I shop at Home Depot. Ask me anything.

[CO Liberal]

:-)

[candy]

1. Walmart,Home Depot,Staples---what's the difference?

They all eat up the little guy.

[Steven_S]

2. Why?

Are they the only game in town?

Their products are inferior, period.

[amazona]

3. oh come on people don't be mean

Admit it, it's cool walking through Home Depot and imagining all the stuff you're gonna do to your house.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[intrepid_wanderer]

5. ya know amazona...

.. I love it too...

and dammit, loads of the little guys blow! and the good little guys manage to stay open with cult followings & no need to buy due to their simple word-of-mouth advertising


niche's are outside the chains ability to permeate

:bounce:

[KT2000]

8. Have to agree with you

They just opened in my town which is quite rural. I went in to look around. I kept seeing a woman looking at all the stuff. She appeared to be in her 70's and she was in heaven - a big grin on her face and she was having fun.
She was flipping through the samples of carpets, tiles and all kinds of things and every time I saw her - I had to smile too!

Then again - I know a woman who takes a thermos of wine, a girfriend or her daughter and looks through the wallpaper samples for an evening of fun. But what's wrong with that?

[Steven_S]

9. Now that I think of it.....

They have great knee pads. I go through at least 4 sets a year.

[Renew Deal]

15. They don't sell their "own products."

I'm not sure what you mean by that. They resell the large names. They do have some Home Depot label things, but not much. It's the same stuff you buy at Loews or Price Club.

[jmowreader]

18. We have a LOT of Home Depot-label things

Such as:

Millstead lumber
Midwest Air Technologies chainlink fence parts and masonry/drywall tools
Traffic Master flooring
Behr paint
Work Force tools
Husky mechanic's tools
Ridgid woodworking tools
Pegasus sinks
Glacier Bay sinks and toilets
GE water heaters--we're the only ones with that brand
Commercial Electric electrical products
Hampton Bay lighting and ceiling fans
Thomasville Cabinetry
Masonite doors
American Craftsman vinyl windows

There's also a brand of lawn mower parts and three brands of window treatments that I do not remember, sorry.

[stevebreeze]

4. what's the difference between a stove bolt and a carriage bolt?

[jmowreader]

17. A stove bolt is basically a big machine screw with a slot in the head

A carriage bolt has a square thing under the head that locks into a square indentation in the piece so it won't turn when you torque it down, and it has a smooth, rounded head.

[stevebreeze]

22. You earn an "A" for that. most hardware store clerks wouldn't know

[mojavekid]

6. Did the experience leave you feeling empty and insignificant?

...it's a sure bet for me.

[KT2000]

7. Old growth lumber

Home Depot just opened a store in the rural area where I live. My friend says they exploit workers and I shouldn't shop there.
But I heard that they quit selling lumber that comes from old growth forests because of Greenpeace efforts.

Their grand opening was for 3 hours in the evening and 4,000 people showed up - that is 2,000 less than the town where it is located.

Do they offer free samples like Costco?

[ashling]

11. Their free samples don't

taste very good, though.

[KG]

14. my local home depot has a mcdonalds in it.

the smell of lumber and cheesebugers....

[ashling]

16. 10 sheets 1/4 inch sheetrock, hold the pckles and onions

add ketchup

[KG]

10. i buy alot of stuff from home depot. and some from lowes.

i do handyman/home improvement work on the side. tho i go to smaller local owned places sometimes, i just don't have the time or patience to go to several smaller places to get stuff i can get in one trip to the big box stores.

what i don't understand is why these boxes feel the need to open stores across the street from each other. what's up with that?

[ashling]

12. I just staarted work at Lowe's

just got back from my 1st day of orientation.

on edit: figured as much time as I spend there I might as well get paid for it.

[njdemocrat106]

13. I like Lowe's better

Better selection, and sometimes better prices.

[CO Liberal]

19. I Actually Shop Both Places

Sometimes Lowe's has the beter deals - sometimes Home Depot does. Ya gotta shop around....

[Left Is Write]

23. I go to both also.

[redsoxliberal]

20. do they REALLY help you build your son a treehouse?

(this question will make me look like such an ass if it's a Boston area only commericial!!! :D)

[AlCzervik]

21. i worked for Home Depot for 7 years-i never shop there

did you know that one of the biggest profit margin items there is a 10 cent acid brush? cost a penny to buy and they sell millions of them every year.