Remember loyalty buying of a certain Manufacturer?

[hearlady]

This thread makes me think of my Dad.

Bought his first Buick in 1967 and stayed loyal until he passed.
About 7 cars.

My Dad always had a Corvair.

 

[C50]

We started out our married life with furniture and appliances from Sears & Roebuck.

Well, we all know what happened to Sears. It was run down by it's CEO. The Kenmore and Craftsman name sold.
End of an era.

My house has a very active sump pump and I typically get around a year out of a pump. I always used Sears Craftman brand pumps because they had a lifetime warranty, it was great, I'd take the old one in and they'd had me a new one. I bet I went thru 15 pumps before they dropped the lifetime warranty on their products, I was sad.lol

 

[HazyDavey]

Back in the day it was, Fender or G&L guitars, Music Man amps.

 

[Tommy]

Not brands per se, but I'll always pay more for products that are "all or substantially all" (legal term) manufactured in the USA. I once lost a job when the company was bought by a Taiwanese company and moved to China. It was a real wake-up call.

 

[GoodEnuff]

As others have said, Kenmore was always my go to. I knew they were manufactured by Whirlpool but still stayed with Kenmore. They lasted forever.

 

[Disgustedman]

HP computers. I have been buying them since they were branded as 'Hewlett-Packard'. Using three HP laptops now. Anything else I don't mind switching up.

I ran HP until they merged with Compaq. I got to say though that last computer sure did fly, especially when I tossed it out the damn door!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

35 years ago, I moved from an apartment to a 1 1/3 acre place. At that time, the most trusted name in lawn tractors, etc., was Craftsman- Sears. Every powered thing in my shed is Sears. The tractor still runs. I religiously check the oil once a decade.- you just can't kill it.

 

[C50]

It occurred to me when considering this thread I am more likely to avoid certain brands than be loyal. Once my confidence or opinion of a brand is tarnished I will boycott for life.

 

[Lawrence00]

 

[ChiroDoc]

35 years ago, I moved from an apartment to a 1 1/3 acre place. At that time, the most trusted name in lawn tractors, etc., was Craftsman- Sears. Every powered thing in my shed is Sears. The tractor still runs. I religiously check the oil once a decade.- you just can't kill it.

The nice thing about Craftsman lawn tractors is that parts are very easy to get.
Some other brands may be a little better machine, but their parts and prices are tough to get.

 

[ChiroDoc]

I can't think of more than 1 or 2 brands I'm loyal to.
One is Hunter ceiling fans. I think they're the best. I've owned a bunch, and they still run like new.

 

[seadoug]

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I'd laugh but we're on our third Kitchenaid refrigerator in the 26 years since the house was built. I'm not loyal to Kitchenaid but it's the only refrigerator that fits in the large "built in" area of our kitchen. They are really nice until they break down. So, when the last one went out and we waited for a replacement we bought a "dorm refrigerator" that we set up in the kitchen. It actually held enough food for several days, although using plastic ice trays again was a trip. It is right now in the master bedroom closet just in case!

 

[papa tiger]

I am a long time Dewalt customer, but I have found replacement batteries and other products that will work with
The Dewalt 20 volts and replacement batteries other than DeWalt work just fine around the home.

I have been a long time Ford F150 fan too. Toyota was good and early Blazer GM was to. They rust bad up north.

 

[papa tiger]

We started out our married life with furniture and appliances from Sears & Roebuck. In time I happened to start working for Sears and sold lawn and garden tools and then appliances. I always knew which were the best to buy so we still have a Craftsman lawn mower 25 years old. Our frig and microhood are at least twenty years old.
I still have a treadmill, dehumidifier, air cleaner, two vacuums, many power and hand tools, all still running.
Well, we all know what happened to Sears. It was run down by it's CEO. The Kenmore and Craftsman name sold.
End of an era.

Do you think Sears became an insurance company instead? Tyson Foods, Chicken & Turkeys gone too?

 

[papa tiger]

My grandparents always seemed to buy Maytag brands for anything.
Thinking about this it occurred to me without really planning it, I tend to always
buy Speed Queen washer/dryer sets.

Did Maytag move from Iowa to Mexico?

 

[Gardenlover]

Those days are gone

 

[hearlady]

Do you think Sears became an insurance company instead? Tyson Foods, Chicken & Turkeys gone too?

No, more like this:

The 5 Ways Ed Lampert Destroyed Sears