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Why I hate the Borg
I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer
service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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FWIW, "Some" Borg's have 2X4 precut MDF sheets in the precut section.
-- Rumpty Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Phil Crow" wrote in message m... I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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"Phil Crow" wrote in message m... I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: snip So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? When I'm in Sandusky, I always get mine at Home Depot. Just ask for particle board - they'll know what you want. |
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"George" wrote in message ...
Yup. Menards folks were perplexed between "chipboard" and "particleboard" one day, so rather than aspenite, I went out and copied the SKU of the stuff I wanted. BTW, try MDO and see how that confuses 'em. OR... Ask for "Baltic Birch Plywood." It is a reflex that can't be stopped. They will drop the first word and repeat the rest... "Birch Plywood? Yeah we have that? Telling them that BBP comes in 5x5 sheets will not help either. The response will be that theirs comes 4x8 but they can cut it for you. There are just some things that you shouldn't go to the Borg for. Learn them. Remember them. Then you will not be disappointed/frustrated. -Chris |
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Have you tried 84 Lumber on Milan Rd?
-- Be sure to check out Joe's and Betty's webpages... http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/index.html "Phil Crow" wrote in message m... I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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"Phil Crow" wrote in message m... After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. So, you are suprised that a 19 year old female is not an expert at construction materials? Did you just land here from a distant planet? She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." At this point you should realize that you are not talking about MDF especially at $11 a sheet. The home depots are not stocked with "experts" for workers. Take anything they tell you with a grain of salt. Frank |
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"Phil Crow" wrote in message m... After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. So, you are suprised that a 19 year old female is not an expert at construction materials? Did you just land here from a distant planet? She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." At this point you should realize that you are not talking about MDF especially at $11 a sheet. The home depots are not stocked with "experts" for workers. Take anything they tell you with a grain of salt. Frank |
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"Phil Crow" wrote in message m... After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. So, you are suprised that a 19 year old female is not an expert at construction materials? Did you just land here from a distant planet? She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." At this point you should realize that you are not talking about MDF especially at $11 a sheet. The home depots are not stocked with "experts" for workers. Take anything they tell you with a grain of salt. Frank |
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"Phil Crow" wrote in message m... After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. So, you are suprised that a 19 year old female is not an expert at construction materials? Did you just land here from a distant planet? She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." At this point you should realize that you are not talking about MDF especially at $11 a sheet. The home depots are not stocked with "experts" for workers. Take anything they tell you with a grain of salt. Frank |
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Ask for "Baltic Birch Plywood." It is a reflex that can't be stopped. They will drop the first word and repeat the rest... "Birch Plywood? Yeah we have that? Telling them that BBP comes in 5x5 sheets will not help either. The response will be that theirs comes 4x8 but they can cut it for you. The entertainment value of having them try to cut a 4x8 sheet down to 5x5 would be worth the time wasted. |
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for that grain of salt:
http://www.marshalldist.com/mgc/mgcprods.nsf/abd2/MS11!OpenDocument Joe Frank Ketchum wrote: snipped At this point you should realize that you are not talking about MDF especially at $11 a sheet. The home depots are not stocked with "experts" for workers. Take anything they tell you with a grain of salt. Frank |
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Not much better at Canadian Borgs
I never buy anything at a lumber yard or home center unless I see and touch
it first to see if it meets my needs and is the proper quality -- then I go and pay for it and pick it up. Prevents such mixups. With a yard hand I sorted out 15 suitable 5/4 x 4 wester red cedar deck boards, then went to the order desk to get the paperwork, took the paperwork to the cashier to pay for them. The order desk had written the SKU for 3/4 x 6 WR Cedar and the cashier couldn't find the correct SKU for the size I wanted. It took 3 people and about 10 minutes to locate it in their computer, then I finally could pay for the size I wanted and went back to the yard to load up my 15 chosen pieces. This was at a Canadian BORG called Rona, Home Depot's only competition in Canada. "Phil Crow" wrote in message m... I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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Phil,
THIS should have been the time to either leave or seek out the MANAGER. 'MDF' being 'Medium Density FIBERBOARD' - or basically a 'paper & glue' product - storing it outside where it is exposed to weather or high moisture will soon lead to a pile of pulp. Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop {who uses a good bit of MDF & 'Whiteboard' for jigs & Templates} "Phil Crow" wrote in message m... SNIP 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard . . . SNIP |
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Eric Tonks wrote:
I never buy anything at a lumber yard or home center unless I see and touch it first to see if it meets my needs and is the proper quality -- then I go and pay for it and pick it up. Prevents such mixups. With a yard hand I sorted out 15 suitable 5/4 x 4 wester red cedar deck boards, then went to the order desk to get the paperwork, took the paperwork to the cashier to pay for them. The order desk had written the SKU for 3/4 x 6 WR Cedar and the cashier couldn't find the correct SKU for the size I wanted. It took 3 people and about 10 minutes to locate it in their computer, then I finally could pay for the size I wanted and went back to the yard to load up my 15 chosen pieces. This was at a Canadian BORG called Rona, Home Depot's only competition in Canada. Had some genious from Rona deliver me two skids of wood, one was labelled shed, one was labelled floor, guess which order they unloaded them in. Shed on top of the floor, on building day we had to move all of the wood off the top skid, move the skid and reload it all, so that I could start building the floor. |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:22:22 GMT, "PM6564" wrote:
So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? When I'm in Sandusky, I always get mine at Home Depot. Just ask for particle board - they'll know what you want. My Borgs carry particle board AND MDF. Do _you_ know what MDF is? G Barry |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:58:13 -0400, FrozenNorth
wrote: Had some genious from Rona... It takes special chutzpah to criticize someone's intelligence by referring to them as a "genious." LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net |
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B a r r y B u r k e J r . wrote:
My Borgs carry particle board AND MDF. Do _you_ know what MDF is? G I've asked for MDO at my local Borg and they don't have it. I've seen MDF over there, though. The two are easy to confuse, if you don't know the difference and aren't looking at a piece in front of you. |
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Chris Powers writes:
There are just some things that you shouldn't go to the Borg for. Learn them. Remember them. Then you will not be disappointed/frustrated. Yes. And it does help if you remember that the big boxes are not designed for, or by, woodworkers. Any woodworking items found there are incidental to their main mission, so it is somewhat silly to criticize them on that basis. Now, when they screw up on building materials.... Charlie Self "On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does." Will Rogers |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:56:38 -0400, WCD wrote:
Scott Cramer wrote: The entertainment value of having them try to cut a 4x8 sheet down to 5x5 would be worth the time wasted. I know computer professionals who drop by CompUSA every so often just to run the employees there through their paces. A similar kind of entertainment. To me that's a cheap shot, like shooting ducks in a barrel. ;-) heh...guilty as charged... I do admit to having trailed employees at the local microcenter just to hear their pitch. good for a laugh. david -- I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. -- Thomas Jefferson |
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Most Menards carry MDF in 3/4 and 1/2 thickness. Also MDO in the same. Phil Crow wrote: I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow -- Bob Kuphal -- Wisconsin Remove NOSPAM to email |
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LRod wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:58:13 -0400, FrozenNorth wrote: Had some genious from Rona... It takes special chutzpah to criticize someone's intelligence by referring to them as a "genious." Oh lookie, a spelling lame. |
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"FrozenNorth" wrote in message: Oh lookie, a spelling lame. No no - a spelling lame' - this is French for sumbuddy with a edukashun! LOL! Jumz |
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Why I hate the Borg - oh, Phil could you have been a little lessbrainless that day??
You must have stood in the same line when the "lobomites" had their
brains "customized". Otherwise you would have realized that particle board in the computer is particle board on the shelf and eleven dollars a sheet is way to cheap to be MDF. I mean, come on Phil, where the heck are you gonna get 3/4" MDF for $11??? Also, a housewife is not a "housewife" if she is working... I haven't ever worked retail, but I expect that with all the help that stores employ, not all those employed by Borgs are gonna be up to YOUR level of expertise in all things woodworking related. It's up to YOU to use a little common sense in situations such as you described. dave Phil Crow wrote: I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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"Charlie Self" wrote in message ... Yes. And it does help if you remember that the big boxes are not designed for, or by, woodworkers. Any woodworking items found there are incidental to their main mission, so it is somewhat silly to criticize them on that basis. Now, Agreed - but they have just enough *stuff* to keep you hopeful. Just enough Freud Forstners; Bessey's, Bench Dog Blade-Loc, the PC 557 Plate Joiner for $199. I - however - have come to grip with the fact that it's something pathological with me 5 REM 10 Enter BORG ever hopeful. 20 Wander looking for things that they moved the night before 30 Find 2 of the 7 things I need 40 Leave disappointed 50 DELAY 7 Days 60 GOTO 10 |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:56:38 -0400, WCD wrote:
Scott Cramer wrote: The entertainment value of having them try to cut a 4x8 sheet down to 5x5 would be worth the time wasted. I know computer professionals who drop by CompUSA every so often just to run the employees there through their paces. A similar kind of entertainment. To me that's a cheap shot, like shooting ducks in a barrel. Yes, I do that, and I'm not even a puter pro! Depends on my mood, and spare time, but it can be real fun. Barry Lennox |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:13:18 -0500, D K Woods
wrote: On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:56:38 -0400, WCD wrote: Scott Cramer wrote: The entertainment value of having them try to cut a 4x8 sheet down to 5x5 would be worth the time wasted. I know computer professionals who drop by CompUSA every so often just to run the employees there through their paces. A similar kind of entertainment. To me that's a cheap shot, like shooting ducks in a barrel. ;-) heh...guilty as charged... I do admit to having trailed employees at the local microcenter just to hear their pitch. good for a laugh. You gotts to be talkin' about the greasy-haired pimple-face at the Powers Ferry store, right ? Whut a maroon ! Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:11:09 -0400, "Eric Tonks"
wrote: I never buy anything at a lumber yard or home center unless I see and touch it first to see if it meets my needs and is the proper quality -- then I go and pay for it and pick it up. Prevents such mixups. With a yard hand I sorted out 15 suitable 5/4 x 4 wester red cedar deck boards, then went to the order desk to get the paperwork, took the paperwork to the cashier to pay for them. The order desk had written the SKU for 3/4 x 6 WR Cedar and the cashier couldn't find the correct SKU for the size I wanted. It took 3 people and about 10 minutes to locate it in their computer, then I finally could pay for the size I wanted and went back to the yard to load up my 15 chosen pieces. This was at a Canadian BORG called Rona, Home Depot's only competition in Canada. Take heart, at least they got it right in the end. Down heah, the wood you'd picked would have either been back in the stack or loaded on someone else's truck by the time you went to fetch it. Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com |
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"BigJoe" wrote in message . ..
Have you tried 84 Lumber on Milan Rd? -- Be sure to check out Joe's and Betty's webpages... http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/index.html Snip Tried there, didn't have MDF in 3/4". Asked who did, got the reply, "I don't know any place who stocks 3/4." So, I went to Carter Lumber in Sheffield/Amhearst area. -Phil Crow |
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Fred McClellan wrote
snip Alas, I need another sheet or two. Got the first one at Atlanta Hardwoods, but they seem to have disappeared/relocated/gone. Any decent hard wood suppliers in hotLanta besides the high-priced spread at Woodcraft ? Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com Fred -- Try http://www.hardwoodweb.com/company/awpc.cfm |
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Atlanta Wood Products is still down off South Cobb Drive right near I-285.
There is also Peach State Lumber in Kennesaw. -- David Chamberlain remove nospam to reach me "Brint Keyes" wrote in message om... Fred McClellan wrote snip Alas, I need another sheet or two. Got the first one at Atlanta Hardwoods, but they seem to have disappeared/relocated/gone. Any decent hard wood suppliers in hotLanta besides the high-priced spread at Woodcraft ? Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com Fred -- Try http://www.hardwoodweb.com/company/awpc.cfm |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:21:14 -0400, FrozenNorth
wrote: LRod wrote: On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:58:13 -0400, FrozenNorth wrote: Had some genious from Rona... It takes special chutzpah to criticize someone's intelligence by referring to them as a "genious." Oh lookie, a spelling lame. It might be, except for the fact you were engaging in a "limited education borg employee" lame. If one is going to cast aspersions at other people, one should have one's own ducks properly aligned or else be prepared for the consequences. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Nice weasel attempt. LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net |
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Not much better at Canadian Borgs
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:56:15 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote: (LRod) writes: On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:58:13 -0400, FrozenNorth wrote: Had some genious from Rona... It takes special chutzpah to criticize someone's intelligence by referring to them as a "genious." LRod Cut the viking a break. '.no' domain implies non-native english speaker. Sorry, but probably not the case. Note the ".no" is part of his spam killer email addy ). Also, his original post refers to a Canadian borg, and although there are non-native English speakers in Canada, he doesn't appear to be one of them from the text of the message (spelling aside). LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net |
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Why I hate the Borg
If you got something to say, tell their CEO '
Let me tell you, that will get some attention! Enjoy. "Phil Crow" wrote in message m... I just read a post that got my blood pressure up regarding customer service. I have a similar tale: Last Saturday, I set out to cap my workbench as well as make a saw guide, as I do not own a table saw. I also had to pick up a few odds and ends (tube of adhesive, 1# of roofing nails, etc), so I decided to go to the Borg because I knew exactly where those things were; I figured, "What the hell...I'll pick up a sheet of 3/4 MDF while I'm out." Yeah. After wandering about the lumber section and not finding any MDF, I asked the young child at the, uh, oh yeah! The Project Desk for a sheet of 3/4 MDF. He told me that it was kept outside in the lumber yard and I could pay for it, then drive around the back and pick it up. Okay, no problem. By the way, how much is it? Eleven dollars a sheet. Super. I get to the front with my tube of Liquid Nails and my roofing nails and tell the middle-aged housewife working the register that I need a sheet of 3/4 MDF. "What's MDF?" So it begins. After spending 10 minutes explaining to her (and the other lobotomites in line) what MDF was, she pored over her cost code sheet and said she needed to call someone. She did, and was given some explaination or other and said to me, "All it is is particle board." "Well, ma'am, it's not exactly particle board. You see, the wood fiber--" (Getting Snippy)"It's listed as particle board on my sheet here, and all you have to do next time is ask for particle board." Fine. So I pay the eleven dollars for the sheet of listed-as-particle-board and drive my p/u around the back of the store, where I have the exact same conversation with the lumber yard guy. Finally, he tells me to pull around to door number 3 and they'll load my materiel. Guess what the loading hand tries to load into my pickup? I spent another half hour trying to get my eleven dollars back. By this time, I was seething. I was able to hold it together long enough not to choke the manager of the store and got out of there. So, anyone know of a source of 3/4" MDF in the Sandusky, Ohio area? -Phil Crow |
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Why I hate the Borg
tnfkajs wrote:
I - however - have come to grip with the fact that it's something pathological with me 5 REM 10 Enter BORG ever hopeful. 20 Wander looking for things that they moved the night before 30 Find 2 of the 7 things I need 40 Leave disappointed 50 DELAY 7 Days 60 GOTO 10 Wow. It took me a long time to figure out WTF you were talking about. Takes me back to days of yore, man. Personally, I don't like the Borg much. They have like three things on-hand that Lowe's doesn't. Otherwise they're Just Like Lowe's, Only Orange, and Lowe's is both closer and has better looking women working there. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 Confirmed post number: 16826 Approximate word count: 504780 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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Why I hate the Borg
tnfkajs wrote:
[snip] 5 REM 10 Enter BORG ever hopeful. 20 Wander looking for things that they moved the night before 30 Find 2 of the 7 things I need 40 Leave disappointed 50 DELAY 7 Days 60 GOTO 10 GOTO Considered Harmful Edsgar |
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Why I hate the Borg
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:43:27 -0400, Silvan
wrote: Wow. It took me a long time to figure out WTF you were talking about. Takes me back to days of yore, man. Personally, I don't like the Borg much. They have like three things on-hand that Lowe's doesn't. Otherwise they're Just Like Lowe's, Only Orange, and Lowe's is both closer and has better looking women working there. Hey, my neice works at Lowes. You keep away - she is a sweet girl (albeit quite a cutie). She says she gets hit on a ton working there. - - DL http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm Evidently your buddy Cedeño is a *******. First of all, Cedeño is not my buddy. :::::::::::::::: "Ahh, job hunt. Had an interview this week and all I learned is this: Despite its name, the company "Johnson Controls" does not manufacture condoms." - Anonymous :::::::::::::::: Halter Sucks! |
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