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I feel hardware stores went the opposite direction. They show the popular, common things. I sort of miss stores before the internet. You would get large stor
by m463 2y ago
I feel hardware stores went the opposite direction.
They show the popular, common things.
I sort of miss stores before the internet. You would get large stores that carried everything, so if you went there for one thing, you would find all the other stuff in the middle.
For instance, hardware stores before home depot/lowes usually had plumbing for all the homes in town, even the really old ones. Lots more brass than plastic.
Nowadays it's like trying to buy a computer at best buy.
- neuralRiot 2y agoAlso in large “Home improvement” stores forget about asking for something non-standard of for any unintended application. For example if you tell an employee that you need “something to hold this part here but cannot be a screw because the back is hidden” they will look at you as if you were speaking in mandalorian. Most large auto parts stores are the same.