hats for me. We give these to needy families so I was so excited. She asked if I wanted to use my points for my order. I said "sure". They would not work so she transferred me to Shop Your Way Rewards. I could not use them on my order since my order had clearance items. I was fine with that. I asked them to transfer me back to her which of course did not happen. I ended up talking to 6 more people. Several told me there were no more available. One said 5 were available. I ended up talking to Laurie again. She said there were 6 available. I was ecstatic. After her having trouble with the system forever, she finally told me there were no more available. You BETTER BELIEVE we'll be at Sears talking to a manager to get my hats. I was on the phone with them for four hours. SOOO RIDICULOUS!

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015

    I purchased a Home Warranty Service based on recommendation of Sears technician after he serviced our Sears brand Washer. After several months, we called to service the washer and AF Services, a third party provider was called out to our home. 4 visits later the issue remains unresolved - the same technician came back, a part was ordered and 10 days later arrived, installed without any resolution of the same service code (F20). After complaining to both Sears Home Warranty and AF Services, Morgan, the Sears Claims supervisor, stated that as they have paid AF Services and are hold them to task to finish the service. So, at this point I have made about 20 phone calls, wasted 4-5 afternoons and am still waiting for a technician, who is clearly overbooked, to arrive at our home. Don't bother with Sears Home Warranty. The aggravation and lack of service is not worth the "peace of mind" they claim to offer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    I went to Sears to pick up a deep freezer I ordered. While they were quick to bring my order out, they did not say one word to me. They threw it on my truck and disappeared. I cold not find any ratchet straps so I bought some. When I asked at the register if I could get help securing the freezer the sales person looked at me like I was an alien and just flat out walked away shaking her head. I secured the load myself, having to move the deep freezer around the truck myself. No one in Sears would help until finally a worker said, "I'm not suppose to do this but I can see you need help. "Kudos to that one worker but shame on the rest and the company!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    Today was the 4th time I was supposed to have my oven delivered. 1st time was told between 7-9. 9 came with no oven and no call. I left. Received a call at 10:00 that they were there. Said they were outside of their window but I could have someone there in about 15 mins. They said no. They would redeliver at another time. 2nd time - called during delivery window and said they could not find my oven. They called back and said they found it but too late. The trucks had already left. 3rd time - During window received call that they had product but it was broken. 4th time - During delivery time was told that they did not have the oven to deliver. They tell me Monday the 5th time will be better. I will let you know. Just a bad joke. There is one nice lady who is trying to help so they have that going for them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    I ordered a Double Wall Oven from Sears, using "Sears Gift Cards". Somehow a "glitch" in the system happened and my order was cancelled 5 days after I placed the order. According to the email I received it was out of stock, however when I called the store the manager said Sears cancelled the order and did not give a reason. Instead of refunding my money or simply applying the funds and reopening the order Sears made me wait 10 days so they could send me new gift cards. While I was waiting the oven I wanted sold and the new one cost me an additional $200.00. One would think they would honor the price or do something. If they had I would not be ranting about them. Moral of the story, don't buy from Sears or if you do don't use gift cards!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    I ordered work boots with a sears associate on their online site (10/01/15) only to find out that the boots didn't fit. I had to pay for the return shipping (- $18.99). 3 to 5 business days after they received the boots, I still had not received my refund! (- $137.89) Went back to the sears store only to have a different associate telling me they couldn't help me. 7 calls and 3 emails later, (and a total of 3 weeks worth of time) a customer service rep finally gives me a "Claim Number" and I have to wait 3 - 5 additional business days (Because apparently 23 days isn't enough time to process a refund). I will never order anything with sears.com and I will most definitely never walk into one of their stores.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    Sears has to have turned into one of, if not the worse, run companies in the country. Their recent response to a warranty claim by me is nothing short of ludicrous. Sears has warrantied my oil boiler for the last 30 yrs. under a whole house warranty. Now with a problem at hand they are refusing to cover the repair, saying they don't warranty that particular brand, Weil-McLain. In the meantime, I have numerous records of them doing exactly that, making repairs to this particular boiler. Truthfully I am sick of dealing with them and will have the boiler repaired by a local company and then proceed with legal action against Sears to recover my costs. I would like to highly recommend that you avoid any dealings with Sears in order to save yourself much grief and aggravation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    My husband and I purchased a dishwasher and refrigerator from Sears in September of 2015. We initially were very happy with the process. When the appliances were delivered (on time mind you) the dishwasher was dented. The delivery man told us to install it (we had our other dishwasher removed already) and to give Sears a call and they would remedy the situation. The next morning I did just that; called Sears and again, they were very helpful. The woman set up for a new dishwasher to be delivered as well as have it installed, free of charge for the inconvenience. At this point, we were still very happy with Sears and their process.

    Then the bomb hit. The day came for the dishwasher to be delivered and installed; dishwasher came, no installation was ever scheduled. So there we were with 2 dishwashers. Back on the phone I went with Sears "customer service" for hours over a period of 2 weeks. I was bounced back and forth between representative and installation, and no one could help me. I even called the store and they claimed they were trying to help me resolve this as well. I only wanted what I was told, nothing more. Then I started getting notifications that pickups were being scheduled to come to my home that I never authorized. Twice I called to cancel these and of course the delivery driver still called me the day of to let me know when he'd be coming; talk about inefficient! The deliveries that I never scheduled in the first place were never canceled even though I called.

    I was exhausted with the runaround Sears was giving us so I decided to take a break from the process. A MONTH went by and I heard nothing; nothing from the store, nothing from customer service, nothing from installation, nothing from anyone saying, "Hey we're working on this." I honestly thought Sears forgot about the whole thing. Then a few days ago, the unsolicited delivery schedules and barrage of phone calls started again. Nothing about the situation has been made better or has even been remotely resolved. I am VERY disappointed with this entire process from the store on up through management. We will NEVER buy anything from Sears again and I have been sure to tell anyone I see about the deplorable way we have been treated. This started because the dishwasher was delivered damaged in the first place and now we are paying the price. I only want what I was told, nothing more. I can see why Sears is losing business.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    I called seven times and kept hanging up and redialing because I couldn't understand anyone in customer service as none were even remotely understandable and not English speakers. I finally cancelled appointment (I think) and am willing to pay more for a local company that speaks English and I can communicate with the washing machine issue I have. This is Sears the supposed all-American company that I will never contact or use again. Unbelievable that they outsource at the cost of losing customers. So frustrated. I asked for a native speaker every time and was told there were none. I asked to speak to a supervisor and none of those either every time. Don't even give them your business as they only care about making money and not our business which is pretty obvious. Never again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    Purchased a dishwasher and was promised by salesman a delivery date of no later than Monday. A phone message the next day (from Jay) stated they would not deliver the product until Thursday. Call the department responsible for delivery/installation and was informed that "Salesman" were not allowed to give delivery dates. Who's telling the truth? Plan on telling everyone how dishonest Sears is in dealing with its customers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    Every person I spoken with at Sears customer service is very rude and not helpful. They show that they don't care and rush you off the phone as if you're not a valued customer. The English they speak is very hard to understand and they act if they do not understand you. They also cancelled one of my orders without me knowing about it. They said "sorry is out of stock." Well this is it!! After my order with Sears today, I will no longer use my Sears card or shop at Sears again. I'm going to destroy it! Goodbye Sears!

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    I was so disappointed in my recent experience with Sears. I placed an online order for a set of dishes to expand a collection I already own in order to serve a large holiday dinner. I received my confirmation and delivery was set for 11/17. On 11/10, I received an email which said ONLY that my order had been cancelled. No reason was given. When I called to inquire why my order was cancelled, I spoke to a man with a very heavy accent that was difficult to understand. He told me only that UPS had been the one to cancel my order and I had to call them with any questions. An odd thing, since as far as I know, the package had never even shipped... I am supposed to call UPS with nothing more than my Sears order confirmation? He tried to re-order the item for me, but after a lengthy wait told me that they would not deliver to my zip code (an affluent, suburban area).

    Even stranger, the item STILL showed available on their website during this call, for an even lower price than I had paid. After being told they couldn't help me, I went online and ordered from another company. Clearly Sears simply didn't want my business - a shame since I am quite the shopper/spender with the holidays approaching. I won't be wasting my time with Sears anymore after such a nonsensical run around for no apparent reason...

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    I called Sears to have a lawn mower repaired and when I started to tell the problem to the person on the phone she just said, "Oh wow" and then she hang up the phone on me! I called a second time expecting to find someone to be respectful but to my surprise the second person don't even took the time to listen to my complaint! She hang up the phone on me! What is wrong with these people? I can't believe. I ended up returning the lawnmower. I won't purchase a single product again from Sears. Now I understand why nobody goes to Sears. Unfortunately there is not option to put a 0 rate. They don't even deserve a single star.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    Bought a Kenmore electric cooktop May 2015. Fast forward 5 months later. Glass on cooktop shattered on its own. Calling Sears customer service has been a nightmare. In the last month I have spoken to at least 10 different people, 2 service guys have been to the house to take pictures of cooktop. Sears will not honor warranty, paid $466.00 for repair 3 weeks ago. To this day cannot get Sears to commit to a repair date. Been without a stove for a month. Probably will be without one through the holidays. Extremely disappointed with Sears. Wish I would have found this site prior to my purchase. Needless to say I will never set foot in a Sears store ever again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    We purchased a Kenmore Elite refer in March 2014... for $3,000.00, mind you, and we rec'd it in April. In December, 2 weeks before Christmas it stopped working. No cooling in refrigerator or freezer. I was told by "customer service" that they couldn't send anyone out until December 24... two weeks away and Xmas eve day. That was only the beginning.

    The third party repairman came out that day and said he had to order a part and couldn't return for another two weeks. He returned and fixed it but within two days it stopped working, again. When I called, I was told it would be yet another 2 weeks before anyone could return. I got a local repair firm involved and long story short, we lived out of an ice chest for 3 months before ANYONE got it right and it turned out to be the evaporator. I served my guests at Christmas out of that ice chest.

    To add insult to injury, I couldn't even get reimbursed for the lost food because I was told I did not buy an extended warranty... even though the breakage took place during the first year which was under manufacturer's warranty. Now, 1 1/2 years later, we've been living out of that same ice chest for 3 weeks trying to get the damn computer replaced. This time we bought a small refrigerator to help ease the frustration. Bottom line... customer service does not exist with this company. BUYER BEWARE!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    I placed an online order and did not receive my complete order. I did receive a packing slip that claims the item was in the package but it WAS NOT. I then emailed customer service, and to this day I have still not received a response. It was difficult to find a number for customer service and when I did I believe their customer service is not located in the U.S. because I could barely understand him. I ended up getting refunded for the item, but I did not want a refund. I wanted the item. Very dissatisfied customer. I won't be ordering from Sears online again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    We bought a Kenmore more several year ago and we have had it worked on several times at our expense. The latest is the factory did not put the heating element for the ice maker. And it keeps freezing up causing water to run out the back and therefore have to keep a towel down and now ice maker turned off. When I called Sears they would not make it right. Said they would send someone here to put it in but we would have to pay for the part. That's totally wrong. Why would we pay for a part that should have been in it to start with? The shelves roll out too easy causing items to fall. Well overall a big minus. Well I'd never own another Sears Kenmore ever. Bad service all the way. Therefore the review from me is very negative.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    Do not order anything from Sears.com. I went online because they had the best price for what I was looking for. Ha should had gone elsewhere. I ordered a Router sign kit. Went through the ordering process, decided to use PayPal. Two minutes after ordering and getting my money. I received a text and a email saying they canceled my order. Totally blown away by this. I read the email, it said could not authorize my payment through PayPal. I've been a member of PayPal for thirteen years. Never had a problem. So I called their customer service. They told me the reason it was canceled was because it was temporarily out of stock. Which I asked why it did not say that on their website? And why did they take my money if they did not have what I wanted?

    They said 3 to 5 business days I will have my money. I called later that day again and was told the same exact thing. I ordered this on a Monday. On Wednesday I called again. Now the whole reason they canceled my order was not because it was out of stock, but because they could not authorize my payment was why it was canceled. By this time I am really upset. They told me to take it up with PayPal. They sell stuff that they do not have in stock, then you have to fight them for your money. Thank goodness I used PayPal. And you do not get customer service here in the states. I have no idea where their call center is located. I asked but they ignored my question each time. Would had been great to talk to someone that I could clearly understand. I would say if you want something from Sears go to their store not online.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    Please review my case #**. Your warranty managers are using their authority power of no replacements on lemon equipment to lose customer to Costco of all places. My Kenmore washer and dryer has been junk. The warranty was finally after 8 different months of being down, approved for replacement. It needs a recall. Of course it took a tantrum. Today delivery day #2. I was told by an ass Brandon in the call center that I purchased it from a home store so I needed to call them because Sears doesn't support home store. I went through warranty then escalated it because of the sexist issues about the pedestal. If hometown only sells eased up Sears junk, remove the sign.

    I only shop Sears for 45 years, at an authentic Sears. The PC showed deliver to my home installation and closed ticket but no delivery. The management was out after 3 today. Nobody to call but the call center and God bless Felicia #**, your next customer service supervisor, she found the lies and generic paperwork. She works tomorrow at noon. Then I find out the washer is a floor model, yet Sears said they paid full price. It was not delivered as promised in October pending the pedestal. Due to Kenmore washers/dryers being junk via your qualified people, I opted for LG due to lack of tolerance for months worth of begging.

    Now I have no delivery, a dryer that takes 2x to dry. Service says pull it out and vacuum since the call center failed to make work order yet some parts were delivered. Now I have a broken washer and almost broken dryer and a communist warranty department incompetent to understand the cost of the labor is more than the set and the cost of the parts are more than the set. Are they bankrupting the company with waste? A loss of long term customer base.

    I have 2 years of notes on this, a Valentine's gift delivered 2 weeks after. Broken insides rebuild instead of replacement in May 2013. Its all in the notes. Total disregard for myself or the tech saying, "hey man the insides are torn up." They ** around so long I can't even get a Kenmore so now I have to have a mixed lopsided set. You should be proud. My husband is sick. $2600 for sloppy. It was to ease stress in chores and illness. But instead I am on the phone all the time.

    So I am reaching out today to some because I stripped my bedding for a sterilization and no washer or dryer that stays on long enough to dry, to sleep in clean sheets but I can't so I am trying everything on this sight. Reached out to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I have a warranty until 2018. How hard would it be to bring a sick woman a washer and dryer to clean her clothes. Its not welfare just what I deserve. Please review my file and hear what Felicia has to say. I will light a candle that I get a washer dryer this week from a real Sears store. Not a home store. Cancel that, it appears they lied on delivery.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    I purchased a GE electric cooktop from Sears several years ago. I also purchased a warranty & have renewed the warranty at least once since my original purchase. One of the burners is used more frequently than the others & therefore the heating element has burned out. This is my second time requesting a repair & both times it has been a disaster. They shipped the parts directly to my home after I called to request the repair.

    My first appointment was scheduled for Oct. 17, 2015 between 8 am-12 pm. I received a call first thing in the morning that they had to cancel my appointment because the technician had called in sick & it is a two person job. I was surprised because the last time I had my cooktop repaired only one person came. The technician on the phone said that he wasn't familiar with my repair & that's why he needed the second person. Okay, I rescheduled for the following Saturday (10/24/15) I was to be the first appointment. Unfortunately, I had to cancel.

    When I called to reschedule (because I cancelled after hours) they told me I was already scheduled for 10/31/15 between 1 pm-5 pm. I asked who had scheduled that appointment because I hadn't, they could not tell me. I said that didn't work for me so they offered me an appt. for 11/02/15. I explained that I could not be home. They again offered me the same date as that was the next available appt. I again said I could not because I would not be home. I was frustrated & just rearranged my schedule to get my cooktop repaired on 10/31/15 because I remembered my previous experience, the holidays are quickly approaching & I NEED my cooktop fixed.

    On 10/31/15 @ 1 pm a technician arrived, I was so happy. He arrived in a A&E service truck. I do not recall the technicians name nor did I memorize his id number. Needless to say my joy quickly ended as the technician informed me that as he pulled up to my home, he received an email stating that the part that was delivered to my home (almost 3weeks prior) was not the correct part & he was not to install it!!! He could immediately see my anger & tried to reassure me by letting me know that the correct part had been ordered & expedited & he was picking it up on Monday (11/02/15) morning & would be able to return to my home Monday evening. As this was not this technician's fault, I thanked him & he reassured me that he would text me prior to his coming on Monday. He also thanked me for not taking out my frustration on him as most people tend to do.

    Needless to say I never heard from that technician again. I still had hope, perhaps the part had not come & I would hear from him mid-week, NOTHING. I called Sears on 11//09/15 to inquire about the repair of my cooktop. I explained to the customer service representative everything that had happened thus far. She seemed empathetic, but she had no information aside from my first appointment on 10/17/15. NOTHING!!! It is as if none of this other stuff happened. She asked me for the name & ID number of the one technician that had come to my house. How or why should I have that information?! Shouldn't Sears know that???

    She repeatedly asked me for this info, I became frustrated. She then told me that they had to do an investigation & would get back to me in 24-48 hrs, I told her that was unacceptable & became more frustrated. She informed me that no parts are on order for me & that I have an appointment scheduled for 11/14/15. Again, I did not make an appt for this date, I do not who did. I do not even know what time it is at?! I requested to speak with a supervisor. The supervisor was named Susy, she was useless. She also questioned me as to the name & ID # of the technician who came to my house. I again stated that I did not know that was my responsibility, I would hope that Sears was aware of who they are sending to customers homes.

    I am now worried that I allowed someone I should not have into my home, thinking that Sears was on top of this. Initially, Susy stated that a part had been ordered for my cooktop on 11/08/15. Based on our conversation thus far, something didn't add up, she claimed that the only time a technician came to my house was on 10/17/15 - this was incorrect. She stated that technician is the one who scheduled my next appointment on 11/14/15, then Susy stated that on 11/08/15 a part had been ordered for my cooktop. None of this information makes any sense & I questioned her about it. After going back & forth with Susy, Susy hung up on me!!!

    I wish I had never purchased anything from Sears & will never again. I have been a customer for Sears for many years. I have purchased, range hoods, lawn mowers as well as grills from them. I have never needed anything serviced by them before. I purchased a warranty for a reason, but can't get good service. Bottom line is my cooktop is still not repaired. My recommendation: SHOP ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT SEARS!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2015

    On 10/15/2015, I purchased a Maytag dishwasher from Sears. I paid with my MasterCard and the funds were taken out. I asked for a receipt at the time of the sale and the saleswoman stated that everything is electronic and that they would email me. I gave them my email because we purchased an installation package as well. No receipt ever came. I called the store and spoke with John. He asked if I was sure that I came to the store and if I actually purchased the dishwasher online? I said "John I am 100% sure that I walked through the Sears doors in Greenwood, IN and purchased the dishwasher." He reassured me that I would be emailed a receipt and then states that installation would call me in two days.

    I still did not get a receipt. Two days later the installers came and were adamant that they could not install the washer. They had to take out cabinetry, move plumbing, and take out a wall in my finished basement... All to REPLACE my broken dishwasher. I said cancel the order and asked for a receipt for the cancelled order. Again was told everything was electronic and that we would be refunded our money in 3-5 days. No refund came. I called the customer care center. They had no history of my transaction. That is because they had my purchase under my mother's name. The address was a Florida address (I live in Indiana), and the phone number listed was my spouse's.

    I did not in any way, shape, form give them my mother's name. I do not know anyone that lives in Florida for them to have the address they gave me in Cape Coral, and I never gave them my spouses number for contact. I kept asking the numerous people I spoke with how they even had that information?! And I was not answered. They would not answer me because they said it was privacy issues? Whose privacy?! Mine? Because I am asking how that information is on my case. I have been on the phone speaking to numerous people - Abdul, Chelsea, Lori, Danita... Those are names I can remember - asking for at least a receipt to say that this transaction took place.

    I finally got an emailed receipt on 11/3/2015. On my receipt they have a person's name, address and telephone number on there that is labeled the purchaser (I am the purchaser! And I am contacting this other consumer to let them know that Sears is putting their name address and phone number on consumer receipts!) and then my name and information under that as the customer! What?! I cannot tell you how many times I have given my sales transaction number and my credit card information to Sears to obtain my refund and still nothing. I was told that I would be sent to the "Escalation department" and that I would be refunded my money immediately. Still no refund.

    I spoke with John and Angela at my local store in Greenwood, Indiana and where the dishwasher was purchased in store - not online John; I was told that my refund was "released" by Sears. I was told by Angela that this means that the bank has our money. I called my bank and they have no record of Sears contacting them in any manner to establish a refund. At this point I will be going to the store and have them actually scan my card in the system instead of relaying information over the telephone. I will wait for a while longer but if no refund comes I will have to go to small claims court and pursue legal action. All over $726.20. I want my refund.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    Called Sears Repair for repair of craftman built-in oven that was not operating right. The repairman came out and asked if I would like insurance so if I had to replace the oven it would save me money, on repairs and replacement of all kitchen appliances in the future. I declined and he then looked at the electrical panel on the oven and then told me that the part was not made anymore and that I would need a new oven. He charged me ninety-five dollars and left. Had a return call from a local appliance repair service that I had called previously and told them that I had a repairman in and that the part was not available. Repairman said that was not so that he could get the part. Called Sears parts and they said that they had the part on hand. To cut a long story short I got my oven repaired and Sears Repair, and Sears parts do not know what the other is doing and I feel scammed out of my money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    Worst Customer Service EVER!!! I called to get our Samsung washer repaired. The technician came after waiting for 4.5 hours, diagnosed the problem (he thought) and ordered a new controller board. The board came that Friday but of course they could not come and put the board in until the following Tuesday. When he came the following Tuesday to put the board in - the controller board was bad (took him over an hour to figure out the board was bad). So, he ordered another board and said it would take another week for them to install the board (which they sent from the parts center as defective).

    I called to see if we could get a technician to install the board earlier because we have been without a washing machine for over 2 weeks. I got transferred multiple times with the Sears Home Services customer service. They hung up on me 2 times. I finally got to talk to Rich (who I could barely understand) and asked to be transferred to his supervisor. I was transferred to Ed. Ed was totally unhelpful, very rude. I asked to talk to his manager. I was told that he was the "highest authority". I guess I don't believe a customer service manager is the highest authority. So, I am still without a washing machine for another week. I would not recommend using Sears Home Services. They were horrible to deal with!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    In most businesses, all it takes to shine is to just be competent. Answer the phone, be polite, show up when you say you will. Do what you say you're going to. Sears Home Central didn't do any of that. We made an appointment to get our dishwasher repaired. It's a Kenmore, just out of warranty. Nothing seems wrong on the surface, but the dishes never get clean. We called these guys. Got an appointment for 1-5 pm on a day two weeks away. Take the day off of work. Wait.

    At 4:30 pm, the repair guy calls and tells me that my appointment is rescheduled for the next Tuesday. I'm not available on Tuesday, so I call the office and reschedule for two weeks later. It's the soonest they have. 1-5 pm again. Take the day off work. At 4, I call the office. The repair guy isn't answering his phone, but we're "next on the list. He'll be calling you real soon." At 4:50, I call the office. They still can't reach the guy, but they have someone else who's a 90 minute drive away who can come at 7:30. Since I have plans, I politely decline. The next available appointment is two weeks away. I ask to speak to a supervisor. A supervisor comes on. Doesn't care. Nothing can be done. Take it or leave it. I left it. Never again with those guys. It's a month later, and I still have a broken dishwasher. #idiots

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    My quality of service has been going down for the past four years, but I stuck with Sears. Lately, I've switched from a 20 item to a 10 item. The policy entitled me to a maintenance check which I made in September, two months before that policy expired. Those appointments since were cancelled, rescheduled three times, which took me into November. I asked them if since my policy will expire November 2nd. Will those items be honored since they were made while still covered. They told me yes. I was on the phone for hours straightening out my policy. When the technicians arrived, the next day, they said my televisions were not covered. The technician was on the phone an hour with Sears, Warranty Protection departments.

    I am so dissatisfied with Sears. I warn you do not pick Sears, you will be sorry. They are a three ring clowns in a Volkswagen act to the tenth power. They have gone down in service. I was a 25 year, 20 item master plan whole house warranty, I quit Sears. You have made me an unhappy riled from anxiety ex-customer messing with your company. Thumbs down. By the way, the maintenance consisted of wiping the screen and checking the connections, because there was not anything wrong with my televisions. The technician said he couldn't touch them because if he broke something he would have to pay for it.

    I showed him over ten years of renewed policies that I still had and even that made no difference. A 25 year customer and he couldn't wipe and check the connections for fear his boss. 3 years ago, my refrigerator was leaking and destroyed the floor under it and I turned it into my sears warranty and they wiggled out of it and I had to put it on my homeowners insurance. LOSERS... master-protection

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    Last month, I went looking for a lawnmower. I stopped at the Sears near Valencia, California while visiting a friend and saw one I liked, then tried to buy it at a Sears in Rancho Cucamonga, California near where I live. That store and all stores within 40 miles within the Rancho Cucamonga store were out of stock of the one I wanted. The clerk said they didn't have an OOS sign on the merchandise because of management. I was thinking to myself, "What flippin' management?" They also would not sell me the display model... Stupid. Also the Ranch Cucamonga store was pricing the item $20 higher than the Valencia store... What an incompetent sister retail operation they've become. It is pathetic. I went to Lowes instead and got a lawnmower I wanted without any hassle.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    I have been in the residential property management business for over 26 years. Sears has always been my go to for appliances. The last eight orders have been horrible! The most disgusting was the replacement dishwasher in a 6 year old condo. I was quoted and charged $298 for the install with a phone call that stated that they may need to install a new drain due to new laws. The tech showed up and as we walked to the unit he told me that the install would cost $830 plus the initial cost. This was due to the new reg's in the area... I hired a local plumber who pulled the required permits - my cost, $400.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2015

    Counterfeit items sold on Sears Marketplace Be Aware! I bought a Clarisonic Mia 2 through one of Sears "preferred sellers". The usual price for this item is $149 and I bought it at $99, which seemed like a great discount. I was aware that there was an issue with counterfeit Clarisonic products. Because of this pervasive problem with fake Clarisonics being sold as real ones, there is a lot of documentation that allows you to determine whether what you got is the real deal with relative ease.

    The first indication that I received a fake was that there was no matching product number on the box with the serial number that was on the Clarisonic, which is supposed to be on the box. There were unforgivable spelling mistakes on the product description on the box as well. Things like "once those obstructio ns are removed" and "apecifically designed to work" left no doubt in my mind as to whether or not the device was authentic. The packaging didn't even look like it was supposed to, after further investigation.

    When I contacted Sears I got frustrated at the difficulty of getting a real customer representative through the phone and so I used their chat service. I explained the item was counterfeit. It was very clear they wouldn't deal with that issue and so they treated it as just another item that needed to be return

    Buyer be aware. Sears facilitates the sale of counterfeit items through their inaction. The counterfeit item is still in their marketplace being sold to unknowing buyers, with money going into the pockets of these fraudsters who profiteer from deceiving people. This seller sells all sorts of products. They seem to do particularly well selling Fitbits at reduced prices. I can't say that all their merchandise is counterfeit, but the item that I know was counterfeit hasn't even been removed from the marketplace. In my opinion, Sears facilitates this sort of fraudulent transaction by turning a blind eye when counterfeit items are sold and allowing these types of sellers to continue to profit with fake merchandise.

    I received all my money back without needing to return the item. Though that seems rather unusual, I'm glad I didn't have to go through the trouble of mailing the item back. I imagine a buyer is less likely or able to take their complaints further when they have been fully reimbursed. The problem is that there are most probably many folks out there who purchase items like this one and have no idea they were ripped off. To me, this being my first and last experience with Sears, it seems that Sears provides a platform for this to occur. I hope my review can help some people not to be defrauded in this way.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2015

    I have had Sears out to fix my dryer 4 times for the same problem. The last time they sent out a senior tech. I called customer service after it broke AGAIN. Only to be hung up by customer service. They did not understand English and were very rude. I have paid for my dryer to be fixed for the same problem 4 times. I will not be paying for it a 5th time. I'm going to use another service. I suggest you save the time and go ahead and call someone else.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2015

    Sears decided to stop sending me invoices. Since I never saw a balance, probably because the charge was fraudulent, instead of trying to contact me or fixing the invoice problem, they sent me to collections. They said they couldn't tell me what the charge was about or help me in any way and that I had to call the collections agency. I will not shop at Sears or Kmart anymore.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015

    Sears.com is ABSOLUTELY the WORST online experience/company experience that I have ever encountered. I do all of my shopping with the exception of food online. I don't feel as I need to go into a tremendous amount of detail. The bottom line is that I was sent a defective product that I purchased with a coupon (the only reason I purchased from Sears). When I attempted to exchange I was told that I couldn't. I was told I had to return the product and they would credit my account and then charge it again. Well after 4 calls to customer service and the Sears online chat I was left with 1 pair of defective boots, no return label, no refund and another FULL price charge to my card. I have given Sears every opportunity to fix this and they are incapable. Sears has essentially stolen from me! I hate sears and will never ever shop with them again. Death to sears and everything they represent!

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015

    I needed a refrigerator as soon as possible. I purchased a refrigerator on the website for delivery the next day. Through a series of events Sears charged me twice for a refrigerator. They can't return the funds until 3 to 5 business days. I am understanding of that and I don't have an issue with that. But this company doesn't not communicate anything with you. They will tie your time and money up without letting you know what is going on with your product. I won't be receiving my refrigerator in the next two days which doesn't help me at all.

    My whole point in writing this is to let you know that Sears has no problem taking your money, but they will deliver whenever they feel like it. They won't communicate with you and expect you to miraculously know the status. The customer service representatives are not helpful either once you actually call. You have to speak to a supervisor to get any real answers and even then, don't expect any results. Here I am out of over $2000 without my product until they feel like delivering something that I deem as a necessity. Sears has not been a reliable company for me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015

    This is the 2nd time that I've called Sears for repair work and had to wait too long for service. My microwave broke on Nov. 2. Their customer service reps are very cordial and helpful. However, it took 5 days to get a technician to come and look at the microwave. Once here, he can't repair the problem, he will order a fuse, which may or not arrive by Nov. 17. I live in Prescott, AZ, where we have a big Sears store. It's a small town, (approx. 40,000 people) but not that small that Sears can't have a technician on call and keep extra fuses around. Sears used to be a reputable company but is now very unreliable. I do not recommend them to anyone.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    Sears Home Service is a Big Disappointment! I bought a Kenmore Elite Refrigerator in 2014. One year after the warranty expired, it broke. I had a tech. come out to look at it on October 8th, 2015. He came an told me it was the compressor. He ordered parts and then left. The parts arrived a week later. They set up an appointment for Nov. 6th, 2015, 8:00am-12:00pm window. I looked online to see their ETA and it showed 11:15-1:15. The time had changed. Then I looked at it again. It said between 12:00pm - 2:00PM. I STAYED home ALL Day waiting for them to come. I called several times to see what was up. They kept giving me the brush off and said that someone would be here. They told me that the Tech. was 15 minutes away and that they would let their Tech. know and that he would call me an hour later. NO PHONE CALL!

    Then at the end of the day they told me that the Tech. got tied up at another job, and would not be able to come and they would have to reschedule. Would you believe that NOV. 30, 2015 was the earliest appointment they had available. I have a very hard time believing that sears is still in business after seeing all of these complaints!!! I Had TO TURN DOWN A JOB OFFER just To wait for THESE PEOPLE TO COME! Are They Going To Compensate ME FOR THE TIME I HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK? I paid $2,100 for that KENMORE ELITE. Are they Going To Reimburse For That? I am Very, Very DISAPPOINTED IN This kind of service!!! This situation needs to be resolved. There are so many complaints I have read and it seems that no one from The SEARS corporation cares about their customers or customer retention. I know that I am no longer a fan of sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    Bought this in 2013 summer. Use very little, 1 load a week if that. Fill it up then it hummed got stuck and started making noises. I got a ladder and pulled the plug. I waited 2 1/2 weeks for a service call and today they never showed up or call. I called the India support line and got junk, rude advice, different advice. So now it will be yet another week for a 4 hr window that they will change and say 8 am = 5 pm. Being physically limited and not money it was terrible that I had to wake up 4 hrs early to wait for tech that was no show. Washer is Chinese junk. How do I get a refund for the service 3 agreement so I can buy good washer???

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    Bought a new Whirlpool 22 cubic foot, multi-door, stainless steel refrigerator about four years ago at the Santa Maria Sears store. Our salesman, Angel **, convinced us we should also buy a five-year service agreement to protect ourselves for continuous coverage. The 5-Year Service Agreement was about $470 on a total sale of $1729.21 or about 1/3 of the purchase price. Well, it quit cooling last week and after calling the Service Agreement number they asked me to cut the circuit breaker, wait at least 5 minutes and turn it back on--like a reboot. And, if that didn't bring it back, wait 24 hours to be sure then call again. It did not work so they explained that no one could come service this refrigerator for 10 days. Wow what service. And how do I refrigerate the food in my house?

    My wife went nuts and called the Protection Agreement people. She got nowhere. They evidently are located in Arizona (we are in California) and it was a waste of time. There was nothing they could do. The person she spoke with, a two-month employee, claimed to not know the name of that person's supervisor. Very impressive. The people at the local Sears store said they could not do anything about it.

    Do Not Waste Your Money on a Sears Extended Service Agreement. Totally worthless unless you can get by without the use of a refrigerator for 10 to 14 days. Never mind the foods we lost. An ice chest will not keep refrigerated food for any length of time and certainly not any frozen foods. Think twice about Sears--they were the ones who picked this "out-of-state repair vendor." I would recommend your local brick and mortar store or Costco for your next appliance purchase. Last time for this store and their worthless extended repair contracts. This is very unlike Sears practices from years past. Ugh!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    While shopping around for a washing machine, we found the best price at Sears. The website showed they had one in stock and when we called, it was promised to be delivered 3 days later. The delivery date got changed to over a week later. After talking with over 6 different people on the phone, it was to be expedited and delivered 6 days after the order was placed. Even on the altered day of delivery, it still wasn't delivered in the correct time frame. Over 4 hours after the latest time given, and multiple more phone calls, it finally arrived. They tried to tell us that they were too behind on deliveries and would need to change it to be an additional 3 days. We could have price matched with another store in town and had our washing machine that same day and avoided all the hassle. Never shopping with Sears again! Extremely disappointed!

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    ZERO STARS for SEARS... I (was) a loyal client in CLE OHIO then I shopped at Sears for appliances. When I called for service on my GE (SS) French-door Fridge the date was set for 11/05/15 1-5PM. I took off work, waited all-day. Tech arrived (very late) 5:45 PM with an attitude. He [Tech ID #**] proceeded to "BLAME SEARS for his being in overtime status" and he stated "SEARS should have put our service appointment into an earlier time slot!" Tech then added that "there's no way was he going to do a 2 hour service appointment at this hour!" He then call someone on his cellphone while clicking away on his laptop and the next thing I knew he was trying to tag our new 5yr-old refrigerator to be scrapped without explaining what was wrong with it!

    When I asked why tech says "When I tag your fridge SEARS will replace it for free!?!" I asked again what needs to be repaired? Tech said "You don't want to know it will cost you"? I repeated twice "what exactly is wrong with the GE FRIDGE? & SEARS is going to replace it with what? For free?" He said "That's above my head. You need to call Sears and ask them b/c my laptop is dying. I need to go to my van and charge it!"

    I called Sears Repair, asked for a SUPERVISOR (Jen) came to the phone 6:30PM-ish. Tech still in van (apparently Jen says tech is typing (a lie) to SEARS Repair that I, "the Customer" have DECLINED ESTIMATE!?! "Unbelievable" b/c tech still has not given me an estimate as of yet, nor has he told me what has happened to cause the GE issues for the loss of cold air!

    The SEARS REPAIR-SUPER (Jen) asked to speak with Tech ID # ** CLE OHIO. When tech returned to the door I let him know (Jen) SEARS Repair-Super would like to speak with him, the tech turned to his equipment picked it up and said "I'm outta here!" Tech then, (while I'm on the phone telling the tech she (Jen) would like to speak with him) tech walks down my driveway gets into his service van and drives away! If this is SEARS business practice you're done! GRADE F-.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2015

    We purchased a new water heater and water softener six months ago along with the highest warranty we could get for each. We quit receiving hot water approximately 10 days ago. A technician came out on Thursday and said that parts would need to be ordered and he would have them in on Monday but couldn't to the repairs until Friday. Today is Friday and I did not online chat and the repairman was supposed to be at our house by noon. Never showed.

    After doing my OWN investigating I found out the part was shipped to us UPS and when the part was shipped our address was put in the incorrect spot and that's why we hadn't received it. I had to track down the package with UPS and my husband had to go pick it up. After going through customer service and a supervisor I was told that their system had not been updated to schedule for the repair and therefore someone could come to our house on MONDAY. So we have now been without hot water TWO WEEKS. The supervisor was very rude and I will never do business with SEARS again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I never never never buy anything from Sears from this moment. It is the most awful store I've ever seen. We bought a 7 piece dining set from the Sears furniture and they just delivered the table with no chairs and after we contacting them they told that "your order was just for the table." And we call them more than 15 times and show all of the documents and numbers and explained them that the order was also for the chairs and this inconvenience is because of a problem with your website and you should fix it and send us the chairs. They didn't even listen to us and finally they didn't send the chairs and also they told "you should pay for the return if you want." We called the bank and ask them to dispute the order and the banks called them and they were forced to pay for the return. But I am really mad at them because of this awful behavior. Never buy a furniture from them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I called for a repair on my GE Oven on Oct. 5, 2015. I could not get a technician until Oct. 13. He came and could not repair the Igniter as he had no parts. I was not given a reference number or date of a future repair. I was called on Oct. 28 to say the part was in and the repair man would not return until today, Nov. 5. I was told he would be here between 8-12. He has still not arrived. I have taken 2 days off of work and my oven is still not repaired. All of my appliances in my home are from Sears and all have the Protection Plan. This is the worst service I have ever experienced.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I have a gas blower that needed to be repaired. When I purchased the protection plan the repair center was only 6 miles from my home. When I took it in they told me they do not make repairs there anymore, that I would have to take it 55 miles one way to get it fixed. I could buy a new one cheaper. I will never buy another service plan from Sears. I will not drive 110 miles round trip and then go back and pick it up another 110 miles. Sears got my $95 but that will be the last they get from me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I have been a Sears customer for many years. I must say your level of customer service for repairs has fallen to an all time low. I will try to calmly explain my issues. In 2007 I purchased a stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer from Sears. I have keep extended warranties on the kitchen items. Recently I have been having trouble with the microwave. I called for maintenance and was given a appointment for Friday, October 30 between 10 am and 2 pm (received an email confirmation). On Friday, I called at 12:00 pm to check on the estimated arrival, I was told "your appointment is between 10 - 2, the technician will contact you."

    At 2:00 pm I called back because I had not heard from a technician. I was told my appointment was between 10 and 2. When I pointed out that was now 2:00 and I had not heard a word; I was told the tech was running late. The tech finally showed at 2:45 pm, came in looked at the appliance and said "I thought it was an over the range unit, I can't help you. We need two technicians and they only scheduled one. We will need to reschedule." I mentioned this was on a Friday, so I had already taken time from work. This I stated to the tech, I cannot keep taking days off. He rescheduled the appointment for the next day (Saturday) between 8 am and noon. So I waited on Saturday (I called at 9:30 am because I had not heard from anyone). During the call I was told my appointment was between 8 - 12, the technician would contact me. So I waited until noon. When I called back, I was told that no technician was scheduled for my appointment.

    Can you imagine my surprise? When I explained that I had called earlier to check, no one had informed me there was no technician assigned (let alone two as I was told was needed). The representative apologized and told me that they could reschedule... I was quite annoyed at this point. The rep offered me a $20 gift card for my inconvenience. This is now the second day and nothing is done. I did ask to speak with a supervisor, who told me he would look into it and call back. When he called back he said the routing department did not see my appointment (it wasn't on the schedule) therefore no technician was assigned (though I received an email confirmation).

    I asked if anyone had bothered to look when I made the first call at 9:30 am. Why wasn't I informed then that it wasn't on the schedule. Well that is all he could tell me and could reschedule for another day. I asked to speak with a manager and was told that the manager does not take calls. The supervisor stated he is the last person I could speak with and he would reschedule for me. I was at the mall Saturday evening and noticed Sears had a treadmill on sale, I was definitely in the market to purchase one. So I called the Sears rep to inquire about the $20 gift card that I had been offered by the rep, to see if we could apply it to the treadmill purchase. I was told there was nothing in the file about a gift card of any amount... FRUSTRATION!!!

    Back to the microwave: We rescheduled for Monday between 1 and 5 pm. I enlisted the help of another (I needed to go to work)... my brother waited for the tech on Monday. When the tech (one) arrived he evaluated the microwave and said they needed a different part, it needs a new door. He will order the part and come back on Thursday. Today, Thursday, I called to check on the appointment time and was told that my appointment is on Saturday between 1 and 5. (I have not received any email confirmation for Thursday or Saturday).

    I am furious, one because Sears has not kept me informed of the changes (of which there should not have been so many), only when I call to inquire is when I get information. And two, this is now the 5th appointment, when does it stop. Your reps act as if this is par for the course, well not my course. My major regret is that I now have a kitchen full of Sears appliances, if not I would most certainly go to another company. I am expected to spend my Saturday waiting for a technician again. Will he show up (at what time) and will the microwave ever be repaired by one tech or will they need two? I am so upset, I hope this has outlined the events but I do know that when I'm upset I may not have given all the details. Please let me know your thoughts. - Frustrated customer

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    On Nov 2 2015 I chat with a rep to place an order for an item with 75% off, a cleaning sweeper. After have him three credit card information he continue having an error, an error that he reported in the same moment. Since item was the last one in stock, I asked him if there was another way for me to get it out for them to hold it. He said No but he encouraged me to chat with them two days later and he assured me that if item was not in stock they will do everything to pleased me, even a price match with a similar product.

    I chat today and credit card issue was solved, but item was not in stock, so they were not able to sell it or to do anything for me... Then I call and ask for a manager, Steven. He said I did have one in stock. I have him all my credit card info and personal info as well by phone and at the end he say, "I don't have in stock, not able to place the order for you." Ask him for a price match. He said no, he only offer me a 15% discount on a similar item. I can get at least 20% with coupon at the store, either way.

    After telling him what trip told me and offer me two days ago, he just apologize and say that he can only do that. I did save my chat with rep but that doesn't matter. This is a minimal thing. How can a manager cannot work things with a customer, try to please a customer. Sears you do have the worst customer service, need to improve that. What a terrible experience and waste of time. Rep told me rest assure that you will get that item at that price and you see...

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I purchased a refrigerator from Sears in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on September 5, 2015 and an electrical problem developed less than two months later. I called and scheduled a warranty appointment on Nov 2, with the appointment scheduled for Nov 4. On that day the technician called and requested directions to the address which was incorrect from the start. Rather than call dispatch and correct the address issue, they cancelled the service call and did nothing to reschedule.

    I have now talked to at least 6 people over a 24 hr period and all they will do is schedule a new appointment for over a week later. I have escalated the call to a supervisor twice to no avail and they will not allow me to escalate any further and are not willing to do anything further. I find this totally unacceptable... The issue was created by the service organization and they are unwilling to accept accountability and find way to support the customer. This is the second out of two times I have had terrible service from Sears Delivery/Service in two years. I find this totally unacceptable behavior and very poor customer support.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I purchased a refrigerator on 10/11/15 with delivery day set in 2 days. There was no call prior delivery so I called that morning to find out about delivery time. When the delivery time windows passed, I contacted Sears and was told that delivery was attempted and new attempt will be made in 4 days, I was home the entire time. I was told that it will be investigated and that they will get back to me. As the refrigerator was needed for a rental unit and I couldn't wait that long, I had to cancel the purchase. I was told that my account will be credited in 14 days. As of today 11/05/15, I still did not receive the money back and none from Sears contacted me with outcome of their investigation. Talk about frozen money!

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    Purchased a Kenmore dishwasher from the Sears in Alpharetta, GA just one year ago. It has never worked properly. Back up, no draining and smells horrible. Called for service twice. Did they do anything to diagnose the problem, no! Subsequently, I called two other plumbers and paid for their time as the Sears "Technicians" were unwilling to do the diagnostics. The other plumbers would not touch it as it was still under warranty. (This dishwasher was backing up to the point that it was causing leaks in my basement).

    For the 5th time, I had someone else come out today and look at it and said it should just be junked. I am spending too much time and money trying to fix it. This dishwasher cost over $800.00 and Customer Service was of absolutely no use and utterly rude. I will never step foot into a Sears again, ever. It was my first and last experience with them. Good luck to Sears in keeping their doors open. With this level of service and product, their days should be numbered.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    Here are the facts: Purchased and had delivered from Sears Online on 9/15/15, a Kenmore Elite Refrigerator Model 7248. Beautiful machine, very pleased. Six weeks later, it quit refrigerating. Later learned that this is an LG product that is manufactured by Sears, but I did not see that as an issue as Sears would stand by the product.

    On 11/3 Sears technician Jack arrived and in short order determined the following: He had never worked on this model finding the motherboard not was he was accustomed to seeing. Pressing on he determined the following: needed a new 3-way valve which he had with him and installed. Still no refrigeration. Said he would be back on 11/12 to fix with additional 3 parts: Valve Assy, Compressor and a Drier Assy which would be shipped in the interim to us by UPS. Hey, I have a garage, why not?

    He advised us that since he would in effect be "breaking the seal" on the unit with his repairs, we should call Customer Solutions and see about an exchange for a whole new unit instead. I was thinking this was a better solution anyway. Granted we were over by 2 weeks on the 30 day exchange policy, but Sears would recognize the calamitous nature of the breakdown and given their reputation for customer service (and the fact that we purchased an additional 4 year repair warranty - $800 - total investment with taxes on the frig $3900), all would be well.

    Not so, hours on phone with Sears Customer Solutions (Damian of AZ) on 11/4 provided the below listed results. Damian claimed over 20 times that he was the highest authority that I could deal with over the phone. He would steadfastly repeat that I was two weeks over the 30 day period and nothing would be done save that the repair person would proceed with the repairs on the designated date. He also said that I could write a letter to Sears Chicago (he would provide address) and seek a higher authority. We went around and around and he reluctantly granted the following: I qualified for $80 off on a mini refrigerator to be used while I waited for repairs.

    Many minutes later, he said that if the repairs could not be accomplished on 11/12, he would try and see if I could get a new replacement. More minutes later, he further added that since the repair was scheduled to repair only 3 functional areas, and that I needed 4 such areas to qualify for a new machine, (where did this come from?) Well, I thought I saw a crack in the wall, so many more minutes later, I pointed out to him that a copy of the 11/2/15 technician visit demonstrated that there were 4 functional defects. So happens the technician had the 3 way-valve with him and replaced it, so - gotcha! We are down to three and I remain unqualified.

    Wish the Seahawks had a front line as consistently impenetrable as Damian. I am retired and can wait around on a phone for hours. I can also spend days writing on any number of forums and addressing any number of grievance letters to any number of semi-interested parties: State, Federal, Local, public or private. I might draw the line at PETA or the YMCA, but I will dedicate myself to letting all who will listen know that Sears is not a company that listens or can be trusted. Dear reader, also be advised, that Sears regards an online sale direct to them as not being as good as one from a store visit. Records and remedies are more favorable to a face-to-face purchaser. This came to me from one of the several Customer Solutions folks I spoke with before reaching my last frontier with Damian. Sears, I need immediate action on this notice, i.e. A new refrigerator.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015

    This company needs to be out of business immediately. Their customer service is atrocious! They have like 232, 323, 320 departments and none of them ever have the same information and they are all NO HELP. My father bought an air conditioner for me this past July and it stopped less than 2 months later. I scheduled an appointment to have it repaired. Of course they give this ridiculous 4-hour window. He shows and tells me that he needs order parts for it and that it will be delivered here. He ordered it and scheduled another appointment so that the technician and install the parts and hopefully would fix the problem. I tracked the package, and I later see that for some reason UPS sent it back to Sears. When I called Sears they had NO clue where the parts were sent. UPS told me to call them, Sears told me to call UPS. I got nowhere.

    Finally some representative says the parts can be re-ordered and I gave her the specific address to send. I call back to follow up. Parts were never re-ordered and they had no idea what I was talking about. Each time I call I have to be subject to their non-sensical automated service that continuously brings me to a different department and then another department (or the phone gets disconnected miraculously). I finally spoke to a "supervisor" and she assured me that the technician will bring the parts with him. Well, okay that makes more sense. However, the day of the appointment the technician called in sick and they sent someone else and they had NO PARTS with him. Oh here we go again.

    So Sears then schedules another appointment without asking me my availability and the guy calls me to tell me he's on his way. I told him that I was at work and the appointment needs to be r/s (if anyone is wondering, he had no parts with him either). The communication in that department is non-existent. To this day I have called many times with no help. I get transferred between numerous departments and all they do is send me emails about an upcoming appointment which I keep canceling because they keep choosing times that I am not home and I have never gotten any verification of whether or not the technician will bring the parts with him.

    Also, yes my father tried to get his money back but Sears refuses because you can only do that within 30 days. What a waste of time and money! I since moved and currently live in a central air apartment with a non-working air conditioner sitting in my closet. Also, I called today, I was transferred 3 times until I was hung up on during another transfer. I hate them and this is truly the worst customer service experience I have ever had. Very unfair and unprofessional.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015

    My trip today proved to be a waste of time. I should have just shopped from home. The associates acted like he was doing me a favor in placing an order for me and then was annoyed when I gave him a coupon. Upon being corrected on his mistake with pricing he became agitated and now I have to return to the store to pick up my item. Next time I will skip the yonkers store all together in my shopping.

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    Installation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015

    We purchased an $1800 Kenmore Elite dishwasher on September 15, 2015. On November 2, 2015 it became inoperable due to an engaged child lock that I could not disable in spite of following owner's manual instructions and turning off the breaker. A Sears technician was not available for ONE WEEK. Funny how they can take your money and install it in two days, but when it's broken it takes ONE WEEK. This is entirely unacceptable and if I had known they were so short staffed, I would have gone elsewhere. Do not buy major appliances from Sears.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015

    We have a Dryer that we bought at Sears repaired on September. We spent over $200 on the repair. By the end of October we got the same problem with the dryer, no heat. Now the technician says is another part which was originally sent to us on September and the technician didn't installed. We asked for a different technician and we got the same technician. Now it is an additional $180 to fix the same problem, we feel Sears have fooled us. When you needed most their service they didn't perform for you.

    We have to pay for the company and this individual whom they say is a technician, who wanted to take advantage from us. We can't trust Sears any more. We bought all our appliances from SEARS and we have bought tires and have service done on our vehicles by Sears, but from now on we will take our business somewhere else. Our family has been a customer for generations but due to this will not be anymore.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015

    What happened: UNFORTUNATELY I used the Sears Customer Service. Consequence: Disappointment, waste of time, money and energy... paid for unperformed services, unprofessional e.g., they cannot even screw back the simplest things they opened and try to change the whole thing... One of the worst communication systems ever cannot reach any representative for almost a month and so many phone calls which used to tell to wait and used to get hung, finally after many days was able and was told I will get back a call soon from the quality dept that never happened and I again had to try from my own end just to find somebody to let them know the issue. When I finally got hold of somebody he was not able to understand my problem.

    Even though I was not satisfied and went through torture and also paid for that and still could use the warranty free of cost but will never do that coz I have been through enough. I don't want anybody from SEARS to step into my house ever. It's not about the money it is about the thing that they lack called 'Customer service'... Customers beware.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPrice

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015

    We called Sears in July'15 for a new A/C unit to be installed, they were extremely overpriced. They told us that they would take care of all permits for installation. They had a private company to take care of the matter - Tycoon Flow Control Aug'15, which they have not. Its been almost three months. The county still has the permit open, so now I have to do the leg work to get it approved by the county to close the permit. I trusted Sears. Once the installation of the unit was done Sear washed their hands, I called them many times but customer service would not call me back. That is the last time I buy from Sears. Go with a private company. They are over 2000 dollars cheaper, my mother had the same unit put in for $3500, a four ton unit.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015

    Sears is not the company of my youth. Don't buy a Sears appliance or use their repair services. Called Sears Home repair service center because I own several Kenmore appliances. They sent a young person just out of training, it was his first day out of training. My oven is not working but everything else works. He checked the electronics then looked at the oven burning element. He said they looked good. He called his help center. The help center told him to take off the top of the stove and check something but he could not get it off. 1 hour and 30 mins still unable to take off the top cover he calls a co worker. The co worker tells him the reason my oven is not working, I need a new burning/heating element. So he tells me what the coworker said who I heard because he was on speaker.

    I question how does he know the guy is right. He said "don't worry if your oven still does not work after I install the new part, I can order a new part and try again." So I paid $95 for him to guess and waste 2 hours of my life. Remember he did not check the top part of the oven. He could not get the cover off and gave up. He apologized for taking 2 hours and suggested that I buy a new stove. When I called to complain they said they will reprimand the technician and sent an email saying they did not over charge me. The company does not understand customer service. I want my money back. Please learn from me. Do not call Sears for repair and please do not buy their appliances. They don't know how to repair them. Sad I use to trust Kenmore and Sears, not anymore. Run to Best Buy.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    A salesperson from Sears Home Improvement named Paul ** quoted two separate loans needed for the purchase of a heating and cooling system. One was for $1,582.63 at 16.9900 interest free for 18 months, the other for $8,717.39 with a payment of $159.00 a month. They had me electronically sign the paper as though I was approved for these amounts and gave me a disc that was supposed to be copies of everything discussed. When I opened the disc 2 days later because I had 3 days to cancel I discovered that it was another customers information. At this point I should have cancelled but since it was Sears I didn't. It weeks for me to get the correct model numbers of the equipment, the specifications of the models, etc. They also tried to sell me a high priced ester heater that they were trying to get rid of.

    In the end they sent me bills that were revolving credit accounts both with high interest rates. When I spoke with the sales manager he said that was what I was approved for and the salesman may not have known. I don't believe that. If I had been informed I could have made the decision to delay the purchase or go ahead. I was not given that choice. If I had wanted to be robbed I could have gone to Joe Blows but I went to Sears. Sears is claiming there is nothing they can do about this. I feel that I have been a victim of fraud.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    I went to the Sears in Beavercreek, Ohio and put a TV in layaway. I went there today to pay off my layaway and pick up my TV and I was told that they do not have my TV in the store. So I spoke with the manager of the store as well as the corporate office and was told that they would not fix their mistake and get me my TV and that I now had to wait an additional two days for them to ship it to me because they did not hold my TV per their layaway agreement. This is the worst shopping experience I have ever encountered. This company has no respect for their customers. They also have a very poor Business ethics. I will never do business with this company again and would strongly suggest that no one else does either due to the fact that they do not appreciate their customers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    I purchased a Kenmore Water Heater from Sears online in 2013. October 2015 the water heater quit working. I called my home service plan I have through the gas company (Excel Energy). They came out and checked it out and found that the gas valve had failed. They told me that the gas valve should not have failed after only 2 years. They said they could fix it but did not have a contract with Sears for parts. I was asked to order the parts and call them when they arrive and they will install them.

    I contacted Sears and was informed by a very Rude person that water heater only have a 1 year warranty. I was a little confused that a major appliance like a water heater would only have a 1 year warranty, I was told that I should have bought an extended warranty. I told the Sears person that I have never bought the extended warranty from Sears because Sears has always meant quality and good service. I told him what the home service man said and he repeated that he could do nothing for me. I went online and looked up the model number of the water heater and found more than 50 complaints about the gas valve failing.

    I called Sears back informed them of what I saw online about the gas valves failing on this model and asked why Sears didn't do a recall on the gas valve. The Sears person this time looked up the gas valve for this model and told me that there is a new upgraded valve for this model water heater and it would cost me $376.75. I asked since you now have an upgraded shouldn't Sears replace the old ones. He did some checking and offered me a discount because I have been a good customer over the years and offered me the part for $349.99. I insisted that the gas valve was a faulty part and I want Sears to pay for it.

    After a long discussion he finally called the warranty department and found out that the part has a 6 year manufacturer warranty. I said "great order it me." Oh but he can't do that. I need to call the warranty department. So I called the warranty department and start all over again. This guy was the worst. He did not like talking to a women and my husband had to step in because he was being extremely disrespectful. I was finally able to get him to look up the manufacturer warranty on the gas valve and he placed the order. He then asked when would I like to set up an appointment to have a Sears tech come out and fix the water heater. I told him that the home service plan that would do the install. I just need the part. OH OH big mistake. He cancelled my order and told me I had to contact someone else, that he cannot ship parts unless a Sears tech first verifies that it is the gas valve.

    I explained to him that the home service plan is through the local gas company. He didn't care and told me the first available date to have a tech out would be November 5th. I was getting pretty upset by now. I have been on and off the phone with Sears for over 12 hours. I said I live in Minnesota. To not have hot water for more than 3 weeks is not even funny. He finally found an appointment for October 26th, only 12 days with no hot water. The tech came out. Verified that the gas valve was bad and ordered it.

    A week later it arrived. We called our home service plan and it was installed the next day. Why does Sears make things so difficult? It was a warrantied part, just fix it! Why does Sears tech have to verify the part is not working when a qualified home service plan already checked it out. I guess they just wanted the $90.00 for the service call. I will never buy an appliance from Sears ever again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    Ordered a wall oven/microwave combination unit online on 10/12/2015 with a promised delivery date of 10/14/2105. Received confirming email of order and delivery date. On 10/14 no word of time of delivery as promised so I called and went through the so-called customer service people for several days. Was advised they didn't have an installer for my area which is a joke. Then they cancelled my order advising me via email on 10/16. I was furious and filed a dispute with my credit card company to get my money back because the whole thing smelled fishy.

    Once I got my refund I went to my local Sears Store where I was treated nicely and decided to re-order with them but delivery/installation (yes they have an installer!) not until 11/5 . I was assured I would have it by this date. All this time I'm telling them I have no oven to cook meals. So, today, 11/2, I receive a call telling me they have a "NEW" delivery date of 12/2!!! I took a deep breath and asked the sales guy to see what he could do. He called back after calling the warehouse and found that they have a backlog with the manufacturer/vendor getting these units out to them.

    I have a lot of questions about my whole experience. Number one: Are they selling products they don't even have without advising the customer at the time of purchase? Number two: Why are they promising delivery dates they can't meet? Seems like a scam to hold your money hostage. I am, again, filing a dispute with my credit card company to get my money back. Unlike other people who say they will think twice before shopping with Sears, I will no longer shop at Sears. This is not the Sears company I have been used to dealing with for over 40 years.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    I am now completely convinced that Sears does not care about their customers or the products they sell and/or service. I bought a washer from them with the protection warranty. The washer broke within the first month of it being in my home. Sears came out and fixed it. The washer broke again, Sears came out again and had to rebuild the whole thing. The washer broke again... This time it wasn't covered under the protection warranty. So I bought yet another protection warranty. Sears fixed it. So now my washer has broken yet once again and of course the warranty is expired. The Sears tech quoted me $435 to make the necessary repairs. I told him, "No thanks!"

    I have been calling Sears for over a week now trying to get copies of the service orders. They will not help me. They transfer me to someone else. Tell me to email their customer service department. I have gotten absolutely nowhere with them. Sears does not care about their customer after they take their money. Period. End of statement.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    My A/C stopped working in summer 2015. I called a few places to come look at my A/C. I was told my unit was too old to work on and it needed to be replaced. They were very detailed and even gave me a CD burned right there on the spot detailing what needed to be done at a price tag of 7 grand. They even were able to run my credit right there on the spot. I'm a poor person on disability so I didn't pass the credit... Thankfully. I had a buddy that worked in apartment maintenance come look at my A/C and he suggested to try and replace the capacitor. He had an extra one and we replaced it and it didn't work.

    On further inspection I noticed the new one required a higher voltage than the old one. The part was only like $50.00 or so. Since I didn't have the money at the time I took apart the old capacitor and scraped the contact points (they were caked over with corrosion) and put it back together and put it back on the A/C. WHAT DO YOU KNOW... IT WORKED. Not only did I save myself $50.00 on the part. I SAVED 7 GRAND FOR AN A/C!!! My condo is small (500 sq ft) and they wanted 7 grand for a first floor replacement for a $50.00 part. I've heard that A/C repair companies were scammers so that is why I went for a big company which turned out to be the biggest scammer of them all!!! The only reason I knew the voltage was different was because another company came out to do a bid and said my new contractor was the wrong voltage!!! So it was the smaller company that was honest and the trusted Sears as the scammer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    I had purchased a Maytag washer in July and have it delivered to my house (waited for a month) and they deliver me a whirlpool machine with a Maytag serial number. The day I called my sales agent, the warehouse don't believe me, luckily we have a security camera and we were able to capture some pictures of the delivery guys with the washer. After sending all the picture and evidence, they finally order me another Maytag which I waited for another month. When the Maytag arrived, we pick it up ourselves from the warehouse on Oct 3,2015.

    Delivery team schedule a pickup of the whirlpool washer that was delivered to me on that day without my knowledge. I had spoke with Michelle and she guarantee that they will come until the end of that day 10/3/15. I sacrifice to take off but nobody showed up. Between 10/3/2015 and 11/1/2015, I wasted a lot of time talking to delivery team about picking up the whirlpool washer and several times I took off but they don't show up. 3 weeks ago I spoke with Verlynn at the warehouse and I told her that the first available time I will be home is on Nov 1,2015, 5pm and she did schedule it at that time with a 2 hours waiting.

    Today I took another day off on my part time job in the evening and the Island movers (Sears delivery team) came at noon to pick up the washer and the guy told my 14 year old boy they need to pick up the washer and he didn't even give my son a chance to call me. The guy with a number ** called me at 12 pm and I missed his call when I listen to the message and called my house at 12:08pm they had already pick up the washer. This guy took a signature of my underage son (14 years old) what a frustrating experience. I don't think I would recommend Sears anymore after this incident happen with me. I wasted a lot of my time.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    Found curtains in the store, they only had three so they ordered them online for me. We ordered all 9 pairs because they were half price online. I received my order 6 correct 3 wrong. Called Sears online number, reordered 3 more. Once again wrong curtains, made another call. 25 min later asked for a supervisor. 20 min later she still had no clue what I was talking about. Put on hold for 10 min. Call was lost. Went to my local store today and the associate was great, problem solved.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015

    On 12/24/13 my husband bought me a 47" LG TV. He bought the 3 year extended warranty. In March 2015 it had sound but no picture. Called service. A part was sent to my house. When repairman came, the part sent was not the issue. It needed a front panel aka the screen!!! Because I am only available on Saturdays for repairs, I had to wait two weeks for an open appointment. The panel was to be sent to my local store and the repairman would pick up part there before coming to my house. I waited the entire day 8-5. I finally received a call saying part was not at the store. I waited another 2 weeks. The panel was replaced. TV worked. That was 5/15.

    On October 15, my tv once again had sound but no picture. I called service and told them I needed the same part. "But ma'am we can't order the part without the repairman looking at it." First appointment for Saturday was today, 10/31. He came and guess what? I need another panel! I have to wait another two weeks! I called "customer solutions". It is being reviewed. The panel replacement part cost 789.06 (no cost to me) in May. The service call cost is over 200.00 per call (no cost to me). THE TV COST = 500.00. I WANT A NEW TV!!! But all I get is "IT'S BEING REVIEWED, WE WILL KNOW MORE IN 2 WEEKS."

    This is not the only issue I have had with Sears over the last 3 years. We bought 4 kitchen appliances, 2 mattresses and box springs, tools, etc. The delivery service and actually receiving merchandise was a nightmare. I will NEVER step foot in Sears again. I throw my Land's End catalogs in the trash. They will not get another nickel from me. BEWARE!!! Customer service is terrible!

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015

    Poor Credit card service, no ability to talk to anyone. They make it impossible to talk with anyone. Pretty much that was a useless experience that kept me busy for a half hour. The customer service department did not have a clue what you wanted them to do. That makes the third useless phone call and the fourth useless communication. Just wondering, what did you expect them (customer Service) to do? Was it really just to blow me off? It worked because now, not only will I not use my Sears card, I won't shop at Sears (or k-mart for that matter).

    I won't be calling or writing anymore. The amount of time I have spent is more than I would have given any other store. I don't know who you are (Xander **), but apparently the tens of thousand of dollars I purchased in the tool department and well as the near 100,000.00 I have spent on appliances and repair agreements were not enough to make you pick up the phone.

    The way I was treated over the last three weeks is unacceptable. Sears changed my account number when they issued a new chip card. I did not know they were doing that and did not monitor the new account. I got either as a call or email telling me the card was not able to be used. I went thru and looked at what happened. And in discussion with the customer service guy, he said he would credit it back right away. Several days later, I went online and saw the overdue status and charge were still there. As I wanted to use the sears credit card, I went to the online payment system and paid the card off including the overdue charge.

    A couple days later I went to buy my daughter a fridge and handed my card to him to process. The customer service rep had him tell me to call them. I did and she said the account was overdue. I asked her to check again, and she said she could see that I had already paid it off. But she said she could not release the hold on the card. Well, I lost the 5 percent discount for using the card, was publicly humiliated by having to discuss my card over the phone at the register. I can not see Sears making this right so I am closing my credit account with sears.

    Just for info, I have all Sears appliances throughout my house as I have always done. In 1978, I purchased a washer and dryer and have not stopped Sears since then. Multiple washer and dryers, fridges, trash compactors, de-humidifiers, auto service, tires tools and tool boxes, small appliances, lawn mowers, riding mowers, chainsaws and hedge trimmers and repairs. This was not just for me but for friends and family. So two people who did not do what they said or would not do the obvious action ended a relationship of 37 years.

    I should have seen this coming last year when I brought my 9hp Craftsman snowblower in for service. It would not throw any snow. After being without it for most of the snow season, it finally came back. The service department said they could not find anything wrong so they did nothing. Snows that week, and again it does not throw snow. Back to sears, can't talk with tech because they moved all the parts and repair facilities to NJ, goes away again and came back with same answer. This was a long and happy relationship, Sorry it has to end. I don't see how sears can make this right.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015

    I have used Sears Master Protection Agreement for years, since late 1990's, for dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaner and window air conditioner. For these appliances it had been well worth having "In-Home" service vs. "In-Shop". I have had 6 replacements and 1 recall replacement on top of numerous service calls. Financially and for convenience it has been well worth it!!! But... IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT YOU KEEP RECORDS IN A FILE, WITH NOTES, DATES, MPA CERTIFICATE NUMBERS AND BE ORGANIZED!!! Also know that different regions of the USA, maybe by state, will have separate MPA. It hasn't been easy but I have been determined to hold them to their Agreements and it is my responsibility to keep the information detail in order. Bill in MN and FL.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015

    I went to Sears to buy some curtains. They did not have them in stock. The saleslady logged in to order them for in store pick up but we could not order them there. The saleslady said I had to order them from home. I came home and ordered the curtains online ORDER PROCESSING order #: 955812697. This was on 10-18-15. I received an email confirmation of the order. I was told that the store had deliveries on Fridays. I did not receive an email telling me the store received the curtains the first Friday so I checked my email and still I had not received an email from Sears.

    This is now 10-30-15. I called the store and they checked on the order and told me that on 10-24-15 Sears had cancelled the order. No emails letting me know. I then called the Sears 1-800 number and was told the order had indeed been cancelled. I then asked about the refund to my cards. She told me she would request the refunds. Now let's get this from my perspective. I was not told that the order was cancelled. I had to request that the money be refunded 6 days after the order was cancelled. I now have to wait 2 more weeks for my drapes. No remorse from Sears. No assistance in anything. Up until now I have been a faithful customer. With service like this I will think twice before I shop at Sears again.

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