A couple of things about Home Depot are, they forced lower quality products onto America, and as a contractor I have often asked the employees questions, and every single time the employee confidently gives me thorough detailed answers, the problem is that very often those answers are complete nonsense, and occasionally destructive.
In the 1990s, Moen faucets ran full page ads apologizing to the loyal plumbing contractors, because Home Depot was forcing them to introduce a cheaper line of faucets, they admitted that they just could not refuse such a massive retailer, all the other manufacturers complied also.
I buy my materials at plumbing wholesalers, and every couple of years when I have to dash into a Home Depot, I see them selling junk versions of plumbing goods, that I didn’t even know existed and that I wished would never be installed, but it does explain why we are replacing faucets and fixtures that are only 2 and 5 years old.
The faucets that I used to replace, were 35 and 50 years old.
I’m not a contractor, but do most of my own home repairs. In addition to faucets, door knobs, light switches and doors are also short lived.
Now I’m bummed. I bought one of those sinks a few years ago.
I’m waiting for Lowe’s to come to my small city.
On several occasions I saw a demo power tool on the shelf with a ‘Made in USA’ or ‘Made in Germany’ inscription and then opened the box to find that the boxed one reads ‘Made in China.’