I don’t hate the Midtown Home Depot

By dhaval mehta
April 28th, 2006 @ 9:25 AM City Life

Initially when I heard that a beautiful building in the middle of Manhattan was being turned into a warehouse-home supply & hardware chain, I nearly fainted. I was completely against the idea. It is a travesty. A blow to the local businesses in the area. An eye-sore, an unimaginable stab to New York’s unique flavor, a blasphemous act, a fine display of ignorance.

Last night, I needed to convert toy guns into real guns through use of black plastic coated spraypaint. Immediately, I thought of nothing but the goddamned Home Depot because in Manhattan for some reason - anything you want or need closes by 7-8 pm. At least when you’re way uptown…and Home Depot was my savior and the savior of a film shoot.

Now, I don’t hate it as much.

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6 Comments so far

  1. Vinny (unregistered) on April 28th, 2006 @ 9:58 am

    If local businesses hadn’t been ass raping customers by charging $9 for a roll of duct tape for years, people would still shop there in spite of the arrival of Home Depot.

  2. Dhaval (unregistered) on April 28th, 2006 @ 10:06 am

    True. That’s the other thing I left out. You are absolutely right.

  3. Vinny (unregistered) on April 28th, 2006 @ 12:31 pm

    I should add that I UNBELIEVABLY hate Home Depot, but I hate mom and pops who overcharge you under the guise of being a mom and pop even more as if that makes you feel better about it.

    I usually hate them because you can go in there at any time of the day and with 200 people on line, one register is open.

    Ugh.

    One thing you can’t take away from them, though, is that they often have what you want.

  4. Dhaval (unregistered) on April 28th, 2006 @ 12:48 pm

    Another reason I don’t like Home Depot is because it means I have to fix something.

  5. Vinny (unregistered) on April 28th, 2006 @ 3:15 pm

    Amen brother.

  6. arZan (unregistered) on April 29th, 2006 @ 11:39 am

    I personally think home depot rocks.

    I love the variety. most mom and pops dont have the same range and variety and also usually show a lot of attitude when a customer walks in.

    In a mom and pop i generally feel that I am interfering in their work rather than being the reason why they work…..


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