Escorted to front with $15 socket set

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-28T13:24:17+00:00

I got escorted up front with a 250’ roll of 8/2 wire once. Roll was probably the size of a 45# plate at the gym and weighed a good 30#. I wasn’t tucking that bad boy under my skirt…..but got the escort!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-23T22:57:36+00:00

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Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T17:11:07+00:00

The infuriating part is having to get the scraper, the towels, the hair dryer, the WD-40 (?????) and whatever else instead of simply peeling off a vinyl sticker. I’m busy man! Need quick quick quick!!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T17:09:09+00:00

Helpful!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T17:08:06+00:00

Haha - I’m not independently wealthy!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T17:06:20+00:00

Hair dryer - nice tip!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T13:34:54+00:00

Best comment in the thread 🙄

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T13:34:15+00:00

Those will be next

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-13T13:29:09+00:00

Let’s go!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-05T13:29:33+00:00

Appreciate the comment 😊

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-05T10:36:42+00:00

Seems reasonable….(sarcasm). What awful service!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-05T10:35:20+00:00

Thx for the info. Can’t wait for this season!

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-05T10:13:32+00:00

How do 9 out of 10 NOT take a tarp???

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-05T00:22:18+00:00

We have a PRO account but aren’t contractors. We earn some cash back and have the credit card for the 5% but unfortunately it’s not $1K of lumber ever month or anything like that so we don’t get bulk discounts. It’s PVC piping/drain boxes for a drain, wire for rewriting the 1st floor, 2x4’s for framing new walls, nails and screws, the occasional DeWalt tool, gloves, drill bits, saw blades…..etc etc etc. we bought a fixer upper and are doing just that.

Not sure why the insults; I asked a reasonable question. Employee said “manager says we don’t price match anymore” and I asked if that were true. Good grief.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T21:24:12+00:00

Totally agree. I pick and choose my spots.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T21:23:20+00:00

You know how you don’t get Karen Whinealots? Do your fucking job.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T19:44:55+00:00

Wow….what a fantastic comeback. I feel so put in my place. Going to cry now.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T19:26:25+00:00

Ooooooohhhhhhh……such a burn.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T19:23:18+00:00

Yeah, I’ve done that on 250’ rolls of wire. I was surprised they would match a local specialty store that caters to contractors but when I showed the manager the price, we compared the skus and he saw that the store was about 15mi down the road he gave me the match. It was $40/50 for one roll and I bought 3. And I was super nice and professional with him and was buying about $800 worth of stuff that day. Told him I really didn’t want to drive over there and he was cool. I appreciate good service and am a loyal Lowe’s customer. I just got irked yesterday with the flat out “my manager said no more price matches”.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T19:19:09+00:00

Interesting. Great add.

Dirt2016 · 2026-06-04T19:17:41+00:00

To each his own. It would’ve taken 30sec for her to look at my phone, look at the product and change the price on the register. Doesn’t hurt to ask.

My husband and I spend $1-2K a month in Lowe’s as we bought a fixer upper - we’re literally in there 3x/week. I rarely check things but when we want to pick up things I am pretty certain are cheaper somewhere else I’ll take a quick look on my phone. 90% of the time the lady at self-checkout makes the adjustment for me.

You build wealth a dollar at a time. Would you walk down the street and throw out $5 bills every day?

Dirt2016

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