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5-50% Off At Home Depot
Looking to spruce up the ol' nest? Home Depot announced a big sale today, with temporary pricecuts of 5-50%, with 400 items being announced each Thursday for the next three weeks.
Home Depot slashes prices, seeking to gain share [MarketPlace] (Thanks to Anne!) (Photo: Maulleigh)
videos
Lowe's Driver Caught With Hand In The Hooker Jar
Sick of prostitutes and their customers infesting their communities, Oklahomans are videobusting them and posting the results on YouTube. This one catches a Lowe's delivery driver picking up a hooker in a residential neighborhood and retiring to the back of his truck for a playdate. It's the work of a one man citizen journalism campaign by Brian Bates, who's been at it in OK since 1996. It seems in the 12 year he's been at it, he hasn't run out of material. Full vid inside. More »
money
Personal Finance Roundup
The smartest advice I ever got [CNN Money] "40 great minds share the best money lessons they ever learned."
100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend [The Simple Dollar] "One hundred fun ways to spend a money free weekend."
8 Home Improvements That Pay Off [Smart Money] "The home improvement projects that offer the biggest payoff."
10 most and least expensive cars to insure [Bankrate] "Stay away from small, fast cars."
(Photo: me and the sysop)
Know when to fold them
Lowe's Is Apparently Too Incompetent To "Build Something Together" With You
Reader Scott really wanted to give Lowe's some money to install a new door in his house, but, sadly they were just too incompetent to actually do it. After a month and a half of incorrect orders, botched installations, and having to cancel his credit card because an employee from Lowe's called him up to ask for his mother's maiden name, Scott finally got a refund and vowed never to do business with Lowe's again. More »
home improvement
Consumer Reports Says It Doesn't Pay To Buy Cheap Paint
Our friends at Consumer Reports tell us that even though the price of exterior paints and stains has gone up a few dollars per gallon on average from last year (due to price hikes for many of the petrochemicals that go into paint), big box stores are keeping consumers isolated from manufacturers who would love to be passing on those added costs. It may be tempting to cut costs by buying a lower quality product, but CR warns against using crappy paint. Specifically, CR suggested Behr (sold at Home Depot), Valspar (Lowe’s), and Kilz (Wal-Mart) as competitively priced paints that "ranked among the top performers." More »
sad
Kitchen Distributors Of America Closes All Chicagoland Stores Right After You Tear Out Your Cabinets
This is sad. Mike Evans took some time off of work so he could tear out his old kitchen cabinets last week, only to discover that the new ones he'd ordered from Kitchen Distributors of America probably weren't coming and that he might be out $4,000. All of the chain's Chicagoland stores have abruptly closed and no one seems to know why.More »
Representatives with KDA and its owner, Design Ventures, were not available for comment Thursday. A regional manager for KDA said he couldn't comment on the store closings or the status of customer orders.
above and beyond
Lutron Brightens Up Your Day With Good Customer Service
Peter noticed that several of the 25 Lutron Maestro dimmers he installed three years ago while renovating his 120 year-old home had started to fail. The dimmers were expensive, $30 a pop, so Peter sent them back to Lutron expecting some sort of response. Soon after, one of Lutron's product managers called with a seemingly innocuous question... More »
email addresses
Email Home Depot CEO Francis Blake
The email address for the CEO of Home Depot is Frank_Blake@homedepot.com. The corporate email address format for Home Depot generally follows the format firstname_lastname@homedepot.com. Good for when you've tried the basic customer service lines but you still find your home improvement customer service needs improving.
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