Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sears
At one time I had the highest respect for Sears and its products. Craftsman was my tool of choice and Diehard batteries couldn't be beat. Now Craftsman tools are found in K-mart and their quality is something that I would expect to find in K-mart. And their salespeople are climbing out from under rocks.
I made the mistake the other day of signing up for a Sears free home estimate for some doors. I was told that they wouldn't call until Monday (this being a Weds) to confirm the appointment. About two hours after talking to Sears in Saginaw, my cell phone gets a no name call (407-551-6000) from Florida. When I answer there's someone just talking on it. I wait for a pause, but it doesn't happen, so I hang up.
There's a pretty cool Web site (http://800notes.com/) you can search for telemarketing and other annoying calls. I checked the 407 number there's a long list of complaints about Sears. I called an 800 number to Sears and canceled the appointment. Since then, even after canceling within three hours, I got at least on other call at home, and have received snail mail ads from them. I'm glad I canceled since this seems more and more like a scam as the harassment goes on.
