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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 4, 2006, 9:11 am
>I gotta ask, do they have a mandatory IQ test to get a job at Lowes or
> Home Depot?? I]m guessing they do, and if you do not come in , in the
> bottom 10% no job for you.
> ( Apologies to DIY store folks reading who actually know what they are
> doing)
Yes, it is a simple one question test.
Q. Will you work for $7.50 and hour and work nights, holidays and weekends?
If you answer "yes" report to the store manager for your assignment.
> Ok, sorry to blow off, but this is not the 1st time this has happened
> at the big 2 DIY stores ( both of which are a 35 mile round trip from
> me).
>
> I guess my own intelligence should be questioned too, as far as why I
> keep going there.
Ah, yes. You know the old saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice
, , , , , ," Real hardware stores may or may not be better, but a plumbing
supply house certainly would have been. Time to find better, more reliable
sources.
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Posted by Eric in North TX on July 4, 2006, 10:35 am
"Real hardware stores may or may not be better, but a plumbing
supply house certainly would have been."
Maybe, but they often have a 2 tiered pricing scheme, one for
contractors and one for DIYers. If they can sell a contractor a hand
full of tees for $XX, why charge me $XX + 40%?
I don't go there except to fill large orders, and when I do I am
treated like a second classed citizen. From my viewpoint, their
business model is out dated, and they deserve to go out of business to
someone who gives contractor prices to anyone who walks in. I'd rather
get raped by bad service than overcharging, it is just sad that I must
make a choice.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 4, 2006, 11:45 am
>
> "Real hardware stores may or may not be better, but a plumbing
> supply house certainly would have been."
>
> Maybe, but they often have a 2 tiered pricing scheme, one for
> contractors and one for DIYers. If they can sell a contractor a hand
> full of tees for $XX, why charge me $XX + 40%?
> I don't go there except to fill large orders, and when I do I am
> treated like a second classed citizen. From my viewpoint, their
> business model is out dated, and they deserve to go out of business to
> someone who gives contractor prices to anyone who walks in. I'd rather
> get raped by bad service than overcharging, it is just sad that I must
> make a choice.
Then don't complain about hte 35 mile trip to Lowes to get the wrong parts.
Add 40% to what you paid, plus the time and inconvenience and see just how
far ahead you are. There are a few supply houses that treat the DIY second
class, but there are a lot of DIY that treat the counter help the same way.
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Posted by Steve B on July 4, 2006, 11:54 am
>
>>
>> "Real hardware stores may or may not be better, but a plumbing
>> supply house certainly would have been."
>>
>> Maybe, but they often have a 2 tiered pricing scheme, one for
>> contractors and one for DIYers. If they can sell a contractor a hand
>> full of tees for $XX, why charge me $XX + 40%?
>> I don't go there except to fill large orders, and when I do I am
>> treated like a second classed citizen. From my viewpoint, their
>> business model is out dated, and they deserve to go out of business to
>> someone who gives contractor prices to anyone who walks in. I'd rather
>> get raped by bad service than overcharging, it is just sad that I must
>> make a choice.
>
>
> Then don't complain about hte 35 mile trip to Lowes to get the wrong
> parts. Add 40% to what you paid, plus the time and inconvenience and see
> just how far ahead you are. There are a few supply houses that treat the
> DIY second class, but there are a lot of DIY that treat the counter help
> the same way.
>
At least I won't be insulted by someone whose skill level is so high that he
is working as a parts counter man. You know, the one who thinks I can't buy
a gallon of sealant, self tapping screws, or a R&R sensor without being a
contractor or "industry certified." And then being so stupid that I don't
know the same items are half that price anywhere else.
Steve
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Posted by Steve B on July 4, 2006, 3:11 pm
I needed some sweat on copper fittings, so went to HD. I found them, and
got a "contractor pack" of ten or so in a sealed plastic bag. But I needed
15, so I got five loose ones.
I got up to the checkout lane, and there weren't any bar codes on the
individuals. I said just to figure out how much they were by the price for
the bag and dividing by ten. She looked as if I had asked her to perform
oral sex or a complicated calculus operation.
She called for the manager. The line piled up. She called for the manager.
The line got longer. People were starting to talk. I said, for Chrissake,
charge me for a bag. Said she couldn't scan an item twice. Against company
policy and she would lose her job.
We waited longer.
After about ten minutes, I walked out, leaving about $250 in merchandise
sitting there.
Steve
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