What Sears looks like in 2023

[@JasonGravesPoser]

this is the real content

[@Jazmataz05]

Is it?

[@Shishkebarbarian]

The store is full of content

[@Selgeron]

If you reviewed every single sears store, it will probably take less time than your other project. And you'd get out of Florida! Win Win!

[@JasonGravesPoser]

@dawardan That would be so much fun! But it's the money, there's only 12 stores (including one in PR), but they're so spread out, it would probably require a couple grand just to go to these places, get transportation to the stores, etc

[@alexdegaston422]

@@JasonGravesPoser - the cost of visiting all 12 stores is something that Sears needs to invest in order to keep their brand strong. Just like they need to invest in keeping their elevators, escalators, ceilings, and other infrastructure working/appealing in order to keep paying customers coming back to the store.

[@robertk1049]

This place isn't a retail store for customers. It's a Sears museum which will be preserved so that future generations can see what a Sears was once like.

[@TiroDvD]

You jest but these videos are gold to historians. Everyone records the important. Not the mundane. Look how crazy the Internet went with just a video of high school in the late 90s.

[@zayz4x]

Jesus loves u

[@stellijer]

@@TiroDvD I just hope there are enough videos of what Sears looked like when it was good - say 2010 and before! I agree, sometimes videos are the way we'll be able to remember things like that. Especially the old malls which are getting torn down for ugly, overpriced housing blocks.

[@TheCubeTube]

Who would have thought one day buying from Sears would be “supporting a small business”?

[@tictacterminator]

thursday the manager has to check into probation

[@RPGFort]

I remember playing the original Sonic the Hedgehog on a kiosk in our local Sears when I was 10 years old. The Green Hill Zone music is forever burned into my brain.

[@AlmyTheAlien]

Say what you will but these are INCREDIBLE graphics for an RPG of the era.

[@leargamma4912]

Rooms to go rpg when

[@DoubleDragonGaming]

So weird to see a store like this completely void of customers

[@stellijer]

And a month before Xmas!!!

[@flameguy21]

Big Lot's is like this, too. Big department store that's completely empty at what you would think would be "busy" hours. It almost gives me this liminal feeling of unease. Super fascinating experience.

[@JasonGravesPoser]

Big Lots at least I know why I might go there. It's like dollar store IKEA. But all these stores, who the hell goes there? How do they still exist?

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Pretty much all department stores where I live are out of business.

[@OfficialSparklyPig]

RE: How do they still exist? I think they have figured out some great way to squeeze tax breaks or gov't handouts that they're stuffing their pockets with behind the scenes, and the physical stores are required for it@@JasonGravesPoser

[@malkavthemad4249]

I should check my Memphis Big Lots, see if they sell any AK 47s there.

[@ryandgarland]

Feels like a flashback to the 1990s. Complete with Flaming Turbo Escalator Mode! Thanks for the trip!

[@arctmensilva7491]

i think the last thing i bought from Sears was like back in 91. sears was the only place that had old floppy games for sale. i used to love looking at the boxes. They also had ps2 games in 2009 lol

[@aFloridaRealtor]

Watch and jewelry repair in this day and age?!?! still huge lol we all still use analog watches to dress up nice for work, at least I do, so I often have to visit them to re-size my watches :D

[@MsCnote1984]

Brings back memories of growing up I'm the 90s and spending hours in Sears shopping for clothes, electronics, shoes, and everything my family wanted.

[@vitradesk]

Well la dee da

[@izvey9026]

i’ve been to this location in the last year. the vibe in there is so nostalgic the first thing that came out of my parents mouth was “this reminds me of the 80s”. such a cool place to see

[@MGregoir]

They probably have to maintain the elevator as operating for ADA compliance to have wheelchair access to the upper level.

[@Rocksolace]

the miami sears is sweating reading this lol. im sure they lost a lot of buisness lol

[@lowmax4431]

sears must be devoting 98% if their resources to this store.

[@domthebandit9366]

I was just at this Sears a few days back they shut all of them down by me and Sears was my first job! I was honestly shocked to see this store pretty well stocked for a Sears. The ones that reopened in Burbank and Union Gap have a full Toy Department and they look really good!

[@thomasffrench3639]

Wow, 2 game reviews in one day!?

[@42luke93]

It looks really nice that Sears! Never go online, just go there for your needs. I think the times are wrong and Sears is correct. This is beautiful.

[@kennethscalir3092]

There are actually 13 nonclosing Sears left: Here is a list of those locations: 1 Concord, California 2 Burbank, California 3 Stockton, California 4 Whittier, California 5 Orlando, Florida 6 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 7 Miami, Florida 8 Tukwila, Washington 9 Union Gap, Washington 10 Braintree, Massachusetts 11 Jersey City, New Jersey 12 El Paso, Texas 13 San Juan, Puerto Rico. There are also 6 nonclosing Kmarts left. Here is a list of those locations: 1 Bridgehampton, New York 2 Miami, Florida 3 Tauming, Guam 4 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 5 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Tutu Park Mall) 6. St. THomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Lockhart Gardens Shopping Mall) There is also a Sears Mexico, which is a separate company, and a Kmart Australia, which is also a separate company

[@richardtheconquerer]

If I recall correctly, Kmart Australia also owns the Target brand name which is weird to think about I also wonder why the Virgin Islands likes Kmart so much. Must just be limited options

[@kennethscalir3092]

@@richardtheconquerer I think there is less competition out there

[@Shishkebarbarian]

we lost the last Sears i knew of in NYC like 5 years ago. it was never a store i shopped in... i do like Target a lot though. Great toy selection lol.

[@HiJello64]

I was thinking this would be a shitpost about how Sears is like EA because of the thumbnail.

[@EJMassaRedCow]

Is this the liminal space thing those zoomers are all spooked by?

[@AlmyTheAlien]

Easy mistake, but this particular aesthetic is actually known as a "Searsiously Scary Space!"

[@teen_laqueefa]

Big Frankie fan......btw.......big Pun fan

[@pluggy86]

I don't remember all the specifics, but in 1985 I had work done on my old beater car at a Sears Auto Center in Albany, NY. They made a mistake that caused the car to fail on the NYS Thruway about an hour or two east of Buffalo. I got towed out and had the car fixed by a private mechanic for approximatedly $400. He mentioned that Sears was very proud of their reputation, and I should show them the repair receipt. So, there I was, at a different Sears Auto Center with the two receipts, one not from Sears. Took about 5 minutes, no hassles, and they paid for the entire second repair that their mistake caused. Those were the days.

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

man i hope you go back and scoop that "Aight I'mma head out" spongebob shirt.

[@TheGoodC.ParksandMore]

I hope this location sticks around for a while. Hope it gets more customers too!

[@alex_pearl]

Recently, I brought a couple of my vintage watches to a shop to be repaired. 😬 I guess I'm the answer to your question, then. It's me. 😞

[@chriskoschik391]

I used to work in sales for SAP 5 years ago and I had 7 deals going for big deals with Sears. They all fell through within 3 months after a year of nurturing them lol. Never seen the bottom drop out that fast in sales in my life.

[@riggel8804]

Should have interviewed the dude at the watch repair store.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

I feel it would have been real last ditch effort if they condensed operations to what they felt was the best region of the country in these last few years. Maybe circling the wagons within a region would have allowed the opportunity to regroup and make a plan for expansion in coming years.

[@TheBoredJord]

Wow, had no idea it got to this point. Cool out of the box idea for a video. I'd like to see more like this!

[@Allenrythe]

The story of Sears downfall is pretty funny. The CEO was an ideologically pure free market libertarian and said that using the "free market" would help make Sears better because of innovation or something. Long story short, it turns out that having the lingerie department purchase racks from the rack department at market rate and have each department running in competition *within the same store* would end up collapsing the company.

[@42luke93]

Maybe it's so big that it looks like nobody is there when there is a handfull

[@909crime]

my area had a K mart that was kinda like this. it stayed open all the way until the pandemic, when the city converted it into a local vaccination hub... (now its just empty lol) very cool video!

[@cynthiaacevedo3784]

The Sears at the Florida Mall in Orlando, the one you're making the video of....I'm happy to see it's still open! My Mother died in 1995. I'm 38, but I remember going with her many times and enjoying this store when I was young!

[@cicerothenekoknightplaysall]

I forgot sears even existed at this point

[@fargoretro]

I was watching something else and youtube gave me the push notification letting me know something better was on

[@Clampp14]

Were the POS systems modern? I remember k-mart used systems that looked like they were from the 90s before they went out of business

[@JasonGravesPoser]

I should have looked! Didn't cross my mind.. That would be awesome if they still used beige 90s IBM towers or something!

[@evernight.]

Bro... that guy on 3:52 walked up to that freaking watch and jewelry service like the most typical NPC in any Rockstar game

[@ManillaHeep]

Was hoping for an awesome elevator turbo mode.

[@audioexpedition]

This is exactly how I remember ours looking around 2008

[@Poever]

The last Sears left in North Carolina closed last year, coincidentally where I live in Greensboro. It’s still there as a structure because it’s grafted onto a Whole Foods

[@stellijer]

Last time I was in that particular Sears (or any Sears) was 2022. One huge problem I saw at the time, was the lack of certain essential or quality items in the hardware or clothing section. For instance, my favorite brands for casual pants, shorts, and shirts, didn't exist any longer, replaced by some generic I've not heard of. So while there are a lot of clothes hanging - there's not a huge variety of brands or qualities. Same with the tools. They were missing certain essentials which could be found at the nearest Lowe's. I didn't shop for mattresses or appliances, but in terms of appliances, I'd prefer to go back to a store I hope will be around long enough to see the length of the warranty. Lowe's and Home Depot have certainly taken over that niche. Mattresses? Don't know. But, again, while I've gone to Sears for such things, before, that was because I valued the store overall. I don't any longer, so why buy a mattress there?

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Meanwhile.. one of the Sears I grew up with is just an empty Urbex haunt now.

[@Valentine82]

Great video. 👍🏻

[@SnarkyRC]

Put on your Sunday best kids, we're going to Sears.

[@rosscaruana355]

Miss Sears Canada!🇨🇦

[@ryanc5572]

This is so sad... I loved the mall as a kid. Full of people. Tragic.

[@JasonGravesPoser]

This mall itself is actually still pretty busy. Not all malls are dead yet!

[@leargamma4912]

RIP sears. I remember going there with my parents over 15 years ago to buy a coffee table. We no longer have it. Or was it a mattress? Hm. Guess I don't remember

[@SpiderMechanicMike]

I used to work in the Auto Center near the beginning and not only were we super slow, about half our equipment worked, and at best in a busy day we would see around 10 customers. Thepay was also abysmal considering it was 2020-2021. about 6 months after I left they closed their doors and sold off whatever people wanted from the shop

[@samuelscoville5177]

There’s still a sears I irregularly visit out at the Westfield Southcenter mall in Washington State. To me, for the amount of stuff they have in there, the store absolutely does NOT have to be that big. I get that they’ve had the lease for what feels like forever to me and my lifespan, and it’s probably best to stay and bleed rather than downsize for a lease you won’t fulfill, but to me, it just shows that sears is nothing like the powerhouse it once was. What was at least an enjoyable browsing through every type of product is now just a retail graveyard. I wonder how long it will take to see them truly disappear. Will anyone be upset to see them go? Or will they have dragged on too long for anyone to care? It’s almost like they’re dead already, hanging on by liquidation rather than earning any sort of profit. Sad to watch. Case studies for years to come for students in economics though.

[@anthonyruby2668]

Jack of all trades and master of none was the lifestyle of the average guy 50 - 100 years ago where he can repair and do anything, but be professionally stuck as a blue-collar factory worker

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Why don't they lease out the Second floor to consolidate costs and draw in more foot traffic?

[@paulrippcord506]

What’s funny is that the mall this Sears is attached to is always packed and yet the Sears is easily the most empty store in the entire mall.

[@wariowario9739]

Every sears #1

[@m.miller2374]

There used to be knowledgeable sales people, exclusively in each department.

[@Mart9]

I miss sears in its golden days

[@kerosenefire8988]

Those brown muddy rugs 😂

[@anotherguy2741]

Craftsman tools are now owned by Stanley Black & Decker and sold at Lowe's and Ace Hardware stores.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Haha, that guy getting his watch repaired!

[@jasonward3565]

There may only be 12 Sears left in the US but there are three in Puerto Rico that are thriving! The largest Puerto Rican Sears is located in the San Juan, Plaza Las Américas aka Mall of America. I was there not too long ago and it was so busy! They were advertising credit cards and payment plans options. So I guess there are 15 SEARS left?????

[@WestleyWolf]

Tbh 90% of my stuff came from a sears and i would've went if stuff was on sale, sadly mine closed and the nearest one is hundreds of miles away, Sears could've been so much more and deserved better though.

[@williamrowlands1789]

I used to get my watch batteries replaced at Sears for almost 30 years. Now don't even wear a watch anymore. Retired now so no need to worry about what time it is. 😅

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

A good friend in Chicago said the ceo had to have security with him in the home office because his employees wanted to beat him up.

[@KuDastardly]

Kids, I want you to put on your Sunday's best because we're going to Sears. And when you hear the music "Don't stop believing", you know this particular department store is on its last leg in an ass-kicking contest.

[@shakeyspizza01]

AWESOME Video keep on closing

[@jamesstinson546]

Not a customer in sight

[@CosmicCosmo1]

Nice one. Dang its been a minute since I stepped into a sears.

[@caseclosed9342]

How did I not know there was a Sears still open in Orlando? I live in the Orlando area and never noticed…

[@SnarkyRC]

I told them to open just for you.

[@Nick_80599]

It can be done! They should create space for groceries, that would get people in, once they are in they will be tempted to have a look at the stock they have their and if its reasonable and slightly cheaper than what you find online, they will make a lot more sales,l

[@lazartlol]

Story time I have about this exact Sears location: A year or so ago me and a group of friends went to the Sears in Orlando because we were just curious to see what it’d be like. We weren’t really planning on buying anything, just to look around and explore. It genuinely seemed like we were the only people there tbh. It was suuupper empty and it was like a Friday evening too. When we went in there were like 5 employees at the most, and it seemed like they were all just in a corner judging us super hard for.. walking around in a store..(?) They were also lowkey following us at a distance. And not in a “Do you need help finding anything?” kind of way, but more in a “These guys look like they’re gonna steal or break something” kind of way. My friend joked that we were being racially profiled, and so to put that to the ‘test’ we decided to go up the escalators a few times and take a few videos. Absolutely nothing harmful, but it was just to see if they’d think we’re doing something suspicious and say anything to us Barely a few minutes go by when we see 2 of the employees come over to the area, and it genuinely looked like middle school gossiping lmao. After we use the escalators to get to the 2nd floor my other friend suggests we go around a corner where they can’t see us, and that will surely make them panic and come over and say something to us, and sure enough one of the employees walked over and was just actually MAD at us for no reason He said something like “You know you guys can’t go up the escalators the wrong way right??” (Which we never did) And every time we denied what he said or asked what he meant by something, he got really defensive/evasive. It seemed like we were about to get kicked out because the employees were just that bored and had nothing better to do. To this day I still don’t entirely know what to make of their behavior or what their actual thought process was, but I think it’s hilarious that this happened in fucking Sears of all places lmao

[@jdtractorman7445]

Sad to see what is happening to Sears. All they had to do was make all their products available online and allow credit cards to be used for payment online. Which is what Amazon did. It's sad that it was right at their fingertips and let it slip away. At 2:45, I wonder how old that Def Leppard shirt is. I think I had one like that. Bought it about oh, 30 years ago.

[@SartorialisticSavage65]

They did try that but it didn't work out for them.

[@Kakashi10ist]

Hi, 2 comments: First this was strangely really nostalgic and nice xmas video. Good old times. Second you said you were tall and that surprise me. I had always Thought for some reason you were around 5'10 or 5'9 so comes the curiosity. How tall are you? PS I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

[@JasonGravesPoser]

I’m about 6’5, and yeah thanksgiving was great stayed at my grandma’s!

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

It just doesn’t make any sense that they’re still open with this few stores. With the cost of logistics to deliver inventory from a central location to the few locations left spread around the country, the margins have to be minimal….

[@user-gl8lz5eo6l]

I miss sears

[@chrisexplores1]

Actually when i went 2 weeks ago the line was outside of the entrance hallway toward the watch service prt

[@RavenLotz]

I guess I need to buy a plane ticket cause my local one kept saying they were ordering the replacement piece to fix my necklace and would get a hold of me when it arrived so maybe I can finally complain that I haven't yet gotten it fixed and that they closed instead of fixing it and maybe now they will fix the necklace for me

[@chickensandwich3398]

O town is my hometown. Sad to see Sears declining like this. I remember being a small child and being pushed in a stroller around this mall. All the same, I'll never step foot in a mall unless I absolutely have to. My Amazon shopping is contributing to Sears' demise. Judging from videos posted by other KZbinrs though, the rest of the mall seems alive. It's just this Sears that's dead.

[@JasonGravesPoser]

This is the Florida mall. Both are still doing fine

[@jpuc5568]

I miss my 2012 sears

[@ContentFreeTime]

Can we get more dying store chain videos?

[@JasonGravesPoser]

I may or may not have something in the works

[@samborambobo]

You go to sears BECAUSE its quite.

[@SnarkyRC]

I think you mean quiet.

[@samborambobo]

@@SnarkyRC I did.

[@SeanChristieMallon]

Graves Rules!!

[@michaelsheedy]

Eddie Lampert is still trying to pull every last dollar out of this former great company before he bought it back decades ago.

[@sHART1780]

If you want a job where you literally do nothing but stand for hours, work at sears.

[@adeptmechanism5180]

Maybe you can get someone to make a 16 bit Sears RPG. I'd play it.

[@Kni0002]

Throw out upper management and bring someone with new ideas and money. Kmart in Australia was dying but they managed to save it by specialising in a wide range cheap clothing

[@OfficialSparklyPig]

Have to have a functioning elevator per wheelchair/disabled access law. Sad to see a place go down like this, I know it's a corporation and they've done bad stuff but objectively it's still like watching a cruise ship with a slow leak still trying to get people to buy a trip aboard.

[@creepycrespi8180]

Sears store just trying to hang on. It is pitiful.

[@ZacHawkins42]

This is the most disquieting walking simulator I've ever seen. The highlighted 'EA' in the location title makes me wonder how outlandish the parking microtransaction was.

[@TiroDvD]

It stinks b/c sears was great for standard basics clothes.

[@thebackyardairgunner8776]

that elevator made me think of dawn of the dead

[@joshmiller2725]

It’s amazing to me they even lasted as long as they did. Generic overpriced clothing, very expensive Walmart quality jewelry, the whole store smells like cheap perfume. Fluorescent lighting everywhere. Same thing with macys and jc penny’s. Nobody wants to go to a mall and deal with hordes of third world people in order to buy a Walmart quality article of clothing for double the price of target. It’s just a dead business model.

[@guineapiglady2841]

🙁

[@Runedavid45]

This is main channel stuff?

[@JasonGravesPoser]

yes

[@fargoretro]

Beyond main channel

[@analogmoz]

wat