Posted on 06/06/2007 10:53:36 AM PDT by Cagey
The last time I was in a HD I tried using the self checkout line, since every other line was backed up 5 or 6 deep.
After having a lot of trouble getting the thing to work, I turned to a young “lady”/employee who had been standing only a few feet away and motioned to her that there was a problem. She was on the phone and kept right on talking. I got a little closer and said “ma’am”? She says, “oh, is there a problem?” I said “you know damned well there’s a %#*ing problem!”
SHe said, “Oh no you Di-ent!” and refused to speak to me. Called the manager and told him why I’d never be back, and I never have. I loathe HD, but not just for that. Their service SUCKs since about 4 years ago when they cut their workforce in half.
Lowe’s is closer anyway.
The lab boys have figured this dodge out.
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11 Years ago, I took early retirement and bought a professional paint pumper/air machine to repaint our house.
The repainting was a real catch 22. The home owner convenants at that time banned repainting your home a different color or with a different paint.
The Original stain/paint was the Olympic Gold/Green oil based. Olympic stopped making the stain in that color due to some enviral whacko stuff level at the state and maybe national level. None of the paint stores in our town would blend and match the color of the original oil stain.
My wife knew a good home decorator and told her of the problem. She recommened a young black man in a Home Depot in another city. We went over with the orginal color and he said no problem as long as I bought five 5 gallon cans. He blended the paint from four 5 gallon cans of Olympic Basic stain with others to get the desired color. I made 3 trips to get enough stain.
When our Home Depot opened, many of his fans here, got him transferred here. He was great, and then he decided to go into management. He never told me why, but apparently he no longer could pick who he could hire and firing was banned.
Your story of the paint department at your HD sounds like ours now except, you probably wouldn’t get any help. So I go to our local ACE for all small paint jobs and get great service.
What ever happened to the concept of a "citizens arrest"?
> It is simply illegal for anyone other than an LEO to attempt to detain someone.
Ummmm... depending on where you live, most people still have the right to Citizen’s Arrest.
Here in NZ, it is outlined in Sections 39-48 of the Crimes Act 1961. There are nuances about how and when it can be done: it is different depending upon whether the crime is committed during daylight or at nite-time. But it is certainly NOT illegal to detain a felon.
I’d be surprised if it is much different in the US.
Does that mean if you steal less than $25 worth, they will chase you and prosecute you?
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