Mom & Pop Shops musing 5199My Home Depot is the same way. The last time I was in there I stopped at the service desk and asked where a product called "Dishwasher Magic" might be...
Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan
I am surprised to hear so many negative comments about Home Depot. My wife hates it when I shop at box stores, but I usually find that Home Depot has what I wantneed, usually has a variety of items to choose from, has good quality stuff, and a helpful staff. Maybe I have been lucky. I will always give the small family run hardware stores the first shot at my business and there are 3 along the way to Home Depot.
Mom & Pop Shops musing 5200I've essentially given up on Home Depot. The last straw was going in once for furnace filters, 20 x 25, probably the most common size. None in stock. I talked to a manager and asked...
The all time worst hardware experience had to be the old Woolco, since taken over by Walmart. I was doing a small plumbing job at home and Woolco was the only place around that was open in the evening. I needed a bottle of propane and a 90 degree 1/2 copper fitting. They didn't have either. They had lots of copper pipe, solder, flux, a variety of low end fixtures, but no copper caps, 90 degree, 45 degree ot T fittings, and no propane. I had to wonder how they could have a plumbing section without the most rudimentary pieces in stock.
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If you want useless staff, try some of the Canadian Tire stores around here. While some of the franchise owners run a good operation with suitable staff, others are useless. I went into one in a nearby city when shopping for a .22 rifle. I asked the lady at the sporting goods counter to show me the semi automatic .22 rifle and she handed me a pump action shotgun. She didn't know the difference.
