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Is Your Refrigerator Running?

       Cool Tips to Keep Your Fridge Running During the Summer Season

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Summer is the
time of year when refrigerators are working hardest and when many
breakdowns occur. When it comes to preventing a meltdown this fridge
season, knowledge is power. Here are some cool facts about refrigerators,
as well as tips to help you save both energy and money.
    GREEN SAVERS
    -- Did you know that your refrigerator uses the most electricity of all of
       the appliances in your home? In fact, every time you open the
       refrigerator door, up to 30 percent of the cold air can escape.(1) A
       quick fix is to avoid standing and staring into the fridge, pondering
       its contents. Decide what you need before opening the door -- you'll
       preserve your food and the environment.
    -- An ENERGY STAR(R) qualified refrigerator can reduce as much as 1100 lbs
       of air polluting chemical emissions (C02) over its life cycle.(2)
       Consider replacing that clunky old fridge and trading up for a new
       energy-efficient model.
    -- Today's ENERGY STAR refrigerators use 40 percent less energy than the
       typical model manufactured in 2001, and a refrigerator produced in 1990
       uses twice the amount of electricity needed to operate an ENERGY STAR
       model built today.(2)  Consider the age of your refrigerator and how
       you might benefit from replacing an older model.
    -- Keeping your refrigerator next to the oven forces it to work much
       harder to keep things cool when you're cooking and baking. When
       possible, avoid placing these appliances next to each other to help
       maximize refrigeration efficiency.

    DID YOU KNOW?
    -- Americans purchased $7.5 billion of bottled water in 2003. The new
       Kenmore(R) and Kenmore Elite(R) refrigerators with PUR Ultimate filters
       eliminate the need to buy or store bottled water because it offers
       "America's Best Ice and Water Filtration System."(3)
    -- Twenty-three percent of consumers' refrigerators are not cold
       enough.(4) Keeping your refrigerator between 32 and 40 degrees will
       help discourage the growth of food-borne bacteria.
    -- You can keep butter cool but still spreadable using the Dairy Bin area
       of your fridge.
    -- Refrigerators with a speed setting on the ice maker, such as Kenmore
       models with Acceler-Ice(TM), can produce up to eight lbs of ice in
       24 hours.(5)
    For other tips on keeping your refrigerator cool this summer,
assistance in finding a new model or to learn about refrigeration
innovations since you last purchased one, please visit
http://www.IsYourRefrigeratorRunning.com.
    About Sears, Roebuck and Co.
    Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings
Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing
merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of
home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more
than 2,400 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and
Canada, which includes approximately 926 full-line and 1,100 specialty
stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and
services through http://www.sears.com, http://www.landsend.com, and
specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary
brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the
most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. The company is the nation's
largest provider of home services, with more than 13 million service calls
made annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at
http://www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at
http://www.searsholdings.com.
    (1) Marshall University, Energy Analyst Office,
        http://www.marshall.edu/physplant/energy%20analyst.htm
    (2) Energy Star website and trademark
    (3) Among leading brand side-by-side refrigerators based on contaminant
        removal, filter location, installation and removal and filter status
        indicators; Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Copy the following link into
        browser) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-
        bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=116376&TICK=SEARS&STORY=/www/story/04-15-
        2004/0002152544&EDATE=Apr+15,+2004
    (4) Foodsafety.gov, Chill Facts
    (5) Kenmore Acceler-Ice claims data 2006

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