Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I've been looking for a backpack blower for a while.  So, Thursday I get a flyer in the mail from Sears Hardware.  It lists 30% off all ceiling fans.  We want a fan for my son's room and the guest room si I figure I'd check them out.  On friday, I head over to a local store at lunch.  Not a lot to choose from and nothing that looks all that good so to kill some time I wak over to the OPE section.  Good selection, better than most "regular" Sears stores I've been in.  Nice day for browsing.

Next to the OPE section, there's a couple of shelves of clearance items.  On the shelf are some small pet supplies.  As I am looking at the turtle food (wondering why there is turtle food in a Sears Hardware store...and yes, I have a turtle...which is another long story...and six goldfish...and three dogs), I see a Husqvarna backpack blower.  145BT...which sells for $300 at Lowes and regularly goes for $250 or so (plus shipping) on eBay.  Good performance numbers, nice 40.2cc Kawasaki engine.  It's not in a box and missing a few parts - two pieces of the blower tube, some clamps, and the owner's manual.

I find a salesman and ask how much and if it's returnable if I don't use it (actually, I was sure Sears would take it back even if used).  Yes it was returnable and after checking the price...$179.03 (don't know where they got the $.03).  So I buy it figuring if I couldn't get the missing parts, I would just take it back.  The salesman also threw in a bottle of Husqvarna 2-stroke oil.  It runs on 50:1, same as my little Mantis tiller and line trimmer.

I called Sears Parts this morning, spoke to a very pleasant young lady in Mobile, Alabama and to make a long story short, the missing parts (except the manual which I downloaded and printed off the Husqvarna web site) will be here Thursday.  No charge.

LL

Good snag there LL.

Sears really does come through for the customer sometimes.

That looks like a really nice blower and you can't go wrong with a 40.2cc engine! You got all that for 300, WOW. If you went to Stihl's website and tried to get a blower the same sise, it would cost you like 400 bucks! Great buy and good deal, I hope that it lasts a long time!

By the way, get one for me too hehe

Nah, Termy he got it fer $179. 
Good Deal, and Sears is known for shipping the missing parts free of charge.  Tell us how it feels after a while. 

Nice score LL. I've been looking at that exact same blower. Every once in a while ya step in it.

                                                                                     Kevin