Sears Roebuck
Advertised Dishwasher and Camera Never in Stock, Bait and Switch

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Was looking for a cheap dishwasher for a rental unit. Found one in Sunday paper for Sears for $129.00. Went to the store at North County Mall to purchase and pick up and they stated they did not have one in stock. Went home and signed onto web site. Dishwasher was also listed for same price but could not be picked up at store but had to be purchased online. Looked for availability at various stores via their search routine and found no stores in Southern California had one in stock. (Seems rather strange for an item advertised that day in the paper).

I then obtained zip codes for states all over the country and found that NONE of the sears stores or warehouses had one in stock.

Next week, same thing. Item advertised but not available. Plenty of next higher item available, however. Got curious. Was this only on one item or was it a trait.

Looked at a digital camera for a really good price. Same thing. NO STORE IN USA has one in stock even though it was advertised that day in the paper.

Conclusion. Sears sucks. They are using the classic bait and switch one most any item you see advertised for a "really good price". Try it yourself.

Ed
Poway, California


Company: Sears Roebuck
Country: USA
State: California
City: Escondido
Address: North County Mall
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