In this case they were gift gift cards, so I didn’t have a choice of stores.

The HD in Flagstaff kicks some serious ass, I love it. Always well stocked, 
staffed, and never crowded. The ones in Florida, at least the ones around my 
house there, suck big time. Dirty, poorly stocked and staffed, always crowded 
and difficult to get in/out of.

In Florida the Lowes is right across the street from the HD, and a lot easier 
to get in/out of and well stocked/staffed.

No Lowe’s in Flagstaff. Two HDs in a city of 76k people, though, and they’re 
only about 10 minutes apart if you have to go to the other one, which I’ve only 
done once. Demographics for a Lowe’s in Flagstaff don’t work out, closest one 
is in Prescott, about a 90 minute drive.

-D

> On Sep 7, 2022, at 1:52 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting,
> 
> I accidentally ordered some stuff to the wrong Home Depot awhile ago, had 
> bought it on gift cards. I canceled the order and they promptly issued me a 
> new gift card via email. Process took about 15 minutes.
> 
> I don't really like either Lowes or HD but of the two I prefer HD.
> 
> -Curt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 04:47:19 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via 
> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> And I encountered the same issues you had with availability. It was hit or 
> miss for some time, I think I got my top box in FL and the bottom roll around 
> cart in Indiana.
> 
> Something to note if you’re a Lowe’s shopper - if you use a gift card to buy 
> something for pickup at the store, and the order gets cancelled as mine did, 
> if you don’t physically go to the store where the pickup was scheduled for 
> within 24 hours of the cancellation your gift card balance will be refunded 
> through another gift card that has to be mailed to you from corporate. That 
> means your funds are unavailable for a week or two.
> 
> I found this out the hard way when I saw a roll around box at a nearby Lowe’s 
> in Indiana and ordered it for pickup. Apparently when they went to pull the 
> order the one they had in stock was damaged, so they cancelled my order. When 
> I found another a few days later and went to another Lowe’s with gift card in 
> hand, they wouldn’t honor it. It took a phone call to corporate to figure out 
> what was going on.
> 
> Lesson learned.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 1:25 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I bought a Craftsman top and bottom set at Lowes last year for  most stock
>> of airplane parts so they aren't scattered all over the hangar. IIRC, it's
>> the 40" wide x 24" deep model. It has nice large wheels - bolted on.
>> I bought a Husky from HD this year to consolidate my mechanicing tools, the
>> fabrication tools are still in the odd collection of old boxes.
>> I compared Craftsman, Husky, and HF boxes. Note that they all have two or
>> three levels of build - I call then lite, med., and heavy duty. You have to
>> compare the similar builds, not a lite of one to a med. of the other.
>> HF did not have 24" deep drawers in the medium build boxes when I was
>> looking, and the Husky was about the same price with 24" deep drawers.
>> Also note that stock varies frequently these days, the box I wanted was not
>> available in OK when I was ready to pull the trigger. I waited about a
>> month, then one appeared at my local store. I quickly bought it on-line
>> with local pickup to lock it in. I had been looking at a different HF box
>> earlier, decided it might be "the one", but it is not even in their catalog
>> now.
>> Go and look at them all, decide what size and features you want, then go
>> home and build a spreadsheet and compare what's available.
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> For what it’s worth, I wouldn’t buy current model Craftsman tools, either.
>>> All of mine are legacy tools that either I purchased or were handed down to
>>> me from my Dad. Reminds me that I need to order some rebuild kits for my
>>> ratchets….
>>> 
>>> The tools that are in those new Craftsman boxes are nearly all HF “Quinn”
>>> brand, and I’m very pleased with them so far.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 12:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I quit buying Craftsman the first time I bought an SK ratchet. It opened
>>> my eyes to how bad Craftsman products post 2000 have been. Their wrenches
>>> in particular are pure garbage, barely smoothed, never mind polished, with
>>> clear casting seams on them. HF wrenches are better quality for half the
>>> price.
>>> 
>>> More recently I've bought a few HF ratchets, I was initially wary of them
>>> but they've been excellent. I've got a 1/2" drive extendo at camp that I've
>>> stood on, it's only like 18" long but that's still 300+# at the ratchet
>>> pawls. It's held up fine. At home I've got one of the 3/8" bending head
>>> ones, works great for very little money.
>>> 
>>> -Curt
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 02:31:39 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via
>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I wonder when the Craftsman stuff will be on sale again? It’s $598
>>> currently at my Lowes.
>>> I’ll be down by the HF later today so I might pop in and give them a look.
>>> 
>>> AZBob
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 10:58 AM, dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via
>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I was looking for a roll-around box for the Flagstaff shop I got a
>>> Craftsman set (bottom box w/drawers, top box w/drawers) from Lowe’s and
>>> I’ve been very happy with them.
>>> 
>>> This is the set I got:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.lowes.com/collections/CRAFTSMAN-S2000-26-in-Red-Closed-Till-Tool-Storage-Collection/GR_2971
>>> 
>>> And yes, $500 is a chunk of change for storage, but it’s one area where
>>> the adage about “you get what you pay for” really plays out.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 10:14 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com><mailto:
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So….What is the common consensus of the best toolbox you can get? I don’t
>>> need the little plastic tacklebox looking things, I mean the nice large
>>> drawers, ball bearings, whatever makes them awesome ones.
>>> I am consolidating three separate boxes into one. Well at least that’s my
>>> intention. I am also retiring a large, old, metal chest of drawers that
>>> once was used to hold sewing patterns. I have it full of random crap that
>>> I’m either gonna get rid of or sell and one of those drawers has useful
>>> tools that will have to be consolidated into a toolbox.
>>> 
>>> What’s good, homies?
>>> 
>>> AZBob
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>> OK Don
>> 
>> "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you
>> are wearing."
>> 
>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>> 
>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”  
>> Wernher
>> Von Braun
>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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