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On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:40:18 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:29:49 PM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > sf wrote:
> >
> > > "Julie Bove" wrote:
> >
> > >> It was Sears. The coat was wool, navy blue, long. It was the lining that
> > >> wouldn't stay sewn and kept shredding and they did have a tailor.
> >
> > >That either was a long time ago, or one heck of a fancy Sears. I
> > >don't remember them ever having a tailor.
> >
> >
> >
> > Not all that long ago (like 40-50 years) most every store that sol
> > clothing did alterations on premises, Robert Hall, even Sears,
> > especially Sears because they sold "Huskies"... but I doubt Sears ever
> > sold clothing that they could tailor to fit sf's huge grotesque ass,
> > perhaps the sailmaking department could custom tailor her a muumuu.
>
> Yes, the divorced mother of a friend of mine tried to raise three children
> on the tiny sum she earned doing alterations at their local midlevel
> department store. (Between Sears and Nordstroms, classwise.)

Sears had a lifetime guarantee on Craftsman tools, not clothing.

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