On 10/17/2016 03:00 PM, I wrote:

So if it gets synched so promptly now, how come they were out of
synch before (13 vs. 17)?

Not mentioned is the app you are using. If it knows where you are at
at the time of app use (gps) it may be looking at inventory for the
'other' store you were closest to.
See what "My Store" is set as.

It showed me the place-name of the store I was at. And if it had been
showing me the wrong store, it wouldn't have reset to zero when the guy
in that store set his "number in stock" to zero.

I was passing that Lowe's yesterday, so (even though the app. and the
Web site still showed that they had none in stock) I stopped in to see
whether they had the new stock of maple plywood. None to be seen, so I
asked the nearby checkout operator, who told me that *he* could not
check whether there was any on its way, and sent me to Customer Service,
who told me that there was no record of any having been ordered. I
walked back to the other end (which is where I had parked) and told the
checkout operator there. He said, "What are they going to do?" to which
I replied "Probably pretend that I don't exist."

There are other Lowe's stores farther away that claim (on line) to have
stock, but it's not convenient to make th trip at present -- and I would
certainly insist that they check the racks to ascertain that they do
have stock before I would drive there.

The reason for preferring Lowe's on this occasion is that they will cut
the 8x4 sheet into sections appropriate for my needs and that will fit
into the car. Menard's has no way to cut plywood sheets, but maybe I'll
go there at night, park in a far corner, and cut the sheet down with my
18V saw. I did it once before.

Perce