Now that it's rainy and freezing outside, I'm starting to return my attention to my indoor plants. No, I didn't forget about you guys!
I went to Lowes to pick up another flat of pansies and get some glass cut to make a cover for a terrarium. (Tip: A 10" x 20" piece of glass, with the edges sanded, fits perfectly on a 10 gallon aquarium. ) I love terrariums since I can get focused on the outdoors, babies, work, etc. and forget about them for a while, and the plants don't look neglected.
When I returned home, my husband asked a really annoying question. (No, he didn't ask how much I spent. He is good about not questioning my plant habit.)
He asked: "Why didn't you go to Home Depot?"
In honor of election day, we had a short debate about which hardware store is better.
My hubby is very loyal to Home Depot, based on several logical reasons:
1) We own a tiny amount of Home Depot stock, and shopping there for a lifetime might raise the price per share one billionth of a point.
2) They are based in his hometown.
3) Tony Stewart, driving the #20 Home Depot car, may have a temper but at least he's not a cheater, like Jimmy Johnson in the #48 car.
4) He likes the color orange.
5) They seem to focus on selling over-powered tools that few men really need, but many men buy anyway.
Now my rebuttal:
1) Lowes will cut glass for frames and terrariums projects, while Home Depot won't.
2) Lowes was the first major chain hardware store in my small hometown. (This perhaps hurt the local small hardware store, which was full of crusty old guys on sitting around on stools, chatting it up, and making me feel like I didn't belong there.)
3) Jimmy Johnson is cute in his Lowes NASCAR outfit.
4) I like the color blue.
5) They seem to have a larger selection of bird houses.
Ok, I've reported, now you decide.
(Don't even get me started on FOX news vs. CNN)
17 comments:
I shopped Home Depot originally and still do. However, I started going to Lowe's to compare and we like them better for some thing. For example, our new dishwasher, gas range, and refrigerator all come from Lowe's. So far I prefer the plants at Home Depot.
To make the comparison shopping even easier they've just built a new Lowe's next door to the old Home Depot. Our money goes pretty evenly between the two. My biggest problem is remembering which store I'm in and where to find stuff.
We didn't have Lowe's in IL when I lived there, but there was a Home Depot a few towns over so I'd been there a few times. When we moved to Austin I found Lowe's first and liked it. The Home Depot turn out to be just a mile past Lowe's.
If I'm the one looking, I always go to Lowe's first, [they seem to carry more organic gardening products], but if I'm with my husband, he tends to drive to Home Depot first.
When it comes to plants, it just depends. Sometimes you can trek through 3 independent nurseries and several big box stores and still come home disgruntled and empty handed.
There also seems to be a great deal of difference in what's offered in the Lowes and Home Depots in other parts of Austin - one of the Divas gets unbelievable bargains at her Lowe's.
There is still a crusty old hardware store not too far from me - useful for odd objects but no plants. That store also features lots of survival gear, camoflage and hate posters with Jane Fonda, so it kind of freaks me out to go there - but they make keys well and fast!
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I like Lowe's better; my husband likes HD better. Our problem is mainly geography, though. Lowe's is a pain to get to. I think guys like HD better because it seems more macho. Lowe's is more like a yuppie home improvement store. If you're looking for a political stand, Lowe's blue sign IS a sign...
I prefer Lowes over Home Depot most of the time. I also like Menards. I rarely buy plants at Lowes or Home Depot because they just don't take care of them. I like the Menards nearest my house because I know someone who works part-time in the garden department and she helps them take good care of the plants.
I'm starting to see a trend here...is Lowe's generally more female friendly while guys prefer HD?
Interesting...
I like Lowes better, definitely. But, I like to support the local businesses so my husband and I usually go to whatever Ace Hardware is around. They are usually locally owned. And stuff is usually much easier to find than in Home Depot, in my experience.
The Lowe's here in my town has horrible service - I can never find anyone to get stuff down from the higher shelves, or to answer a question. Except for once - when I was going in trying to figure out how to repair my roof for under $100. An awesome guy waited on me, who even drew on the package of shingles a step-by-step description of what I needed to do (and it worked!). Otherwise, Lowe's drives me nuts, the Home Depot is a bit far away from my usual route, so I...either do without or go to the local family-owned hardware store (which I like best anyway).
I, like your husband, used to be a die-hard Homer (yes, that's what we call them around here :)) But ever since Lowes opened up literally across the street from Home Depot, I've found myself going there first before Home Depot. Especially now.
Late last summer I decided to revive my yard by putting in an experimental retaining wall around my favorite oak tree. I figure that if the retaining wall skills fair well then I'll use the bricks on the rest of my yard.
So I went down to Home Depot and loaded it up with as many Winsor bricks I could fit in my SUV. I knew ahead of time that I wouldn't have room for several of the bricks, because I'd rather take a second trip than load anything past the level of the windows.
Well things came up (pneumonia) and I wasn't able to take that second trip until earlier this spring. I go there only to find out that they've discontinued their top selling Winsor bricks.
So here I am wondering what I'm going to do with a half completed yard, that is until I see an ad for Lowes opening across the street. Not only did I go there and find the bricks that Home Depot had discontinued, but at Lowe's they were half the price that Home Depot was selling them for. In fact, EVERYTHING in their garden center was of equal quality at a lower price.
So now I'm officially a member of team Lowe's. :)
I like Lowe's better, and my hubby too. We always go to Lowe's first, and do not accept the others.pyolniru
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I'm a guy and prefer Lowes. I don't like the color blue so much; it's just that I can't stand the color orange shining like sunlight every where I turn in Home Depot. I think Lowes has a MUCH better layout of products. Lowes seems cleaner and makes finding items easy. They both carry similar products and price match each other. I just bought a house so I'm there every day getting something new. I do wish they had the 12 months no interest though. Perhaps soon
Orange vs. blue
Wasn't it supposed to be
Blue vs. Pink
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I'm not sure how Lowes works with their matching prices, but if you go to Lowes, find something you like, as a matter of fact...if Home Depot has the same item, not only will they sell it to you for the Lowes price, but also for an additional 10 percent just for doing your business there. its called "meet and beat." and there are signs all over the store stating "lowest prices.guarunteed." i shop Home Depot because they are more "Homey" and down to earth. its definitely my preference.
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I enjoyed your post (Home Depot vs Lowes...Cute Nascar driver and Blue vs Orange) and all the posts following. Although...I still don't know which store to shop at lol In our area...Home Depot always has 'lawn ornaments' ready to 'help you with your project' so I like Lowes better for that reason lol
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