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[-] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 101 points 7 months ago

Ace Hardware is where you find frustrated tenants who decided it would just be easier to fix the sink themselves rather than deal with the landlord

[-] Ludrol@szmer.info 33 points 7 months ago

You can also find there lost asexuals that ware looking for a garlic bread bakery.

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's pretty close to the reason for my last trip to Ace. Fucking slumlord. D:

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I had sparks flying out of my fixtures in one room from old water damage. After 2 days I just replaced them myself with $3 gfi switches and plugs and put an Arc fault breaker in.

When I moved out I took the outlets and breaker with me. I didn't need them, but fuck those guys.

[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

I installed a ceiling fan in my apartment when I first moved in, and you bet your ass I'm uninstalling it and taking it with me when I move out. It's a nice ceiling fan.

[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 7 months ago

Didn't the owner or CEO of lowes say some really homophobic shit a few years ago? I feel like they got the demos swapped. On the other hand, I like Lowes Lesbian as a term a lot more than butch.

[-] just2look@lemm.ee 47 points 7 months ago

The founder of Home Depot was definitely involved in some garbage. If the Lowe’s CEO was, I missed it.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Home Depot has been funding to abolish gay marriage, and even the controversial therapy bullshit.

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

The owner of Menards got caught dumping toxic waste in his own neighborhood to avoid paying for proper disposal.

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

John Menard is a dick. He actively prevents employees from using their discount and is generally a piece of shit.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 33 points 7 months ago
[-] runner_g 15 points 7 months ago

Who is native to Harbor Freight?

[-] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago

Engineers, farmers, or anyone else predisposed to do things themselves but not as theit main professional capacity.

[-] AtmaJnana@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago
[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 months ago

Rednecks, Hispanic immigrants, and cheap asses (me).

[-] BobbyNevada@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

Or Hispanic, redneck, cheap asses, (me)

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

The poor.

Seriously though, their prices aren't as good as they used to be. They're now mid-range Chinese products instead of absolute trash.

[-] atrielienz@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Yep, my dad buys Christmas presents for his four grandsons there.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago

I shop at Ace...

[-] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Haha yeah gay men and straight women are fucking useless for anything practical (collapses in drunken haze of hate)

[-] Abird1620@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago

Not just gay men. Men without children can't do home improvement. This is common knowledge.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Incorrect. Of all my male friends, the ones with kids are to ones that do the most simple DIY projects (handyman level stuff), but the childless ones are the ones that do the most complex projects (renovations, custom works, etc).

EDIT: The useless gay man stereotype holds though. Looking at you Wes and Andy.

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

Can confirm, am man without children.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Back when it was just Tru-value, they had cohabitation ranges as well.

[-] e1219@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 7 months ago

You can't say that word anymore!

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 6 points 7 months ago

I can't believe we've reached the point in our society where we care about the sexuality or gender of people in Home Improvement stores. 🤦

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

You missed such an obvious joke I don't know if you're trolling or need to get seen about being in the spectrum.

[-] Dippy@beehaw.org 8 points 7 months ago

Have you ever been in a home depot? The atmosphere is full of unresolved emotions, general frustration, and hatred disguised as jokes at your "friend's" expense. Of course it's the dad's home improvement store. And it fucking sucks

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hmm let's flip this around and make it about Lowes and lesbians, and see how many people get pissed off:

Have you ever been in a Lowe's? The atmosphere is full of leftover teen angst, the misplaced desire to prove oneself, and anger disguised as jokes at the straights expense. Of course it's the lesbians home improvement store. And it fucking sucks

It's fun throwing stereotypes around, isn't it!

[-] Dippy@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

Okay but are you legitimately made uncomfortable by the people around you at lowes or are you just trying to invert what I said because you don't like it? I'm in these stores all the time due to my profession, and my experience is that there's a big difference in which people frequent which store, and the attitudes they bring with them.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago

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