re: I'm heading to Lowes

i laugh when i see the commercials where the woman in overalls wearing goggles is drilling holes in the sheetrock

I worked for both stores at different times and still have friends who have worked their way up at both chains. 25 years ago HD was geared towards contractors because they brought in a large chunk of their money and still do today. Lowe’s knew to compete with that they had to go a different route so they focused on the wives knowing most men don’t have a preference for where they shop. HD has made some improvements in that regard but it’s still true for both companies today about who they are trying to attract.

HD use to have a ton of knowledgeable workers but they have made business decisions that dwindled it down. Both places don’t really have many “experts” in the store although that will fluctuate between each store.

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worked for both stores at different times and still have friends who have worked their way up at both chains. 25 years ago HD was geared towards contractors because they brought in a large chunk of their money and still do today. Lowe’s knew to compete with that they had to go a different route so they focused on the wives knowing most men don’t have a preference for where they shop. HD has made some improvements in that regard but it’s still true for both companies today about who they are trying to attract

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I'm sure each has their own way of marketing and it does suck that HD ran off those associates from a while back.

BTW I had a couple of buddies who got jobs there after college in the mid 80's and one of the guy's now ex wife hounded him about the hours he was working so he quit and became a contractor.The other one stuck it out,obviously did very well with his stock options and is now retired on lake Rabun.

Pickup worked like a charm. I pulled into the pickup lane. Called them number. Gave them my order number. They said wait a few minutes. I thought "here we go" but in less than one Blues Traveler song on 97.7, they were carting out my stuff, along with a loading helper (which I declined). I didn't have to sign anything, they just emailed my receipt. And they had every single item, none of the ol' "sorry this item was out of stock" that I've had from other store pickup issues.

I don't think I'll ever enter a Lowe's again. My Loganville store did good. Your local results may vary.

May I also add that the Loganville tractor supply pickup system also works great. Your local results may vary.

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plus, at Lowe's if you sign up as a pro, they will deliver anything for $25 if it is within something like 100 miles from the store

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Good luck with that.

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Home Depot is usually more organized and has their shite together a lot more, at least for contractors...

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Reputable contractors never set foot in a Lowes or Home Depot. We have distributors and wholesalers, as well as our own small inventory back at the shop for "last minute" items we might need, left over from previous jobs.

pro-Tip- if your contractor ever says "we gotta run by HD/Lowes real quick" you need another contractor.

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Reputable contractors never set foot in a Lowes or Home Depot.

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This is simply untrue, especially when it come to things like lumber, blocks, tools and landscape supplies

I hit my local hardware store M-F.

Best small engine repair in the county. And buying everything else there supports local families.

I don't have anything against the big boys. Bought my refrigerator at Lowes and a crap ton of ryobi from home depot (tons of straw and mulch as well). But everything else can be handled 2 minutes from my house at the local hardware store.

Sticky thread idea:

-Griffin dawg gets his own permanent thread to pontificate, discuss current events, etc etc posting exclusively from atop a commode. At an ATL area Home Depot

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