Lowes vs Lumber Yard Price

Posted by Red Green on October 7, 2009, 9:56 pm

Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33. Local
lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.

Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching replacement
siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.

Posted by JIMMIE on October 7, 2009, 10:06 pm

> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33. Loc=

> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching replacemen=

> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.

I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try buying
a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price of one of
their blister packs.

Jimmie

Posted by Red Green on October 7, 2009, 10:23 pm

>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33.
>> Loc

> al

>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
>> replacemen

> t

>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.

>
> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try buying
> a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price of one of
> their blister packs.
>
> Jimmie
>

I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner wants.
And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of these screws and
pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a blister 6pk and only
have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!

Posted by aemeijers on October 7, 2009, 10:37 pm

Red Green wrote:

>>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33.
>>> Loc

>> al

>>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
>>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
>>> replacemen

>> t

>>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.

>> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try buying
>> a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price of one of
>> their blister packs.
>> Jimmie

>
> I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner wants.
> And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of these screws and
> pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a blister 6pk and only
> have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!

If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought a
house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I was
a kid.

--
aem sends...

Posted by Red Green on October 7, 2009, 10:45 pm

> Red Green wrote:

>> :
>>

>>>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails
>>>> 3.33. Loc
>>> al
>>>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
>>>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
>>>> replacemen
>>> t
>>>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.
>>> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try
>>> buying a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price
>>> of one of their blister packs.
>>> Jimmie

>>
>> I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner
>> wants. And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of these
>> screws and pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a blister
>> 6pk and only have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!

>
> If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
> living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought
> a house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I
> was a kid.
>
> --
> aem sends...
>

Well that proves it. You are not average :-) .........not avg JH anyways.

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