What Do You Hate About Lowes Or HD??

Bone Saw · 02-01-2008, 07:49 AM

for as much as some of you bitch about homo depot, you seem to do an awful lot of shopping there, and seem to go out of your way to see how they can raise your blood pressure. I go in for nails or the occasional lag/carrige bolt, or sona tube in a pinch. you guys loading up carts ever heard of a good supplier?

buildenterprise · 02-01-2008, 08:53 AM

What knucklehead decided that an indoor lumberyard was more convenient?

Tscarborough · 02-01-2008, 09:19 AM

It IS more convienent.....for THEM.

Putty Truck · 02-01-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bone Saw

for as much as some of you bitch about homo depot, you seem to do an awful lot of shopping there, and seem to go out of your way to see how they can raise your blood pressure. I go in for nails or the occasional lag/carrige bolt, or sona tube in a pinch. you guys loading up carts ever heard of a good supplier?

Yeah, I was wondering that, too. When I have to go there, I try to take a unmarked truck and wear a raincoat and hat so not to be seen. Most of the time, they don't have what I need, anyway.

The box stores are for the handyman, the brave ho, and desperate real contractors.

Joe Carola · 02-01-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Michaeljp86

Time to vent your anger, what do you hate about bLowes or Home blanco? At bLowes I hate how every mother

er parks under the contractor pickup even when they arent a contractor and they arent picking anything up.

Then you have some bozo who will get something like windows and instead of ordering them all they will load up 10 carts taking every damn window they have. Then you come along and need one or 2 and there is none.

I hate at Home cheapo how there is 2 customers in the store and at least 200 employees. Then every 2 seconds someone walks up to you and says can I help you and they follow you around like a bunch of beggers. And they treat you like a freaken criminal. If you try to return something you think they are going to call they cops on you. If you touch something and dont take it they run over there and inspect it. Then over the PA every 10 seconds they announce they are looking for more employees. I think on the application they ask if your the worlds biggest

hole and if you put yes you get the job.

Michael,

If you hate it so much and have so many complaints, why go there? It's like pissing in the wind, isn't it?

Mike Finley · 02-01-2008, 10:24 AM

Point and click world my friends.

Home Depot - there it is on the shelf, I'll take it.

Lumber yard - tell me the part number, let me look it up, did you want this one or this one or this one? That one. Okay, let me print out a ticket, then take it back around back and give it to the guy at the desk, wait there for 20 minutes while they pull it out of stock. Hey, can I see what that looks like first, just to make sure that is what I want? Nope, I don't even have a picture of it, just a text line on my computer, Jose will show it too you when he pulls it, if you don't want it, come back and we will start over again...

In a perfect world lumber yards would adopt some of Home Depots best traits and Home Depots would adopt some of lumber yards best traits. We all know what those are.

Bone Saw · 02-01-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Finley

Point and click world my friends.

open jones take off doc, print, select fax, adress book, click, finish, receive quote back on phone, call, place order, delivery time and date, done

don't know about other places, but there are a slew of real good suppliers here, getting on a mind reading basis with a sales rep is gold

everyone knows going to the orange slut is for one purpose and one purpose only, to try to save $$$, which you pay for in time and blood preassure

Jason Whipple · 02-01-2008, 10:43 AM

I'll only buy tools at these places. It's far to much trouble to get anything else there. Buying materials there is not conveniant, it's not a lower price after you consider your time.

When I need something, I plan ahead, call my supplier, he brings it to me, simple! I spend my time doing other things, working on site, or in the office.

Mike Finley · 02-01-2008, 10:58 AM

When I built decks, I called my lumber supplier and gave him the P.O. which contained lumber and fasteners and had them deliver it. If I was short 4 hangers later I would pick them up at the Home Depot 2 minutes away.

If I needed 30 windows I'd call the lumber company. If I need a window lock I'm going to pick it up at Home Depot 2 minutes away.

If I need Cherry to trim a window, I'm calling my specialty hardwood supplier. If I need some MDF to trim a window I'm going to be picking it up at Home Depot 2 minutes away.

If I need 400 square feet of travertine tile, I call my tile company. If I need 3 sheets of hardi, I'm picking it up at Home Depot 2 minutes away.

AND, I'll bitch about it the whole time I'm there!

Call people hacks for going to Home Depot all you want. I'll look at the profit and loss statement of my company and make decisions based upon keeping that healthy and not what my 'peers' on the Internet think a real contractor does.

Smoke that in your peace pipe.

Bone Saw · 02-01-2008, 11:02 AM

whatever finly, have fun

Jason Whipple · 02-01-2008, 11:10 AM

I'm not calling anyone a hack just because they go to the big box, I'm just trying to point out that those 3 pcs of hardie are cost plus 1 or 2 hours of time by going there, trying to find good pieces, load them, wait in line, go through the check out process, go to the truck, unload them on to your truck, and drive back to the site. Now add gas cost.

I would sooner call the supplier and have it delivered the next day than add $100 in overhead and a lot of frustation to a few little things.

A W Smith · 02-01-2008, 11:11 AM

ive been seeing alot of the blue slut lately, brushin up on my spanish.

Basement Water · 02-01-2008, 11:13 AM

I like home depot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michaeljp86

Time to vent your anger, what do you hate about bLowes or Home blanco? At bLowes I hate how every mother

er parks under the contractor pickup even when they arent a contractor and they arent picking anything up.

Then you have some bozo who will get something like windows and instead of ordering them all they will load up 10 carts taking every damn window they have. Then you come along and need one or 2 and there is none.

I hate at Home cheapo how there is 2 customers in the store and at least 200 employees. Then every 2 seconds someone walks up to you and says can I help you and they follow you around like a bunch of beggers. And they treat you like a freaken criminal. If you try to return something you think they are going to call they cops on you. If you touch something and dont take it they run over there and inspect it. Then over the PA every 10 seconds they announce they are looking for more employees. I think on the application they ask if your the worlds biggest

hole and if you put yes you get the job.

Basement Water · 02-01-2008, 11:14 AM

Totally agree. Thigns like "customer service" seem like they're not such a problem anyways. Much better than the alternative!

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Originally Posted by Bone Saw

for as much as some of you bitch about homo depot, you seem to do an awful lot of shopping there, and seem to go out of your way to see how they can raise your blood pressure. I go in for nails or the occasional lag/carrige bolt, or sona tube in a pinch. you guys loading up carts ever heard of a good supplier?

Celtic · 02-01-2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason W

.... those 3 pcs of hardie are cost plus 1 or 2 hours of time .....

Ya kind of have to avoid going there during "peak" times....first thing in the AM, lunch time, and between 2 and 4 when everyone else is "fitting it into their day" .....forget anytime from lunch on Friday until 2PM on Sunday when all the weekend warriors (and their entire family) are there.

bujaly · 02-01-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Michaeljp86

I hate at Home cheapo how there is 2 customers in the store and at least 200 employees. Then every 2 seconds someone walks up to you and says can I help you and they follow you around like a bunch of beggers.

Not here in MD my friend.. DOES NOT HAPPEN!! All the employees walk with there heads down and it's like their following a line they have pre-mapped in there head of where they got to go and with as little interruption from the customer as can be.

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Originally Posted by Bone Saw

for as much as some of you bitch about homo depot, you seem to do an awful lot of shopping there, and seem to go out of your way to see how they can raise your blood pressure. I go in for nails or the occasional lag/carrige bolt, or sona tube in a pinch. you guys loading up carts ever heard of a good supplier?

For me, it is a place for a handyman, (AND NO, I'M NOT A eff

in JACK LEG!!!)because it is so convenient that they have pretty much anything that relates to the home. Home Depot is no different then lets say a...Wal-Mart, Target, Bass pro-Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dicks, Staples and others alike, that have everything you might need in one spot. Have any of you ever shopped at any of these places? They all have areas they could work on. Don't bash on Home Depot or Lowe's so hard. If they were SOOOOO HORRIBLE, then how in the world are they so successful. I guess they just got lucky

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That's why there are suppliers dedicated to each industry. If I want granite, I go to Waldorf Granite countertops. If I want travertine or glass tile for a bathroom job, I'm going to Columbia Tile & Marble. F the depot for specialty items... Just like Target, I can get some paintings, photos and other cheap crap, but if I want real art or a vast selection, I'm going to Aaron Brothers Art & Framing..

Also, when it comes to wood, if 84 lumber carries the same graded wood, why wouldn't i buy it where I could get a better price point?

With that said. Here's what I HATE...

They never have cashiers during the weekdays anymore, they just herd us like cattle thru the damn self checkout lanes.. HATE THAT!!

The area that says contractor pick-up, is just that. A place to come and pick-up your purchase. IT'S NOT A PARKING AREA!!!

Dumb a55 idiots working there. What the hell happened to Hechingers?? Thats what I remember as a kid. Always old tradesmen smelling like cigs, with their gruffy looks, but with all the knowledge you could ask for.

Those are my gripes...

Bill in VaBeach · 02-01-2008, 11:33 AM

Have to agree on hittin the Depot for the onesies twosies and the convenience of having stuff on the shelf. But have you ever tried checking out with an item that doesn't have a SKU on it?! 20 minutes the other day while the cashier called everyone she could find to track down a 39 cent electrical connector. Told her the price and that it was the last one on the shelf, but no SKU no checkout. Should have walked out but decided to see just how long they would tie up the already long register lines over a 39 cent part. Twenty minutes!

HD's here used to take Lowe's coupons, but suddently stopped right before the holidays, some story about internet fraud. I only buy tools with a coupon, so they lose out on that one. The customer service talk doesn't match the walk!

As for Lowe's, I cut back significantly on those guys when the bi-lingual signs came out. My one-man protest against corporate pandering.

Bone Saw · 02-01-2008, 11:35 AM

nowhere in this thread did I say anything remotely resembeling calling anyone going there a hack, jackleg or otherwise, simpley how to aleviate subjecting yourself to going in there for bulk items. bunch a god damn paraniod freaks

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Originally Posted by Mike Finley

Smoke that in your peace pipe.

if you said that to me in person, i'd make you eat those words

Jason Whipple · 02-01-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bone Saw

nowhere in this thread did I say anything remotely resembeling calling anyone going there a hack, jackleg or otherwise, simpley how to aleviate subjecting yourself to going in there for bulk items. bunch a god damn paraniod freaks

I think the sleestack is freaking everyone out

Bone Saw · 02-01-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason W

I think the sleestack is freaking everyone out

My son and I were talking about favorite tv shows, and if they had "zack and cody" when I was a kid, started talking about land of the lost ordered the complete box set, now hes hooked

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