The highs of Lowes...
THE UP-SIDE: The girly and I shop here often. The staff is friendly and helpful, and have had plenty of good suggestions - as opposed to annoying, obvious banter heard so often in other stores. With their help, we've purchased an infrared grill (nice!), a fire pit with little benches (more nice!), and all the lumber and supplies I needed to make four raised garden boxes (nicest yet!)
THE DOWN-SIDE: Having grown up with a dad who made a lot of stuff from wood, I find myself getting drawn to the lumber area - where I go into a sawdust-smell-induced haze, wandering around for a long time.
THE SUM-IT-UP: Great place to shop with helpful staff. ...and that sawdust smell to ease your worried mind!