tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077364184295987387.post1148144361897769373..comments2023-04-01T14:31:32.067-07:00Comments on The Gristmill: Kenmore - No More: So long SearsBig Mouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12897457176239493840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077364184295987387.post-20775219791857280952012-07-23T14:54:37.811-07:002012-07-23T14:54:37.811-07:00Don't get me started about Sears. I'm gla...Don't get me started about Sears. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that has said 'so long' to them. And as a Chicago native, it initially pained me to dump a Chicago company. But Sears wiggled out of a rebate I was owed on an appliance I bought from them and that was the last straw. That $75 they saved on denying me the rebate has cost them a few thousand in sales from the business I've taken elsewhere for appliances, tires, garden furniture, etc. It made me so angry I searched until I found small, local businesses to shop at. The place I now buy my appliances is like the local hardware store I shop at, namely, it belongs to a buying co-op. While they can't always meet really discounted sale prices (or bait and switch rebate offers)the day to day prices are almost the same and the fantastic service I get more than makes up for the price difference. Still doesn't solve my problem of wanting to buy American as often as possible, too, but it keeps a lot of the money I spend in my community thanks to these family-owned business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077364184295987387.post-24453423385652956772012-06-12T16:12:41.720-07:002012-06-12T16:12:41.720-07:00Yes Dave, UR correct with regards to OEM, but my t...Yes Dave, UR correct with regards to OEM, but my trust has still been betrayed by what I had come to know as a top-brand within its market.Big Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897457176239493840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077364184295987387.post-43454460764089115902012-06-12T13:23:52.532-07:002012-06-12T13:23:52.532-07:00It's all kinda annoying... NOTHING is made in ...It's all kinda annoying... NOTHING is made in the USA anymore, unless it's owned by a foreign corporation.<br /><br />It's kinda sad, ya know?<br /><br />-SEHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077364184295987387.post-33811676887994801402012-06-12T13:19:33.965-07:002012-06-12T13:19:33.965-07:00Nothing new about OEM.
Originally, an OEM (origin...Nothing new about OEM.<br /><br />Originally, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer)REG was a company that supplied equipment to other companies to resell or incorporate into another product using the reseller's brand name. For example, a maker of refrigerators like Frigidaire might sell its refrigerators to a retailer like Sears to resell under a brand name owned by Sears. A number of companies, both equipment suppliers and equipment resellers, still use this meaning.<br /><br />2) More recently, OEM is used to refer to the company that acquires a product or component and reuses or incorporates it into a new product with its own brand name.Bordehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769849035494020137noreply@blogger.com