Bad Move Lowes!!!!

[ultrarunner]

I too have walked out leaving a full cart... not something I am proud of but when schedule is tight what can you do... twenty registers and only two cashiers.

One of the managers said they are actively hiring but can't find people that can pass drug and background for wages offered and it is worse now with legal pot...

I have gravitated more to the trade supply houses for plumbing, electrical and irrigation plus traditional lumber yards.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

You were doing so good. Then I read the last paragraph. I consider myself naive and prove it here daily. But I ain't buyin none of that last paragraph.

Yea, I don't think Farmer can prove that. Lowes has been slowly raising their prices s well as their competition.

Ron

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I was at Lowe痴 today and went to a regular checkout line and after waiting for the poor lady trying to ring up a bunch of stupid nails for the guy in front of me I left and went to the self checkout line and was done on a fraction of the time. Lowe痴 has a stupid policy of selling any fasteners not in a box individual. Grap a handful of bolts, nuts, washers, lock washers, and then you aren稚 sure of the size so you repeat the process you better bring your lunch. Most other places sell by weight and are done in seconds.

Never happens in my Lowes. You bag it put down the stock # and qty. Checker takes your word for it. They do that on a lot of multiple items. If I am in the Contractor/lumber area and I need 100 landscape blocks along with the cement, rebar, and other items there are close by; i have them call garden and have them bring down on a pallet while they are palatalizing my cement and others. Checker looks at the hand written slips with skew and qty and inputs it, Customer service like that is worth money to me. Pick up a cart full of 2X4s they ask me how many and enter the multiplier. And my lumber is not soaking wet.

Of course they know me as I am a regular. I do all my special orders at the Pro Desk or at the department heads desk, pick them up when they come in. Damaged order, they check it before I get it. Less hassle than home delivery. If what you all are saying is factual I guess this is about to all go away at my store, then so will I.

Ron

 

[ultrarunner]

Price inflations... China surcharge is what many call it here...

Friend was remodeling and got material quotes... by the time they acted there prices were higher due to increased tariffs... checked prices and all had gone up...

Guess it is only natural considering how much is imported.

 

[4570Man]

They take your word for the amount but every piece has a different price. Most places just weigh the whole bag of bolts.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I too have walked out leaving a full cart... not something I am proud of but when schedule is tight what can you do... twenty registers and only two cashiers.

One of the managers said they are actively hiring but can't find people that can pass drug and background for wages offered and it is worse now with legal pot...

I have gravitated more to the trade supply houses for plumbing, electrical and irrigation plus traditional lumber yards.

Same thing here with all the big stores that have big liability issues safety wise. Contractor tell me their insurance company checks there safety records and hiring practices before issuing a rate quote.

Ron

 

[RickB]

They take your word for the amount but every piece has a different price. Most places just weigh the whole bag of bolts.

Separate skus allow inventory control and stock order development by keystroke verified by stocking audits. Bulk sales by weight requires order development and inventory control by humans doing physical bin checks.
I used to have to manually manage an extensive hardware inventory, it is a giant PIA to do well.

 

[Diggin It]

^^^ If a store sells 1,000 pounds of bulk (unidentified) hardware in a month, how do they know which bins to refill? When I buy from a couple of chain stores by weight, it isn't even classified as nuts, bolts or washers, let alone by diameter or thread count.

 

[RickB]

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^^^ If a store sells 1,000 pounds of bulk (unidentified) hardware in a month, how do they know which bins to refill? When I buy from a couple of chain stores by weight, it isn't even classified as nuts, bolts or washers, let alone by diameter or thread count.

Just like I said, they have to do a physical bin check. Which is exactly what I said above. There is less labor involved in inventory management when individual skus are maintained AT THE POINT OF SALE as opposed to bulk sales.

 

[Diggin It]

There is less labor involved in inventory management when individual skus are maintained AT THE POINT OF SALE as opposed to bulk sales.

But more packaging. I hate those little hang bags with 3 or 4 1/8 washers. The individual tags on the mid sized stuff get damaged to where they won't scan. And the bag it yourself stuff where you write the numbers in .... I have trouble where idiots (shoppers or clerks) put the stuff in the wrong bins. Then I have to try to figure out where it should have been to get the right number.