Just posting this to encourage the timid - Home Depot will reduce prices on
items where there is a defect. They have a form for it and do it right away,
if you can find the department manager. There was a stack of 1/4" oak
plywood where every other sheet had slight water damage, the guy said,
"what'll you give me for 'em?" And I said, "12 bucks apiece," and that was it.
In article <OUAIc.82453$WB5.39201@pd7tw2no>, Rudy
<[email protected]> wrote:
> > Home Depot will reduce prices on items where there is a defect.
>
> Especially effective on torn bags of ready to mix concrete. I ve paid 25
> cents for the regular 40# bags and 75 cents ea. for 6 of the "name brand"
> speedy post setting stuff which is reg $ 5.00
> I just use their package tape to seal the tear and toss em in the truck.
Our Lowe's used to discount shingles to half price if the wrapper was
torn off. A co-worker learned this from a friend who worked there, and
so he would make several visits a week, tear wrappers on his desired
shingles, and show up at 6am when the "damaged goods" were piled at the
contractors entrance for a quick sale.
He actually shingled his house that way.
Kevin
Kevin Craig writes:
>
>Our Lowe's used to discount shingles to half price if the wrapper was
>torn off. A co-worker learned this from a friend who worked there, and
>so he would make several visits a week, tear wrappers on his desired
>shingles, and show up at 6am when the "damaged goods" were piled at the
>contractors entrance for a quick sale.
>
>He actually shingled his house that way.
>
Sounds like a wonderful person.
Charlie Self
"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as
distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others." Ambrose
Bierce
> Home Depot will reduce prices on items where there is a defect.
Especially effective on torn bags of ready to mix concrete. I ve paid 25
cents for the regular 40# bags and 75 cents ea. for 6 of the "name brand"
speedy post setting stuff which is reg $ 5.00
I just use their package tape to seal the tear and toss em in the truck.
R
> now I have 3 pieces of scrap instead of 2.
Thats funny! After more than a year of scrounging up lumber from dumpsters I
had to take a truck load to the dump. Kinda got too carried away with
dumpster diving. Actually that was the second time I had to do that. Problem
is when you get really good stuff some of the stuff that was "good stuff"
beforehand now is not that good.
Rich
Kevin Craig <[email protected]> wrote in
news:120720041703294162%[email protected]:
> Our Lowe's used to discount shingles to half price if the wrapper was
> torn off. A co-worker learned this from a friend who worked there, and
> so he would make several visits a week, tear wrappers on his desired
> shingles, and show up at 6am when the "damaged goods" were piled at
> the contractors entrance for a quick sale.
>
> He actually shingled his house that way.
>
> Kevin
>
I note you say 'used to' ...
Regards,
JT
"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just posting this to encourage the timid - Home Depot will reduce prices
on
> items where there is a defect. They have a form for it and do it right
away,
> if you can find the department manager. There was a stack of 1/4" oak
> plywood where every other sheet had slight water damage, the guy said,
> "what'll you give me for 'em?" And I said, "12 bucks apiece," and that was
it.
My local Lowes routinely will let you buy damaged plywood at half off. I
recently purchased 3 sheets of 3/4" Red oak at $23 a sheet. Damage was
minimal, at least 95% first quality. Don't be shy,You do have to ask.
Gary