LARRY S.

I purchased a washing machine and clothes dryer from SearsOutlet/American Freight in Kansas City MO. My prior experiences with Sears has always been 100% positive. This was my first "outlet store" purchase and it was a MAJOR mistake. The dryer, which we have used 3 or 4 times seems to work just fine. The washer - a Kenmore - is very noisy, bangs and knocks and then stops during the spin cycle about 50% of the time we use it. The screen displays an out of balance message. SearsOutlet/American Freight will quickly inform you that you cannot receive a refund of your money. I called Sears home services and have been on hold for what seems like more than 60 minutes. Recorded message directs me to "searshomeservices.com/chat" I did that. There I was automatically transferred to another site where for $5.00 I could pay for advice. I did that (foolish I know) and was told that in 7 days I would be billed something like $40.00 per month for this service. I really hate to say this because I have held Sears in such high regard for so many years but I think it is time to let Sears go. Stay AWAY from the outlet store/American freight. No service, NO refunds!