Classificação do local: 4 Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA
We decided to upsize our outside Christmas decorations so we stopped in to see what Home Depot had available. They had a very nice selection of outdoor decorations. We even found a spotlight to put more light on the decorations. A very nice gentleman asked if we needed help. I took a little side trip to the restroom. It was extremely clean. Big points for that! The one thing I was not a fan of is that there were no live cashiers. It was all self check out.
Rebecca O.
Classificação do local: 3 Pittsburgh, PA
UPDATED: When I finally went to Home Depot to pick up my blinds they were very apologetic and compensated me for my troubles. The blinds were supposed to be delivered to me in 2 weeks — after 3 weeks I called the store asking for an update. Apparently the blinds had been delivered to the store and no one had bothered to call me to let me know they were in.
John C.
Classificação do local: 1 Pittsburgh, PA
To start, my caliber of handyman knowledge is minimal. a simple faucet repair problem might as well be a high-level trigonometry engineering problem. This lack of knowledge lead me to a weekend of multiple stops at hardware stores with iPhone photos of my situation, a Giant Eagle plastic bag of random plumbing pieces and spigot pieces, in my 1979 Village People Construction Worker costume(to make me look like I knew what I was doing) and a tape measure clipped to my waistband. For the record, yes, my tape measure has pencil markings on it from the last project when I had to count the 1⁄8 notches. (Quick note, I did not wash my hands in between hardware stops, again, so that I would look somewhat competent.) My situation. The spigot thingy broke off the tub/shower. Hey it’s 20 years old. It screwed off which, in MY thoughts, put my DIY expected competency at a 9 out of 10 given the new thingy would probably just screw on! First stop, a local hardware store with the old parts and phone pics. After some«Hmmmms» and«Leeeet me see what ya got there agains» local hardware guy sends me home with a new thingy that SHOULDWORK and even says on the package, «Universal.» Got home… and it is clear that my plumbing is NOT«Universal.» Second stop, Home Depot with the same iPhone pics, bag of random broken parts and newly purchased non-universal replacement spigot thingy. I ask a random Home Depot guy where I find replacement spigot thingies, he says, «I’ll walk you to the aisle because I want to get to lunch and this will help me get out of here without getting stuck answering questions.» BOOM! The holy grail rack of replacement thingies from which to choose. I ask Home Depot rep #2, who was really cool, for help. He says he needs to refer to the plumber aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand guess who the plumber is… YEP. the guy that just walked me to the spigot thingies that was headed to lunch hoping to not answer questions! Home Depot rep #2 took my stuff back to consult with the lunching-no-questions-plumber who said the pipe at home had to be re-plumbed. My dreams of being a successful DIYer on this project are now shattered, DIY expected competency level is zero and testosterone level is zero. Since I didn’t want to bother the lunching-no-questions-plumber at Home Depot any further, I headed to Lowe’s to see if maybe their plumbers don’t eat lunch or are more helpful with un-handy-men like me. Lowe’s Guy explains to me that the installation by Ryan Homes, 20 years ago, was kind of a short cut and not 100% correct. And then proceeds to use random pieces and parts, including a few Lego blocks and Lincoln logs, to show me how this can work. Boom! Mission accomplished. Fortunately for me I only had to make 2 trips to the God-forsaken-kingdom of driving jagoffery(Robinson Town Center/North Fayette) to get it done. The shower is fixed. My internal assessment of my DIY competency is back to a 7 out of 10 because the shower now works and there is no water on the lower floors, yet! So to the guy at Lowe’s who spoon fed me in Baby-DIY terms, THANKYOU! To Ryan Homes, thanks alot for the shortcuts 20-year ago. And to the Home Depot plumber, here’s a tip, if ya don’t want to be playing Plumbing 20 Questions answering my idiotic weekend DIY-er questions, don’t work at Home Depot where idiotic weekend DIYers like me go to ask idiotic weekend DIY-er questions.
Susan W.
Classificação do local: 2 Oakdale, PA
I just moved into the area a week ago and as usual, things get lost and broken in the move. I went here to find replacement bolts for my dining table, which has a very heavy tiled top. The first thing the man in hardware said was«oh gee, not furniture bolts». Really? After searching for 15 minutes, he handed me bolts that I knew wouldn’t work because of their shape(I had the only surviving bolt from the table with me). I ended up not buying anything and will be searching for the good old-fashioned hardware store, the mom and pop type. Yes, I know my expectations were too high, but I was surprised with the negative attitude.
Mary W.
Classificação do local: 1 Neville Township, PA
I, am again, on my search for a dryer belt. I went to Kmart, see review, and they don’t have dryer belts. I have heard many people say they prefer Lowe’s to Home Depot, but Home Depot was closer and all I need is a dryer belt. I walked into the door, and a nice man asked me if I needed help. I told him what I was looking for and he directed me back to the appliance department. After looking for 5 minutes, I found a man sitting at a desk in the appliance department. I asked him where I could find a dryer belt and he told me that they don’t have them, but he had a phone number to order one. I told him I wanted to get one today, and he said«wouldn’t that be nice», but we don’t sell them. Thanks for your help, you smart ass. I am going to have to agree that Lowe’s is better. I will drive farther next time for better service.
Sal G.
Classificação do local: 3 Miami, FL
I was on a kick with my creative spree and found that I needed more items that Lowe’s didn’t carry. Amazing that there are certain things that each of the chains specializes in. Home Depot tends to specialize in hard to find, niche items that are particular to an area, and this one was no different. I found the items I was looking for, paid and left. While it is awesome to find the niche items, everything else is better at Lowe’s.