We had to run to town today and get some stuff we needed, a belt for the tiller and some plumbing stuff to finish up the bathroom in the small house. Our first stop was Lowes, I always have to go to the garden area to see if there is something I need, or just really want, there was nothing that I had to have today. So on to the plumbing, I needed a riser to put in the shower because there is not a wall on the faucet side of the tub in the small house. We were going to use a riser and add the things we wanted to it.
We asked an associate close to by if they had any and where would they be as we did not find any. Thought maybe we looked in the wrong place as sometimes things are not where you expect them to be. She told us she had no idea and she would get someone that knew what we were looking for to help us. The guy that normally works over there was off today so it was going to be a crap shoot on who was helping us find it.
The lady come by and asked if we were the ones looking for a shower riser, my wife said we were and my wife went to look at them with her as I was getting some fittings I needed. I found them in the aisle with the galvanized pipe. My wife said it would be chrome and it was 1/2 inch pipe. The girl said this is what is used for showers unless you wanted PVC. My wife asked her if she knew what a shower riser was, she said not sure but this is what is used most of the time. My wife asked her if she knew what a claw foot tub was and she said: "Yes, but you cannot but a shower on a claw foot tub". My wife just told her thanks and we went on our way. At that point, we knew that she had no idea so we would come back later.
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We left and went to tractor supply to get a belt for the tiller and as I had bought it at TSC they should have the belts required to replace the old one. Come to find out they quit selling the CountyLine tillers shortly after we bought ours. I told the girl it was a tiller 5 times and she is still looking lawnmower belts, to say the least, that was a lost cause too.
I am in awe that the store would put someone in a department that knew nothing about that the skill of the department they are working in. I see this time and time again in the big box stores. Employees without a clue, I knew why that is and it is because if you have a skill and work that skill you expect to be paid a decent wage. The problem is that the big box store does not want to pay someone that can help customers with their projects above 8 or so dollars an hour. They do not want to invest in a person that brings knowledge with them to work.
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We do not have any small stores anymore because the big box stores have run them out and they cannot afford to operate and run a business anymore. So we are stuck with young people that have no knowledge trying to sell a customer something that he or she may not really need or is not right for their project. People are trying to become more self-reliant and do things for themselves and it is hard when they are blocked either way they go.
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