My trip to ACE HARDWARE!

[speckledhen]

My WalMart, Lowe's and Home Depot didn't have it-I looked at them all. I just happened to know that ACE was a designated distributor and made them look it up and get it to the store for me.

 

[paganfish]

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Humm...well, next time I go to town for provisions...I'll make a more diligent effort at getting it from them. I'll have to ask someone to *look into it*.

I hate to tell people their jobs but...I guess these people NEED to be told their jobs.

...and I am just the Mexican to do it too!

Another thing that happened there...when I first thought of getting chickens, I'd heard you could order them through that Ace Hardware. I asked one of the cashiers (young kid) if they were getting any chicks for sale that Spring. He looked at me and started to laugh and said, "dude I wish!" I laughed with him a bit then said,

"No, really...are you getting any chicks? I want to get some CHICKENS!"

You could clearly see the light go ON and he said, "OH! I don't know..." He did ask someone nearby and she said they normally did but wasn't sure about this year, blah, blah, blah...and to check again later!

He was telling her that he thought I was asking if they sold chicks and she said...that's against the law in some parts isn't it?

They both laughed.

KIDS!

Why do these things always happen to me?

 

[DrakeMaiden]

ROFLMAO!!!!

That's a good one.

Why? So you can tell us and brighten our day!!

 

[SpottedCrow]

Paganfish, that's the time you dig out the obsidian dagger and commit a lovely human sacrifice on the register...

I had a person asking for cat relaxers and I can't leave the register so I told them in the cat remedy aisles, about 4 down on the right hand side, IF we have any... said customer got them in the dog dept...

I know where almost everything in the store is, generally.

If I can't find it, I'll call someone over...you're right, though, futurechickenman, they love to treat you like you're an idiot and that they had to do all the work themselves.

 

[ml]

I think this is the product you want

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cach...ange+Oil+insecticide&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

if nothing else google up Orange oil. If all else fails, i just buy on line due to my feedstore that only supplies some things.

ML

 

[schmoo]

I can usually tell by the look on the workers face if they have a clue what they are talking about. When I first switched to layer feed TSC was out at the moment. I asked the cashier if they had anymore and she asked way I needed it? OKAY as Bill Engval (sp?) would say "heres your sign".

I told her why I needed it anyways and she says "oh I think all feed is the same, theres really no difference". I didn't have the patience to explain and I told her she really shouldn't give advice or answer questions when she doesn't know what shes talking about. I said if theres no difference why do you suppose they make starter feed and layer feed? just to confuse us chicken folk I spose

 

[TxChiknRanchers]

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Dont that make your egg rot! Makes me crazy when I have to explain what is going on to the store employee where I'm spending my money.

 

[paganfish]

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Good for you! I tend to be very sarcastic (can you tell?) and so my comments often leave people wondering if I had just offended them (because, "darn! It sure sounds like it!") as I am walking away. LOL!

I will look online to see if I can find it. Thanks for all your help.

Feels like Spring!!! I am starting to worry about this global warming crap! UGH!

 

[picklespickles]

i hate home despot.

at walmart, they are too overwhelemd to wait on you and understaffed and undertrained.

at home despot, they can, but won't.

it's so weird. i used to hate going into hardware stores in the old days because of all the testosterone, but at least they knew what they were talking about!

isnt' there a happy medium? a female friendly store that actually can provide solid advice and service?

there is one feed store i've found that may shape up to be that place.

 

[silkiechicken]

What I do to reduce head aches. Is find what I want, go and ask for product telling absolute NO reason what I want it for, and I get it right away. Helps to have a picture of the product from the website and the dept it is in too