I'm sick of Home Depot's push to lock everything up

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HokieNoVA

I get that locking up small, expensive items probably makes sense in the current climate. But some of it makes no damn sense at all. If somebody makes it out of the store with a giant spool of copper wire or a table saw then maybe your employees need to start paying attention.

Posted: 05/28/2025 at 12:46 PM ET

(In response to this post by `lag)

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Home despot's getting pretty efficient... -- `lag May 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM ET

`lag • 05/28/25 12:19 PM ET

Home despot sounds like a political post. ** -- dolph May 28, 2025 at 07:53 PM ET

dolph • 05/28/25 07:53 PM ET

Even though they are not what they used to be in people or product -- turkeywinghokie May 28, 2025 at 02:57 PM ET

turkeywinghokie • 05/28/25 02:57 PM ET

I'm sick of Home Depot's push to lock everything up ◄ -- HokieNoVA May 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM ET

HokieNoVA • 05/28/25 12:46 PM ET

Eh, I was ready to potentially agree with you but then you brought up the -- BG Hokie May 28, 2025 at 04:13 PM ET

BG Hokie • 05/28/25 04:13 PM ET

I saw thieves steal a large generator a few years ago -- capitals1 May 28, 2025 at 04:07 PM ET

capitals1 • 05/28/25 04:07 PM ET

Ha! I got put on a jury a few years back... -- vthhhi May 28, 2025 at 04:21 PM ET

vthhhi • 05/28/25 04:21 PM ET

I've thought about the business model here... -- `lag May 28, 2025 at 01:03 PM ET

`lag • 05/28/25 01:03 PM ET

BEST PRODUCTS...when I was a kid in Richmond, there was a VERY successful-> -- HOKIERIT May 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM ET

HOKIERIT • 05/29/25 10:36 AM ET

Yes, in my home town Best was next to the Mr. Gatti's pizza buffet! Epic!** -- BG Hokie May 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM ET

BG Hokie • 05/29/25 11:04 AM ET

I remember those: Best, Bell's and I think another one... -- `lag May 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM ET

`lag • 05/29/25 11:01 AM ET

"Evans"** -- `lag May 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM ET

`lag • 05/29/25 12:26 PM ET

Yeah. I got a new generator delivered like the very next day!** -- HOKIERIT May 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM ET

HOKIERIT • 05/29/25 12:14 PM ET

I've never had good luck with lumber deliveries from a "big box store". -- MP4VT2004 May 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 05/28/25 12:42 PM ET

Yeah, if you get lumber from big box, you've got to hand pick it! No doubt!** -- BG Hokie May 28, 2025 at 04:14 PM ET

BG Hokie • 05/28/25 04:14 PM ET

So here’s the lumber I got… -- `lag May 28, 2025 at 02:37 PM ET

`lag • 05/28/25 02:37 PM ET

If one or both of those are going into the ground (with or without Sacrete) -- Tuckahokie May 28, 2025 at 03:17 PM ET

Tuckahokie • 05/28/25 03:17 PM ET

Already have a can of flex-seal, one site suggest four inches above and. -- `lag May 28, 2025 at 07:11 PM ET

`lag • 05/28/25 07:11 PM ET

You'll be around :>) The article is correct...I just recommend to go ahead -- Tuckahokie May 29, 2025 at 06:01 AM ET

Tuckahokie • 05/29/25 06:01 AM ET

Hey, while I have you around, what do you think of dry pouring cement? -- `lag May 29, 2025 at 08:08 AM ET

`lag • 05/29/25 08:08 AM ET

We'll see and yeah, I have those concerns... -- `lag May 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM ET

`lag • 05/28/25 12:51 PM ET