Re: Nov. 28 is Buy Nothing Day

>Keep in mind that Sears never made anything but money. 
>All their merchandise labeled Sears, Craftsman, or Kenmore 
>is built by other companies and labeled for Sears.  For 
>many years, their washers and dryers came from Whirlpool, 
>their sewing machines from White, but I don't know who got 
>this year's contracts.  It's often easy to see, though, 
>just by comparing to ads from others.  Sometimes there is 
>a small change, like adding or subtracting a feature, but 
>basically, it's the same.  It can be hard to figure out 
>when the manufacturer is someone you never heard of, like 
>Happy Sewing Machines.  (That's a real manufacturer.)


Ayup.  Our washer and dryer are of the Whirlpool era, I think.  Current
refrigerator is a GE -- short of redoing the kitchen layout we had to buy what
would fit in the hole.  

We pretty much buy appliances by the features (and price) rather than the
brand.

Mary