Ba r r y <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:05:42 -0500, "Woodchuck"
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Wonder if the prices vary from different areas of the US?
>
> Not only do prices vary, but items stocked can vary from store to
> store.
>
> I recently sat next to a tile backer board and gypsum salesman on a
> plane. He explained to me that many BORG (blue & orange) store
> managers are empowered to make purchasing decisions for individual
> stores In some stores, even a department manager can do this! Some
> products, especially building materials can be chosen over others
> based on shipping costs, as the product cost may be identical
between
> vendors.
>
> I didn't realize that stores had this much autonomy, but according
to
> this guy, they do. I always thought that HD & Lowes ran more
like a
> Wal-Mart, with everything coming from the mother ship. They don't.
> This also explains why an awful lot of stuff is missing from the
web,
> as the web sites are considered stores in themselves, competing
> against their own brick and mortar brothers.
>
> His current crusade was to get store managers to order his backer
> board, as they already sell his sheetrock & mud, so they can go
on the
> same truck and combine for shipping and volume discounts.
>
> The Middletown and Berlin, CT Home Depot stores are less than 5
miles
> from a large molding plant. Guess whose catalog comes out first at
> the Pro Desk? <G
>
> Moral of the story? If you ask the store manager, not the guy in
the
> aisle, you may actually see what you want in the store.
>
> Barry
>
You are correct that is why online when you search for product they
ask for zip code .