I hope I'm not breaking the rules of this group, but I'm working on a
new website called www.homedeephell.com which is newly opened and I
was hoping on getting some Home Depot horror stories from people in
this group to get the forum rolling.
You can go to the site and post them, or post them here (let me know
if it's ok to copy the story over), and I'll come back and get them
(if any?).
Thanks a lot. I know "advertising" is a no-no on Usenet, but this is
strictly non-profit and evolved strictly for my desire to share my
hate of the big orange hell hole with others who feel the same.
Sam
Here's one for your collection. For a long time I have been buying 2" X
2" X 2' pieces of oak from Home Depot for turning spindles on my lathe.
I went there the other day and discovered that now they are taking two
1" boards and gluing them together. Not only do I not want them for
aesthetic reasons, I would not risk having them separate as I was
turning. The only glueups I use are ones that I have made myself. I
spoke to the manager and it was evident that he was not at all
interested. I'll try Lowes across the street in a day or two. The
nearest high quality lumber supply store is 50 miles from my home and
maybe I will have to go there.
Peace to all ~ Sir Edgar
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:47:50 -0700, "Jay Windley"
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>| what the "little lines" between the numbers were.
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>You're missing the best in life. Go to the fastener aisle and ask if they
>have any "scruples".
<Laughing Out Loud For Real!!!>
heeeeHEEEEE!!
JayToo
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Immature 20's or 30's, or way too much time on your hands ... or both?
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I found it amusing.
Have to chime in with a hearty high-ho about them closing the aisles for
restocking.
And about them being out-of-stock on (what seem to me to be) common items.
Oh yeah - and about the long line at the return counter.
And some others.
But - there are NO potholes in our BORG's parking lot...
Immature 20's or 30's, or way too much time on your hands ... or both?
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"Sam" wrote in message
> I hope I'm not breaking the rules of this group, but I'm working on a
> new website called www.homedeephell.com which is newly opened and I
> was hoping on getting some Home Depot horror stories from people in
> this group to get the forum rolling.
mttt wrote:
> Prince Albert in a can stories.
>
> Actually did happen to me when I was working Produce one night. Guy
I had just gotten a job at a garden center, and I was really desperate for
the job at the time, and taking everything very seriously. Guy called in
asking for left-handed shovels. I spent an hour trying to get him to
understand that all shovels can be used equally well by left-handed people,
and he was getting very beligerant about it.
I later came to find out the guy on the phone was my new boss... :)
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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Jay Pique wrote:
> Went to Lowe's today to purchase some new window glass. Two people
> indicated to me ....
Good story.
Here's mine.
Wife and I were bath tub shopping, decided on a fiberglass integral tub
and surround unit from Lowes. I measured it to make sure it would go
through the front door (no worry about the bathroom door, wasn't any walls).
They had the unit we wanted that someone had brought back. I'm looking
at it and damned if someone didn't cut the flanges off. I'm guessing
someone got it home, found out it wouldn't fit through the door so they
trimmed it, still wouldn't fit so they returned it. Wife went to work on
the department manager, got him down to around 1/3 the price but I
wisely decide I wouldn't want it for free. What other damage could have
been caused that I wouldn't be aware of till it leaked?
We were having the deck (and other) materials delivered so we put it on
the same delivery bill. I didn't want to take a chance of damaging the tub.
Delivery day comes, a flat bed and box truck show up. They screwed up on
the deck girders (12' in stead of 10').
We get to the box truck and you know which tub they sent. And the bill
had full price.
I borrowed the flat bed drivers phone. He dialed his bosses number. I
ripped ass. The drivers loved it, they said their boss was the typical
self important twit.
I wanted a discount. He said he couldn't (the driver said his boss
could, but that could have just been fuel for my fire, he was having a
good laugh). I said I wanted to talk to his boss, he said he wouldn't
bother the store manager. Eventually he did.
I did the roundy round with the store manager, I wanted money back, I
wanted a discount. He said he wouldn't/ couldn't do it. Eventually he
did. Even got him to throw in the delivery charge.
My wife was so proud of me.
;)
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Mark
N.E. Ohio
Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart. (S. Clemens,
A.K.A. Mark Twain)
When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure ends the
suspense. (Gaz, r.moto)
Home depot will rip you off too. Try looking at the washer and dryers
and look at the maytag neptune line. Almost willing to bet they are $999
for the washer and $599 for the dryer. Exact same price as sears ad
lowes and any other outfit that sell them. Maytag has set the price that
no one can go under. Called the unilateral price support program. Kind
of like the old saying damn the customer full profit ahead. Most
customers do not know that maytag has set this price. Why in the world
would these three outfits let maytag dictate to them how much they have
to see it for. Seems to me that maytag need slowes and home cheapo and
sears more that they need maytag.
What other products do they follow this policy on? Companies are not
talking.
UDUB2 writes:
> Almost willing to bet they are $999
>for the washer and $599 for the dryer. Exact same price as sears ad
>lowes and any other outfit that sell them. Maytag has set the price that
>no one can go under. Called the unilateral price support program. Kind
>of like the old saying damn the customer full profit ahead. Most
>customers do not know that maytag has set this price. Why in the world
>would these three outfits let maytag dictate to them how much they have
>to see it for. Seems to me that maytag need slowes and home cheapo and
>sears more that they need maytag.
>What other products do they follow this policy on? Companies are not
>talking.
So turn it over to the Feds. Price fixing is illegal.
Charlie Self
"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same
function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of
things." Sir Winston Churchill
Charle it sounds like price fixing but I guess it is not. Why would
lowes send me an e-mail saying yes they do support th unilateral price
support policy , And they sound damn proud of it.
The simple matter is to see i anyone in your town or city has the maytag
neptune for less than $ 999.
Have a e-mail in to the fair trade commission and the florida attorney
general. They must be to busy to answer back.
Charlie Self wrote:
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> So turn it over to the Feds. Price fixing is illegal.
IIRC, Browning used to do this with their shotguns. It's known as Unilateral
Minimum Retail Pricing (UMRP) and it not illegal., yet.
See:
http://www.applianceadvisor.com/our%20stories/Pricefixingjuly2003.htm
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
(Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
Charlie...you and I are probably old enough to know about price fixing.
Timex watches are the most recent great example and they got spanked pretty
good.
But the practice is now again running rampant. Check prices for Weber
grills, Honda snowblowers, most other big ticket items and you will see what
I mean.
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> UDUB2 writes:
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> >for the washer and $599 for the dryer. Exact same price as sears ad
> >lowes and any other outfit that sell them. Maytag has set the price that
> >no one can go under. Called the unilateral price support program. Kind
> >of like the old saying damn the customer full profit ahead. Most
> >customers do not know that maytag has set this price. Why in the world
> >would these three outfits let maytag dictate to them how much they have
> >to see it for. Seems to me that maytag need slowes and home cheapo and
> >sears more that they need maytag.
> >What other products do they follow this policy on? Companies are not
> >talking.
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> So turn it over to the Feds. Price fixing is illegal.
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> Charlie Self
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[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in
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>>for the washer and $599 for the dryer. Exact same price as sears ad
>>lowes and any other outfit that sell them. Maytag has set the price
>>that no one can go under. Called the unilateral price support program.
>> Kind of like the old saying damn the customer full profit ahead.
>>Most customers do not know that maytag has set this price. Why in the
>>world would these three outfits let maytag dictate to them how much
>>they have to see it for. Seems to me that maytag need slowes and home
>>cheapo and sears more that they need maytag.
>>What other products do they follow this policy on? Companies are not
>>talking.
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> Charlie Self
Actually it's not. It's not price fixing and it's not illegal either.
Price fixing would involve collusion among retailers all agreeing not
discount goods or to artificially inflate the prices of an item.
The manufacturer has every right to tell the dealers what the item is to
be sold for. The retailer can choose to sell the product or not. There
are many manufacturers that follow this business model. Some commonly
recognized ones are Bose speakers and Saturn.
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"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| I literally had to explain and show to her on a tape measure
| what the "little lines" between the numbers were.
You're missing the best in life. Go to the fastener aisle and ask if they
have any "scruples".
--Jay
Went to a local grocery a few years ago and asked for some seedless bananas.
The young stockboy was unsure and went to ask in the backroom. A few moments
later a woman came out and said she had never heard of seedless bananas but
would certainly check in their produce catalogue.
"Jay Windley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
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> "Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
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> | I literally had to explain and show to her on a tape measure
> | what the "little lines" between the numbers were.
>
> You're missing the best in life. Go to the fastener aisle and ask if they
> have any "scruples".
>
> --Jay
>
Ever see a gull scavenging in a KFC parking lot?
Lots of "em at McDonalds....
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:33:19 -0600 (CST), [email protected] (GARY)
> wrote:
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> >I drove up to the drive-thru at KFC the other day. I shit you
> >not....They said "Sorry, we have no chicken".
>
> That has happened to me as well. Columbia, SC in like 1994 - drove
> up, ordered chicken, they said "Just sold our last piece - sorry!"
> And I'm like "No problem!" and drove off. Then I'm like "Wait a
> minute here!"
>
> If a KFC ever runs out of chicken they should lose their franchise.
GARY wrote:
> I drove up to the drive-thru at KFC the other day. I shit you
> not....They said "Sorry, we have no chicken".
Did they ever?
I always thought it was pidgin.
;]
--
Mark
N.E. Ohio
Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart. (S. Clemens,
A.K.A. Mark Twain)
When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure ends the
suspense. (Gaz, r.moto)
On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:33:19 -0600 (CST), [email protected] (GARY)
wrote:
>I drove up to the drive-thru at KFC the other day. I shit you
>not....They said "Sorry, we have no chicken".
LOL! I went to Kenny Rogers Roasters a number of years ago and was
told the same thing. They had run out and more was cooking, but it
would be an hour until it was ready.
Without batting an eye, I asked to talk to Kenny.
On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:33:19 -0600 (CST), [email protected] (GARY)
wrote:
>I drove up to the drive-thru at KFC the other day. I shit you
>not....They said "Sorry, we have no chicken".
That has happened to me as well. Columbia, SC in like 1994 - drove
up, ordered chicken, they said "Just sold our last piece - sorry!"
And I'm like "No problem!" and drove off. Then I'm like "Wait a
minute here!"
If a KFC ever runs out of chicken they should lose their franchise.
JP
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GF got a burger from Wendy's (Auburn, NY) with no burger once.
"Kevin Wilhite" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Went to a local grocery a few years ago and asked for some seedless
bananas.
> The young stockboy was unsure and went to ask in the backroom. A few
moments
> later a woman came out and said she had never heard of seedless bananas
but
> would certainly check in their produce catalogue.
>
Prince Albert in a can stories.
Actually did happen to me when I was working Produce one night. Guy thought
it was pretty funny. I didn't let on at all. Disappeared for 3 mins, came
back. Told him how lucky he was to have me find the last two pounds of
seedless bananas. And what a steal - at $9.99 a pound.
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:29:53 GMT, "mttt" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
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>> Immature 20's or 30's, or way too much time on your hands ... or both?
>>
>
>I found it amusing.
>
>Have to chime in with a hearty high-ho about them closing the aisles for
>restocking.
>And about them being out-of-stock on (what seem to me to be) common items.
>Oh yeah - and about the long line at the return counter.
>And some others.
>
>But - there are NO potholes in our BORG's parking lot...
Went to Lowe's today to purchase some new window glass. Two people
indicated to me that "it wasn't their department", although the second
did walk over and push the little call button thingy for me. After
the recorded "Help needed in glass cutting" message played like 4
times the same woman walked back over, shut it off and said someone
would be with me shortly. Finally another woman came up who had to be
- no lie - 70 years old. Fine in and of itself, but when I told her I
needed three panes at "seven and seven-eighths by eight and
seven-eighths" she responded with - and I'm not making this up -
"What's a seveneighths?" Confused - I said "Huh?" She went on with
something along the lines of "I don't know what that is....". Finally
it dawned on me that she really _did_hear me, but just didn't
understand what I meant. After trying to explain to her that it was
just the dimensions to which I needed her to cut the glass, I
literally - and I SWEAR TO FREAKING GOD I'm not making this up - I
literally had to explain and show to her on a tape measure what the
"little lines" between the numbers were. The really amusing part came
when she said I had to "get out" of the little boothy thing while she
cut the glass "for my own protection".
Now then, the big question I have is *not* how in the hell this woman
got a job at Lowe's (they'll hire anyone who'll take $7/hr.
apparently), but how in THE hell a 70 year old woman could go through
life and not understand the concept of "measurement" or possibly
"fractions".
Is it me, or is something a little odd there?
JP
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Incredulous.