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Based on our 25 trips to the various home improvement stores in the past week, I would like to grade them:

Lowes: A+ They helped me get the quarter round off the shelf, carried it to the register, opened a new register to ring me up, and walked out to my car and LOADED IT IN MY CAR.

Menards: A+ The ladies in the paint department are funny and helpful. When I asked if I needed to use an expensive paint brush, she said “No, but I can sell you one.” 20 people must have asked me if I needed help, and the store was clean.

Home Depot: F No one asked me if I needed help. ALL of the wood was in 20 ft lengths, no 8 foot, so there was no chance of me fitting it in my car. I looked obviously lost in the “contractor” section and NO ONE approached me. It smelled like sawdust (I know, it’s a home improvement store, but the others don’t have dust in the air like that.) and it was dirty.