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FREEDGUY 
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Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 5:51pm |
Stopped into my local Menards to grab the GO-TO food staple-Jacks frozen pizza. Lo and behold, NO Jacks of any kind to be had  , instead was a Roma brand in it's place   ?? Why is it that Menards drops vendors in such short order ?? And I'm not talking just pizza, they've dumped several name brand power/air tools also fairly recently  .
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 7:31pm |
they run specials on whatever they can get cheap and sell as a draw item or loss leader . in the tool part it's markup of brand they can make the most on .
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Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 9:34pm |
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they go for the all mighty dollar! just like Coke says.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 9:46pm |
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Checked the freezers the other day and picked up two bags of Angus meat balls. First spaghetti I've had in a long time.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 9:07am |
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They have their own brand of battery operated equip called MasterForce.. I have never bought any.. They do sell several other brands and sometimes have more selection than others... That may depend on who gave them a deal that month.. 99% of the hardware and tools seems to remain the same over the years i have gone there. I use it as a lumber yard and hardware store...... I dont buy food at a lumber yard.
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 9:44am |
Spend big money at My nards!!!!
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 2:07pm |
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OH yes you have to support his son's NASCAR ride.
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 5:59pm |
I wondered why the NASCAR stuff was in there. We have rebuilt 3 houses, two machine sheds, and a couple of other units. All from Menard's. We have no problems with their stuff. She buys her laundry products there. 2 sons buy their stuff there. One son in the National Guard buys at Lowes and gets his Military discount, Lowes is a few miles from his house. Can't wait until they start selling guns, pickups, and ammo    .
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 6:49pm |
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Can’t say I have bought food at a lumber yard, ‘felt for maybe a candy bar at the checkout. Menards house brand stuff is no different than at a hardware store, you can buy name brand, or buy Ace/True Value or whatever, some house brand stuff is good some not.
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 6:58pm |
[QUOTE=steve(ill)]They have their own brand of battery operated equip called MasterForce.. I have never bought any.. They do sell several other brands and sometimes have more selection than others... That may depend on who gave them a deal that month.. 99% of the hardware and tools seems to remain the same over the years i have gone there. I use it as a lumber yard and hardware store...... I dont buy food at a lumber yard.[/QUOTE I've bought the MASTER FORCE brand , Harbor Freight is 5 times the quality . I hope you don't buy your gas at a Costco store  , groceries are groceries no matter WHAT store they come out of  !! |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 7:25pm |
YEP........... When IGA starts selling 2 x 4s i will be all set !! 
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 7:31pm |
Any more, to say that Menards sells "lumber" is stretching the truth Your IGA might give them a run for the $$ !!!
Edited by FREEDGUY - 11 Dec 2020 at 7:32pm
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Posted: 13 Dec 2020 at 8:31pm |
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If anyone just happens to be going to a Menards, please pick me up a board stretcher. I keep making mistakes.....
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 11:10am |
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I always hear about the 'board straightener' you need when buying lumber at Menard's.
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 11:20am |
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Ted buy a thin blade saw. It will leave a little extra margin on the board.
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:14pm |
 IBWD MIke wrote:
I always hear about the 'board straightener' you need when buying lumber at Menard's.
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:20pm |
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I have bought all lumber from local Menards for several years... GREAT... and Price is LESS than Lowes or HD.... and YOU PICK WHAT YOU WANT.... You know EXACTLY what you are getting.. and for a lOWER PRICE.
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:22pm |
, I've spent WAY to much time sorting through  lumber that makes the "local" lumberyard look CHEAP !!!
Yes, I will NEVER buy anything from HD as they are WAY too overpriced "here", And Lowe's lumber is "questionable" at best
Edited by FREEDGUY - 14 Dec 2020 at 6:28pm
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:30pm |
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I dont spend time sorting.. Only about 10% i have seen , i dont want... 2 minutes, i can spare .
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:48pm |
OMG !!!, your "specs" are a WHOLE lot different than mine
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 6:57pm |
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and after getting a GREAT BUY... They PAY ME BACK 11% !!!
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 7:28pm |
They pay me 13%, have a contractors account. Still like the lumber at the local lumber yard, but M has more variables of the the other parts needed in building construction.
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Posted: 14 Dec 2020 at 7:34pm |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 2:28pm |
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The only way they pay you back is on the next purchase. I prefer to use my military discount and see the savings on each purchase.
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Posted: 15 Dec 2020 at 4:56pm |
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Have a agreement with a Local Yard, LARGE Projects where may need a half a unit of 2x somethings, they send a FULL Banded Unit, we pick the materials we want to use, restack the remaining and they take them back. Twisted and cracked, warped or off shape and the yard takes them back resells as seconds or I can buy for basic junk purpose lumber at seconds pricing.
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Posted: 16 Dec 2020 at 9:28pm |
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we buy our salad dressing at Menards. it's honey french dressing made by Oak Hills Farms. it's really GOOD!
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