DCS
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this site has a sears ad for flooring. when did this happen?
sears flooring?
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There are still some Sears stores that sell flooring but I think they are kind of like a home center store where they sell cupboards and that sort of thing. My sisters friend in Vegas works at one of those stores.
Daris
Daris
DCS
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i know..just saying sears went out of the flooring biz just as i started cause we had to do a lot of repairs for um
I did a few Sears jobs around 1990 when I worked for an installation company in KC. They were selling cheap crapet to high dollar customers. I think we were getting $2 a yd and the company was charging Sears $8-$10. We were getting around $5 for a birdcage and they were charging $50. Didn't work there too long.
Nick
In Remembrance
I had 3 Sears stores years ago .
If a customer didn't like the color of the cpt after it was installed , they would replace it with no fuss.
If a customer didn't like the color of the cpt after it was installed , they would replace it with no fuss.
Nick
In Remembrance
Did you ever work with that black pad they had that was like a tire tread ?
I don't remember black pad, could be just a different pad for different areas of the country.
But I do remember humping in that extra heavy rubber waffle pad.
The shop I was working for in before I left Tucson did work for Sears, Standard Brands and Color Tile. The shop I got a job at in the bay area had the same damn stores!
But I do remember humping in that extra heavy rubber waffle pad.
The shop I was working for in before I left Tucson did work for Sears, Standard Brands and Color Tile. The shop I got a job at in the bay area had the same damn stores!
I did a lot of Sears work through another contractor but don't remember any black pad. Remember being short quite abit though. Also did work for J.C. Penny's about the same time. What a freaking joke that was. Always prime urethane pad that bottomed out before it was installed.
Daris
Daris
Nick
In Remembrance
I called that stuff Charmin. i gave a builder the same price for 3/8" rebound just so i didn't have to work with it .
The black pad must have been a east coast thing , or i had another one of those dreams .
The black pad must have been a east coast thing , or i had another one of those dreams .
DCS
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i pulled a lot of that up! it sucked cause it would not stay rolled up!!! ya had to tape it
TNT
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I didn't realize Sears still sold carpet either! Remember seeing it there back in the 1970s and 1980s, then it disappeared!
Tia
Tia
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They just got back into it last year, it's a shop at home sub contracted type operation. Even the sales people are not employed via sears I believe. What they use is the name and advertising.
They are selling mainly mohawk materials only and are trained to sell from Mohawk regional and territory reps
Not like your fathers Sears carpet operation of yesterday
PS my old man installed for Sears and Jordan Marsh also.
You guys don't know how good you had it when carpet was in style with all that work, now everyone hates it and wants hardwood stapled to their butt cheeks.
They are selling mainly mohawk materials only and are trained to sell from Mohawk regional and territory reps
Not like your fathers Sears carpet operation of yesterday
PS my old man installed for Sears and Jordan Marsh also.
You guys don't know how good you had it when carpet was in style with all that work, now everyone hates it and wants hardwood stapled to their butt cheeks.
TNT
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They just got back into it last year, it's a shop at home sub contracted type operation. Even the sales people are not employed via sears I believe. What they use is the name and advertising.
They are selling mainly mohawk materials only and are trained to sell from Mohawk regional and territory reps
Not like your fathers Sears carpet operation of yesterday
PS my old man installed for Sears and Jordan Marsh also.
You guys don't know how good you had it when carpet was in style with all that work, now everyone hates it and wants hardwood stapled to their butt cheeks.
That's a generalization - yeah, hard surfaces have become the norm, but we still do about 40% soft. The "heyday" of carpet was during the mid to latter end of our last century, when everyone was covering up the hardwood with it, but there is a whole new thing going on now. You'll see the comeback in custom rugs, and eventually again in comfortable surfaces.
TNT
DCS
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yep!! era's repeat themselves. i noticed bellbottoms the other day along with the round type tail lights on cars like the 50s had and round body styles too
TNT
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yep!! era's repeat themselves. i noticed bellbottoms the other day along with the round type tail lights on cars like the 50s had and round body styles too
Absolutely - it all comes back! But, I have yet to help my customers who are waiting for certain orange and purple floors. *Sigh*
Tia
Do you think that green and gold "hump and bump" will come back? How about long shag? I still have a shag rake.
I still have a shag rake.
TNT
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Do you think that green and gold "hump and bump" will come back? How about long shag?
It will all come back, but we may be dead by then. Someday your shag rake will be worth big bucks at the auction!
Tia
I wouldn't say that Tia. The original rake yes. When I first started we were covering up some of the most beautiful hardwood floor you could ever want. now look at today. Hardwood is the big thing. They even make vinyls to look like wood even though I remember there was carpet with a wood pattern once.
Don't throw away those old button down shoes or old ties they may be back.
Daris
