Lowe's now blows.

They've sucked for many years.

Home Depot Minneapolis has individual router bits locked to the shelf, if had to wait any longer than I did I would have just cut
the package off

I never understood how lektricians could use them in the first place. Never seems to enough supplies on the shelves around here.

I'll go there for one thing and every time they're out of stock. Asked an employee to get me someone in electrical "I don't know how to do that" WTF. They are priced higher on every identical item than HD and Menards.

Lowes serves as a good alternative for big box finish goods, fixtures...and some of their lumber, esp. Trim materials for small jobs... at least around here. Recently I tried their version of "20" setting compound, and it seems creamier and pretty nice to work with. So they have that going for them, too.

I use my cell phone and call the store and have them send someone over. Ask the operator that answers what their name is. it puts them on notice. It is not their fault they have to lock things up, if they didn't you would pay three times the cost because of shoplifters.

All HD's in my area do the same thing. Takes forever to find someone with a key.

They just wouldn't sell it anymore. Now I go into the grocery store and there are bunches of things behind keyed doors because of rampant theft.

Don't blame Lowes for that, as pointed out if they didn't secure items we'd all pay even more than we're all paying for everything thanks to no consequences for shoplifting.

So now they're secured, the price will go down.... right?

started a year and a half ago at the neary by home depot. I asked why the change and was told the thieves are so brazen they rolled out a flat cart with 20 rolls of 12/2 and since they aren't allowed to stop/challenge the thieves this is the result.

The inmates are running the asylum.

Aisle 59 bay 4... Bolt cutters...

rselectric1 said:

All HD's in my area do the same thing. Takes forever to find someone with a key.

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Only one that I know of has it locked up. I just bought a 250' roll of 14/2 the day before didn't have it with me. I needed about a foot guy asked how much I needed I said the smallest roll. He said again "No how much you need"? He cuts off about a foot of a 250' roll and hands it to me.

I thought that was both cool and messed up.

Last time I grabbed NM at HD, the lower levels of the bay were caged, but not the extra on the next shelf up or the bay next to it.

Reached through, tossed it over and on my way.

They had some clearance 5 dollar flashlights locked together the other day at HD. I wanted one for the truck.

Didn't want to wait to find someone. I passed.

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I do not do the blue box any longer. Not friendly, not helpful and too pricey.

This has to do with our government protecting the criminals more than their citizens. It’s not Lowes fault that people seem to think they are entitled to steal things that don’t belong to them.

This is problem has a lot to do with electing people into office who are not interested in our best interests, but rather staying in power and pleasing people. Instead of cracking down and getting things done.

Be careful who you vote for.