I've never been to either, but if I had to pick one for those types of items, which would Datalounge recommend?
Lowe's vs. Home Depot
by Anonymous | reply 133 | January 22, 2022 3:59 AM |
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 7, 2015 9:06 PM |
Lowe's
by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 7, 2015 9:06 PM |
Lowes is Home Depot for women. No offense intended, just the truth.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 7, 2015 9:07 PM |
Finally, a thread for the lesbians.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 7, 2015 9:13 PM |
Home Depot has the "known" hookup bathrooms.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 7, 2015 9:22 PM |
Lowe's isn't as dangerous as Home Depot and their aisles are wider. Home Depot puts piles of crap around that someone could run into with a shopping cart that crashes down onto your head.
As a shopping experience it's like Target vs Walmart. It costs a little more at Lowes, but two people can get down the aisle at the same time and you're not afraid violence might break out due to overly frustrated shoppers..
by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 7, 2015 9:50 PM |
Home Depot teems with entitled tradesmen.
Lowe's is calm.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 7, 2015 9:51 PM |
Lowe’s staff are always willing to help you. Good luck in even FINDING someone to help you at Home Depot. I also think the selection at Lowe’s is better.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 7, 2015 10:00 PM |
I prefer Lowe's because, like Joey Luft, I like blue.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 7, 2015 11:08 PM |
There is only one Lowe's near me and it's always nearly empty, even on weekends. Whereas there are at least four Home Depots nearby and they're ALL busy. So I choose Lowe's just to avoid the crowds.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 7, 2015 11:09 PM |
Thanks, folks -- looks like Lowe's it is!
by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 7, 2015 11:45 PM |
r8 found the reverse was true in my locale. Home Depot if I needed a serious remodeling /how to question. Lowes if I wanted a more upscale shopping experience. and Yes Lowe's for the T -rooms.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 7, 2015 11:46 PM |
Home Depot appears to be cheaper when I comparison shop.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 7, 2015 11:48 PM |
Lowes - more stock and the staff actually helps you.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 7, 2015 11:51 PM |
[quote]Home Depot has the "known" hookup bathrooms.
This is so true. I used to go to the old one on Sidney Marcus in Atlanta with a friend who was fond of restroom sex and he'd always excuse himself to go to the men's room (he called it "the office" since he got busy there so much). Once after he disappeared for a particularly long time I went to the gents to find him and sure enough, I caught him and his friend in the act.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 7, 2015 11:52 PM |
Oh and since no one has mentioned it - isn't Home Depot supposed to be more gay friendly while Lowe's is more conservative?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | December 7, 2015 11:55 PM |
R16 - that's what I remember too.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 7, 2015 11:56 PM |
Lowes.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 8, 2015 12:16 AM |
Home Depot is owned by a conservative who is helping to bankroll Chris Christie's campaign
by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 8, 2015 12:17 AM |
Yes R19, but Home Depot sponsored some floats in this year's gay pride parades, and even authorized the alteration of the logo to "Homo Depot" (as we've all seen). Porno Pete was ever-so-pissed at them and called for yet another boycott! Hooray!
by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 8, 2015 12:45 AM |
Another vote for Lowes. Home Depot has stepped up their service, but it still seems dirty and disorganized. A brown and orange color scheme doesn't exactly help.
I've heard that Lowes was designed for a more female perspective - but I think that's just horseshit. Home Depot was for contractors and has a warehouse feel.
Women are the biggest decision makers for most home improvement and furnishing items, so if it's a cleaner look and design, then fucking thank you women!
by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 8, 2015 12:48 AM |
"Thanks, folks -- looks like Lowe's it is!"
This is yet another anti-lesbian thread.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 8, 2015 12:54 AM |
I haaaaaate orange.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 8, 2015 12:58 AM |
[quote]Home Depot is owned by a conservative who is helping to bankroll Chris Christie's campaign
Publicly-traded corporations are owned by their stockholders, not individuals.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 8, 2015 12:59 AM |
Home Depot is more hardware. Lowe's is more decorative.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 8, 2015 1:28 AM |
Lowes Chairman and CEO Robert Niblock donated to Romney's campaign.
Kenneth Langone Home Depot Co Founder donated heavily to defeat President Obama in 2012.
John Robert Menard, Jr. Owner of Menards a midwestern US home improvement chain has donated heavily to Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans.
Human Rights Campaign CORPORATE EQUALITY Ratings --- Home Depot 100, Lowes 20, Menards not rated.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 8, 2015 1:52 AM |
Lowe's is close to me and less traffic. HD is another 5 miles away on the same strip with heavy traffic. I go to Lowe's preferably for the convenience and familiarity.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | December 8, 2015 2:03 AM |
Lowes has better quality stuff. So if you're a DYI guy and you want to get new kitchen cabinets or a new vanity for your bathroom, or maybe tile, etc lighting, WTF ever, go to Lowes. If you need lightbulbs or a furnace filter, sunple tools, etc cleaning products, Home Depot is like a local hardwaare store only more confusing. Every time I try to buy something at HD like fancy curtain rods or a new lam, the boxes are invariable opened, damaged scratched yp dented, etc. They're just messy. One thing is a fact. The quality of the merchandizse over all is better at Lowes.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | December 8, 2015 2:37 AM |
R28 here., Can you tell I've had a couple glasses of wine? not east to type on my iPad. Nighty, night.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | December 8, 2015 2:38 AM |
I was just in a The Home Depot and all was well. And I compared prices on heaters, saw that THD pulverized Lowes.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | December 8, 2015 2:49 AM |
Do not shop Home Depot after 9/11. GOP Owner was behind exploiting potential gas attack misinfo telling people that duct tape and plastic would protect them. He spread that throughout NYC. opportunistic fear mongering fucker.
Never show Home Depot for the rest of my life.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | December 8, 2015 3:31 AM |
I try to buy from locally owned hardware and building supply stores.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | December 8, 2015 3:45 AM |
Why, R32? They're going under no matter what you do. Their selection sucks and their prices are too high.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | December 8, 2015 9:25 AM |
[quote]Lowe’s staff are always willing to help you. Good luck in even FINDING someone to help you at Home Depot.
So true. The HD staff runs and hides when they see a customer. They're always standing around gossiping with each other though.
Both websites suck.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | December 8, 2015 9:31 AM |
Home Depot's website tells you what aisle and shelf number your item is on. I always use my phone in the store to find stuff because as mentioned the employees are usually with other customers or just out of sight.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | December 8, 2015 11:07 AM |
What does HRC have to do with gays?
Once, maybe.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | December 8, 2015 11:19 AM |
Interesting thread. I've always felt there was virtually no difference between the two. I rent, so I'm usually only in a home improvement store for smaller hardware items or an occasional tool. I've noticed their comparative prices on smaller items are virtually the same (maybe only a few cents difference). In my area, they are literally only separated by an Applebee's, a side street, and a Chipotle. I've always wanted to poll visitors to each as to why they're visiting one over the other. For reasons unexplained, I've always steered into the Home Depot. Granted, there are generally ALWAYS some hotties in there. That's always a plus!
Some useful information in this thread. That's why I love Datalounge.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | December 8, 2015 3:24 PM |
Someone here reported a black guy unfurled his huge penis in men's room of Home Depot, so its safe to say where he shops now
by Anonymous | reply 38 | December 8, 2015 3:31 PM |
Best way to shop at either store is to shop and order online for store pickup. That way you don't have to search high and low to find an item and you know it will be there when you get there. I do this mainly for in stock items, but it also works for items that are only sold online.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | December 8, 2015 5:10 PM |
Fuck them both and try a local hardware store.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 8, 2015 6:48 PM |
Anyone remember Builders Square?
by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 8, 2015 7:13 PM |
Does Momma still troll outside of Home Depot in the early mornings to throw herself at day laborers?
by Anonymous | reply 42 | December 8, 2015 7:44 PM |
C'mon, it's Home Depot -- plus their U-Haul trucks are big and can easily accommodate frequent moves.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | December 8, 2015 7:52 PM |
Home Depot is butch-er.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | December 9, 2015 12:33 AM |
[quote]John Robert Menard, Jr. Owner of Menards a midwestern US home improvement chain has donated heavily to Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans.
He's also up to his eyeballs in the crooked land deal and all the other scandal surrounding DL favorite Aaron Schrock.
In fact, I'm willing to bet that he decorated his office almost exclusively with paint and wallpaper from Menards.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | December 9, 2015 12:41 AM |
I live in California and shop at Orchard Supply Hardware
by Anonymous | reply 46 | December 9, 2015 12:54 AM |
I just went to Home Depot. Between the time I walked in the front door and the time I got to the aisle I needed I was greeted by 7 different people all of whom stood there expecting me to greet them back.
Fuck them, go stock some shelves or dust something, this isn't a god damn receiving line at a wedding reception.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | December 9, 2015 6:56 PM |
Lowes and Home Depot both used to have better plants. I guess the garden section isn't a big money maker for either of them.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | December 9, 2015 10:37 PM |
I used to vend plants to Home Depot from an outside company. If the plants suck, it's because the stores go with the cheapest vendors, who often give them exactly what they pay for.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | December 9, 2015 10:46 PM |
[quote]I just went to Home Depot. Between the time I walked in the front door and the time I got to the aisle I needed I was greeted by 7 different people all of whom stood there expecting me to greet them back.
Yeah, they're great at greeting you, but good luck finding someone if you have a question or need a key made. I wish they'd install those "ask for someone to meet you" devices like Target and Kohl's have.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | December 9, 2015 10:52 PM |
Home Depot is more for your spur of the moment shopping and cater to builders/ construction workers.
Lowe's is more for inside your home improvement.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | December 10, 2015 1:02 AM |
Bump
by Anonymous | reply 52 | January 31, 2020 9:14 PM |
I go to an Ace Hardware franchise by my house. Well stocked, staffed, coupons, free parking, appreciate my business.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | January 31, 2020 9:17 PM |
Home Depot only gave me $1,500 credit limit store card.
Lowe’s gave me $20,000!
by Anonymous | reply 54 | January 31, 2020 9:20 PM |
R54, Awesome story! Debt is great, especially for ladies who can’t pay their own way. 🌸
by Anonymous | reply 55 | January 31, 2020 9:34 PM |
I didn’t say I use it, cunt face at R55
by Anonymous | reply 56 | January 31, 2020 9:36 PM |
R56, But yet you opened them. So, now they’ve hit your credit report twice. TWO hard inquiries, TWO more open accounts. I guess you could look at the increased credit limit as a positive...for someone like you.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | January 31, 2020 9:47 PM |
Lowe's has mice.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | January 31, 2020 11:12 PM |
I like that you can find what you need via Lowe's website and it tells you the exact aisle, row, and bay the item can be found in store. So convenient.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | February 1, 2020 12:33 AM |
Lowe’s is the twinky top and Home Depot is the daddy bottom.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | February 1, 2020 12:38 AM |
I always wondered why I preferred Lowe's. Now I realize it's because I'm a woman. Thanks, DL!
by Anonymous | reply 61 | February 1, 2020 12:39 AM |
Lowe's is far more expensive and badly stocked.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | February 1, 2020 12:41 AM |
[quote] Yeah, they're great at greeting you, but good luck finding someone if you have a question or need a key made.
Maybe this wasn't covered in your Basic Human Communication class, but when they say hello.....*GASP*......you can ASK them a QUESTION!
by Anonymous | reply 63 | February 1, 2020 12:42 AM |
Lowe’s!
by Anonymous | reply 64 | February 1, 2020 12:45 AM |
Wouldn't it depend on what you wanted (e.g,. a new lightbulb for your refrigerator versus a new refrigerator) and which location you went to?
I am sure the HD and L's near R6 are as he describes them, but I've been to Lowe's with narrow aisles and a Home Depot with aisles you could drive a car down.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | February 1, 2020 12:59 AM |
[quote] I am sure the HD and L's near [R6] are as he describes them,
r6 is a known and flagrant teller of tales about the stores near him. TREAT HIS POSTS WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | February 1, 2020 1:07 AM |
Isn't Home Depot the one with the day laborers out front, waiting to be picked up for paid sex?
by Anonymous | reply 67 | February 1, 2020 1:10 AM |
R60, and from what I've heard, you would know!
by Anonymous | reply 68 | February 1, 2020 1:19 AM |
Target? Walmart?
by Anonymous | reply 69 | February 1, 2020 1:25 AM |
[quote] I like that you can find what you need via Lowe's website and it tells you the exact aisle, row, and bay the item can be found in store. So convenient.
Home Depot does the exact same thing.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | February 1, 2020 1:52 AM |
Turns out both companies support Trump, so they are equally vile.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | February 1, 2020 1:57 AM |
[quote] I live in California and shop at Orchard Supply Hardware
Where do you shop now that Lowe's has closed all of them?
by Anonymous | reply 72 | February 1, 2020 1:58 AM |
Another vote for Menards, I hate that it is privately owned and ran by a right wing conservative Republican but they have by far the lowest prices on the exact same items as Lowes and Home Depot and largest selection of the three. I have saved a small fortune by shopping at Menards and all three companies support Republicans. Plus the guys at Menards are 10 times hotter than at HD and Lowes.
Lowes pissed me off, they advertise if you find a lower price somewhere else they will meet or beat that price. I was buying bags of marble rocks and found the exact same size bag somewhere else much cheaper, however one place listed the bag in cubic feet and the other place in pounds. They wouldn't price match. The bags were the same size, just labeled different.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | February 1, 2020 1:59 AM |
Home Depot: filthy and disgusting, but fine looking men there all the time. Lowes: for pussies.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | February 1, 2020 2:07 AM |
[quote] I go to an Ace Hardware franchise by my house. Well stocked, staffed, coupons, free parking, appreciate my business.
Ace Hardware is a huge supporter of the NRA and refuses to stop advertising on the Laura Ingram show.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | February 1, 2020 2:09 AM |
About three years ago, Lowes opened two stores in Manhattan, where Home Depot already had two successful stores going for appx 15 years. Lowes Manhattan lasted maybe three years before closing their doors. They just never caught on and compared to HD seemed low on inventory. The Home Depots continue to thrive.
And btw, Gracious Home, all three are gone, sadly.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | February 1, 2020 2:19 AM |
Boycott Home Depot, it's billionaire owner gave the single largest donation to Trump in 2016 and plans to give even more in 2020.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | February 1, 2020 2:30 AM |
Lowes. The stores and staff are nicer.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | February 1, 2020 2:41 AM |
I prefer Lowe's. I find their staff much more helpful than those at HD.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | February 1, 2020 2:44 AM |
If you know what you want, or are a DIY, Home Depot is the best.
Lowe's is like a hardware department store.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | February 1, 2020 2:51 AM |
I call to see which has *the object of my desire* in stock. I go there and then when I fail to find it I'll go to other stores, depending on which is closer, HD, Lowe's, Hardware Hawaii, Ace or City Mill. I do this on a regular basis, never finding what I am looking for. I go online to order TOOMD, only to find they refuse to ship to Hawaii. I learn to live without TOOMD, or if I'm feeling artistic I'll create a flimsy version using cardboard and duct tape.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | February 1, 2020 2:55 AM |
You're asking a gay men's message board about hardware stores? Better you should ask if we prefer Michael's or Jo-Ann Fabrics.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | February 1, 2020 3:28 AM |
I would never in a million years shop at Menards, their owners are viciously right wing and antigay.
Lowe's and Home Depot claim LGBT friendliness, but they've also donated recently to candidates that don't have a great track record.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | February 1, 2020 3:33 AM |
R82 is stuck in 1967
by Anonymous | reply 84 | February 1, 2020 3:58 AM |
Ok, well I guess we better go to the flea market and buy used tools and such. As for paint and other new goods, I guess it’s Amazon? Other ideas to fight the power?
by Anonymous | reply 85 | February 1, 2020 4:05 AM |
I hate both because of their shabby lumber, but Lowe's as a shopping destination in general is slightly less odious than HD. I'm a woodworker (haha), so I go get wood (yep) at an independent place locally.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | February 1, 2020 4:28 AM |
I think Lowe’s has nicer and cooler designs for most things - like lighting, blinds, tiles. Better home design than HD.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | February 1, 2020 5:23 AM |
I agree, but the dudes are hotter and more muscled and manly at HD
by Anonymous | reply 88 | February 1, 2020 12:51 PM |
Again - Home Depot's owner is the LARGEST single donor to Trump in 2016 and plans to give even more in 2020. Something to the tune of 7-10 million.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | February 1, 2020 1:12 PM |
A lot of big businesses do
by Anonymous | reply 90 | February 1, 2020 1:57 PM |
r89 AGAIN, publicly-traded corporations don't have an "owner."
by Anonymous | reply 91 | February 1, 2020 2:15 PM |
[quote]I agree, but the dudes are hotter and more muscled and manly at HD
Those are women, dear.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | February 1, 2020 2:15 PM |
I prefer Lowe's because they're much more helpful there and there's always someone around. At Home Depot you have to go searching for someone to help you. They have the same things but Lowe's always seemed to be step up from Home Depot to me.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | February 1, 2020 2:17 PM |
I think the stores staff and management vary from city to city so visit both and make your own decision. The male shoppers at both are worth checking out. Completely agree about seeing groups of employees chatting but when you approach them they scatter like rats.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | February 1, 2020 2:51 PM |
Lowes since it's closer to home.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | February 1, 2020 2:53 PM |
HD has more hotties
by Anonymous | reply 96 | February 1, 2020 2:56 PM |
Home Depot is owned by rightwing Catholic Langone.
Funny thing - a big NYC hospital now has Langone in their name. Fifteen or so years ago, they had Tisch in their name. Fortunes rise & fall. Everything is for sale in America. I don’t know what Langone hospital is like now, but when I knew it as Tisch it was super-popular with middle class & upper middle class Jewish NYers. I went to their orientation (but didn’t take the job) and administration told new employees to always remember that the hospital needed $$, so be super kind to rich patients & maybe remember to mention that the hospital would be happy to be remembered in ones will, or in a trust. Everyone just sat there like “Seriously? You want us to bring up donations in the will to patients at our job in ICU?”
It’s a much bigger hospital now. They’ve added a children’s wing & replaced the rickety old Rusk Institute. I wonder if they no longer do D&Cs thanks to Langone? I wonder if Langone gives them enough money so they don’t have to scrounge for donors in ICU & rehab? They certainly spend hundreds of millions in advertising, something they never did when I first went to work there. (Worked there 2 different times and gave up on orientation the third time).
by Anonymous | reply 97 | February 1, 2020 3:16 PM |
Langone is a very dangerous guy. He knows how to weaponize his money. People like Kochs, Murdochs & Adelsons started the whole industry of weaponizing their money for rightwing politics. People like Langone have perfected it. PACs, SuperPACs, NRA, think tanks, SCOTIS, “global security firms”:(think Rudy Giuliani running around in Ukraine & former spies being hired freelance by political groups and data analyst firms like Cambridge Analytica). The rich are globalizing, all right. But god forbid you should becallowed to order cheaper medication from overseas.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | February 1, 2020 3:23 PM |
Why isn’t the Left doing the same?
by Anonymous | reply 99 | February 1, 2020 3:34 PM |
Home Depot's customer service has gone way down in recent years. In years past, I would always have several employees ask me if I need help in finding something. Now, if I can even find anybody, they ask pissed off that I dared to ask for help.
They're moved to almost entirely self-checkout with nobody to help you.
It's just a negative shopping experience all the way around.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | February 1, 2020 3:44 PM |
I always shop Lowe's. I go to their website and find what I'm looking for and if it's in stock. Website tells me the aisle and bin where I can find my item.
Five percent off if you use your Lowe's card.
If I need a major appliance, I always check the scratch & dent section.....warranties still in force and they deliver AND install AND take away your old broken stuff....usually free.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | February 1, 2020 4:12 PM |
r91 forgive me - co-founder Bernie Marcus...is that better? He still gives a shit ton of money, profit from Home Depot to Trump. So fuck him and fuck you too.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | February 1, 2020 4:14 PM |
I just went into Home Depot, no Lowe's in my area, as usual there were a ton of hot as guys around. Like damn, I would happily blow at least 3 from this trip in their car or the bathroom. If I worked at Home Depot I'd have a field day checking out all the fresh meat stalking that place. I might have to add that to my list of places I visit when I need to break out of the house form this work from home isolation. Home Depot for the win. Full of hot guys.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | September 15, 2020 12:52 AM |
If you're looking to purchase hot men's love from one of these two, as is to be expected and assumed, I say put your bets on Homo Depot.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | September 15, 2020 3:54 AM |
I'd happily go for some hot Home Depot cock. Is there a prime time to check out hot men? I'm not going to risk my health with hook ups, and I'm sure they've stopped due to COVID, but I wouldn't mind looking at hot guys. I'm doing a minor home renovation project so I have an actually need to visit these stores.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | September 15, 2020 3:56 PM |
Just FYI, Home Depot is a big backer of 45. Wouldn't give them a dime of my $.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | September 15, 2020 4:00 PM |
Everyone knows that Lowes is for dems and Home Despot is for deplorables
by Anonymous | reply 107 | September 15, 2020 4:02 PM |
Damn, r106. That explains why the guys are so hot and fit at Home Depot. My Lowe's has dads with strollers that let themselves go the same time their wives got out of shape from baby #1.
I'll split the difference since Home Depot is closer. I'll get little things from there and primarily brows, then buy the bigger stuff from Lowe's. Satisfy my dick and my politics.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | September 15, 2020 4:09 PM |
Lowe's has a black CEO and has donated millions to minority-owned businesses. Home Depot's founder was a Hillary supporter - but not sure where their current executives stand.
I like Lowe's so much more than Home Depot. Home Depot is grungy - brown and orange isn't a great color palette - and the air seems to contain more wood and dust particles from the lumber portion. And it's difficult to find anything.
Some people say Lowes is designed for women - I think that's an urban myth and somehow meant to make ugly, dirty, hard-to-find HD more 'masculine'. And so what if it is? If that means it is cleaner and things are easier to find - then let's design everything for women.
by Anonymous | reply 109 | September 15, 2020 4:15 PM |
If I need something my local hardware store carries, then I go there first. But then tend to migrate towards Home Depot for general hardware needs and Lowes when working on more décor-related projects.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | September 15, 2020 4:35 PM |
The best paint, Behr's, is at Home Depot.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | September 15, 2020 4:44 PM |
Can anyone explain how Sherwin Williams paint stores stay open? They seem like the Radio Shack of paint. I never see anyone go there.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | September 15, 2020 5:08 PM |
R112 - Contractors are probably 80% of their business. They're all in early and gone off to the job before you get there.
by Anonymous | reply 113 | September 15, 2020 5:59 PM |
Thank you r113. That is just one of those business I drive past and wonder who's keeping the lights on.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | September 15, 2020 6:16 PM |
The staff at the two HDs near me could not give a fuck what you need or about helping you.
The Lowe's near me, on the other hand, has lots of nice lesbians working there who are always super friendly and helpful.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | September 15, 2020 7:09 PM |
Lowes is more decorative. I like Ace Hardware, too. The one by me has good quality hardware, some decorative stuff and a very nice section for the kitchen...appliances, gadgets, etc. It's a smaller store and the people are more helpful. I like it better than Lowes and HD.
by Anonymous | reply 117 | June 2, 2021 8:36 PM |
Lowe’s. Never HD.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | June 2, 2021 10:03 PM |
- Home Depot founders and Republican mega-donors Ken Langone and Bernie Marcus have attracted controversy over their donations to Republican groups and politicians, including US President Donald Trump.
- But is Home Depot really a conservative company? And is Lowe's its liberal counterpart?
- To find out, Business Insider analyzed Federal Election Commission data for Home Depot and Lowe's executives, as well as data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
- The numbers show that home improvement retailers have set up PACs that have predominantly donated to Republican federal candidates, like most large retailers.
For some home improvement shoppers, orange signs and blue signs are the new red states and blue states.
Over the past year, Home Depot has consistently been hammered online over the conservative political stances of two of its founders: Bernie Marcus and Ken Langone. Both have vocalized consistent support for US President Donald Trump. Both have become outspoken and prolific donors to Republican causes and candidates since retiring from the retailer decades ago.
"Our founders have not been with The Home Depot for nearly 20 years and they don't speak on behalf of the company," a Home Depot spokesperson told Business Insider.
Their status as retirees has not stopped outraged social media users from encouraging left-leaning shoppers to spend their cash at Lowe's instead. Observers have cited the North Carolina-based company's financial support of minority-owned businesses and its current CEO Marvin Ellison's status as one of four Black Fortune 500 CEOs.
But the recurring partisan controversy fails to capture the fact that both home improvement companies skew conservative when it comes to political giving — a tendency they share with many major retailers. While Lowe's lacks a set of high-profile, long-retired Republican mega-donor founders to match those at Home Depot, differences between the two companies' political contribution strategies are thinner that a skim coating of paint.
When it comes to big-name, hyper-partisan donors, Home Depot largely has Lowe's beat. Despite being the older company, the original movers-and-shakers of Lowe's never achieved the same high-profile or politicized status in the business world as their orange-aproned counterparts. The founding team at Home Depot longtime home improvement executives Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, investor Ken Langone, and merchandising expert Pat Farrah.
Marcus and Langone have spent millions supporting Republican and conservative causes over the years. For Langone, recent beneficiaries include official Republican Party offices across the United States, as well as big-name Republican members of Congress like Kevin McCarthy and Tom Cotton. In 2020, the Center for Responsive Politics listed the investor and his wife Elaine as two of the top hard money individual contributors. The pair has given $470,300 this year, with 99% of that money going to Republican candidates.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | June 2, 2021 10:12 PM |
Langone has frequently expressed support for US President Donald Trump in media appearances, as has Marcus. In 2019, Marcus said he would donate a portion of his billions to the president's re-election campaign.
In 2020 so far, the Bernard Marcus Family Foundation has donated $680,521 to Republican Congressional candidates. He donated nothing to Democratic or liberal figures, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The foundation has nearly doubled its political giving since 2018.
Starting in 2019, a Nevada voter named Patrick Farrah is listed by the FEC as having donated thousands toward Republican candidates like Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Duncan Hunter, as well as the PAC Bikers for the President. The Northern Nevada Business Weekly reported in 2014 that the Home Depot cofounder had moved to the Lake Tahoe area.
As the Democratic-leaning holdout of Home Depot's group of founders, Blank has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats like Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and Sam Nunn. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Arthur M. Blank Foundation has only given $283 to Democratic candidates in 2020 so far, and zero dollars to Republicans.
But simply examining large donations from retired founders does not lead to a complete or accurate picture of either Home Depot or Lowe's' political leanings.
To examine the politics of the home improvement sector beyond the issue of politically-polarized founders, Business Insider combed through the FEC records for each company's current leadership team and examined the Center for Responsive Politics' breakdown of each company's in-house PAC for answers.
As political donors, current Home Depot CEO Craig Menear and Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison diverge in a number of key ways. Of the two, Menear is clearly the more frequent contributor to political campaigns, politicians, and his current company's PAC.
Dating back to January 21, 2005, Menear has donated $97,921.16 to the Home Depot Inc., Political Action Committee. The PAC was previously called the Home Depot Better Government PAC in the early 2000s, only to be eventually renamed to promote transparency. He has made the occasional one-off donation to other, largely Republican, candidates and campaigns, including now-Sen. Mitt Romney's presidential run, Jeb Bush, and David Perdue.
Ellison, on the other hand, has never donated to the Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee, according to FEC data. Over the course of 11 years, the ex-Home Depot executive gave the Atlanta-based chain's namesake PAC a total of $8,100.
With the exception of Ellison, the top brass at both home improvement giants largely favor donating to their employer's designated PAC, as well as the occasional specific politician or campaign.
So far in 2020, Lowe's' PAC has given a total of $540,500 to politicians, with a breakdown of 30% in contributions to Democratic candidates and 70% in giving to Republican contenders. In 2020, the breakdown for Lowe's' PAC's $602,000 was 25% to Democrats and 75% to Republicans. In 2016, the organization gave only 13% of its $448,750 expenditure to Democrats.
Despite Langone and Marcus' high-profile conservative giving, Home Depot's PAC has consistently been more Democrat-friendly than that of its rival. While Home Depot's PAC favors Republicans, the partisan balance of its giving has grown more even with each year. In 2020, Home Depot has spent $1,495,000, giving 44% of that money Democratic politicians and 56% to Republicans. In 2018, 36% of its $2,060,500 contribution went to Democrats, while in 2016 Democrats received 30% of an overall contribution of $1,977,250.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | June 2, 2021 10:13 PM |
A Home Depot spokesperson told Business Insider that the business, as a "long-standing" company policy, does not "endorse or contribute to presidential candidates."
In their personal contributions, Home Depot executives have favored many of the same conservative politicians as Menear, although a number of figures from the company's leadership team have supported liberal politicians like Hillary Clinton.
And so far in the 2020 election cycle, the PAC has also given $250,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and its members. That makes up around 9% of the PAC's current cycle to-date disbursements.
Altogether, Lowe's leadership has been less overtly political in their spending than the Home Depot executive team. Business Insider could not identify any members of the current leadership team who donated to a specific politician while employed at Lowe's.
One factor behind the lower rate of political contribution may simply be the newness of the North Carolina-based company's leadership. Of Lowe's eight-person executive team, seven members — including Ellison — came to work at the company in 2018 or later.
But a modicum of political change may be at hand for both retailers in the coming election cycle.
The Center for Responsive Politics found that in the year 2020, donations in the retail sphere have been more political than typical. Retail PACs have given a total amount of $5,169,932 to candidates so far this year, with 43% of that money going to Democratic candidates, and 57% going to Republican contenders.
Home Depot's PAC has given the most money so far this year, shelling out $841,500 to Republicans and $653,500 to Democrats. Lowe's has given $376,000 to Republicans and $164,500 to Democrats thus far.
So, while the home improvement giants and the more high-profile founders in the industry may favor Republican candidates at the moment, the partisan donation gap may be starting to balance out. And when it comes to political contributions, Home Depot and Lowe's both happen to reflect the conservative tendencies of many prominent retailers.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | June 2, 2021 10:14 PM |
Republicans buy corporate retail support through the promise of greatly reduced corporate income tax rates. And what is saved by these companies is passed on to the public to pay. They cannot sustain this forever, so eventually the Democrats are voted in to clean things up, just long enough for the Republicans to run & hide, and then gear up for the next election which they intend to steal. Wash, rinse, repeat.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | June 2, 2021 10:20 PM |
In Ohio where I live, all the contractors like Lowe's and only use Home Depot as a backup. One difference: you can rent tools at Home Depot, but not at Lowe's.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | September 20, 2021 2:32 PM |
R123 proves that women, especially TikToking women, are stupid AF.
Didn’t see one orange sign in that store, all blue. Lowe’s! So what’s with the HD theme playing? Dumbass!
Also, I’m curious just what project her manly man was shopping for? Is he going to superglue that wood together to make her a shoe rack?
by Anonymous | reply 125 | September 20, 2021 3:01 PM |
Lets ask the real question. Which place is better to get day laborers over and worship their cocks?
by Anonymous | reply 126 | September 20, 2021 3:01 PM |
They are interchangeable. Just beware the middle aged women at the Pillow Kiosk. If it’s after lunch hour, you can bet they drank it across the parking lot at Chili’s.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | September 20, 2021 3:06 PM |
SAVE BIG MONEY AT MENARDS
by Anonymous | reply 128 | September 20, 2021 3:07 PM |
R128 I always thought that theme song sounded better if it is sung with a touch of the downs
by Anonymous | reply 129 | September 20, 2021 3:21 PM |
Lowe’s did give us a certain blond, adorable, peach fuzz-covered clerk. And then DL ruined him.
I’d mention him by name, but this whole thread might get wiped… like the Haitians
by Anonymous | reply 130 | September 20, 2021 3:26 PM |
Home Depot, for product variety and workers who actually know their merchandise and help you find it.
Lowe's is Home Depot v.Bernie Bros, they're clueless and, although usually nice, not very knowledgeable or available to help.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | January 22, 2022 3:48 AM |
I bought some expensive patio furniture online from Home Depot a year ago and it was a nightmare trying to get the right order shipped to me. They sent me wrong parts and it was a pain in the ass trying to correct it all. I will never order online from Home Depot again.
by Anonymous | reply 133 | January 22, 2022 3:59 AM |