electricalwiz

I was in HD and there is a lady asking for receptacle boxes, the guy in HD says they do NOT have any receptacle boxes only switch boxes
She calls her husband, her husband tells the HD guy they are the same thing, he just needs three GEM boxes, he says they dont have any GEM boxes all the while holding two of them in his hands

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HARRY304E

Those guys are good entertainment.....

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Shockdoc

Did you recommend to her that using 10/2 and 10/3 is a better job?

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B W E

I went in to buy 33' of 3/0 for a service upgrade. The guy cutting the wire is the "master electrician" for the store. The guy was trying to be real cool with me, joking about the "extra" wire he was gonna give me "just in case." I said "I only need 33' bro." He says "Eh, a little extra never hurts, right?" I said "Give me whatever you want, as long as you write down 33' on the ticket." He starts rolling it off, walking down the aisle, and I can tell he's already way past 33'. He says "This ought be plenty for ya buddy."

When I finished the job, I called the store manager and let him know about the 32' I had LEFT OVER! He was pissed, and I told him I'd bring the remnant piece back. He said to keep it and that he'd adjust his inventory. I explained to him that at this rate, they are giving away 1/2 of every roll of wire, which comes out to a loss of almost $1,000 per roll, and that in the end it will cost us more money.

The guy still works there. I've complained about him several times. They don't care.

I also had a guy casually "accuse" me of setting up a marijuana grow room, as I had a couple rolls of 10/2 NM for a kitchen re-wire I was working on. He asked me if I was "looking for some hydro" to which I played dumb, and acted like I didn't know what he was talking about. To me, that sounded like he thought he knew what i was up to and wanted to know if i wanted to buy some weed.

He also still works there.

I applied there after I got laid off in an effort to make ends meet. I was clearly way more qualified than anyone they have in there now, completely flexible of availability. Never even got an interview. But these are the people they are happy to employ.

I still shop there

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TOOL_5150

You're a weird fella.

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B W E

Whys that?

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B W E

Whys that?

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MDShunk

Funny thing is, some of the guys in the box stores make pretty good scratch. When I see an online ad for someone to work the electrical aisle at HD, it's usually over 20 bucks an hour. I'd say that's pretty good for retail. Makes me wonder if the counter guys at the supply houses make that much.

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nolabama

lowes is low 20's also - their pro desk guys can make larger dollars
I thought the counter guys made a piece of the sale ie commission

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TimChaput69

Just this past October we had a power killing snowstorm that killed power her for 3-10 days depending on how unlucky you were. I head a HD guy telling a person " yep you just put one plug into one outlet and the other one in another outlet and you get 240V and 30 amps" I turned to say something and thank god my wife was with me cause she grabbed me by the junk and took me to the paint isle! In hind site she was dead on right and I was glad I didn't get involved......by the way I've never been lead around a box store that way since!!

dowmace

At our local irby the counter guys start at 13 with 1% of all their sales for commission.

Magnettica

Hope none of those guys apply for a job with you and list HD as a reference

BBQ

None of us know what made you weird.

But taking the time to complain you got something more is in fact weird.

darren79

I was in a big box store once and walked by the electric fire places and saw this on a sign.

"A standard 15A circuit will trip at 80% of its rated load, leaving 12.5A or 1500W available for use. As a result 1500W is the largest space heater that can be plugged into a standard household receptacle."

These people can't even do simple math let alone know what the code book says.

Svtlightning207

So you never told us how the "hydro" was?

B W E

I didn't like the fact he was essentially stealing from a place I spend a lot of money at. In the end, that makes prices go up.

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Svtlightning207

problem is they lose so much money from hiring $5 an hour talent that runs over product with forklifts, misplaces everything and drool on themselves when they aren't wrecking things, it probably won't make much of a difference.

B W E

I'm sure it makes a huge difference. $1,000 a roll on a $2,000 roll of wire is a big problem. If it was your business you'd care.

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Svtlightning207

they write it off. they have more money than god.

Modern Castle Inc.

The guy in the electrical isle told me that if I could convince the trash truck driver to step away from his truck after emptying their dumpsters, then I would find the mother load of parts and tools....