I worked for Sears for many years. I sold HVAC. The units that we sold were straight from the supply house to the customers house. During delivery they would take off the Heil, Tempstar, Comfortmaker logos and add the Kenmore logo. Many times they would forget to do that also. The box would have a slot cut to replace the logo before arriving at the customers home. The installer would have logos in the truck.

There is no difference in specs when you buy an AC or Furnace.
Sorry bud.

Exactly right. Which is why Consumer Reports, which does
exhaustive testing, rates Kenmore seperate from the'
mfgrs. models. And most people know that.....these
sophmoric whiz bangs on AOL's pages evidently can't be
bothered to be informed.

and try and get them fixed ! anyone who purchased kitchenaid and now Sears has to with A and E repair ! They never have parts and do not have the eqipment to handle the jobs. Nineteen visits and my oven still isn't fixed. Who ever heard of a wll oven needing ventilation above and below, I mean wide open. I should find or have a grill work made and installed !!!

Jan: When (if!) thyey finally fix your oven, prepare tp be billed for those nineteen service calls. Several years ago, I called Burlington, Vermont, Sears for service on a Kenmore stove. When the repairman called to set up the appointment, I asked if he wanted the part number - he said no, because he would have any part he might possibly need. When he arrived and looked at the stove, he said that he didn't have the part, and would have to come back the next day. And I WAS BILLED FOR TWO SERVICE CALLS, A TOTAL OF TWO HOURS, FOR A FIFTEEN- MINUTE JOB! ! ! It came out to $160.00 per hour for the job! ! ! Sears? NEVER AGAIN! ! !

I WORKED AT WHIRLPOOLS FINDLAY OHIO FACILITY FOR 40 YEARS. AND IN DOING SO, I KNOW THAT KENMORE PARTS ARE MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS WHIRLPOOL.,KINCHENAID OR ANY OTHER WHIRLPOOL MADE NAME BRAND.THE ONLY DIFERENCE IS ONLY IN EXTERNAL LOOK SUCH AS CONTROL BUTTONS AND CONSOLS. THANK YOU

That's true, you might be able to find a better bargain, but Sears now will match any price from anywhere else...plus, NO ONE has a warranty like Sears. I learned the hard way and will NEVER buy big appliances from anywhere else for cheaper because eventually, something WILL go wrong with it and Sears has ALWAYS been there to come out and fix it and i've saved tons of money in the long run.Sorry, but it's Sears for me.

I do not think you are correct about the John Deere remark. I was at my local JD dealer, and he told me the frame on tractors they sell is about 120 lbs vs the HD frame about 80 lbs. Take a look at comparable tractors in HD and your local JD store...there is a difference. I spent $3000 on my JD tractor in 1995 and it still "runs like a Deere"...doubt if a HD model (Sabre models) would last half that time. HD just tells JD to make it cheaper and we will sell a bunch of them...too bad JD went along with it. Look up the story about the CEO of Snapper and how the Walmart CEO wanted to do the same for them...he walked out, Walmart could not believe it. At least he had the class to say No to cheapening his brand.

The reason that Consumers Report finds a difference between Kenmore and the other brands that make Kenmore is that, brace yourself here, is that they tested differently. The differences may be small or they may be huge .... there's no law on the books that says that they can't be the same (remember Dodge and Plymouth vans: Voyager and Caravan -- same car) or any law that they can't be different. I worked for Carter's (makers of mens underwear and childrens clothing). We also made clothing for Sears, JC Penny and others. They were not the same. The yarns were different, the styles were different .... they just were not the same clothing. The others gave us the specs and we made 'em. Simple as that.
Why is it that people WANT things to be the way they want them instead of using some simple logic and a bit of investigation? I have no idea about John Deere lawn mowers and Home Depot -- but with a bit of investigation you could sure find out if they are the same or different. Remember, the "manufacturers" are in it to make money. No more. No less. You don't have to be the sucker -- but you do have to do some work to keep from being had. It's just the way life works. Making foolish, shoot-from-the-hip, ignorant comments won't help you (or anyone else) any.

um yeah actually there is a kirkland in washington state!

I currently work in grocery, with many years in the dairy dept. All of our milk comes from the same producer. The only difference is that the "brand name" has a 9 mil container, the store brand has a 7 mil container, and the budget brand, has a 5 mil container. The white stuff inside is ALL THE SAME!!!!!!!

I was thinking that but wasn't sure. I had bought a Husqvarna riding mower and loved it. Soon I was at a friend's and he had a Craftsman riding mower with the exact same chassis shape and features as my Husqy...just a different color. Not sure what engine he had.