Menards

So, so disappointed today with the garden center.
90% of the plants were mostly dead looking. Dried out, limp and lifeless.
Let me tell you, this week has been our first hot week so there is no reason for the condition of those plants except lack of water.
These plants will end in the garbage and it really is a shame.
Come on Menards, do a better job.
Shameful.

Menards is good for cheaper prices. They often have an 11% back sale so for large projects than you can get a large rebate back. You have to spend it in the store, but we usually have something we need. It’s usually hard to find an employee to help, but when you do they are super helpful. The store is large and I can’t ever find what I am looking for. I was able to get all new kitchen cabinet knobs for free! They were on sale and free after the rebate on each one.
You have to get your plants early since they don’t seem to get watered much. I was also looking for a very specific tree and they didn’t have it.
Overall we shop there several times per year.

I’m adding another star to my original review because I found out that they sell GROCERIES here too, like milk and eggs and cereal and juice. What! That’s awesome and deserves a bump up.

Not a fan of Mendards because of some of their social views so very rarely shop there. Today however they were the only option for an item we wanted. Associate in the garden area was super friendly and helpful. She took us inside to the item we wanted instead of just saying aisle 10 or something. We were able to get in get out with out spending more then we planned. As a last resort to Homedepot 1 to Lowe’s 2 it will do in a pinch.

I’m a patient guy. Seriously. Give me even HALF an effort and I’ll be satisfied.
Sadly, this wasn’t to be the case with this particular Menards.
My wife and I went to purchase a new lawnmower. We went to the correct section of the store, We found a lawnmower to suit our purpose, but no employee was to be found working in that section, so we just grabbed the tag off of the shelf and headed to the checkout counter.
The young lady at the checkout was pleasant enough, but seemed thrown for a loop that we were there with a tag but no merchandise. She called her supervisor, who, for a minute or two, seemed stumped also. She radioed someone to retrieve a mower for us, and after quite an extended wait, the employee came wheeling up with the lawnmower off of the shelf. I asked if they had one in the box, and they said no, so I said that was fine.
I asked for a manual and paperwork (Warranty cards, etc) from the mower, and more radio talking, and another extended wait. Finally the supervisor said they don’t have a manual, but that they can print one off, and I said that was fine. We went on and paid for our mower on that basis.
And we waited. and waited. and then we waited some more. Finally, the supervisor came up and said they could NOT print off a manual, after all. No offer of a price break, or trying to find us a warranty card, or anything else.
All in all, a pretty dismal experience.

Kind of a random assortment of Lowe’s type items and food and random appliances and outdoor things and tools, Menard’s has definitely declined through time into a state of mediocrity.
The only reason we ever came here is because my grandpa used to work here in its better days and the only reason we are here today is because there is a birdseed sale.
While the jingle may be catchy, it is not really necessary to advertise it to the people inside your store. They’re already here. Are you really that desperate to get people to buy your crap?
I’d sooner go to Lowe’s to be honest. Menard’s and Home Depot just lack something that it has.

Good Menards has about everything you need.

Not only is the commercial jingle annoying, but they play it while you’re in the store. Hey, we’re already here, no need to keep on advertising.
Why a 1 star you ask? the two times I have been here no one has been helpful. The first time I came here to buy a grill, and I asked if someone could help me with a few questions. They send some high schooler who has no clue what the hell he is talking about. Strike one.
2^nd time I went here, I was looking at patio furniture. Again, asked someone for some help, and they sent a guy who had just transferred from hardware. I asked the guy if he knew anything about the rebates, or the quality of the sets. He shrugged his shoulders and told me it all comes down to personal preference.
I’m not waiting for a strike three. Not going back.