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Word: bullett (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anything back, for almost any reason. In a company with so many products, some defective ones naturally slip through, no matter how stiff the controls. Sears has won a reputation for taking back goods without an argument. "I bought a sweater at May's, had it wrapped at Bullett's, got my change at Mandon's, left by way of Desmond's, and when I found it didn't fit, the only place I could return it was Sears, Roebuck," quipped Radio Host Phil Baker of a jostling Christmas-shopping session in the 1940s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sear's Sizzling New Vitality | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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