merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
LOWES ALL THE WAY!
Home Depot seems cheap and unorganized, as well as annoying. LOWES FTW! 1/9/2011 11:00:02 PM |
jtw208 5290 Posts user info edit post |
burke bros for 90% of the stuff I need 1/9/2011 11:01:09 PM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
They're the same store with different color schemes 1/9/2011 11:01:52 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
But Home Depot has all the Mexicans in front of the stores 1/9/2011 11:02:38 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
neither
no one in either of those stores knows anything about tools or appliances
though it seems from my experience that the people at lowe's somehow know less 1/9/2011 11:02:59 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
shop local you assholes 1/9/2011 11:03:37 PM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Lowe's is local 1/9/2011 11:04:25 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
exactly 1/9/2011 11:06:47 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
BRIGGS!
i like both the restaurant AND the hardware store
[Edited on January 9, 2011 at 11:11 PM. Reason : .] 1/9/2011 11:11:26 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
briggs hardware is overpriced and in the middle of damn nowhere 1/9/2011 11:12:21 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
hahaha
that is where my dad goes
it is near our house, kinda
which coincidentally is also in the middle of nowhere (outside 540 )
now i'm just thinking about scrambled eggs though. from the other briggs of course. 1/9/2011 11:15:52 PM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4693 Posts user info edit post |
Lowes or ace 1/9/2011 11:18:31 PM |
PackPrincess All American 10557 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "merbig All American 6799 Posts user info edit post
2. I don't give a shit.
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[Edited on January 9, 2011 at 11:22 PM. Reason : one day]1/9/2011 11:21:42 PM |
Kickstand All American 11540 Posts user info edit post |
^nice!
suck it, merdouche 1/9/2011 11:23:38 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
Lowes has that hot dog Vendor from the fair "jims ole time hot dogs"
mmm 1/9/2011 11:36:27 PM |
TroopofEchos All American 12212 Posts user info edit post |
haha burke bros. . . popcorn tuesdays! 1/9/2011 11:39:05 PM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
Home Depot is for bitch asses from Cary. Lowes is for men who actually know how to build/fix shit. 1/10/2011 12:05:31 AM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
kobalt stuff is pretty good so lowes 1/10/2011 12:18:43 AM |
AndyMac All American 31922 Posts user info edit post |
My town (Sparta) used to have store #2 of both lowes hardware and lowes foods (both started in Wilkesboro, same family)
They closed the lowes hardware though 1/10/2011 12:19:19 AM |
dubcaps All American 4765 Posts user info edit post |
home depot seems a bit less expensive. 1/10/2011 12:21:14 AM |
joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
Builder's Square never gets any love. 1/10/2011 12:47:21 AM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
I'd rather buy from somewhere like Burke Bros. or Jondis, Lambert's, etc. in Smithfield (power equipment) than shop at either Lowe's or Home Depot. While both carry a lot of shit, they both fucking suck. We need to support more small bidness. 1/10/2011 1:36:49 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Of the two, definitely lowes. I get so happy when I walk in a lowes. I dare say the feeling is not dissimilar to a post-coital endorphin rush
[Edited on January 10, 2011 at 4:35 AM. Reason : though +1 for Burke Bros.] 1/10/2011 4:34:39 AM |
tchenku midshipman 18577 Posts user info edit post |
Home Depot got them Ridgid tools if you're looking for real workhorses (at a workhorse prices) but... "Best of all, the tools and included batteries are backed by RIDGID's Lifetime Service Agreement. Free Batteries. Free Parts. Free Service. For life."
Personally, I have no need for such things and will get the cheapos from Harborfreight Otherwise, I go to Lowe's just 'cause it's closer. 1/10/2011 6:22:26 AM |
Pikey All American 6421 Posts user info edit post |
Home Depot caters to the contractor or business.
Loews caters to the home owner. 1/10/2011 6:42:39 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
Lowes most of the time. Home Depot for Ryobi power tools. 1/10/2011 7:24:17 AM |
ctnz71 All American 7207 Posts user info edit post |
as a builder i choose lowes. HD is unorganized and people are not friendly.
Quote : | "shop local you assholes" |
when i work downtown i go to the seaboard ace but they dont always have what i need. and the "local" stores that would have what i need are a lot further out.1/10/2011 8:01:07 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
lowe's is local 1/10/2011 8:01:31 AM |
BobbyDigital Thots and Prayers 41777 Posts user info edit post |
lowes most of the time.
Home depot for paint.
Behr >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valspar 1/10/2011 8:32:40 AM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Home depot for paint.
Behr >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valspar" |
1/10/2011 8:40:05 AM |
jbtilley All American 12796 Posts user info edit post |
They're like a block away from each other at Crossroads, so whichever one I get to first depending on the direction I'm coming from. 1/10/2011 8:57:00 AM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
where I live, the people at the Home Depot are actually all very nice and very knowledgeable whereas Lowes was not at all. I'm sure it all depends on the staff. 1/10/2011 9:00:27 AM |
AstralAdvent All American 9999 Posts user info edit post |
wow PackPrincess, stalk much?
I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message. 1/10/2011 9:08:16 AM |
Yodajammies All American 3229 Posts user info edit post |
Harbor frieght ftw 1/10/2011 9:11:42 AM |
aea All Amurican 5269 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "shop local you assholes" |
1/10/2011 9:26:46 AM |
synapse play so hard 60929 Posts user info edit post |
I think Lowes is a little cheaper, but in general they're both overpriced on most things. if you can find it elsewhere, there's a good chance it'll be cheaper. 1/10/2011 9:42:54 AM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Of the two, definitely lowes. I get so happy when I walk in a lowes. I dare say the feeling is not dissimilar to a post-coital endorphin rush" |
QFT. I could (and have) spent hours wandering around there.
Also, harbor freight FTW.1/10/2011 10:08:34 AM |
wolfpackgrrr All American 39759 Posts user info edit post |
Lowes or Ace Hardware. They're closest to my apartment. 1/10/2011 10:09:34 AM |
dbmcknight All American 4030 Posts user info edit post |
Lowes is closest.
That said, got some brackets and boards for shelving last night.
Quote : | "I get so happy when I walk in a lowes. I dare say the feeling is not dissimilar to a post-coital endorphin rush." |
[Edited on January 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM. Reason : .]1/10/2011 10:11:30 AM |
Lumex All American 3666 Posts user info edit post |
Harbor Freight
There is only one question a man is allowed to ask: "Where is the <thing he wants to buy>" 1/10/2011 10:31:08 AM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
I originally said
Quote : | "I worked at Lowe's, so Lowe's all the way" |
but when I had to buy a washer and dryer, Home Depot had the best buy for me (cheapest, worked great). The guy who helped me was very helpful, and all the people in the store were being helpful. The workers at Lowe's didn't give a fuck and had washer/dryers that were around $200 more for their cheapest stuff. Plus they were disorganized as fuck.
I'm still a Lowe's fan overall, but its very close now.1/10/2011 10:37:38 AM |
bmel l3md 11149 Posts user info edit post |
My first pick is usually Lowe's with Home Depot at a close second. Sometimes I end up going to Home Depot first though, because it is right next to the Target at Crossroads. 1/10/2011 11:31:38 AM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
assuming it's for a product that's carried at both stores, i can't imagine ever caring enough to not just go to which one is closer to where i am at the time i decide i need something
saturday though i did buy something at home depot, then go across the street to lowes to get the second item.
heh 1/10/2011 11:33:28 AM |
se7entythree YOSHIYOSHI 17377 Posts user info edit post |
lowes. home depot, at least in rocky mount, doesn't carry as much stuff as lowes & the prices are higher. there's too much orange too. 1/10/2011 11:35:54 AM |
smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18958 Posts user info edit post |
harbor freight for tools, handyman (walking distance) for quick parts, amazon for bulk or expensive. contractor shops for specialty stuff like fergusons or contractor supply. lowes for shit like... paint 1/10/2011 11:38:09 AM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
either one is as good as the other. I go to home depot because it's closer, though i would probably go to lowes if the stores were side by side since home depot is like the Walmart of home improvement. 1/10/2011 11:40:18 AM |
poohpimpin All American 636 Posts user info edit post |
lowes... unless it's for lumber 1/10/2011 12:47:57 PM |
PackPrincess All American 10557 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "wow PackPrincess, stalk much?" |
nah, I just remembered there being another thread about this somewhere, and his post happened to be on the top of the page when I found it. It made me giggle.1/10/2011 12:50:03 PM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Home Depot caters to the contractor or business.
Loews caters to the home owner." |
i would say the opposite.1/11/2011 2:19:06 AM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18166 Posts user info edit post |
My family always had better experiences with Home Depot when building the current home. 1/11/2011 2:23:20 AM |