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In my 20 year history of adult home/apartment dwelling, I've shipped at HD and Lowe's. There was a distinct difference in staffing at the stores that I noticed. At Lowe's, staff are available and engaging throughout the stores. This has been observed at 4 stores in different cities I've lived in. HD, on the other hand, has all of their staff visible in the first half of the store, but when I need help.... it's like they all take a break. (3 stores)
I got annoyed yesterday because I needed a diamond cutoff wheel for my DeWalt angle grinder....4.5". I go to the tool aisle and see 3 brands....Rigid, Avanti, and Diablo....but for tile cutting the only option was a $23 Rigid. I didn't see any options for DeWalt branded blades. I quickly checked Lowe's website and found the $11 blade I expected in stock there....1 mile away. I feel like they do this on purpose so they can carry less inventory and yield bigger profits.
I notice though there are typically far fewer people at Home Depot here than Lowe's.... I go because it's 1 mile closet to my house and only 2 traffic lights away. Anyone else notice distinctions between the big box stores like that?
I got annoyed yesterday because I needed a diamond cutoff wheel for my DeWalt angle grinder....4.5". I go to the tool aisle and see 3 brands....Rigid, Avanti, and Diablo....but for tile cutting the only option was a $23 Rigid. I didn't see any options for DeWalt branded blades. I quickly checked Lowe's website and found the $11 blade I expected in stock there....1 mile away. I feel like they do this on purpose so they can carry less inventory and yield bigger profits.
I notice though there are typically far fewer people at Home Depot here than Lowe's.... I go because it's 1 mile closet to my house and only 2 traffic lights away. Anyone else notice distinctions between the big box stores like that?