unrelated, but sears has had a lasting impact on american life in some of the strangest ways. Im an automotive engine mechanic, and to this day I still see old

unrelated, but sears has had a lasting impact on american life in some of the strangest ways. Im an automotive engine mechanic, and to this day I still see old cars with "sears" style 'advanced' tire balancing. This was a service they offered back in the 90's and were subsequently litigated for it in some cases as they hadnt disclosed the full operational process to customers before the work was agreed upon. Basically a tire alignment at Sears also included wear leveling. Sears would pull your tires off, spin them in a special laser mapping machine on the wheel, and grind down high spots in the tire to "balance" it. this worked to remove flat spots in the tires but the technology could actually increase the chance of a bubble or blowout in certain conditions. Then theres Craftsman tools. Worthless garbage from 2000 onward, but if you managed to find yourself a set of genuine Craftsman sockets or wrenches from the good old days then you're officially the dreamiest grease monkey in the shop. These wrenches were practically strong enough to tear the hinges off St. Peters gates. They were the gold-standard that settled every east german/west german tool argument from an old timer.