What one do you shop at?
Lowe's, Jimmie Johnson is a Hendrick guy, so I have to at least tolerate and support him. Home Depot reminds me of Stewart. Fuck Stewart...
Fuck 'em both. As much as I possibly can, I patronize my local, independent hardware stores and lumber yards. Home Depot and Lowe's are like the Wal-Marts of that realm... slowly making the world a shittier place.
That's true, but not too many mom 'n pop shops are gonna sell you an 18V Makita drill and driver set with 2 lithium ion batteries, and a carrying case for $300 bucks.![]()
Possibly so (although if they're like Wal-Mart their low prices can become a mythical thing, where people don't even bother to comparison-shop, and studies show that Wal-Mart definitely does NOT "always" have lower prices), but I'd happily pay $320 - or maybe even $330 - if it was a good local store, and support the hometown rather than send my money off to Globocorp's HQ.
I have a nice, family run Ace Hardware in town.