Sears’s earns a 2.3-star rating from 2955 reviews, showing that the majority of shoppers are somewhat dissatisfied with their purchases.
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tried to jack the total up over $260!
I am a skilled home repair/remodeler who had the misfortune of dealing with Sears delivery. We ordered a dishwasher from Sears about 3 weeks ago. Old one is burned out... get a new one... easy replacement... shouldn't be any problems. 300 for the dishwasher... and an extra 140 bucks for INSTALLATION. I'm takin' the day off and I'm gonna let Sears wrestle with the dishwasher.
So they are here right on time and some guy gets out of his personal dented pick-up truck in sloppy shorts and a beat up t-shirt. Comes in.. takes one look at the sink... and says, "I'm gonna need to drill a hole in your sink (in addition to the one thats there) that'll be 184 dollars. Plus air gap kit extra 86 dollars." I said, "There's a hole there now - just use that one."
He says, "Nope, the hose will kink, your garbage disposal is facing the wrong way." So I said, "Our old dishwasher never seemed to have any trouble with a kinked hose, what's the problem?'
It was right about now that I'm figuring that this guy just wants extra money, and without any extra money he isn't going to do a thing. So I checked him by asking, "Can you just put the dishwasher in the slot. Hook up the water lines and I'll take care of the air gap?'
HE SAYS NO.
So I asked him what the hell the 140 INSTALLATION charge was for. No reply of course. I told him if he cant get Sears to refund the "Installation" charge, to just keep the dishwasher. He called and got us the refund. We only paid a 35 dollar delivery charge. He left the dishwasher in the garage.
Needless to say, I installed the dishwasher myself... no problems, same hole for the air gap, hose is in no way "kinking", and I even found out they make an under the counter air gap which require no holes at all. So I never did get an installation professional here. What I saw that day... was a con man with my dishwasher.
Sears sucks.
defective electronic control board!
I just paid $271 to repair my Sears "Elite" Evenheat Dryer. Several months ago I received a card stating there is a Class Action Law Settlement for the make and model that I have. This law suit was for a malfunction of the "Electronic Control Board" . The deadline to respond was Jan. 16, 2008. My dryer malfunctioned on Jan. 13th, 2008. Sears repair could not schedule a appointment for almost 2-weeks. I missed the deadline date to submit my complaint which was a defective "electronic control board". Now I'm not sure what my options are to get reimbursed for something I feel I am entitled to. I've had this dryer since Sept. 2003, but, I only use the dryer about 6-8 hours a month because I do my laundry at my daughter's house (I keep house for her). This dryer has had very little usage!
oven door won't close all the way!
Bought a Sears Kenmore gas range and did not take delivery till about 6 months later as we were remodeling a house. A few months later we installed it and I slowly discovered that the oven temperature varied widely by 30 to 60 degrees. I thought is was the digital display problem, and bought an oven thermometer so I would know what the temperature really was so I could bake.. Then I finally noticed that the problem was that the oven door was not closing all the way. The heat was leaking out and that is why the temperature varied and it took twice as long to bake anything.
The repair person said that this is a hinge problem and Sears is well aware of it, but will not do a recall... Since the stove is a few months out of warranty WE are responsible to replace the hinges which were a factory flaw to the tune of $200. There has also been a problem with the digital controls and a replacement for this with the hinges will cost almost $500.00 So we have a one year old stove that has been in use for only 8 months and we are going to throw it out and buy something else and NEVER by a SEARS appliance again...
refusal of repair!
Once again sears does it. 5 months ago they tried to void a 5 year warranty on a washer that was 6 months old. The repairman ordered $1500 worth of parts turned out to be a belt! This time its a dryer same repairman called to tell me he was on his way to the repair then he informed me that he knows I am abusing the washer and dryer and flat out refused to come out and fix it. So basically I am at square one again. How can you claim abuse we wash clothes! How can you claim abuse without even coming out to the repair?!
Had to reschedule for another week of waiting to see if another repairman will come out!
If you had of bought the Ppa protection plan then you could demanded a new washer instead of having the warranty to fix it.
terrible service!
I purchased tires from Sears Automotive and had them installed when they arrived in the shop a few days later. I shopped in Sears and waited in the waiting room for two and a half hours while they worked on my car. I asked if there was a problem after 2 hours and the gentleman at the front desk said that "there was a problem with the rear alignment. The technician was going to heat up the calibers and I caught him...we would have owned the car if he did this. " I couldn't believe he told me this and then he said "but he's almost done now and he's giving it a test drive he'll be right in." 15 minutes later... Not done. I was told it was going to take 15 more minutes.
I left 2 and a half hours later. I drove the next day 50 miles to visit friends, drove home another 50, drove to Boston for dinner another 25 miles... had a wonderful dinner and while pulling out of the parking garage there was a horrendous sound coming from the passenger side. We stopped the car immediately. (here I am thinking someone hit my car in the parking lot) when I look at the tire and inside the well on the tire rod is a huge vice wrench still attached to my car from the alignment almost 24 hours earlier. The wrench had a rubber grip on it, which was shredded to death. We took it off, checked the tires and drove home.
The next day was Sunday and there was no manager on duty, when I called to check. I went to Sullivan Tire and had my car checked as I was petrified to drive my car. Worried that my tires were going to fall off or something. I explained my situation to the manager there and he said he's fixed many of their problems. He guaranteed me the tires we on tight and drivable... but that they were on backwards. My tires turn out that they can only be mounted one direction. They have a special traction control where the tire is designed to lean on an edge. So the edge was on the inside. he informed me that the tires were actually really dangerous to be on that way, making my little suv much more flippable.
I drove to Sears and expressed my dismay and disappointment. The sears manager said " I installed these tires the other day and they are fine. IF the tires were on backwards they would say that with an arrow on the tire or mount this side in marked on them" I said well did you follow manufacturers specks or did you just assume? He said that he knew they weren't on backwards. I showed him the same details that Sullivan tire did and he said. If that's what you want I'll turn them around. It will only take a half hour. 15 minutes later, he came out and said. I'm really sorry about the misunderstanding. I made a big mistake. I'm sorry. I said that it would have been worst if I had been in an accident from the wrench ripping through my car somewhere or my car flipping. I will never recommend this company to any one ever!
He didn't care. He didn't refund any money. I don't know what to say except they suck!
burning metal plate!
I purchased a sears front load HE5 dryer. They have a metal plate on back that looks like it is rusting. I have had this dryer less than a month. I found two friends that have dryers made by Whirlpool which is actually Kenmore. They have the same problem. The service technician said the plate is not rusting but the temperature is so hot its burning the plate. They use to coat the metal plate in white or black but they stopped doing it. He said there is no way to order the part with the white or black coating. The technician said he is not aware of any coloring coming off on the clothes.
What happened to a dependable product?
Our Kenmore Elite clothes washer had a pump go out after 3 years of use and we were charged $201.25 to have it replaced. I understand that the warranty has passed and I was not expecting it to be repaired at no charge but $201.25!!! I contacted Sears and was told those are the charges have a nice day. No offer was made for a lower repair. Maybe I am to...
Read full review of Sears and 3 commentsprice matching!
My husband called me from Sears Dept store to tell me about the dishwashers they had on sale and while he was giving me the makes and models over the phone I was online checking consumer reviews of each dishwasher. I found a better price for a Bosch Dishwasher that beat Sears’s price for the same item by $135. My husband relayed this information to the rep and she said all we needed was a printout and yes, Sears would match the price and not only that we would receive an additional 10% off!
So my husbands returned home, got the printout and made the 20 min drive back to the store. Well gosh darn it, wouldn't you know it-"actually it's only "Local" online competitors prices we match".
Now we checked the website and yes it says local retailers online but in the exclusions list it says nothing about other online competitor’s prices being excluded.
Sooo, what is the problem? Brick and mortar stores can't be expected to match prices of online only retailers who only pay for a small web team, warehousing and shipping. Sears provides you with experts on products as well as an actual product to touch and look at in person. If you use a sales person to gather your info, then buy online, not only is that unethical treatment of that person who took the time to help you, you are just a bad person.
Refund on returned merchandise!
On 11/20/2017, I ordered a dishwasher and paid for installation, as a christmas gift for my mother. The item arrived and a date was set for on or around 11/29/07, to have the item delivered and installed. The dishwasher was delivered and installed a few days after. Once the installation tech. Left, the dishwasher immediately began malfunctioning. Sears wa...
Read full review of Sears and 1 commentscam and cheating!
I am thoroughly disgusted! Today, january 17, 2008, I took my three daughters to sears at kingsway garden mall to return a christmas gift that my grandmother had purchased for my 11 year old that was too small. Unfortunately, my grandma purchased the shirt in august. Even though it had the original tags still on it and I had my gift receipt in hand, I was told by "customer services" that they had a 90 day return/exchange policy. This means that I would have had to return or exchange it by november. When I objected, I was then told that new "corporate policy" for christmas returns says it must be done by january 12. I said "i'm not a regular customer at sears so how am I supposed to know what your"corporate policy is? Plus it doesn't even show a return/exchange date on the gift receipt."I then politely asked to speak to a manager who told me there was nothing that they could do for me. So... I told her that she could keep the stinking' shirt and everything that I was going to purchase and that I would be contacting my grandma (Who I should tell you has been shopping and supporting sears since she made her first purchase almost 65 years ago... A baby carriage for her baby... My dad). I hope that losing a long time customer, four future customers and maybe even all the future customers that I am going to spread the word to, was worth a $20.00 shirt! Screw"corporate policy"!
What ever happened to customer service or 100% satisfaction guaranteed? So this is what i'm left with... I have to tell my grandma that if she wants to do her christmas shopping at her convenience, that she now better question return/exchange policies so that she doesn't get ripped off. A little old lady... Pretty sad if you ask me. And for me and my kids, we left with a bitter taste in our mouths and my 11 year old without a usable present from her great-grandmother. Merry #ing christmas!
It does say the return policy on the receipt if you just turn it over that pretty blue writing on the back states that you have 90 days to return or exchange items, and the 90 day return policy is actually one of the longest ones here in Canada. If you went to Wal-mart, you would only have 14 days with your receipt to be able to return something.
Are you actually reading your comment? WHO BUYS A CHRISTMAS GIFT IN AUGUST?!
Terrible company!
Purchased Kenmore Elite Oasis Washer in April 2007. It is now Jan 08 and I cannot get the washer to work. I purchased Service Contract for washer at Sears and have called in that it is not working. Sears cannot get a service repair person to my home for at least a week. No one seems to want to help with this repair even though we purchased the...
Read full review of Sears and 187 commentsdisgraceful company
In September 2007 I purchased a large Mitsubishi HD TV from the "Great Indoors" in Scottsdale, Az. for about $2500. Based upon the recommendation of the sales person I also purchased a service agreement for several hundred dollars which would cover service and parts for a long period.
Four months later I attempted to turn on the TV and got no picture. I then contacted the Sears Service Center (parent of Great Indoors) and was told the earliest they could service the complaint was 15 days from now, which I told them was unacceptable. I am now forced to contact a local TV service company to repair (probably for several hundred dollars) a TV that is already covered by a service contract. I could easily do without TV for 2 weeks if it were not for the fact that I have a large group of friends attending parties both of the nest 2 weeks to watch the football playoffs.
I think it is disgraceful that a big company like Sears can't hire enough technicians to fix problems within a reasonable amount of time.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
door handle keep breaking!
I have bought the Sears Kenmore HE3 Elite Electric Dryer 5 years ago. Door handle keeps breaking off and I keep replacing it. Sometime it breaks within days. It is a faulty design. There are thousands of people with the same problem. There are forums dedicated to this problem Sears has done nothing to fix the problem. Check it out at:
http://www.epinions.com/msg/show_~threads/cat_id_~17/id_~5493/forum_id_~409
I have called sears but did not get anywhere. Something must be done to make Sears respond to customer complaints.
Just saw reviews on Amazon to replace the door handle with this third party provider
http://ohiosolutions.net/high_strength_aluminum_dryer_handle
Hope this is helpful.
We have gone through four plastic replacement handles and are now trying this option.
I agree completely. We have ours just two years. Ours keeps doing it too.
complaint against sears.com
I placed an order on Sears.com for a printer in September 2007. They sent me the wrong item 1 week later.
The procedure to fix a wrong shipment is to have UPS pick up item, restock item, then issue a new item (the process can take up to a month.) The only way to get a replacement sooner is to order a new unit and to get credited once the first unit returns.
Not wanting to wait a month to get the correct item, I placed the second order. A few days later I receive a 2nd wrong item. I call to complain, and the supervisor explains that the item is listed on Sears.com, but they do not actually have the item.
Early October:
2 weeks go by without the item getting picked up and discover that the supervisor never made the request. Another week goes by without pick up and I call again. Another supervisor informs me that the pick-up has been set up incorrectly and must be redone.
Mid October:
2nd item picked up.
I check the refund status of my first order and confirm that the package has arrive. They inform that gift certificate refunds are taking a long time to process.
The item that I had hoped to order is still listed on the site and was also "on sale". I inform the supervisor, but they do not seem interested in the problem.
Late October:
Confirm that second return has arrived and that I should expect anywhere from 10 days to 2 months to see a refund. Check on the status of the first item and find no new information. "gift certificate refund is in process"
Early November:
Still no refund. Supervisors promise to check status and send me reply by e-mail. No reply ever comes.
Mid November:
Still no refund. Once again talk to supervisor and do not receive any additional information. Supervisor promises a $25 gift card for my inconvenience.
Late November:
No refunds or gift card. Supervisors promise to check status and send me reply. No reply ever comes.
December 1:
Gift card arrives in mail, but card is inactive. Talk to supervisor and am promised to receive a check instead of a return on my gift card for the first purchase. No new information on 2nd purchase. By this time I am trying to record supervisor names and contact information so I do not have to rehash the experience to every person I talk to at sears.com. However, any attempt to get the same individual has not been successful. I always get "they must be at the other location". Any promises from a previous supervisor are regarded with a "they did not know what they were talking about" attitude.
December 14:
Found a $25 balance on the gift card. Still no check or refund for 2nd purchase. Supervisor claims that the notes on order state that I received the full refund on the gift card. I am able to confirm that there is only $25 on the card. They tell me that Sears cannot issue a check for gift cards as the previous supervisor suggested. They said they will put a priority on the gift cards. Then she stated that the refund for the second item was done incorrectly and that she fixed it and will see the refund in 2-3 days.
December 17:
A check arrives with the refund for the first item!
December 24:
Call concerning the 2nd item. The record show that a request for refund was made on December 14th. They request that I wait 10-14 days and that nothing can be done to make the process faster.
I also attempt to call Sear corporate in the Chicago area, but only get forwarded to Sears.com.
January 2 2008:
No refund. Call about second item. I am told item was set up for refund on the 26th of December. I get disconnected and call back and get a different person. They have it in the notes as returned, but no refund has been requested. She sends it in with a priority and the 10-14 day wait time.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
it was New years day my dryer broke and I knew Sears had a Tuesday delivery date in my area, so I went on-line to order. I saw what I wanted and called to make sure I could get delivery Tuesday. I ordered the dryer that matched my washer. this was model # 78132 a Kenmore 8.8 ft. capacity Item 02678132000P. I printed the description which I always do. The description states clearly that this model has a Steam refresh cycle which was important to me. That Tuesday 1/3 the delivery came to home, my daughter was home to accept. I was working. When I got home I inspected and realized the model had no Steam refresh cycle. I called spoke to someone who said she set up for return and new delivery and someone would call me, I waited 1 1/2 weeks no one called. I called back and again someone told me a sears .com person would call, no one did a few days late I called and was forwarded to technical support who reviewed the item on the website and agreed that there was a problem obviously with the website if they had delivered the correct Model #, I called the corporate number and was told they could give me a refund pick up the item but I would have to pay the additional charge of $ 100 for the correct item. It appears that sears com fraudulently listed that this item had the steam fresh cycle at the $799 price, I finally got a call back from Sears .com stating they would redeliver the correct but when it came it was the same one I had received already. After numerous phone calls of 30 -40 minutes and numerous transfers and the refusal to make good on the item that was on the site I am seriously never buying from Seers or soars.com ever. I have been purchasing appliance from Sears for 20 + years and in 2013 I purchased a new stove/ oven $3000- dollars, a new refrigerator almost $3000, a dishwasher over $1000, Microwave with exhaust about $1000 small refrigerator $500- and wine refrigerator for a few hundred dollars and I cannot believe that Sears would not make good on their error. It is false advertising. It would have cost them the difference in the price and I would have been happy and remained a customer.. By the way they did correct the website when I said I was filing a complaint with consumer affairs. DON'T TRUST WHAT YOU SEE AND READ ON SEARS .COM.
I attempted to purchase a TV via Sears.com, relying on their easy pick-up option. I found that the model I wanted was available at a store about 45 minutes from my home. and placed my order. The following morning, I received an e-mail from Sears indicating that the TV was ready for pick-up and instructing me to scan the bar code in the e-mail when I arrived. I did so, but was notified by store personnel that, in fact, they had no such TV. Very long story short: After hours and hours on the phone with customer service, maybe a dozen e-mail exchanges, and traveling to the store and back for no reason, I have an $1800 charge on my VISA for a TV that never existed. Apparently, once I scanned my e-mail, the TV shows as having been "shipped" and it may take a week or longer (I'm still waiting 10 days later) to reverse the error Sears made in selling a TV that it did not have. Customer service at Sears.com is quick to apologize, but does nothing... even though my transaction was with Sears.com, they indicate that the problem (i.e., MY problem) is with the store.
And... while all of this has transpired, I purchased the same TV via Amazon.com... free delivery and $500 cheaper... works great.
BUYER BEWARE: DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH SEARS.COM!
I ordered 3 of a certain product from sears. They only sent 1, I called and they said they would send the other, 2 weeks later I called back and they said they didn't have the others. This issue was i couldn't use 1 without the other 2 so what i received was worthless and they not only told me they would send the others, they never contacted me to tell me they couldn't. Good custom service can be so hard to find!
DO NOT ORDER FROM SEARS.COM
Placed order through private vendor that Sears has a business "relationship " . I figured Sears was reputable, Sears.com should be safe. Order confirmation and shipping notice emailed almost immediately, charged my account, NEVER RECEIVED PRODUCT! Sears. com now saying not their problem, need to contact private vendor but contact info. is not valid. SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM!
My Bank card was charged $762.36 on 10/19/09 for services or products not bought or authorized by me.
I will not ever purchase a Refrigerator from Sears! I have purchased three Refrigerators from Sears. The first one lasted about ten years and lightening took it out alone with my stove. The second time same thing happen. Bad weather and lightening hit just the refrigerator. So I went and purchased this one a Kenmore, just 18 months ago and it stop working the first time back in February. It took a week before the service man could come out. In the mean time we lost all our meat that was frozen. He put some Freon it in it and it started back working. Well in April it stop working again, we where out of town and we lost everything in our refrigerator. I have RA which calls for injections that has to be refrigerated they told us they could come out to check around May 15th. Now that that was like 3 weeks.. I can not believe the service. We purchased a lemon. They know it. I did not purchase extended warrant so we wasn't able to get it fixed. The compressor went bad a little over a year. What kind of mess is that. They would help us get new one or try to help us get it fix. Do NOT Purchase your appliances from SEARS! They don' t care about their customers. Thank you, Ex customer in Petal MS.
I've never had a problem in maybe 6 or 7 purchases.
I have had the worst experience ever with Sears. We had a dishwasher delivered about 2 months ago. The driver hit my truck. I have been talking with a so called supervisor manager along with other reps from Sears with no avail. The damage done to my parked vehicle was 1200 to 1300, I was offered $150. I have sent a copy of the estimate, pictures everything they have asked for and no one can help. They won't tell me who the insurance company is. My next step will be within this next week is to call the police and possibly claim it as a hit and run. Then I will have to take it to small claims. I am just not sure at this time who to send the claim to. I am afraid to purchase my next big item there I think I am going to have to boycott the store for lack of customer service and compassion for the customer.
Liz R. from Sears sent me the very nice e-mail below. However, I have e-mailed to the address she gave me twice to no avail. I don't know what is more frustrating; dealing with the phone reps for Sears or being given a ray of hope that Sears will stand behind the repairs their representatives made and then they just don't respond. Seems like a ploy to make people reading these complaints think that they are actually taking action. Very disappointing!
C. Price
I came across your comment today and wanted to reach out to you to offer our assistance. My name is Liz and I am a member of the Sears Social Media Support team. I can understand how disappointed you may feel with the repair of your oven. We do our best to make every service interaction both positive and memorable for our customers, and we do apologize for falling short of that mark in this instance. If you would allow us the opportunity, we would very much like to connect you with a dedicated case manager to further discuss your experience and see what can be done to make things right. At your convenience please contact our office via email at smadvisor@searshc.com so you don’t have to be upset by this any longer. In the email please provide the best contact phone number or the number to which the oven is listed under (if different than the contact phone number) and we will call you directly. In addition, please include your screen name (C. Price) in the email for reference to your issue. Again, we’re sorry for any trouble we have caused and we hope to talk to you soon.
I have a stainless steel convection oven that is 8 years old. The extended warranty on the oven ended in 2010 . Repairs were done by Sears prior to 2010. During the warranty period, I contacted Sears because the racks fell down in the stove. This happened one day when I had a roast in a heavy cast iron pot in the stove. When the pot fell, it broke the bottom burner and caused the oven to heat up to 500 degrees. When I came in from outside and opened the oven and saw what had happened, I grabbed my mitts and took the pot out of the oven. The pot was so hot it burned me thru the mitts and I dropped the pot on the top of the oven chipping the glasstop. A Sears repairman came out and looked at the oven and ordered parts. He said in his 30 years he had only seet the oven liner pop out twice. It took 3 or 4 times before the stove was totally fixed - all parts in, which meant I had to take off 4 days of vacation, because Sears repair doesn't give you a time they will be there just a day. It cost more in parts than the stove cost new to fix the stove, not counting gas and labor for the repairman. I had asked for a new stove or voucher at that time and was told this wasn't Sears practice. Sears practice was to repair first and then issues continued to replace. Now the liner is again heaving out causing the racks to drop, so I cannot use my oven. Sears Customer Solutions told my husband to put on the Basic Service Plan and after 30 days on the plan call for repairs. If the stove couldn't be fixed, then it would be replaced. I checked the terms and conditions of this plan before purchasing and found that you must have an appliance in working order, which ours is not. I called back to Sears Customer Solutions and asked them about this, because I didn't want to be fraudulent. They then told me on 5/10/13 to put on The Service Smart Agreement for $253.00 and if the repairman couldn't fix my oven or if it was going to cost over $500.00, they would give me a $500.00 voucher for a new oven. Seriously, I should have to pay $253.00 to get $247.00 off a new oven because I was sold a defective product that was fixed or should I say not really fixed, because it is still defective. I'm told this is all Sears can do for me. Just a FYI that model #[protected] is noted on the intranet by many other people who had the same product issue - liner heaving out - racks falling. Sears originally told us to call Frigidaire. Frigidaire told us as soon as the Kenmore name is put on the product it is Sears problem. Sears stated that the stove is 8 years old. Really, who replaces an expensive stove at 8 years old unless they have to or they are changing the entire look of their kitchen and when that happens, they can resell the old appliance. We can't resell this stove - it is dangerous. Sears won't stand behind the defective product they sold us, nor will they stand behind the repairs done. We didn't chose the repairman, they did. The repairman was hired by Sears and Sears should back the work. Shame on Sears, especially considering we have been a Sears credit card holder for 30 years and over those 30 years done a lot of business with Sears as we felt they were a reputable business.
defective oven range heating element
I too have a Sears Kenmore range which I haven't been satisfied with it since I bought it. The range takes forever to preheat and then it doesn't maintain the heat that it's set to. Today the bottom element burned out and I see this is a very common problem. Luckily I was in the kitchen when the fire in the oven started so I turned the oven off. The breaker was thrown so no major damage was done. This range has been a BIG disappointment. I won't buy another kitchen appliance from Sears. I've always had GE but thought I'd try Sears this time, which has proved to be a big mistake.
My Kenmore range caught fire on Sunday, November 16th. The only way to disconnect the power was to throw the circuit breaker. After it cooled off I attempted to turn the power back on, but the element overheated again and scorched my stove and kitchen cabinets. Once again, I had to throw the circuit breaker to get the oven turned off. If I had not been home, the house would have burned down. I was not even using the stove at the time the oven element came on. I am sure there are other horror stories out there. Who knows how many homes have burned from this appliance and the problems with them.
Oh, man!
Tell me about it!
I was glad my friend noticed the fire in the oven and we could turn it off.
Now I have to try to get the damn stove out and the element out.
No small task for a 70 year old lady in awheel chair.
I SPENT 2000 BUCKS TO GET KENMORE ELITE
RANGER, AFTER ONE YEAR, THE TRIPLE HEATING ELEMENT FAILS, WHAT A SUCK QUALITY!
AND SEARS SERVICE SUCKS TOO!
Similarly with the person from Missouri my wife and I had exactly the same experience with a Sears Stove. After a few years it was slow to heat up and on the day prior to Thanksgiving the bottom oven element caught fire - we wisely did not open the door and let is burn itself out - and it was immediately apparent that the element was a dud.
I got the GE and have had the same problem. Everything nowadays is made by the same few places.
Dishonest Company & Technicians
These people are SCAMMERS!
We caught this dishonest company and their technicians right in the act today. We called in for service and two A&E (Sears) Technicians were sent over to check out our KitchenAid Model #KUDI01FLWH dishwasher that wasn't heating up to dry the dishes.
First thing they did was to test the heating element with a ohm meter and they stated that it tested out good "supposedly per them and their equipment".
Then they went on to state that our issue was with the amount of dishwashing detergent we were using and that we shouldn't be filling the canister all the way full before closing it as that's using too much too much detergent causing too much suds.
Then they went on to the water temperature. They filled the dishwasher with a small amount of water and tested the water temperature with their tester. According to their measurement they showed us it tested only 80 degrees which it what they stated was all of our problem with the dishwasher not drying. The technicians stated that the dishwasher needed to have water temperature of at least 120 degrees in order to produce enough steam to dry the dishes, and that the dishes would also have water spots and not get as clean as they should if the water coming into it wasn't hot enough. We stated that the temperature had to be hotter than 80 degrees because the water heater is turned up to 120 degrees or higher and the water right in the kitchen sink and showers and tubs are HOT. We asks the technicians to test the water temperature in the sink right next to the dishwasher because it was extremely hot and they tested it but again their meter only should it at less than 60 degrees.
Well, here's the SCAM folks . . . we pulled out a few of out meat thermometers from the kitchen cabinets and placed them in the sink right in front of the A&E technicians and guess what? that water temperature tested at 118 degrees and rising! Eventually it went above 120 degrees! Those A&E technicians didn't know what to say! their eyes got huge and there mouths started stuttering and all we heard was "well maybe we have a faulty test meter". We said, "here - we have three more thermometers . . . you want to test the temperature with another thermometer? After that we politely asked them to pick up the faulty (scam equipment) and exit out premises.
Needless to say, for your own sake, DO NOT TRUST what you are told by any A&E (Sears) repair people . . . unless you want to be SCAMMED.
This is the 3rd Time they have come to my house to fix my Kitchenaid dryer and it’s still not drying now the 3rd guy said he has to order so the other parts the the first 2 couldn’t see this is [censored] who want
To take there children’s clothes to a laundromat with this COVID going on and the parts are on back order because it’s an or dryer yet I have Ahs warranty now it will 4 times sears - A&E come to fix this [censored]
poor customer survice following sale
Attached below is my complaint to Sears regarding their failure to provide a reasonable means to register for their rebates on home appliances. Their employees were rude, and/or simply could not help because of a lack of corporate procedure or because the employee could not adequately understand the English language. Their website didn't work and no one could explain why, or what to do to comply with Sears' requirements. I will never purchase from Sears again.
I bought several appliances and have been unable to file for my rebate of over $290, from the purchase of $1874.83 for several aoppliances. Ref.: SALESCHECK # [protected]. After four futile attempts to file for my rebate, I contacted the Sears store in Kenai, Alaska for assistance. The sales people I spoke with were unhelpful and refused to help me until I "calmed down". The sales associate, Brian called me by phone and claimed that he had taken care of everything, and that a confirmation email would be sent.
I want to make sure that my complaint and rebate has been appropriately registered with Sears. I cannot believe the way that Sears conducts business with customers AFTER they have taken the money from its customer. If Sears made it as difficult to purchase products as it does to collect its rebate and/or speak with customer service, Sears would have been out of business years ago.
I want an acknowledgement of reciept of my request for my rebate, per the agreement I made at the time of sale. I want Sears to acknowledge that I qualified for the rebate that was promised to me at the time of sale and I want Sears to give me the date that I am to recieve the rebate, and acknowlegement of the amount of rebate. I don't believe that the right hand knows what the left is doing within your corporation. I want a written assurance that the rebate will be honored and the appropriate documents have been filed. Otherwise, I want to know what further actions are expected from me. I have already submitted multiple requests for assistance, made four attempts to submit the information to the sears rebate site, in an attempt to meet the requirements that Sears demands before Sears will fulfill its rebate agreement that was promised to me on 12/28/07, by the Sears salesperson.
I was reluctant to do business with Sears and am very sorry that I was foolish enough to participate in a Sears rebate program. My time is too valuable to waste playing corporate games designed to frustrate and rob Sears customers.
Please acknowledge my right to the rebate, as agreed to by Sears employees and as advertised at the time of sale, as stated above, or state why I am no longer "qualified" to recieve the Sears rebate. I would appreciate a response to this complaint promptly.
I purchased a Lawnmower with a $25 rebate, it states TrueGreen, but did not know that or stated that it is for TrueGreen use only. Now I purchased a lawnmower and will have to hire them to cut my grass with the rebate, to me this is a scam that forces me to do business with a 3rd party other than Sears, I purchased a sears product I should have a cash or Sears rebate to use at sears and not forced to use a 3rd party. The sales person told me diferent, he told me I can use it in future sears purchase, I went back and showed him and he was suprised as well. So sad that sears does this to their customers, well they lost me as a customer, specially with their rebate program, stay away from them.
sears is the only one to buy appliances from i have bought and bought from the other blue box and red box stores and the have more issues then that rebates are only good if the are filled out correctly with the right paperwork going back with them the cant make exceptions when in black and white it says what to do and how and were to send it ...thanks sears for your great quailty product and service and credit..
Sears Customer Service is a JOKE! If you like being put on hold for 30 minutes at a time, then give them a call. I waited an entire day waiting for a scheduled tech to repair my garage door. I had to take a day off from work to accomodate THEIR schedule; appointment had been scheduled for 3 weeks. Tech was a no-show. It took me 3 hours on the phone to get someone in authority to take my call; their response was SORRY! we can re-schedule a tech for you in 3 weeks. No comment about my inconvenience, my loss of pay..nothing! Sears so called customer service is a JOKE>>JOKE. I would not purchase a nail from Sears..BUYER BEWARE..I had to contact the BBB and The Attorney General's Office in my state to see if consumers have any recourse.. Pretty SAD.
scam and cheating!
I ordered an air compressor from sears.com for my husband for Christmas. According to sears.com if I ordered by December 15 (which I did) I should expect delivery by December 20. This item was in stock according to sears.com. It is December 31st and no compressor. Sears.com billed my credit card on December 16, of course they would. I called sears.com the day after Christmas, I was told they needed to research and will get back to me in 5 to 7 days. I am still waiting. I could not cancel, I could not re-order, until they get back to me. So here I sit, waiting. I will never do business with sears.com again. I even called UPS regarding Sears.com. UPS was much nicer that Sears.com service staff and said they did receive billing information from Sears.com, just never received the package. So, I am doing some of my own research. This is bad business on Sears.com part. Why should the customer suffer if Sears.com cannot get a package out to ship...
undelivered appliances and poor customer service!
Poor delivery services!
I ordered 5 appliances 3 months ago from the kitchener sears home store for delivery to my new home in mississauga. Now on the eve of x'mas, I am still waiting for my delivery to arrive from the 20th of dec.07. Apparently, the drivers did not know how to locate an address in mississauga two times around. Yes, there have been two attempts to get my appliances but the drivers have apparently had a hard time to find my house even though I have given them ever cross road and main road to get here including ladmarks. I had a driver tell me that it was too late for the delivery and he had to go home since it was taking him awhile to find it. The first delivery attempt they were in my complex 3 houses down but did not think of asking where my place was. By the way, I live off one of the main road in mississauga-derry road. I found the drivers to be acknowledgeable on the roads in mississuage along with poor manner when communicating with their customers - had a driver tell me to shut up. This is unacceptable under any circumstances.
The delivery setup with sears is also unprepared to handle situations like these as they just send you to customer service to reschedule your delivery. How many times do you have to reschedule a delivery before it actually gets here or they get it right? I will not recommend sears to anyone I know due to their incapable ability to get a delivery on time to a home especially when every other company such as leon's and brick can find your home with no problem. No excuse sears!
I bought all my appliances and a couch at Sears when I bought my new house. I spent no word of a lie a combined total of 21 days of holiday time off work just to get the stuff delivered, and delivered again when they tried to pawn off broken appliances, which I promptly told them to load back up on their truck because I wasn't taking delivery of broken merchandise. Missed appointment after missed appointment, excuse after stupid excuse, it was appalling how many phone calls and appointments I made over the course of 6 full months to finally get all the items in my home and in working condition. I will NEVER EVER buy another thing from Sears Canada, and wish I had of done a "how to complain to Sears Canada' search on the internet before I had purchased from them. Notice when you do the same search for the Bay, it hardly brings up anything negative?
I was just on-line waiting for a Sears customer representative for over 1 hour. At the beginning of August I booked a repair person for our Sears dishwasher. Unfortuntely the repair person did not show up although I had to wait from 5:00-to 8:00 pm. After calling twice and being placed on hold for over 20 minutes I was told that someone would call back to rebook the appointment-no apology. I waited until 4:00pm today then called Sears and was placed on hold for over 1 hour. Finally after getting through I was told, that I had to rebook-nothing they could or would do. Now have to wait another 2 weeks. I will never ever buy an applicance from Sears again.
What happened to customer Service?
I HAVE 6 GOLF PASSES THAT I RECIEVED FOR FATHERS DAY WHEN YOU SPEND $300 YOU GET A PASS
WHAT THEY FAIL TO TELL YOU YOU NEED TO HAVE 3 OTHER GOLFERS TO USE THE PASS
ALSO THE PASS SAYS THERE IS A LIST THAT THEY SEND YOU OF GOLF COURSES WITHIN 50 KM FROM YOUR
RESIDENCE ANOTHER LIE THERE IS NOT ONE GOLF COURSE ON THAT LIST THAT IS 50 KM WITHIN MY HOME
THIS IS THE BIGEST SCAM THERE IS.
I AM NOT HAPPY I WENT OUT OF MY WAY TO GET ALL THESE PASSES AND I CAN'T EVEN USE ONE ALL THAT MONEY I SPENT REALLY PISSES ME OFF THEY WONT COMPENSATE ME IN ANY WAY
I being in retail for 33 years know that there is always two sides to every story. If your place was easy to find the delivery would be easy to make. To think that having merchandise on a truck and taken off again only to be reloaded makes sense to any company is foolish. We often hear complaints of associates being rude but I find it is usually a return of the poor attitude received by customers and although never acceptable from someone being paid to put up with rude, it is often understandable. I find personally that if you can't say what the customer wants to hear, you are often called rude.
sears service and parts center is atrocious
Went to order a part from Sears Parts Direct. Last night sat on hold on number provided on Web Site for 60 minutes with a recording message. Sat on hold for 20 minutes this AM, call was answered and I was informed that I needed to call a different number. Called number and spoke to extremely rude representative. Was looking for possible will call pickup, she indicated there were no service centers in my area, although I am personally aware of 2 centers within 10 miles. Called back to get different representative. Indicated part was not available in my area. Ordered part for next Mon. delivery. Phoned back 5 minutes later to ask to cancel order, as I figured out it made more sense to purchase new stove. Was told I could not cancel order, would need to receive the part and then return (and eat shipping.) This is one of several time wasting experiences I have had with Sears- their service is horrible. Purchased new stove from ABT, local company in Chicago- incredible service and stock. SAY NO TO SEARS. They deserve to go out of business.
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Please do not order ANYTHING from SearsPartsDirect. There is no responsibility on their end for recommending incorrect replacement parts. Purchased replacement grill grates based on the manual and equipment listed on the website. Apparently the part number listed was incorrect. Sears Refunded all the costs except shipping! Says they are not responsible for wrong purchases even though it was SEARS FAULT. Customer Service told me to write a letter to the corporate office. UNREAL!
NEVER AGAIN ANYTHING FROM SEARS! New family moto - "anything will work as long as it's not from Sears"
Ordered a deck for my mower on 8/18, paid for priority shipping and the website indicated that with this choice I would have delivery on 8/22. August 22 comes, no delivery. Check website, now status says item back-ordered, delivery expected in 5-7 days. Only customer service agents are in the Philippines, and they have no power to do anything. They said they'd put in an inquiry with their supplier, and I should have a status update in three business days. I suspect that I'll see my item about 2 weeks after my initial order. They did offer to refund my priority shipping charge, but i'm not happy for a lot of reasons. I was under the impression that I was ordering from Parts Direct, not a third-party vendor; back-orders need to be flagged on the website before orders are placed instead of giving delivery dates that can't be met. Very poor experience.
Bought a Kenmore fridge from sears 2012. Ive bought two replacement handles. The last one 5/15. Now that one broke. Same location. Thats 4 handles in 4 years. No warranty on the part I'm told. Piece of garbage. Wont be buying sears products anymore.
I ordered a gasket for my freezer door. They sent me the wrong one and wouldn't credit me the shipping for their mistake. I am trying it again but I talked to a customer service rep today that tried to tell me that freezer doors don't have gaskets. What? This is exactly why I won't buy Sears products. I don't think they will be in business much longer at this rate. The appliances I have came with the house when I bought it but will not be replaced with Sears brands.
Ordering a part through the third party (Sears Direct) has been a complete waste of my time. I am trying to purchase a replacement mower bag assembly. The bag arrived without a part number and the unit came without any paperwork. The first part was almost three inches too short. The front of the bag opened up when I attached its handle to the mower's handle. I was told to take it to any Sears store for a refund. The store reported that they could not help me so I contacted Sears Direct again. This time they replaced that part with the mower bag itself and not the frame that I need so I sent it back. Then a customer rep called me due to the feedback that I provided and helped find a replacement which, as it turns out, was the same bag assembly as the first one that arrived at my house. She thought that perhaps someone had mixed inventory. Once again, it is too short. This time the bag arrived with a stock ticket that indicated that it was a Generic bag. No wonder it doesn't work. If Sears uses a poor aftermarket supplier for its customers, the reviews will continue the same as those posted on this page. Things should work the first time and not review multiple trips to return the replacement product. The website indicates that the aftermarket products are a "guaranteed fit." That is false advertisement.
Sears may not be in business for another 10 years, let alone another 100. While I can indeed find almost any part I need on parts direct, I will not order through it unless absolutely necessary. Inexpensive parts end up costing almost half as much again, if not more, due to shipping costs. Example, $9.00 for a $14.50 drive belt. Why not offer free ship to store? In fact, why not carry these common items in the few parts stores that still exist?
Seems like a lot of you are mad because of issues caused by you not reading or listening to the disclosure before you place the order. It tells you that the order will be immediately processed and it can't be changed or cancelled. What part of that do you not understand, then you call back upset and pitching a damn fit cause you changed your mind. Then to put the icing on the cake, "You'll never shop at Sears again". Sears has been in business 100 years and counting. Due to great products and excellent customer care.
I got on line with Sears parts Direct to see if they had a battery that would fit my worx trimmer, which they did. The first person I chatted with said that it was a 2-pack for $59.99 which I thought was a good deal, before I could order I got disconnected, so I got back on chat with another sales person, he confirmed they had the battery I needed and again I asked him to confirm that is was a 2 pack for $59.99. He said that all of their battery packs were for 2. I got my order in the mail, and there was only one. So I emailed them to find
out where the other one was. Their response was that "upon further review, this item was only for one battery not two, sorry for the inconvenience, but If you would like to order the second one, they would wave the shipping and give me 10% off. So I fired off another email and told them that not only was it was inconvenient, but mis-representation that I was told this was a 2 pack and I confirmed that with two of their sales people. I will never buy any more products from sears, or order from their parts dept ever again. Must be why they are talking of going out of business. Have had many other problems with sears products and service in the past, and this was the last straw. Please people find another store to buy your appliances, furnaces, lawn equipment etc...
TRIED TO BUY A REPLACEMENT PART FOR A SEARS DISHWASHER, I WAS SICK SO I SAT IN CAR.I SENT MY 74 YR. OD HUSBAND ( HE HAS HAD TWO KNEE REPLACEMENTS ) HE CAME BACK TO THE CAR TO SAY THEY HAD IT. COST, $6O.OO BUT THEY WOULDN`T TAKE A CHECK. HE WENT BACK IN WITH CASH, CAME BACK OUT, SAID THEY WOULDN`T TAKE CASH NEEDED A CARD, SO I WENT BACK IN WITH HIM AND WAS TOLD THEY COUDN`T TAKE CREDIT OR DEBIT BECAUSE I DIDN`T HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. WHEN I TOLD THE GUY HOW STUPID THAT WAS AS A STORE POLICY, NOT PUTTING ANY BLAME ON HIM, HE ROLLED HIS EYES AND WALKED AWAY. I SAID NICELY THANK YOU, BUT GOT NO REPLY. SO PEOPLE IF YOU DON`T HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU CANNOT ORDER PARTS FROM SEARS. I NOW HAVE A NEW DISHWASHER FROM LOWES... A STUPID, STUPID POLICY. THEY DESERVE TO BE CLOSED. NOT THE FIRST TIME WE`VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THEM. WHY COULDN`T THEY HAVE JUST USED
THE STORES E-MAIL. VERY IRRITATED
I've been trying to repair my hydrostatic transmission on my Craftsman DLT 2000, which I paid around $2300.00 for back in 2002. I only have a little over 400 hours on it. Transmission was getting weak, so I decided to repair it myself. Ordered parts through Partsdirect.com. When trying to shop around for parts, it seems the numbers are "SEARS" parts numbers, as they do not correspond to any of Hydro-Gear (the manufacturer of the transmission) part numbers. So it makes it nearly impossible to find parts outside of Sears, since the manual only lists Sears' in house part numbers. Turns out, a part that I paid Sears $148.00 for, I could have purchased for $55.00. I needed two, so I'm out nearly $190.00. Another part Sears charged me $150.00, which I could have gotten from the Hydro-Gear service center for $90.00, another $60.00 I'm out of. I love the fact Sears will only compares prices with other "Approved' Sellers, not ALL sellers. My parts purchase from Sears cost me $350.00 - $400.00 more than I should have paid. I have already purchased nearly $750.00 in parts to repair my transmission, and now it seems I could have purchased a new one through Hydro-Gear cheaper. Congratulations Sears, you have lost another customer, I'll be damned if I buy another Craftsman tractor to replace my current one, the way you over-charge for your parts.
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Same story. I bought a dishwasher and had Sears deliver it. Expensive, but convenient. My wife was home with they showed up, and it wasn't Sears employees, but local plumbing flunkies. They immediately declared the old dishwasher hookup to be "not to code", and said they would have to charge another $250 to do the job. What could my wife do? if she had pressed the point, they most likely would have left with the dishwasher, and it would have been a time consuming and expensive effort to get someone else to install the thing. So she gulped, paid them, and they installed the thing and were out of there in less than an hour. Maybe the ancient dishwasher hookup wasn't up to code, but it is fishy to say the least that they use that as a pretext to double their price for less than an hour's work. As Mrs. Wright said, neither Sears nor their flunkies are ethical. Needless to say, the Sears representative I spoke to about this was unsympathetic to the point of rudeness.
Totally agree. Terrible experience with Sears delivery. This past Saturday was the 3rd attempt to deliver our refrigerator. First, wrong one. Second one, damaged. And now the 3rd one, also DAMAGED. The delivery guy says he told the people at the warehouse that he didn't want to take it because it was obviously damaged, and they told him to try and deliver it anyway. What the heck? Were they trying to slip another damaged one by the customer. Did they think we wouldn't care, or did they just not want to have to deal with it? The delivery guy felt like he was getting stuck in the middle and the warehouse didn't want to talk with us. Sears customer service was completely unprofessional, could not help, other than trying to order another one. Never apologized. When I asked to speak to his supervisor, he put me on hold for a 1/2 hour and no one ever came back. I'm even madder now and dealing with the Sears appliance center in Tampa to try and get this resolved, but let me save you the aggravation if you're considering buying from Sears. DON'T DO IT!
Wow, the dishwasher fiasco sounds almost identical to mine. Too long of a story to get into and tired of talking about it. But yes, Sears and the installers they use are not very ethical.
I agree. SEARSsucks is a rip off. Double oven started giving F7 error. Tech came out and said I hear you're getting an F9 error. I said no - F7. He said it was the control board. Ordered a new one. Next week different tech came out and installed the new board. Less than an hour later the new board was giving the F7 error. After I had paid SEARSsucks $575.28. Now they're refusing to refund my money. They will send a tech to remove my new board but they won't give me back my old board or my money? Sent a complaint to the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. There are tons of websites regarding the Kenmore F7 issue. It's more of a product defect that they won't discuss. NEVER buy from SEARSsucks