All these home improvement stores SUCK!

fargon · 08-23-2019, 09:24 PM

I went to home depot this afternoon to get a new end for my hose, and it didn't fit the hose end fit after a fashion but the clamp was too small. i managed to bust a couple of knuckles before i went to the parts store and got a regular hose clamp and fixed it in about 2 minutes. Home Depot, Menards, and Wal-Mart all sell cheap chinese made crap at a premium price. i have decided that if I can't get American made products I'm not going to buy any thing. if i have to i will make what ever i can, if i can't I'll just do with out. china and their non standard products Suck!
Maybe people will start demanding American made products. i don't mind paying for quality, and do so when ever possible.

Gravdigr · 08-23-2019, 09:31 PM

Yeah, dammit.

glatt · 08-23-2019, 09:57 PM

We have a local little mom and pop hardware store and I always stop there first unless I am getting a toilet or something they don't sell.

Gotta keep places like that in business.

Hopalong48 · 08-23-2019, 11:52 PM

I call that crap, made wrong in Hong Kong.

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xoxoxoBruce · 08-24-2019, 01:27 AM

They make it as cheaply as possible or they can't sell it to the buyers from Wally world or the hardware chains. Price is everything.
Like the man said, have you ever put back a $4.02 package of chicken when you spot one for $3.97?

Diaphone Jim · 08-24-2019, 12:42 PM

Never heard of Menard's, but we have a Walmart and Home Depot, neither of which EVER get my custom.
When I moved to this area (Ukiah, Cal), there were at least ten small, locally owned hardware +/- stores. My, the service you got!
They had slightly different emphases on merchandise and knowledge and you actually looked forward to shopping at them.
There is one locally owned chain (TrueValue) and one truly independent one remaining.
I miss them.

Gravdigr · 08-24-2019, 01:57 PM

We used to have a hardware store called Homestead (it became Homestead/TrueValue before the end). It was one of those where ya could go in and buy one 9 cent screw. Most of the time when ya got one screw, one nut and one bolt, or five nails, the guy would say 'Just take it.'

Ya won't find that ever again.

fargon · 08-24-2019, 02:37 PM

I went to home Depot for the part I needed because I figured that Menards or Wal-Mart would have crap. The last time I bought a hose end was about 20 years ago. I figured that they were all the same, boy was I wrong.
We have one Mom and Pop hardware store in the area and it's downtown and hard to find a place to park and I was in a hurry shows me what happens when i get in a hurry.

lumberjim · 08-24-2019, 02:47 PM

fargon · 08-24-2019, 02:48 PM

Take your time and avoid frustration.

Gravdigr · 08-24-2019, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

We used to have a hardware store called Homestead (it became Homestead/TrueValue before the end). It was one of those where ya could go in and buy one 9 cent screw. Most of the time when ya got one screw, one nut and one bolt, or five nails, the guy would say 'Just take it.'

Ya won't find that ever again.

I misspoke, it was an Ace Hardware.

glatt · 08-25-2019, 07:27 AM

https://youtu.be/bgs3tqIEwAU

fargon · 08-28-2019, 12:43 PM

Has everything got to be made in china and be total crap? I bought a new blade for my Skil Saw and it worked twice to cut soft wood Douglas Fir, and now it wont cut at all. I cut 6 inches into a piece of cedar and it stopped cutting, it still spins but it wont advance into the wood. No smoke or bad noise just wont go. It's like it's hitting a stop.
I guess when I get paid I'll buy a couple of blades so I can finish my boat. Fuck china and these cheap ass people that run these stores.

lumberjim · 08-28-2019, 01:24 PM

Was it a wood blade with big jagged teeth or a metal blade with short uniform teeth? Are the teeth clogged with wood pulp and or sap?

And what kind of saw? SKIL is a brand. Sawzall? Sabre saw? Circular?

fargon · 08-28-2019, 01:46 PM

The machine itself is a Tool Shop from Harbor Freight and yes it is a wood cutting blade. The blade came from Menards after the blade that came with it lasted about 5 cuts, i tried to get it sharpened like we did back in the old days. but nobody does that anymore. I'm sick of wasting money on junk. Even my 2 year old HP laptop is giving me trouble. i understand the need to save money when you're in business, but what's wrong with quality.

I WILL PAY FOR QUALITY.

08-23-2019, 09:24 PM	#1
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	All these home improvement stores SUCK! I went to home depot this afternoon to get a new end for my hose, and it didn't fit the hose end fit after a fashion but the clamp was too small. i managed to bust a couple of knuckles before i went to the parts store and got a regular hose clamp and fixed it in about 2 minutes. Home Depot, Menards, and Wal-Mart all sell cheap chinese made crap at a premium price. i have decided that if I can't get American made products I'm not going to buy any thing. if i have to i will make what ever i can, if i can't I'll just do with out. china and their non standard products Suck! Maybe people will start demanding American made products. i don't mind paying for quality, and do so when ever possible. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind. Last edited by fargon; 08-23-2019 at 09:44 PM.

08-23-2019, 09:31 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Yeah, dammit. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-24-2019, 01:27 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They make it as cheaply as possible or they can't sell it to the buyers from Wally world or the hardware chains. Price is everything. Like the man said, have you ever put back a $4.02 package of chicken when you spot one for $3.97? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-24-2019, 01:57 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	We used to have a hardware store called Homestead (it became Homestead/TrueValue before the end). It was one of those where ya could go in and buy one 9 cent screw. Most of the time when ya got one screw, one nut and one bolt, or five nails, the guy would say 'Just take it.' Ya won't find that ever again. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-24-2019, 02:37 PM	#8
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I went to home Depot for the part I needed because I figured that Menards or Wal-Mart would have crap. The last time I bought a hose end was about 20 years ago. I figured that they were all the same, boy was I wrong. We have one Mom and Pop hardware store in the area and it's downtown and hard to find a place to park and I was in a hurry shows me what happens when i get in a hurry. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

08-23-2019, 09:57 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We have a local little mom and pop hardware store and I always stop there first unless I am getting a toilet or something they don't sell. Gotta keep places like that in business.

08-23-2019, 11:52 PM	#4
Hopalong48 Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 76	I call that crap, made wrong in Hong Kong. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

08-24-2019, 12:42 PM	#6
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Never heard of Menard's, but we have a Walmart and Home Depot, neither of which EVER get my custom. When I moved to this area (Ukiah, Cal), there were at least ten small, locally owned hardware +/- stores. My, the service you got! They had slightly different emphases on merchandise and knowledge and you actually looked forward to shopping at them. There is one locally owned chain (TrueValue) and one truly independent one remaining. I miss them.

08-24-2019, 02:47 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-24-2019, 02:48 PM	#10
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Take your time and avoid frustration. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

08-25-2019, 07:27 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	https://youtu.be/bgs3tqIEwAU

08-28-2019, 12:43 PM	#13
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Has everything got to be made in china and be total crap? I bought a new blade for my Skil Saw and it worked twice to cut soft wood Douglas Fir, and now it wont cut at all. I cut 6 inches into a piece of cedar and it stopped cutting, it still spins but it wont advance into the wood. No smoke or bad noise just wont go. It's like it's hitting a stop. I guess when I get paid I'll buy a couple of blades so I can finish my boat. Fuck china and these cheap ass people that run these stores. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

08-28-2019, 01:24 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Was it a wood blade with big jagged teeth or a metal blade with short uniform teeth? Are the teeth clogged with wood pulp and or sap? And what kind of saw? SKIL is a brand. Sawzall? Sabre saw? Circular? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-28-2019, 01:46 PM	#15
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	The machine itself is a Tool Shop from Harbor Freight and yes it is a wood cutting blade. The blade came from Menards after the blade that came with it lasted about 5 cuts, i tried to get it sharpened like we did back in the old days. but nobody does that anymore. I'm sick of wasting money on junk. Even my 2 year old HP laptop is giving me trouble. i understand the need to save money when you're in business, but what's wrong with quality. I WILL PAY FOR QUALITY. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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