as a Home Depot employee, let it be known: at least in my store: don't assume dads and moms aren't LGBTQ+, as there's plenty of overlap, and everyone seems pretty much at home here. also, as an appliance specialist, i find it amusing that it's the same-sex couples who are usually only ones who actually enjoy shopping for appliances as the task (shopping for and later using) seems more equitably split between them. although, i have observed, lesbian couples tend to view is as a dull task and gay male couples tend to view it as "shopping," therefore "fun".
i automatically give all discernably queer couples a "family" discount that is within my discretion.
126seems more equitably split between them. although, i have observed, lesbian couples tend to view is as a dull task
Was a bit surprised until that part. No way my moms shopping would seem like an equitable split between them. Granted, one of my moms is regularly assumed to be a guy (I've had my high school's front office tell me to go to a remote parking lot to see my "dad" before - had fun messing with my teacher by pointing out I don't have one as I left the classroom). So people might not even notice they are a lesbian couple and many probably assume she's a dad when with us. Home Depot has always been far closer.
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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
106You can also find there lost asexuals that ware looking for a garlic bread bakery.
35When I was renting that was me lol. Tbf, the reason I didn't want to deal with the landlord is because I didn't pay the pet fee...nor the "smoke jazz tobbaccy in the apartment" fee...
"Look it'll be easier for me to just do it than to hide the cats and bongs ok?"
27Yeah, that's pretty close to the reason for my last trip to Ace. Fucking slumlord. D:
20I 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.
16I 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.
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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.
41The founder of Home Depot was definitely involved in some garbage. If the Lowe’s CEO was, I missed it.
48Home Depot has been funding to abolish gay marriage, and even the controversial therapy bullshit.
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The owner of Menards got caught dumping toxic waste in his own neighborhood to avoid paying for proper disposal.
23John Menard is a dick. He actively prevents employees from using their discount and is generally a piece of shit.
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lowesbians
34Who is native to Harbor Freight?
17Engineers, farmers, or anyone else predisposed to do things themselves but not as theit main professional capacity.
11The 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.
7Grandads.
6Yep, my dad buys Christmas presents for his four grandsons there.
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I shop at Ace...
13Back when it was just Tru-value, they had cohabitation ranges as well.
7I'm team Menards
7You have chosen poorly.
Source, I worked at Menards for way longer than I should have. Enjoy that 28% mark up on sub standard goods.
19But the propaganda says I save big money!
4I swear I have sent in a dozen or so of those 11% rebates and never received anything back. Please tell me it was some kind of scam all along!
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You can't say that word anymore!
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Naturalized
5I 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. 🤦
0You missed such an obvious joke I don't know if you're trolling or need to get seen about being in the spectrum.
8Have 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
5Hmm 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!
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Haha yeah gay men and straight women are fucking useless for anything practical (collapses in drunken haze of hate)
-13None of those groups are ever mentioned. Why is that your first reaction, honestly? There's nothing... there?
This is a purely fun post, playing on specific stereotypes of specific subgroups of those groups. There are other stereotypes for these groups: figurine painting, grilling, etc for dads, and for lesbians... well actually most of those are either only known in some communities or are mildly homophobic so.
I agree that gender stereotypes are bad, and you could easily argue that "can use mechanical tools" being a masculine stereotype is bad (it is. Also the fact that lesbians get lumped in with masculinity buut I'm getting off track), but this isn't the post to do that on.
15Not just gay men. Men without children can't do home improvement. This is common knowledge.
13Incorrect. 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.
11Can confirm, am man without children.
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