On my post titled Sears Elliptical Update: Don't Buy Exercise Equipment from Sears, I said that I was going to run weekly horror stories about shopping at Sears. Here's a comment left by a reader that certainly falls into the "shopping horror" category:
Sears buyers beware! I am having the same hell of a time with a $800 Lemon NordicTrack treadmill my wife bought at Sears. Basically, you buy it, they deliver it and set it up, it works for an hour, breaks and they disappear until you give up trying to get your money back. Service warranty is the biggest joke EVER.
My remedy is the path of least resistance. Join a gym, meet new people, never buy anything from Sears again.
Some people commented that my $400 Sears elliptical was a piece of junk because of the price. Here's a "better" model treadmill (at least in theory) that works about as well as my elliptical does. Seems like you don't always get what you pay for at Sears. I'm glad my model was "only" $400.
I haven't resorted to the gym yet -- it's just not convenient enough for me. I'd prefer to go to the basement and workout whenever I want to without waiting for a machine.
I know you've been writing alot about this aggravation recently, but don't recall from previous postings whether you researched Consumer Reports from a year or two ago when they reviewed ellipitcal trainers. Their verdict: several of the brands sold through Sears, including Nordic Trak, are cruddy.
We've had good luck with a Horizon brand elliptical(purchased at a discount because it was a floor model - how FMF can you get?).
Posted by: MrAtoZ | September 07, 2006 at 01:27 PM
No, like a dork I didn't check Consumer Reports (like I usually do). Shame on me, huh? I know -- live and learn. ;-(
Posted by: FMF | September 07, 2006 at 01:35 PM
Here's the first problem... he bought a NordicTrack. Notoriously bad brand. We've had a Horizon treadmill since March and it hasn't given us one problem yet (knock on wood).
Posted by: Hawkmoon Nine | September 07, 2006 at 04:42 PM