In article , allen476 wrote:
On May 26, 12:55=A0pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
One of the two of us is an idiot. Either I just fell for an elaborate joke, or
you have some *very* strange ideas about where stuff ought to be in a hardware
store.

No, that is where the "associates" said they were. I know where they
should be. But they don't.

Ahh. I didn't consider that alternative. I guess it's me. Ok, you're not an
idiot, I'm only a partial idiot, but the "associates" at your local Borg are
complete idiots.

Our Blue dump has rearranged everything and now items are in
different areas. Couple that with the lack of training and well no one
knows where stuff is.

Padlocks used to be with the chain, now they are in the aisle with
storage bins and pneumatic nailers.

That's bizarre. The first place I'd expect to see them is with the chain; next
place I'd look is with hinges and hasps.

Hydraulic cement (I use the UGL brand since I can mix up small
quantities) is in the paint department when it was with the rest of
the cements and mortar. But instead I was told that it was in the
plumbing department. If I hadn't had to get another gallon of the UGL
paint, I would have never had found it. And it wasn't in the paint
department 3 days before either.

Odd. Why there, I wonder, and not with the other similar substances such as
mortar, concrete mix, and portland cement?

The 1 gallon and smaller joint compound used to be right with the
taping tools, cornerbead, and sheetrock. Now it is with the rest of
the vinyl spackle and caulking. I wasn't repairing but rather taping
out a small room and needed only a gallon. Got the 4 sheets of rock on
the cart and couldn't find the gallon size. I asked and was told that
they were in aisle 5. Well aisle 5 is tape not taping compound.

I still think that actually makes sense, though, to put the small cartons in
the paint department. It would make more sense to stock them in both places.

Sandpaper.....that made me laugh when I asked where that was moved to.
The girl had no clue and instead of asking where it was, said "it is
with the rest of the sand products".

That's one of my pet peeves. "I don't know" is an acceptable answer, provided
it's followed by "... but I'll find out" or "... but I'll find someone who
does". But to just make stuff up -- !!

I'd have complained to the manager about that. *After* chewing out the
employee.

Sorry, I should have clarified where I had been told where stuff was.
It has been a long week already.

Makes an amusing conversation.