Tractor Supply Does It Again

[bindian]

Home Depot does the same thing. Their stockers are told the shelves can't look bare, if they're out of something put something else in its place to fill the shelf space. It's infuriating if you're actually looking for something.

It also raises the question of how a company that claims to sell hardware could be out of 1/4" washers...

It would seem that Lowes does the same thing with their PVC fittings..................but different items in the same boxes.
hugs, Brandi

 

[aczlan]

It would seem that Lowes does the same thing with their PVC fittings..................but different items in the same boxes.
hugs, Brandi

Not sure if that is Lowe's, or the customers doing that at Lowe's.

Aaron Z

 

[Oaktree]

Home Depot does the same thing. Their stockers are told the shelves can't look bare, if they're out of something put something else in its place to fill the shelf space. It's infuriating if you're actually looking for something.

Pretty much SOP for any retailer. Years ago I worked p/t at a supermarket while I was "between jobs", they were very strict that there be no holes in the displays. If we ran out of something, we were expected to put something else there, or at least expand what was next to it to take up the space.

 

[bindian]

I realize idiot customers do it. I always look for the box I took it out of, if I change my mind and don't want it.
hugs, Brandi

Not sure if that is Lowe's, or the customers doing that at Lowe's.

Aaron Z

 

[CADplans]

WOOT!! - Rural King,,, WOOT!!
it turns out that a RK near me was announced last August.
I Googled it,, Google said they were open,, so off we went.
The RK is a retrofit of an abandoned K-Mart. It is B I G !!
Think Gander Mountain size,,, except with stuff that a GT through CUT size tractor owner will enjoy.

They basically put the following stores under one roof;
TSC (only well stocked)
Gander Mountain (except only work clothes [including Carr-Hart, and Wrangler] and GUNS)
Harbor Freight
Advance Auto Parts (only the stuff on the front shelves)
and
Dollar General (shockingly YES, right in the middle)

EVERYTHING was well stocked,, it was a real surprise.
They even has a supply (about 20) of de-headed steel 55 gallon barrels.
Other surprises;
The biggest single inventory of Stihl I have ever seen.
Concentrated anti-freeze at under $8 a goallon
Rotella oil,,, cheap.
55 gallon drums of engine oil.
AND WAY more,,, we quit shopping after 1.5 hours. Another couple trips will be required.

At the checkout,, we find out they have been only open a WEEK!

So, this store will be interesting,, I spent a little over $200,,
everything we purchased was something that could not be found in Roanoke.

The store is 55 minutes away,,, (30 minutes further than TSC) We will be back.

Do you have a Rural King,,,yet??
Do you have an abandoned K-Mart? Keep your fingers crossed!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just found out they have one in front royal va now, hour and a half away.

 

[sseelhoff]

None here. Sounds like heaven.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

One I went to in ohio was cluttered, disorganized. But they are big and carry more stuff.

 

[smstonypoint]

WOOT!! - Rural King,,, WOOT!!
it turns out that a RK near me was announced last August.
I Googled it,, Google said they were open,, so off we went.
The RK is a retrofit of an abandoned K-Mart. It is B I G !!
Think Gander Mountain size,,, except with stuff that a GT through CUT size tractor owner will enjoy.

<snip>

Do you have a Rural King,,,yet??
Do you have an abandoned K-Mart? Keep your fingers crossed!!

Your post is completely uncalled for.

I checked -- a Rural King just opened in Morganton, NC, less than 40 minutes from my farm. There goes the budget.

Steve

 

[japody]

Rural King sounds a lot like Agri-Supply.