Sears - Coral Gables Miami
Went to Florida for spring break with my family. We flew out of Fort Lauderdale and since we were so close to Miami, I needed to get to Sears one more time. On a previous spring break a couple years ago, we went to Sears at Florida Mall in Orlando. I wasn't too sure then if I'd ever get to another one. I've seen the changes that one has been going through and with the additional closings of other locations, the end is very near.
The Coral Gables Miami location was pretty well stocked with merchandise. In my opinion, they had multiples of everything and it wasn't overly spread out to make it look fuller. We spent over $200 at the store and found all the sizes we needed for the things we liked. The one huge disappointment is the tool department. It is so small now with basically just a few different Craftsman Mechanics tools sets, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. Just not nearly what you remember from back in the day and not even what I remember from my last visit to Orlando. 2nd floor at Coral Gables is mostly cut off with walls where they are storing new appliances. Upstairs has some furniture, some baby clothes and some sporting goods. Not much to look at.
Overall, it was very clean, well stocked and a great nostalgic trip to the last free standing Sears location in America. I did not make it over to the Kendall Lakes Kmart, not sure there is much to see there. Make the trip to any Sears you can, it is not long for the world.
