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Posted by Matt Barrow on March 11, 2007, 3:52 am
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>>>> March 8, 2007
>>>> Is Home Depot shafting shoppers?
>>>>
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/HomeDepotShaftingShoppers.aspx?GT1=9215
>>>>
>>>> By cutting back on employees, the home-improvement retailer is putting
>>>> the screws to the people it needs most: its customers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Let me get this straight: Brain-dead customers can't figure out how to
>>> open the yellow pages and find a hardware store, lumber yard, plumbing
>>> store, lighting store, or garden center, any of which will give better
>>> advice and often have better prices than Home Despot, and this is Home
>>> Despot's fault? Not the fault of brain dead parents who were too busy
>>> watching 200 channels of cable to to get off their fat, lazy asses and
>>> teach their kids how to find a merchant in the phone book?
>>>
>>> They live with their kids for 18 years or longer, and no time to teach
>>> something easy like this?
>>
>> You've never run a business, have you?
>
>
> Matter of fact, yes. How do you feel your question relates to the fact
> that some people somehow reach adulthood with virtually no resources?
That you blame the problem on the customers.
So typically American.
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 11, 2007, 10:27 am
>
>>>
>>>>> March 8, 2007
>>>>> Is Home Depot shafting shoppers?
>>>>>
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/HomeDepotShaftingShoppers.aspx?GT1=9215
>>>>>
>>>>> By cutting back on employees, the home-improvement retailer is putting
>>>>> the screws to the people it needs most: its customers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let me get this straight: Brain-dead customers can't figure out how to
>>>> open the yellow pages and find a hardware store, lumber yard, plumbing
>>>> store, lighting store, or garden center, any of which will give better
>>>> advice and often have better prices than Home Despot, and this is Home
>>>> Despot's fault? Not the fault of brain dead parents who were too busy
>>>> watching 200 channels of cable to to get off their fat, lazy asses and
>>>> teach their kids how to find a merchant in the phone book?
>>>>
>>>> They live with their kids for 18 years or longer, and no time to teach
>>>> something easy like this?
>>>
>>> You've never run a business, have you?
>>
>>
>> Matter of fact, yes. How do you feel your question relates to the fact
>> that some people somehow reach adulthood with virtually no resources?
>
> That you blame the problem on the customers.
>
> So typically American.
>
Think harder, and spend more time reading newsgroup questions. Here's what
you'll find out:
- There are people who have never set foot in a hardware store or specialty
store (appliances, lighting, plumbing, etc), and it's NOT always because all
the specialty stores have vanished from their towns. They seem to believe
that if the employees aren't wearing little aprons, then the specialty
stores must be intended for contractors only.
- There are people who think that if they have a problem with Home Depot,
the solution is to go to Lowe's. Or, complain about it here. Some people are
not capable of devising another solution.
- There are people who apparently don't know that you can open the yellow
pages phone book and find businesses in it. Right here in this newsgroup,
I've seen people say "Thanks. That's actually a good idea. I'll try it". Are
we dealing with children here?
So, tell me: Who do YOU blame for creating humans who are so unresourceful?
Advertising that makes the big box stores seem like the only source for
every damned thing? Maybe. But, I choose to lay much of the blame on
parents. I would like to hear YOUR theory, though.
Hint: Since the year 2000, there have been two reasonably accurate surveys
in this country which indicate that about 54% of the population is stupid
and docile.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on March 11, 2007, 11:00 am
> - There are people who have never set foot in a hardware store or
> specialty store (appliances, lighting, plumbing, etc), and it's NOT always
> because all the specialty stores have vanished from their towns. They seem
> to believe that if the employees aren't wearing little aprons, then the
> specialty stores must be intended for contractors only.
In addition, they have been conditioned to think that the big box stores
have the best prices for everything. That is far from the truth. Their
service is often second rate also., if you need appliance repair or fast
delivery.
Going back 10 or more years, the local appliance store was often priced
higher and maybe even a little arrogant. Most of those dealers imploded,
the rest formed buying co-operatives and now compete very nicely with price
and usually have superior service.
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Posted by jtpryan on March 16, 2007, 1:40 pm
>
>
> > March 8, 2007
> > Is Home Depot shafting shoppers?
> >http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/HomeDepotShaftin...
>
> > By cutting back on employees, the home-improvement retailer is putting
> > the screws to the people it needs most: its customers.
>
> Let me get this straight: Brain-dead customers can't figure out how to open
> the yellow pages and find a hardware store, lumber yard, plumbing store,
> lighting store, or garden center, any of which will give better advice and
> often have better prices than Home Despot, and this is Home Despot's fault?
> Not the fault of brain dead parents who were too busy watching 200 channels
> of cable to to get off their fat, lazy asses and teach their kids how to
> find a merchant in the phone book?
>
> They live with their kids for 18 years or longer, and no time to teach
> something easy like this?
Wow, you still get the phone book? ;+}
If I caught my kid looking in that waste of tree's I would be
disappointed
Google it.
-jtpr.
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 16, 2007, 1:42 pm
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>>
>> > March 8, 2007
>> > Is Home Depot shafting shoppers?
>> >http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/HomeDepotShaftin...
>>
>> > By cutting back on employees, the home-improvement retailer is putting
>> > the screws to the people it needs most: its customers.
>>
>> Let me get this straight: Brain-dead customers can't figure out how to
>> open
>> the yellow pages and find a hardware store, lumber yard, plumbing store,
>> lighting store, or garden center, any of which will give better advice
>> and
>> often have better prices than Home Despot, and this is Home Despot's
>> fault?
>> Not the fault of brain dead parents who were too busy watching 200
>> channels
>> of cable to to get off their fat, lazy asses and teach their kids how to
>> find a merchant in the phone book?
>>
>> They live with their kids for 18 years or longer, and no time to teach
>> something easy like this?
>
> Wow, you still get the phone book? ;+}
>
> If I caught my kid looking in that waste of tree's I would be
> disappointed
>
> Google it.
Maybe, but you'll probably not see some excellent locally owned stores in
your google search. Or, they'll be buried in the middle of 418,000 hits.
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