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| - This is a review and a requiem at the same time, as the Home Depot Design Center is in the process of being shuttered.
When the EXPO concept started, it grew slowly - then it changed into the Design Center idea as a way to shift gears, and the multi-tiered idea in the new Metropolitan development was yet another new plan. Now, all the HD EXPO and Design Center stores nationwide are being closed. So if you're looking for anything, check it out, as you might find something at discount prices (of course, they were high to begin with, so now they are getting to reasonable levels).
As to the store itself, it's a bit of an upscale Home Depot, with a higher-than-normal selection, and staff that is trained a bit better to help you with the selection and design process. On that front, I give them a big thumbs up. On the pricing, not so much - it's really high. Only now, as they approach 50% or so, is it getting to something that most people will find reasonable.
Just make sure you pull into the lot from the main entrance off of Charlottetowne, not off of Kings - otherwise you have to navigate to the bottom level, which is a nightmare (if you're going to Target on the upper level, then Kings is fine).
Then, they are also shutting down. Maybe once the store is completely closed they will open it up as a standard Home Depot to compete with the Lowe's on South Boulevard, as I'm sure people in the area would like it - there isn't another that close to Uptown. Of course, I can't imagine too many people hauling lumber into their uptown condos!
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