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Went to Home Depot today and all I can say is Wow. What an experience. First, I did my homework and shopped online to ensure they had what I wanted and to get the location of the things I was after. Then, when I get to the store I am surprised how busy it is (late morning) for a weekday. When I get in the store, it looks like a storm hit it. It looked like there was no one cleaning up or restocking shelves. Things were strewn all over the place. There was also a noticeable lack of stock. Not just lumber but I'd guess the store had 1/2 to 2/3 the normal inventory. And of course, they didn't have what I was after even though their web site said they did.
Overall, it was a bit depressing. Running through my mind was that they couldn't get help (employees) and can't get stock and the place looked a mess. All that while the store was full of people shopping. I certainly hope this isn't the new normal. Shopping was never something I'd call fun, but going through HD and picking up what I need along with a few extras certainly wasn't a bad day. This experience made me not want to go back anytime soon.
Fortunately, I did manage to get things to complete my project. Not exactly what I wanted, but they worked out. One thing required me getting on a big ladder and opening up a box that was there but not opened and shelved properly for sale. I was just glad the scan worked at the self checkout. Because other than one register being opened, self checkout was all they had. The register that was open literally had the light on but no one was there. Ugh.
Overall, it was a bit depressing. Running through my mind was that they couldn't get help (employees) and can't get stock and the place looked a mess. All that while the store was full of people shopping. I certainly hope this isn't the new normal. Shopping was never something I'd call fun, but going through HD and picking up what I need along with a few extras certainly wasn't a bad day. This experience made me not want to go back anytime soon.
Fortunately, I did manage to get things to complete my project. Not exactly what I wanted, but they worked out. One thing required me getting on a big ladder and opening up a box that was there but not opened and shelved properly for sale. I was just glad the scan worked at the self checkout. Because other than one register being opened, self checkout was all they had. The register that was open literally had the light on but no one was there. Ugh.