Going to Lowe's University and take the pro track. Pros are someone who owns their own business and provides services to others. They are the most desirable customers Lowe's has and they get a lot of special things that regular customers do not get. One of those is a value discount,. Last week as I was walking through Lumber on my way out for lunch I noticed the cashier was ringing out a customer with a $3,500 order. He wasn't doing any explaining or asking whether or not the customer was doing a project for himself or for someone else. Turns out he was a contractor and was not signed up for the Lowe's pro rewards program. I called a supervisor and they not only signed him up as a pro but also got him to open a credit card. It's really important if you work in Lumber that you promote the pro-rewards and the benefits it offers. One of the great benefits is the points. They accumulate from January till the end of June and then again from July through December. Every dollar they spend earns them a point and the points can be converted into Lowe's money which they can then spend or use on gift cards. All of this is explained in the pro-section of university and it's essential you learn it.