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| - Here's the deal, you walk into Lowes and the first thing you want to do is figure out where the stuff your looking for is located. So, there they are, Lowes employees in their fancy red vests, walking around like lemmings with their head down (this way they don't have to make eye contact), focusing their energy on some bullshit task, instead of trying to help a customer. At this point I want to commit hardware suicide, but I persevere. When you ask someone a question they look at you like your a retard, given the neighborhood I live in , it's quite possible that they are correct, but I should not digress. The only difference between Home Depot and Lowe's is about 4-5 city blocks, that being said, they are the same.
I remember the good old days ( their really no such thing, but it sounds good to say) when people in hardware stores were actually interested in helping you, instead of stocking the shelves and going on with their mundane lives. Don't get me wrong, overall Lowes does a pretty good job of helping you find what you are looking for, or giving you some great professional advice, but it's hit and miss, and that's the bone I have to pick with them.
I can remember standing in an aisle waiting to spend a lot of cash, and not being able to find one person to help me, that really puts a knot in my undies.
Lowes and Home Depot came onto the retail scene when the big box concept of retail had become popular. Like Blockbuster, I wonder if they will quickly become extinct. I can order so many better products on line when it comes to the bigger ticket items, but I guess if I need Gorilla glue to glue my eye lids shut, I'll still have to go to Lowes or Home Depot.
Of course, I forgot to mention the Blue Rhino gig, need my propane fix to do the barby. Big box retail hardware stores are going to go by the way of the do do bird, mark my words.
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