Lowes and HD are going to crap

We have a place called True Value, it's like a handyman candy store full of wisdom, tool rentals, stihl dealer, dewalt/milwaukee dealer, and most of what a common homeowner might need. Prices might be a little higher, but I enjoy keeping those types of places in business.

 

As a hiring manager, you've got yourself a pay problem, not a personnel problem. For example, $20 in 2016, is $27 in 2023, but nobody that complains like this wants to pay enough to close that gap. You want people off benefits? All it usual takes is the board-level execs to cut their excess take by 1% and boost base employee pay (hyperbole, but to the point), and you'll provide a better lifestyle option than government services.

No issues staffing here. The secret sauce is always living wages.

 

I think OP's problem was that he was trying to buy christmas lights in October.

Even if home depot left them out all year, that kind of a product is something that's made in batches anyway. They only make so many and that's it and they're gone. They design a new one next year so you buy the latest and greatest. Isn't our consumerist hellscape wonderful?

 

Y'all don't have your New Years decor on discount sale next to your Valentines Day stuff at Menards? Gotta get with the PROGRAM, guys!

 

Agreed…but some of the prices are more than a bit higher.

Price of a 2x4 at Lowe’s: $3.28.
Same thing @ local Ace: $11.99.

THAT is bullshit.

 

boom! I do the exact same thing. Steve Jobs did it too, because he felt his time was better spent on business rather than deciding what to wear.

figured if I dressed like,him I’d become a billionaire too. So far, not working out, lol

 

I've since become a hundredaire. You can too!