I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
Ocassionally though, Home Depot gets it right. They currently have a
sale going on in SE PA that gives up to a $300 instant rebate on
qualifying tools.
My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I like
to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more than
adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never justify the
$1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK most of the
time.
Well, it seems that air compressors were a qualifying item on this
instant rebate program, and this one in particular qualified for the
full $300 rebate. So for $779 this brand new, in the box, compressor
now has a new home. Today's job is wiring it up to a dedicated 220v
circuit!
How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full price
:-)
Joe
aka 10x
10x <[email protected]> wrote in news:070920090739575567%[email protected]:
*snip*
>
> My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
> compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I like
> to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more than
> adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never justify the
> $1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK most of the
> time.
>
*snip*
>
> Joe
> aka 10x
What kind of CFM do you get out of it? That might be worth asking HD to
extend my credit limit for.
Puckdropper
--
"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking
To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
In article <[email protected]>, HeyBub
<[email protected]> wrote:
> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many don't
> possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
ROFLMAO!
At first I thought you were an annoying jerk.
Now I find out you're an annoying jerk I'm pretty sure I could have a
great time with on a fishing trip!
Don't suffer fools, let fools suffer...
:-D
If you ever want to come fishing in Canada, let me know!
In article <[email protected]>, Puckdropper
wrote:
> What kind of CFM do you get out of it? That might be worth asking HD to
> extend my credit limit for.
>
> Puckdropper
The data tag says it will deliver 12.2 scfm at 175 psi. Of course, I
have no way to verify that, but if it even comes close, I'll never
exceed its' output with anything I do.
Joe
aka 10x
krw wrote:
>
> Your manager was an ass. I worked in P'ok for 19 years (and BTV for
> 15 after that) and *never* had a manager treat me, or anyone else,
> like that. We were always treated like adults.
>
They are out there.
After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and closed the
door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're professionals here. If you
ever again cuss me out in front of my subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass
to the parking lot and whip the shit out of you. The I'll go to your house,
terrorize your children, and shoot your fuckin' dog."
Of course he fired me.
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:05:39 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>krw wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:25 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> krw wrote:
>...
>>>> ... perhaps they can take Wednesdays off and go golfing with
>>>> the doctors. ...or Mondays and hang with the chefs.
>>> Maybe you should take up being one of them instead... :)
>>
>> It is not I who wishes to make money selling to others. ...
>
>I was suggesting (jokingly) be the doctor or chef or whatevers... :)
Sorry, I misunderstood incorrectly. Nah, doctors are around too many
sick people. Chefs work too hard. I have a great job now.
>> I worked for a "big corporate employer" (IBM), where I could leave at
>> will (didn't have any sick days, because if you were sick just stay
>> home, please). I now work for a small LLC (100 employees) in a small
>> town that isn't so generous.
>
>That's a bummer--wouldn't really expect that so much. The only large
>employer here is quite hardnosed but they're on a high-volume production
>line where it isn't easy to get around a missing body. Other than that,
>afaict virtually all employers are pretty laisse faire as to personal
>time as long as the job gets done.
My current employer still wants 8 hours. It doesn't much matter if I
worked all weekend too. Well, it does, somewhat, but time off is time
off.
>...
>
>> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
>> bathroom sink.
>
>The guy I'd call here would go figure out what parts were needed if that
>were necessary... :)
I'm sure. ;-)
On 9/7/2009 4:39 AM 10x spake thus:
> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
Well, I'm one of those "most". But I will say this about Home Despot:
1. They're cheaper on a lot of stuff (but not everything, so one needs
to comparison shop).
2. It's a hell of a lot easier picking up things like tubafours and
plywood there, assuming they have what you want (in the quality you can
tolerate): no problem sorting through the bins, within reason.
3. Their return policy is very good, to the point where it can be abused
(not saying I've ever done that ...).
4. They're open on Sundays, unlike my favorite local hardware store
(Ace), which is not only closed Sundays, but also promptly at 5:00
weekdays, which often sucks.
So as long as you don't need help (beyond "where is _____?"), you're fine.
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
On 9/7/2009 4:52 PM HeyBub spake thus:
> After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and closed the
> door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're professionals here. If you
> ever again cuss me out in front of my subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass
> to the parking lot and whip the shit out of you. The I'll go to your house,
> terrorize your children, and shoot your fuckin' dog."
Sure you did.
I'm trying to figure out whether you're just a blowhard, like Rash
Limburger, or if you really do believe the horseshit you write ...
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
On 9/8/2009 5:34 PM HeyBub spake thus:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>>
>> I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be well
>> documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a wannabe
>> little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard with your
>> hand down your pants.
>
> Well, that too, now that I've retired.
Hey, Bub, don't back down now. Where's the bluster? The bombast? The
badinage? C'mon, don't disappoint us!
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
On 9/8/2009 5:46 PM Doug Miller spake thus:
> In article
> <[email protected]>,
> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Lowe's can do that with just your telephone number, if you give it
>> at checkout. I've returned stuff without the receipt using just the
>> telephone number. Say what you will about the big box stores,
>> their customer service is pretty good. Of course, they really dump
>> the stuff back on the manufacturer.
>
> Not all of it, they don't. Just a few weeks ago, at our local HD, I saw
> several PVC pipe fittings in a bin that had purple primer on the socket
> surfaces, and a couple of brass hose bibs with solder on them....
So the liberal return policy that I noted elsewhere here comes back to
bite us ...
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>> On 9/8/2009 5:34 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>>
>>> notbob wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>>>>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be
>>>> well documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a
>>>> wannabe little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard
>>>> with your hand down your pants.
>>>
>>> Well, that too, now that I've retired.
>>
>> Hey, Bub, don't back down now. Where's the bluster? The bombast? The
>> badinage? C'mon, don't disappoint us!
>
> All I can say about some posts is that the pharisaical, malefic, and
> incognitant posts are a product of pointy-headed wowsers who, as a group,
> are filled with cranks, pokenoses, blow-hards, four-flushers, and
> pettifogs. Their foolish and contemptible products show up here, using us
> as a dumping ground for deadwood so bereft of talent, intelligence, and
> endeavor as to be useless.
>
> These posters seem to be nothing but a rat bag of shoddy pedagogues,
> athletes of the tongue, professional pick-nits filling the stupid hours of
> their pointless days by nagging normal folk with inanities, which, if
> printed, would be mere bum-wad fated to sit unread in the printer until
> the sun expires. There they are, in a stuffy basement, with unwashed hair,
> Wal-Mart blue jeans, batik print tent dresses, and off-brand running
> shoes, the synthetic fibers from their fake Aran Island sweaters pilling
> at the elbows, while they give each other high fives, shouting to each
> other "Behold, ye dullards and despair!"
>
> I do better after coffee.
>
>
>
You forgot the attribution
http://news.spamcop.net/pipermail/spamcop-social/2001-April/005353.html
On 9/9/2009 5:32 AM diggerop spake thus:
> "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/8/2009 5:34 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>>>
>>>> notbob wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>>>>>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be
>>>>> well documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a
>>>>> wannabe little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard
>>>>> with your hand down your pants.
>>>>
>>>> Well, that too, now that I've retired.
>>>
>>> Hey, Bub, don't back down now. Where's the bluster? The bombast? The
>>> badinage? C'mon, don't disappoint us!
>>
>> All I can say about some posts is that the pharisaical, malefic, and
>> incognitant posts are a product of pointy-headed wowsers who, as a group,
>> are filled with cranks, pokenoses, blow-hards, four-flushers, and
>> pettifogs. Their foolish and contemptible products show up here, using us
>> as a dumping ground for deadwood so bereft of talent, intelligence, and
>> endeavor as to be useless.
[snip]
>> I do better after coffee.
>
> You forgot the attribution
>
> http://news.spamcop.net/pipermail/spamcop-social/2001-April/005353.html
Dang; I was going to give HeyBub a 5 out of a possible 10 (has a good
beat and you can dance to it) until you popped the bubble and pointed
out the plagiarism. Killjoy.
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:35:10 -0500, Morris Dovey <[email protected]>
wrote:
>krw wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:25 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> If one really has no freedom to run an errand during the day or
>>> whatever, I'll agree that can be pita. OTOH, most small-town employers
>>> aren't so inflexible as big corporate employers tend to be.
>>
>> I worked for a "big corporate employer" (IBM), where I could leave at
>> will (didn't have any sick days, because if you were sick just stay
>> home, please). I now work for a small LLC (100 employees) in a small
>> town that isn't so generous.
>
>Seems to vary with local management. I was a volunteer fireman in
>Poughkeepsie and once got an urgent call at the lab to respond to a
>serious fire. I stuck my head in the boss's office to let him know where
>I was headed - and was told that I should stay put.
>
>[ I replied that whether I went was not his decision, that it might be
>/his/ house burning, and that the decision for /him/ to make was whether
>I'd still have a job when I got back. (I did.) ]
Your manager was an ass. I worked in P'ok for 19 years (and BTV for
15 after that) and *never* had a manager treat me, or anyone else,
like that. We were always treated like adults.
>>> Also, small-town businesses may well simply deliver what you want/need
>>> for you while you're at work if you just call 'em up. "Sure, J-Bob,
>>> Freddy'll run it over and put it in the shed out back thar for ya' next
>>> run...needin' anything else?" :)
>>
>> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
>> bathroom sink.
>
>Treat 'em well and they'll treat you well. I lived in the suburbs of
>Cherry Grove, Minnesota (pop 45, mail was delivered from the post office
>in Chester, Iowa) - a little over seven miles from the nearest lumber
>yard in Spring Valley, Minnesota and recall conversations and deliveries
>just as described.
The point being that I often don't know what I need before I take the
broken carcass to the store.
>The first time my stepfather visited us from Ann Arbor, he stopped on
>the way in at the little bank in Spring Valley and asked if he could
>cash a check. The clerk asked if she could see his checks, then asked if
>he was related to me. When he said yes, she said: "No problem, we'll
>cash your check," and when he offered identification she said: "We have
>all the ID we need - how much cash would you like?" I don't think he
>ever quite got over it.
That happened in a bar in the P'ok area to my FIL. I doubt it'll
happen today, though.
>It really is like a different universe.
I am in a different universe now (East Alabama). Mostly it's good,
shopping not so much. OTOH, Atlanta is only 100 miles up the road (a
little far for a 2x4 though).
Steve Turner wrote:
> HeyBub wrote:
>> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>> On 9/7/2009 4:52 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>>>
>>>> After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and
>>>> closed the door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're
>>>> professionals here. If you ever again cuss me out in front of my
>>>> subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass to the parking lot and whip the
>>>> shit out of you. The I'll go to your house, terrorize your children,
>>>> and shoot your fuckin' dog."
>>> Sure you did.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to figure out whether you're just a blowhard, like Rash
>>> Limburger, or if you really do believe the horseshit you write ...
>>
>> Heh! I don't believe what I write - I write what I believe. I've been
>> shot at (and wounded), returned fire, survived a plane crash,
>> delivered a baby on the side of the road, arrested several hundred
>> mopes (and many more lesser scrots), testified before Congress (well,
>> a committee), served as an AA to a U.S. Senator and a junior FSO in
>> Viet Nam, kissed many a woman, and written two books (neither of which
>> were published).* I've been to almost every continent and parts of
>> south Georgia.
>>
>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>>
>> I never heard, though, of Rash Limburger fellow. I suspect he's
>> someone else with whom you are disagreeable.
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> * "Toilet Tissue Origami - The Ultimate Book for the John" and "The
>> New Testament in Morse Code - The Translation for the Scholar Who Has
>> Every Other Translation"
>
> He is the world's most interesting man. :-)
>
May you live in interesting times - ancient Chinese curse
"Steve Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> So that rebate was a regional thing? Wondering if it would also apply
> here in Texas...
>
It's across Home Depot.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:39:45 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>notbob wrote:
>...
>> ... The biggest shock, imagine my astonishment when I discoverd
>> there was not a 2x4 or sheet of plywood to be had on Sunday. All
>> closed.
>
>I gather you're easily astonished... :)
>
>Welcome to small-town America where we think retailers deserve a day off
>as well and not everything has to run 24/7 (and generally find things
>better for it)...
Perhaps, but since most others work a more standard week, weekends are
all we have to spend money. It would be nice if those who wanted that
money made it easy to spend it locally. If they want the money to
stay local, perhaps they can take Wednesdays off and go golfing with
the doctors. ...or Mondays and hang with the chefs.
10x wrote:
> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
>
> Ocassionally though, Home Depot gets it right. They currently have a
> sale going on in SE PA that gives up to a $300 instant rebate on
> qualifying tools.
>
> My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
> compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I
> like to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more
> than adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never
> justify the $1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK
> most of the time.
>
> Well, it seems that air compressors were a qualifying item on this
> instant rebate program, and this one in particular qualified for the
> full $300 rebate. So for $779 this brand new, in the box, compressor
> now has a new home. Today's job is wiring it up to a dedicated 220v
> circuit!
>
> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full
> price :-)
>
I betcha HD (or any other reputable purveyor) would honor a sale price on an
item bought within the last 30 days.
A basic management principle is one does not want to discourage a
prospective customer from spending money.
"I'm waiting for it to go on sale" is pretty discouraging to hear.
"Steve Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Steve Turner wrote:
>> I've been wanting to upgrade my 20-year old Sanborn 60-gallon
>> single-stage to a two-stage for a long time now, but like I've never
>> wanted to fork over the bucks.
>
> Like, why did I stick that superfluous "like" in there? Somebody put
> Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" in my mind the other day; it must still be
> stuck in there... :-)
Like, OMG!
Steve Turner wrote:
>
> Nice! Now take the money you saved and go buy a sandblast cabinet
> and a Dynabrade palm sander and let me know how the compressor keeps
> up. I've been wanting to upgrade my 20-year old Sanborn 60-gallon
> single-stage to a two-stage for a long time now, but like I've never
> wanted to fork over the bucks.
>
> So that rebate was a regional thing? Wondering if it would also apply
> here in Texas...
Houston HD has a sign with varying degrees of discount. The largest is $300
off $1000 or more.
notbob wrote:
> On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>
> I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be well
> documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a wannabe
> little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard with your
> hand down your pants.
>
Well, that too, now that I've retired.
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 9/7/2009 4:52 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>
>> After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and
>> closed the door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're
>> professionals here. If you ever again cuss me out in front of my
>> subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass to the parking lot and whip the
>> shit out of you. The I'll go to your house, terrorize your children,
>> and shoot your fuckin' dog."
>
> Sure you did.
>
> I'm trying to figure out whether you're just a blowhard, like Rash
> Limburger, or if you really do believe the horseshit you write ...
Heh! I don't believe what I write - I write what I believe. I've been shot
at (and wounded), returned fire, survived a plane crash, delivered a baby on
the side of the road, arrested several hundred mopes (and many more lesser
scrots), testified before Congress (well, a committee), served as an AA to a
U.S. Senator and a junior FSO in Viet Nam, kissed many a woman, and written
two books (neither of which were published).* I've been to almost every
continent and parts of south Georgia.
My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many don't
possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
I never heard, though, of Rash Limburger fellow. I suspect he's someone else
with whom you are disagreeable.
----------
* "Toilet Tissue Origami - The Ultimate Book for the John" and "The New
Testament in Morse Code - The Translation for the Scholar Who Has Every
Other Translation"
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 9/8/2009 5:34 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>
>> notbob wrote:
>>
>>> On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many
>>>> don't possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>>>
>>> I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be
>>> well documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a
>>> wannabe little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard
>>> with your hand down your pants.
>>
>> Well, that too, now that I've retired.
>
> Hey, Bub, don't back down now. Where's the bluster? The bombast? The
> badinage? C'mon, don't disappoint us!
All I can say about some posts is that the pharisaical, malefic, and
incognitant posts are a product of pointy-headed wowsers who, as a group,
are filled with cranks, pokenoses, blow-hards, four-flushers, and pettifogs.
Their foolish and contemptible products show up here, using us as a dumping
ground for deadwood so bereft of talent, intelligence, and endeavor as to be
useless.
These posters seem to be nothing but a rat bag of shoddy pedagogues,
athletes of the tongue, professional pick-nits filling the stupid hours of
their pointless days by nagging normal folk with inanities, which, if
printed, would be mere bum-wad fated to sit unread in the printer until the
sun expires. There they are, in a stuffy basement, with unwashed hair,
Wal-Mart blue jeans, batik print tent dresses, and off-brand running shoes,
the synthetic fibers from their fake Aran Island sweaters pilling at the
elbows, while they give each other high fives, shouting to each other
"Behold, ye dullards and despair!"
I do better after coffee.
David Nebenzahl <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On 9/7/2009 4:52 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>
>> After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and
>> closed the door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're
>> professionals here. If you ever again cuss me out in front of my
>> subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass to the parking lot and whip the
>> shit out of you. The I'll go to your house, terrorize your children,
>> and shoot your fuckin' dog."
>
> Sure you did.
>
> I'm trying to figure out whether you're just a blowhard, like Rash
> Limburger, or if you really do believe the horseshit you write ...
It's not a question of either/or -- doesn't it seem that both conditions
are true?
Scott
>>
>> Hey, Bub, don't back down now. Where's the bluster? The bombast? The
>> badinage? C'mon, don't disappoint us!
>
> All I can say about some posts is that the pharisaical, malefic, and
> incognitant posts are a product of pointy-headed wowsers who, as a
> group, are filled with cranks, pokenoses, blow-hards, four-flushers,
> and pettifogs. Their foolish and contemptible products show up here,
> using us as a dumping ground for deadwood so bereft of talent,
> intelligence, and endeavor as to be useless.
>
> These posters seem to be nothing but a rat bag of shoddy pedagogues,
> athletes of the tongue, professional pick-nits filling the stupid
> hours of their pointless days by nagging normal folk with inanities,
> which, if printed, would be mere bum-wad fated to sit unread in the
> printer until the sun expires. There they are, in a stuffy basement,
> with unwashed hair, Wal-Mart blue jeans, batik print tent dresses, and
> off-brand running shoes, the synthetic fibers from their fake Aran
> Island sweaters pilling at the elbows, while they give each other high
> fives, shouting to each other "Behold, ye dullards and despair!"
>
> I do better after coffee.
It's hard to imagine that you could do worse.
10x wrote:
>
> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
>
> Ocassionally though, Home Depot gets it right. They currently have a
> sale going on in SE PA that gives up to a $300 instant rebate on
> qualifying tools.
>
> My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
> compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I like
> to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more than
> adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never justify the
> $1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK most of the
> time.
>
> Well, it seems that air compressors were a qualifying item on this
> instant rebate program, and this one in particular qualified for the
> full $300 rebate. So for $779 this brand new, in the box, compressor
> now has a new home. Today's job is wiring it up to a dedicated 220v
> circuit!
>
> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full price
> :-)
>
>
> Joe
> aka 10x
My wife was buying some yard lights Friday at HD and saw the person
ahead of her show his military ID and get a discount so she slid out
her retired military dependent card and got 10 percent off and a
thank-you.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
How long a minute is depends on which
side of the bathroom door you're on.
"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>
>> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full
>> price :-)
>>
>
> I betcha HD (or any other reputable purveyor) would honor a sale price on
> an item bought within the last 30 days.
>
> A basic management principle is one does not want to discourage a
> prospective customer from spending money.
>
> "I'm waiting for it to go on sale" is pretty discouraging to hear.
>
Home Depot will extend sales pricing back 90 days, as long as you have your
receipt. If you purchase on a Home Depot card, or your own debit/charge
card, they can go back (right at the service desk), and find the
transaction, but I am not sure if they will honor the 90 thing without the
actual receipt.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Sep 8, 12:18=A0pm, "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> >> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full
> >> price :-)
>
> > I betcha HD (or any other reputable purveyor) would honor a sale price =
on
> > an item bought within the last 30 days.
>
> > A basic management principle is one does not want to discourage a
> > prospective customer from spending money.
>
> > "I'm waiting for it to go on sale" is pretty discouraging to hear.
>
> Home Depot will extend sales pricing back 90 days, as long as you have yo=
ur
> receipt. =A0If you purchase on a Home Depot card, or your own debit/charg=
e
> card, they can go back (right at the service desk), and find the
> transaction,
Lowe's can do that with just your telephone number, if you give it at
checkout. I've returned stuff without the receipt using just the
telephone number. Say what you will about the big box stores, their
customer service is pretty good. Of course, they really dump the
stuff back on the manufacturer.
> but I am not sure if they will honor the 90 thing without the
> actual receipt.
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
10x wrote:
> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
>
> Ocassionally though, Home Depot gets it right. They currently have a
> sale going on in SE PA that gives up to a $300 instant rebate on
> qualifying tools.
>
> My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
> compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I like
> to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more than
> adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never justify the
> $1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK most of the
> time.
>
> Well, it seems that air compressors were a qualifying item on this
> instant rebate program, and this one in particular qualified for the
> full $300 rebate. So for $779 this brand new, in the box, compressor
> now has a new home. Today's job is wiring it up to a dedicated 220v
> circuit!
>
> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full price
> :-)
>
>
> Joe
> aka 10x
Nice! Now take the money you saved and go buy a sandblast cabinet and a
Dynabrade palm sander and let me know how the compressor keeps up. I've
been wanting to upgrade my 20-year old Sanborn 60-gallon single-stage to
a two-stage for a long time now, but like I've never wanted to fork over
the bucks.
So that rebate was a regional thing? Wondering if it would also apply
here in Texas...
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Steve Turner wrote:
> I've
> been wanting to upgrade my 20-year old Sanborn 60-gallon single-stage to
> a two-stage for a long time now, but like I've never wanted to fork over
> the bucks.
Like, why did I stick that superfluous "like" in there? Somebody put
Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" in my mind the other day; it must still be
stuck in there... :-)
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notbob wrote:
...
> ... The biggest shock, imagine my astonishment when I discoverd
> there was not a 2x4 or sheet of plywood to be had on Sunday. All
> closed.
I gather you're easily astonished... :)
Welcome to small-town America where we think retailers deserve a day off
as well and not everything has to run 24/7 (and generally find things
better for it)...
--
krw wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:39:45 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> notbob wrote:
>> ...
>>> ... The biggest shock, imagine my astonishment when I discoverd
>>> there was not a 2x4 or sheet of plywood to be had on Sunday. All
>>> closed.
>> I gather you're easily astonished... :)
>>
>> Welcome to small-town America where we think retailers deserve a day off
>> as well and not everything has to run 24/7 (and generally find things
>> better for it)...
>
> Perhaps, but since most others work a more standard week, weekends are
> all we have to spend money. It would be nice if those who wanted that
> money made it easy to spend it locally. If they want the money to
> stay local, perhaps they can take Wednesdays off and go golfing with
> the doctors. ...or Mondays and hang with the chefs.
Maybe you should take up being one of them instead... :)
If one really has no freedom to run an errand during the day or
whatever, I'll agree that can be pita. OTOH, most small-town employers
aren't so inflexible as big corporate employers tend to be.
Also, small-town businesses may well simply deliver what you want/need
for you while you're at work if you just call 'em up. "Sure, J-Bob,
Freddy'll run it over and put it in the shed out back thar for ya' next
run...needin' anything else?" :)
--
Gerald Ross wrote:
> 10x wrote:
>>
>> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
>> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their... well just because :-)
>>
>> Ocassionally though, Home Depot gets it right. They currently have a
>> sale going on in SE PA that gives up to a $300 instant rebate on
>> qualifying tools.
>>
>> My son and I have been eyeballing their 80 gallon, two stage air
>> compressor for quite a while now. He likes to turn a wrench, and I like
>> to make large piles of sawdust, so we thought this would be more than
>> adequate for our needs. The problem was that I could never justify the
>> $1079 price tag when my little 6 gallon twin stack did OK most of the
>> time.
>>
>> Well, it seems that air compressors were a qualifying item on this
>> instant rebate program, and this one in particular qualified for the
>> full $300 rebate. So for $779 this brand new, in the box, compressor
>> now has a new home. Today's job is wiring it up to a dedicated 220v
>> circuit!
>>
>> How PO'ed would I have been if I would have bought it at the full price
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> Joe
>> aka 10x
>
> My wife was buying some yard lights Friday at HD and saw the person
> ahead of her show his military ID and get a discount so she slid out her
> retired military dependent card and got 10 percent off and a thank-you.
>
Just for everyones info, Home Depot and Lowes gives 10% off everyday of
the year if you show a military ID (active duty or Retired). All you
have to do is ask and show your ID.
krw wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:25 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If one really has no freedom to run an errand during the day or
>> whatever, I'll agree that can be pita. OTOH, most small-town employers
>> aren't so inflexible as big corporate employers tend to be.
>
> I worked for a "big corporate employer" (IBM), where I could leave at
> will (didn't have any sick days, because if you were sick just stay
> home, please). I now work for a small LLC (100 employees) in a small
> town that isn't so generous.
Seems to vary with local management. I was a volunteer fireman in
Poughkeepsie and once got an urgent call at the lab to respond to a
serious fire. I stuck my head in the boss's office to let him know where
I was headed - and was told that I should stay put.
[ I replied that whether I went was not his decision, that it might be
/his/ house burning, and that the decision for /him/ to make was whether
I'd still have a job when I got back. (I did.) ]
>> Also, small-town businesses may well simply deliver what you want/need
>> for you while you're at work if you just call 'em up. "Sure, J-Bob,
>> Freddy'll run it over and put it in the shed out back thar for ya' next
>> run...needin' anything else?" :)
>
> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
> bathroom sink.
Treat 'em well and they'll treat you well. I lived in the suburbs of
Cherry Grove, Minnesota (pop 45, mail was delivered from the post office
in Chester, Iowa) - a little over seven miles from the nearest lumber
yard in Spring Valley, Minnesota and recall conversations and deliveries
just as described.
The first time my stepfather visited us from Ann Arbor, he stopped on
the way in at the little bank in Spring Valley and asked if he could
cash a check. The clerk asked if she could see his checks, then asked if
he was related to me. When he said yes, she said: "No problem, we'll
cash your check," and when he offered identification she said: "We have
all the ID we need - how much cash would you like?" I don't think he
ever quite got over it.
It really is like a different universe.
--
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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
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krw wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:25 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> krw wrote:
...
>>> ... perhaps they can take Wednesdays off and go golfing with
>>> the doctors. ...or Mondays and hang with the chefs.
>> Maybe you should take up being one of them instead... :)
>
> It is not I who wishes to make money selling to others. ...
I was suggesting (jokingly) be the doctor or chef or whatevers... :)
> I worked for a "big corporate employer" (IBM), where I could leave at
> will (didn't have any sick days, because if you were sick just stay
> home, please). I now work for a small LLC (100 employees) in a small
> town that isn't so generous.
That's a bummer--wouldn't really expect that so much. The only large
employer here is quite hardnosed but they're on a high-volume production
line where it isn't easy to get around a missing body. Other than that,
afaict virtually all employers are pretty laisse faire as to personal
time as long as the job gets done.
...
> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
> bathroom sink.
The guy I'd call here would go figure out what parts were needed if that
were necessary... :)
--
krw wrote:
...
> My current employer still wants 8 hours. It doesn't much matter if I
> worked all weekend too. Well, it does, somewhat, but time off is time
> off.
Well, sure, but does it have to be from the stroke of 8-12/1-5 rather
than 7-11/2-6, say on the rare once-off day?
>> ...
>>
>>> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
>>> bathroom sink.
>> The guy I'd call here would go figure out what parts were needed if that
>> were necessary... :)
>
> I'm sure. ;-)
Saw you're in E AL not too far from Hotlanta -- not around Roanoke by
any chance??? Had real good friends while in TN who were born and
raised there...they probably could tell you who "Freddy" is... :)
--
krw wrote:
...
> Didn't know where Roanoke was, so had to look it up. ;-) We've lived
> here for a year so I'm not too familiar with the areas off the beaten
> path. I live near Auburn, about 35mi South of Roanoke.
It's off the heavily beaten path for sure... :)
Auburn is kewl; went to several UT (go Vols!!!) games there over the
years... :)
--
HeyBub wrote:
> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>> On 9/7/2009 4:52 PM HeyBub spake thus:
>>
>>> After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and
>>> closed the door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're
>>> professionals here. If you ever again cuss me out in front of my
>>> subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass to the parking lot and whip the
>>> shit out of you. The I'll go to your house, terrorize your children,
>>> and shoot your fuckin' dog."
>> Sure you did.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out whether you're just a blowhard, like Rash
>> Limburger, or if you really do believe the horseshit you write ...
>
> Heh! I don't believe what I write - I write what I believe. I've been shot
> at (and wounded), returned fire, survived a plane crash, delivered a baby on
> the side of the road, arrested several hundred mopes (and many more lesser
> scrots), testified before Congress (well, a committee), served as an AA to a
> U.S. Senator and a junior FSO in Viet Nam, kissed many a woman, and written
> two books (neither of which were published).* I've been to almost every
> continent and parts of south Georgia.
>
> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many don't
> possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
>
> I never heard, though, of Rash Limburger fellow. I suspect he's someone else
> with whom you are disagreeable.
>
>
> ----------
> * "Toilet Tissue Origami - The Ultimate Book for the John" and "The New
> Testament in Morse Code - The Translation for the Scholar Who Has Every
> Other Translation"
He is the world's most interesting man. :-)
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In article <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Lowe's can do that with just your telephone number, if you give it at
>checkout. I've returned stuff without the receipt using just the
>telephone number. Say what you will about the big box stores, their
>customer service is pretty good. Of course, they really dump the
>stuff back on the manufacturer.
Not all of it, they don't. Just a few weeks ago, at our local HD, I saw
several PVC pipe fittings in a bin that had purple primer on the socket
surfaces, and a couple of brass hose bibs with solder on them....
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:03:17 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>krw wrote:
>...
>> My current employer still wants 8 hours. It doesn't much matter if I
>> worked all weekend too. Well, it does, somewhat, but time off is time
>> off.
>
>Well, sure, but does it have to be from the stroke of 8-12/1-5 rather
>than 7-11/2-6, say on the rare once-off day?
Generally 6:30 to 5:30, but Lowes and HD are on the way home. ;-)
If it's buying a 2x4 it's no problem to step out at lunch, but few
honey-do jobs are that simple. Most involve emergency trips to the
hos^h^h^hhardware store in the middle.
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
>>>> bathroom sink.
>>> The guy I'd call here would go figure out what parts were needed if that
>>> were necessary... :)
>>
>> I'm sure. ;-)
>
>Saw you're in E AL not too far from Hotlanta -- not around Roanoke by
>any chance??? Had real good friends while in TN who were born and
>raised there...they probably could tell you who "Freddy" is... :)
Didn't know where Roanoke was, so had to look it up. ;-) We've lived
here for a year so I'm not too familiar with the areas off the beaten
path. I live near Auburn, about 35mi South of Roanoke.
Somebody wrote:
> Also, small-town businesses may well simply deliver what you
> want/need for you while you're at work if you just call 'em up.
> "Sure, J-Bob, Freddy'll run it over and put it in the shed out back
> thar for ya' next run...needin' anything else?" :)
While in high school, worked in a hardware store after school and on
weekends.
One of my jobs was to be "Freddy" and use the pick up truck to deliver
items to customers.
This was in a town of about 15,000 in the mid 50's.
Open 8-5 M-T-TH-F, 8-12 W, 8A-9P Sat and closed Sunday.
Today the town has grown to maybe 20,000, Walmart and Lowes have come
to town.
Otherwise, not much has changed.
Lew
On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:22:45 -0500, Tom Veatch <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:59:02 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Say what you will about the big box stores, their
>>customer service is pretty good. Of course, they really dump the
>>stuff back on the manufacturer.
>
>Not always, apparently.
>
>A few weeks ago I had to replace the garbage disposal and while
>looking over the offerings, struck up a conversation with the
>"associate" in the area. I recognized a trace of the South in her
>voice and we were relating the parts of Louisiana from which we
>hailed. Anyway, I made my selection and pulled a box of the shelf. She
>stopped me and said to take a different one because the box I picked
>up had come back as a return.
>
>
>
>
>Tom Veatch
>Wichita, KS
>USA
>
Lots of that going around. And the stuff's not even tested and proven
good before going back on the shelf over half the time.
On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:59:02 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Say what you will about the big box stores, their
>customer service is pretty good. Of course, they really dump the
>stuff back on the manufacturer.
Not always, apparently.
A few weeks ago I had to replace the garbage disposal and while
looking over the offerings, struck up a conversation with the
"associate" in the area. I recognized a trace of the South in her
voice and we were relating the parts of Louisiana from which we
hailed. Anyway, I made my selection and pulled a box of the shelf. She
stopped me and said to take a different one because the box I picked
up had come back as a return.
Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA
On 2009-09-07, 10x <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I know most of us take great pleasure in bashing Home Depot for their
> frequent ineptness, and Craftsman for their...
I'm glad you qualified your statement with "most". After living
within spitting distance of an HD, Lowe's, and an Orchard Supply
Hardware (both pre- and post- Sears) for the last 30 yrs, I gotta say
I REALLY miss 'em. I'm now out in the Central Rockies, with ACE being
the only chain. Lumber yards? We have 2-3 in a two towns of 2K and
4K pop. Small, privately owned, but it doesn't prevent me from
getting poor supplies, occasionally. Prices? High. I was gonna use
stringer brackets for my deck steps till I realised they were over $6
each. The biggest shock, imagine my astonishment when I discoverd
there was not a 2x4 or sheet of plywood to be had on Sunday. All
closed.
nb
On 2009-09-07, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> I gather you're easily astonished... :)
>
> Welcome to small-town America where we think retailers deserve a day off
> as well and not everything has to run 24/7 (and generally find things
> better for it)...
Yes, I'm still looking for just the right hayseed to chew on. ;)
nb
On 2009-09-08, HeyBub <[email protected]> wrote:
> My well-traveled life gives me a perspective and attitude that many don't
> possess - principally, that fools should suffer.
I suspect if you really had such an insufferable ego, it would be well
documented elswhere. Since it's not, my guess is you're a wannabe
little amoeba in a dark room behind a crusty ol' keyboard with your
hand down your pants.
nb
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:25 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>krw wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:39:45 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> notbob wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> ... The biggest shock, imagine my astonishment when I discoverd
>>>> there was not a 2x4 or sheet of plywood to be had on Sunday. All
>>>> closed.
>>> I gather you're easily astonished... :)
>>>
>>> Welcome to small-town America where we think retailers deserve a day off
>>> as well and not everything has to run 24/7 (and generally find things
>>> better for it)...
>>
>> Perhaps, but since most others work a more standard week, weekends are
>> all we have to spend money. It would be nice if those who wanted that
>> money made it easy to spend it locally. If they want the money to
>> stay local, perhaps they can take Wednesdays off and go golfing with
>> the doctors. ...or Mondays and hang with the chefs.
>
>Maybe you should take up being one of them instead... :)
It is not I who wishes to make money selling to others. I work plenty
of weekends, M-F too. I do what's needed to get the job done, so I
*can* afford to live (and toys too).
>If one really has no freedom to run an errand during the day or
>whatever, I'll agree that can be pita. OTOH, most small-town employers
>aren't so inflexible as big corporate employers tend to be.
I worked for a "big corporate employer" (IBM), where I could leave at
will (didn't have any sick days, because if you were sick just stay
home, please). I now work for a small LLC (100 employees) in a small
town that isn't so generous.
>Also, small-town businesses may well simply deliver what you want/need
>for you while you're at work if you just call 'em up. "Sure, J-Bob,
>Freddy'll run it over and put it in the shed out back thar for ya' next
>run...needin' anything else?" :)
Ok, I need an 8' 2x4 and while you're at it, the parts for the
bathroom sink.
On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:52:37 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>krw wrote:
>>
>> Your manager was an ass. I worked in P'ok for 19 years (and BTV for
>> 15 after that) and *never* had a manager treat me, or anyone else,
>> like that. We were always treated like adults.
>>
>
>They are out there.
>
>After a staff meeting, I followed the boss back to his office and closed the
>door. When he asked what I wanted, I said: "We're professionals here. If you
>ever again cuss me out in front of my subordinates, I'll drag your fat ass
>to the parking lot and whip the shit out of you. The I'll go to your house,
>terrorize your children, and shoot your fuckin' dog."
Oh, we had some beuts. One executive was (in)famous for walking up
and down the conference table berating people for their
"unprofessional" behavior. He was later threatened, as in a bullet
found in the men's room with his name on it. Something like what you
did above.
>Of course he fired me.
As he should have, and more.
On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:10:55 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>krw wrote:
>...
>> Didn't know where Roanoke was, so had to look it up. ;-) We've lived
>> here for a year so I'm not too familiar with the areas off the beaten
>> path. I live near Auburn, about 35mi South of Roanoke.
>
>It's off the heavily beaten path for sure... :)
>
>Auburn is kewl; went to several UT (go Vols!!!) games there over the
>years... :)
I guess Auburn is cool, if you're a SEC fan. ;-) SWMBO hates
football weekends here. I actually live in Opelika, on the NE side of
Auburn, (where the HomeDespot and Lowe's are ;-).