Bannedjoe
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I'm currently putting my shopping list together for the roof on our 1280 sqft addition.
We've owned our place for 25 years.
In the beginning there was mostly True value hardware.
They were the go to for everything.
There were a few lumber yards scattered about, but none of them seemed to last very long.
There was also Ace hardware, but they just couldn't compete with TV.
I've known the guys at the service, or pro desk if you will, the whole time.
They are a family business.
Even though the Home depot has been in town now awhile, I still try to give my biz to TV as much as possible, but there are times when TV can't even come close to the home dopes, but sometimes I'm there, and I know I can get something for a little less at the Home dopers, but I'll go ahead and buy it there because...loyalty.
One of the big advantages to the TV is if you pay for your stuff at the service desk instead of the cash register, and pay with cash, they don't bother to charge tax.
I got the better part of my package lined out, and called them for a quote.
Now I know it's best to shop around, but it was my hope with a package this size, I might do pretty well with these guys.
We're talking TJI's, some LVL or strand lumber, some dimensional wood, some joist hangers and the likes.
They sent me their quote, and it came to almost $9,500.
I about shit my pants!
In my mind, and kind of pricing things out back in February, $6K was around the number that was in my mind.
I then began my shopping around adventure to see what was what.
A joist hanger that sells for around 8 bucks all day long anywhere else, turned out to almost 3 times that with TV.
Everywhere else I looked, I found they had almost doubled the price of the strand lumber.
The TJI's they had padded almost $40 a beam.
The CDX, almost $8 a board over HD.
On and on.
I feel thoroughly betrayed.
So looking at all the other options including home depot, I got my cost way the hell down.
Down so much, that I started ordering material for the floors, and exterior finishing.
I've just broken the $7k mark.
Maybe they can't beat the prices at some other places, and I can understand putting your thumb on the scale here and there, but to just blatantly park your damn car on the scale is just down right rude, offensive, usurious, and marks the end of our relationship.
I'm now going to limit my business with them down to the very minimum, and only go there for those little things I can't find anywhere else.
I'm sure they won't feel it as my loyalty turns unfortunately elsewhere, but if enough people catch on to their change of tack, they're done for.
We've owned our place for 25 years.
In the beginning there was mostly True value hardware.
They were the go to for everything.
There were a few lumber yards scattered about, but none of them seemed to last very long.
There was also Ace hardware, but they just couldn't compete with TV.
I've known the guys at the service, or pro desk if you will, the whole time.
They are a family business.
Even though the Home depot has been in town now awhile, I still try to give my biz to TV as much as possible, but there are times when TV can't even come close to the home dopes, but sometimes I'm there, and I know I can get something for a little less at the Home dopers, but I'll go ahead and buy it there because...loyalty.
One of the big advantages to the TV is if you pay for your stuff at the service desk instead of the cash register, and pay with cash, they don't bother to charge tax.
I got the better part of my package lined out, and called them for a quote.
Now I know it's best to shop around, but it was my hope with a package this size, I might do pretty well with these guys.
We're talking TJI's, some LVL or strand lumber, some dimensional wood, some joist hangers and the likes.
They sent me their quote, and it came to almost $9,500.
I about shit my pants!
In my mind, and kind of pricing things out back in February, $6K was around the number that was in my mind.
I then began my shopping around adventure to see what was what.
A joist hanger that sells for around 8 bucks all day long anywhere else, turned out to almost 3 times that with TV.
Everywhere else I looked, I found they had almost doubled the price of the strand lumber.
The TJI's they had padded almost $40 a beam.
The CDX, almost $8 a board over HD.
On and on.
I feel thoroughly betrayed.
So looking at all the other options including home depot, I got my cost way the hell down.
Down so much, that I started ordering material for the floors, and exterior finishing.
I've just broken the $7k mark.
Maybe they can't beat the prices at some other places, and I can understand putting your thumb on the scale here and there, but to just blatantly park your damn car on the scale is just down right rude, offensive, usurious, and marks the end of our relationship.
I'm now going to limit my business with them down to the very minimum, and only go there for those little things I can't find anywhere else.
I'm sure they won't feel it as my loyalty turns unfortunately elsewhere, but if enough people catch on to their change of tack, they're done for.