I used to prefer to shot at Home Depot over Lowes. Maybe it was because of NASCAR, or because I liked all the orange in the stores, but now I am thoroughly sick of Home Depot.
The stores have been come completely uninviting. The employees aren’t helpful. Often, the shelves aren’t even well stocked.
But I just got screwed through their online store.
I wanted to buy my brother a very belated birthday present. At home Home Depot it was $19.99. At other online stores it was about $26. Obviously Home Depot looked like the better deal. Until I had to deal with shipping. The item is neither particularly big or heavy. The box will be less than 1 cubic foot and I’m sure it will weigh less than 3 lbs. You want to know how much they charged for ground delivery? $13.43.
THIRTEEN, FORTY-FUCKING-THREE!
The other stores wanted to charge about $7. So in the end, the price was about the same and I opted for name recognition. But even though I bought this product from HD, they can be sure I won’t be back any time soon.
Next time you want to comparison shop, try Shopping.com or Froogle. I like Shopping.com.
And I’ve always been a fan of Lowe’s. Those guys know what they are talking about.
I actually did the comparison shopping on Froogle, but thanks for the tip. It’s definitely a valuable tool. I set up my Christmas and birthday lists on it every year.
Although I will add that Froogle is one Google product that needs a lot of improvement.
I agree on Froogle. That is part of the reason I like Shopping.Com better.