I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news for
me is it's about 20 minutes away. The next one is in Phoenix.
So how cool are these stores? I heard they have different tools and
lots of lumber. The guy on the phone also rattled off a bunch of stuff
that they DON'T carry.
dave
thank for the info. I asked about the hours; 5:30 AM to 6 PM. Glad I
asked or I might have gone tonight! An employee at my local HD told me
they have tools there not available at the regular stores. True?
dave
GeeDubb wrote:
> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>
>>I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
>>nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news
>>for me is it's about 20 minutes away. The next one is in Phoenix.
>>
>>So how cool are these stores? I heard they have different tools and
>>lots of lumber. The guy on the phone also rattled off a bunch of
>>stuff that they DON'T carry.
>>
>>dave
>
>
> Their employees are just as lame as the retail stores. The contractor store
> carries most of the same stuff but they are geared for production type
> contracting and they are always out of what you need just like the retail
> store. They carry things in 20' lengths instead of 10' (like rebar) so
> trailers or truck racks are expected.
> No difference in pricing but the Pro sign seems to scare off the regular
> shopper so the crowd is smaller. Their hours are also different.
>
> The pro store here in Phoenix is within a couple miles of the 24 hour HD
> (not a part of town I'd be in at 2 a.m.!) so if you can't find it at one you
> probably can't find it at the other either!!!!
>
> Gary (the only reason I shop HD is because my wife's company is a sub of HD
> and she's got ton's of stock)
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
>nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news for
>me is it's about 20 minutes away. The next one is in Phoenix.
So ... where is it? I can't find any reference to a Home Depot PRO in
the bay area on their web site?
As usual, I'll plug my favorite: Lowe's. In the SF bay area, they
have really made an effort to be the "better" store. Currently, all
of them are about 1 hour away from us (Gilroy, San Bruno, Union City),
but rumor has it that they'll build one soon in South San Jose (corner
of Cottle and 85, near the IBM site).
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Gary,
I feel your pain regarding out-of-stock issues. I live next to the
smallest, most poorly stocked HD in the Bay Area. (This is based on not
only my observations but upon repeated comments made by many of their
own employees.) Since the store is about 4 blocks from my house and the
next one is 3-4 miles further (or is it "farther"??), I take my chances
and go to the close, small store. My mindset is like that of a gambler
who comes back to the slot machine that took his money the night before,
figuring "this time I'm gonna get lucky!" What's really annoying is
when they are out of stock of common stuff like paint thinner and paint
roller pan inserts, and two weeks later they STILL haven't gotten any
in. Some days I feel my luck is running low, and go directly to next store.
my rant off.
dave
GeeDubb wrote:
> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>
>>thank for the info. I asked about the hours; 5:30 AM to 6 PM. Glad I
>>asked or I might have gone tonight! An employee at my local HD told
>>me they have tools there not available at the regular stores. True?
>>
>
>
> That might be true, don't know for sure. I don't think the pro store
> carries the low end B&D stuff that is so orange as to match the outside of
> the store front!
>
> The HD closest to me carries a ton of contractor stuff because Lowes just
> opened on the other corner (so if HD doesn't have it Lowes might and it's
> less than five minutes away). The pro store is 30 minutes away so I usually
> don't travel there.
>
> rant on-
> I wasn't impressed with the pro store. I needed one stinking window and
> that was the one they were out of (not a common window for the retail store
> and the window supplier I usually use was 6 weeks out for delivery). For
> two weeks HD PRo kept telling me it would be in "today". Finally got the
> window at a Lowes.
>
> There's a phrase saying that 'those that can't, teach' which I always
> thought wrong. Now it should be 'those who can't, work at Home Depot'.
>
> You should see what HD is doing to the previously successful flooring
> company my wife works for since they bought it out............
> rant off-
>
> Gary
>
>
With the traffic they have in the Bay Area it probably takes you the same
time to drive 40 miles then the 4 blocks that Dave by the Bay drives. ;)
"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Crocodile tears?
>
> There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
> Green Bay.
>
> Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
>
> "Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Gary,
> >
> > I feel your pain regarding out-of-stock issues. I live next to the
> > smallest, most poorly stocked HD in the Bay Area. (This is based on not
> > only my observations but upon repeated comments made by many of their
> > own employees.) Since the store is about 4 blocks from my house and the
> > next one is 3-4 miles further (or is it "farther"??), I take my chances
> > and go to the close, small store.
>
>
If you pay the fees, you can call us whatever you want! :)
dave
[email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:19:31 GMT, Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Yeah, Arnold is trying to come up with a budget miracle for us as we
>>speak. He just rescinded the car-license fee-increase. I just paid
>>mine at the higher rate, so word is I'll get a refund sometime "early
>>next year".
>>
>>I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
>>fee, like at a national park! :)
>>
>>dave
>>
>
>
> or a freak show! :-] skeez
Crocodile tears?
There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
Green Bay.
Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Gary,
>
> I feel your pain regarding out-of-stock issues. I live next to the
> smallest, most poorly stocked HD in the Bay Area. (This is based on not
> only my observations but upon repeated comments made by many of their
> own employees.) Since the store is about 4 blocks from my house and the
> next one is 3-4 miles further (or is it "farther"??), I take my chances
> and go to the close, small store.
I'm in Michigan. We did our Prop. 13 equivalent too, then they shifted the
school tax from property, where it was controlled, to sales. Oh well, at
least we don't pay what my mom in CA has to pay.
Oh yes, percentages are great, now shall we talk actual bucks? How about
"hidden" taxes like unemployment and workers' comp? Then there's auto
insurance....
"Rico" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> George wrote:
> > Crocodile tears?
> >
> > There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
> > Green Bay.
> >
> > Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
>
> It would certainly help us if you did pay them for us :):):)
>
>
> But for a touch of reality,
> http://www.taxfoundation.org/pr-statelocal00.html
> shows Wisconson taxes to be a bit higher than California's.
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:19:31 GMT, Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>Yeah, Arnold is trying to come up with a budget miracle for us as we
>speak. He just rescinded the car-license fee-increase. I just paid
>mine at the higher rate, so word is I'll get a refund sometime "early
>next year".
>
>I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
>fee, like at a national park! :)
>
>dave
>
or a freak show! :-] skeez
only if if drives at warp 6.
dave
RKON wrote:
> With the traffic they have in the Bay Area it probably takes you the same
> time to drive 40 miles then the 4 blocks that Dave by the Bay drives. ;)
>
>
> "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Crocodile tears?
>>
>>There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
>>Green Bay.
>>
>>Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
>>
>>"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>Gary,
>>>
>>>I feel your pain regarding out-of-stock issues. I live next to the
>>>smallest, most poorly stocked HD in the Bay Area. (This is based on not
>>>only my observations but upon repeated comments made by many of their
>>>own employees.) Since the store is about 4 blocks from my house and the
>>>next one is 3-4 miles further (or is it "farther"??), I take my chances
>>>and go to the close, small store.
>>
>>
>
>
Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> If you pay the fees, you can call us whatever you want! :)
>
We do, it's called a sales tax.
Yeah, Arnold is trying to come up with a budget miracle for us as we
speak. He just rescinded the car-license fee-increase. I just paid
mine at the higher rate, so word is I'll get a refund sometime "early
next year".
I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
fee, like at a national park! :)
dave
Rico wrote:
> George wrote:
>
>>Crocodile tears?
>>
>>There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
>>Green Bay.
>>
>>Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
>
>
> It would certainly help us if you did pay them for us :):):)
>
>
> But for a touch of reality,
> http://www.taxfoundation.org/pr-statelocal00.html
> shows Wisconson taxes to be a bit higher than California's.
>
>
>
> Rico
>
>
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nah, this is a different store altogether. They don't carry garden
stuff and sinks and tons of other stuff. they deal in large quantity
packs. You don't need to have a license to buy from the "pro" store,
either.
dave
j wrote:
> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>
>> I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors.
>
>
> don't know about a store but all the HDs in New York have a Pro Desk.
> When yiou sign up they give you a CD-ROM which you load. It goes to the
> internet and downloads inventory and current prices. You supposedly then
> fax the order in they pick the materialks out for you and yougo pick
> them up. I just don't use it because it would mostly be sheet goods and
> and for the stuff I would get at HD, birch plywood, I can get saem price
> or cheaper and delivered. Why bother?
>
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> Yeah, Arnold is trying to come up with a budget miracle .....
>
> I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
> fee, like at a national park! :)
Do we get a discount if we bring fire buckets and shovels?
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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)
George wrote:
> Crocodile tears?
>
> There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
> Green Bay.
>
> Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
It would certainly help us if you did pay them for us :):):)
But for a touch of reality,
http://www.taxfoundation.org/pr-statelocal00.html
shows Wisconson taxes to be a bit higher than California's.
Rico
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
> fee, like at a national park! :)
What? It's not enough that you have border guards to inspect my fruit?
CharlesJ
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You might want to check out their web site which has a link to the Pro Store
... or use the following, which is from that link. Beware the line wraps,
however.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0697667383.1070421452@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccecadckdhdjdllcgelceffdfgidgnj.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=Services/HD%20Supply&MID=9876&pos=p13
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"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
> nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news for
> me is it's about 20 minutes away.
Sure; just don't bring any West Nile Virus. I think there has been some
reports of that here already but no where near to the extent in some
other states.
dave
Mark wrote:
>
>
> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>
>> Yeah, Arnold is trying to come up with a budget miracle .....
>>
>> I think anyone who visits our beautiful state should pay an entrance
>> fee, like at a national park! :)
>
>
>
>
> Do we get a discount if we bring fire buckets and shovels?
>
>
>
> --
>
> 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)
>
Just got back from the Pro store. The tool section was anemic; I found
nothing of interest in any section of that store I couldn't find at a
regular HD. No wonder they only bothered to put up one of these types
of stores in CA.
dave
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
> nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news for
> me is it's about 20 minutes away. The next one is in Phoenix.
>
> So how cool are these stores? I heard they have different tools and
> lots of lumber. The guy on the phone also rattled off a bunch of stuff
> that they DON'T carry.
>
> dave
>
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors. I called the
> nearest one and the guy said it's the only one in CA. The good news
> for me is it's about 20 minutes away. The next one is in Phoenix.
>
> So how cool are these stores? I heard they have different tools and
> lots of lumber. The guy on the phone also rattled off a bunch of
> stuff that they DON'T carry.
>
> dave
Their employees are just as lame as the retail stores. The contractor store
carries most of the same stuff but they are geared for production type
contracting and they are always out of what you need just like the retail
store. They carry things in 20' lengths instead of 10' (like rebar) so
trailers or truck racks are expected.
No difference in pricing but the Pro sign seems to scare off the regular
shopper so the crowd is smaller. Their hours are also different.
The pro store here in Phoenix is within a couple miles of the 24 hour HD
(not a part of town I'd be in at 2 a.m.!) so if you can't find it at one you
probably can't find it at the other either!!!!
Gary (the only reason I shop HD is because my wife's company is a sub of HD
and she's got ton's of stock)
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> thank for the info. I asked about the hours; 5:30 AM to 6 PM. Glad I
> asked or I might have gone tonight! An employee at my local HD told
> me they have tools there not available at the regular stores. True?
>
That might be true, don't know for sure. I don't think the pro store
carries the low end B&D stuff that is so orange as to match the outside of
the store front!
The HD closest to me carries a ton of contractor stuff because Lowes just
opened on the other corner (so if HD doesn't have it Lowes might and it's
less than five minutes away). The pro store is 30 minutes away so I usually
don't travel there.
rant on-
I wasn't impressed with the pro store. I needed one stinking window and
that was the one they were out of (not a common window for the retail store
and the window supplier I usually use was 6 weeks out for delivery). For
two weeks HD PRo kept telling me it would be in "today". Finally got the
window at a Lowes.
There's a phrase saying that 'those that can't, teach' which I always
thought wrong. Now it should be 'those who can't, work at Home Depot'.
You should see what HD is doing to the previously successful flooring
company my wife works for since they bought it out............
rant off-
Gary
Hey, I didn't tell you to live in the boonies!!
dave
George wrote:
> Crocodile tears?
>
> There are some who have _one_ Menards forty plus miles away, or off to
> Green Bay.
>
> Of course we don't pay your taxes, either.
>
> "Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Gary,
>>
>>I feel your pain regarding out-of-stock issues. I live next to the
>>smallest, most poorly stocked HD in the Bay Area. (This is based on not
>>only my observations but upon repeated comments made by many of their
>>own employees.) Since the store is about 4 blocks from my house and the
>>next one is 3-4 miles further (or is it "farther"??), I take my chances
>>and go to the close, small store.
>
>
>
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> I just found out yesterday about a HD for contractors.
don't know about a store but all the HDs in New York have a Pro Desk.
When yiou sign up they give you a CD-ROM which you load. It goes to the
internet and downloads inventory and current prices. You supposedly then
fax the order in they pick the materialks out for you and yougo pick
them up. I just don't use it because it would mostly be sheet goods and
and for the stuff I would get at HD, birch plywood, I can get saem price
or cheaper and delivered. Why bother?
"Rico" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> But for a touch of reality,
> http://www.taxfoundation.org/pr-statelocal00.html
> shows Wisconson taxes to be a bit higher than California's.
Interesting site, especially as a former WI taxpayer.
However as I compare my current state to WI - I see that WI had(has):
- better roads
- a plethora of local libraries
- better schools
- cheaper tuition for better higher education
Still, no mood to move back.