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Three cheers to you. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #1
So sad mainstreetonce Nov 2012 #2
My first thought. Never discuss politics even if the customer brings it up. nt tsuki Nov 2012 #38
ding ding ding! dchill Nov 2012 #40
Like that's going to happen at Home Depot. savannah43 Nov 2012 #47
fixed link Electric Monk Nov 2012 #109
Yes, employees should not discuss politics with customers. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #95
You rock. nt raccoon Nov 2012 #3
I went to Home Depot today onethatcares Nov 2012 #4
I recall having to do that with a return there months ago. Incitatus Nov 2012 #7
People in charge can be very stupid. LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #33
When I last lived in a small town, I learned that addicts had been doing exactly that. freshwest Nov 2012 #41
That's why they sell the gift cards Tunkamerica Nov 2012 #79
$12 is a lot of money to me....I live on a fixed income chillfactor Nov 2012 #62
This is going to be a trend Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #32
So, Home Despot is going to audit everyone's government I.D.? regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #35
They asked to register my military ID to get my 10% discount... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #49
Let me assure you that Menards is just as bad politically. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #51
I definetly agree about Menard's chillfactor Nov 2012 #61
me too. i used to be a contractor, hockeynut57 Nov 2012 #74
This might make you feel a tiny bit better-I never lived in a state with a Menards marybourg Nov 2012 #106
People buy stuff, then come back and steal the same item and return it. MADem Nov 2012 #85
Aside from those mentioned... jberryhill Nov 2012 #102
I had to do the same thing and I was only returning a garden hose Kookaburra Nov 2012 #103
Was ID required to make the purchase? demwing Nov 2012 #104
Whoa (pun intended). I first read that as "horse bib." Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #105
What do you expect from Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #5
That's why we go to Lowe's Panasonic Nov 2012 #6
Ace Hardware is better because it's cooperative owned RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #19
I actually like Ace's near my house.. Panasonic Nov 2012 #48
interesting! renate Nov 2012 #55
Lowe's Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #30
yeah, but it's one of those things where how they treat employees is more important JI7 Nov 2012 #37
i always start at the local ace and go to lowe's if they don't have what i need frylock Nov 2012 #39
Don't have a link, but I understand that Bohunk68 Nov 2012 #91
Home Depot is a right wing scumbag company anyway Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #18
You're half right Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #67
Same with Whole Foods. ErikJ Nov 2012 #113
Thank you, aggiesal, for speaking out against the brainwashing Cha Nov 2012 #8
You're welcome. aggiesal Nov 2012 #50
The more I listen to beck ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #9
Happily ignorant is the key Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #22
Hmm, around here they have "belligerent ignorance". I don't know and you can't make me know. SharonAnn Nov 2012 #75
That's pretty much it Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #84
I agree that the listeners are ignorant Plucketeer Nov 2012 #24
Home Depot's founder was in an anti-Obama Super PAC ad. onehandle Nov 2012 #10
bravo or bravisima Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #11
I'd have told her that Obama was also going to force women to have abortions ... JoePhilly Nov 2012 #12
I like the way you think! Sadiedog Nov 2012 #59
Why confront someone like that? SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #13
Because even if the chances are low, they are not zero. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2012 #46
With a person like this.. SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #56
You're welcome to throw away 47% of the country. jeff47 Nov 2012 #58
You think 47% of the country thinks Obama is going to take their guns? SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #66
While guns may not be their specific issue, they had some crazy issue. jeff47 Nov 2012 #70
Says who? treestar Nov 2012 #64
That has not been my experience at all... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #69
Sometimes you can. Take the chance. Do not let a lie stand. The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #72
Yep, we must wield the truth. Never being challenged on those lies definitely Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #78
Thanks for incorporating my user name. We have a strong weapon against deceit. We must use it. The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #112
Because there are other people in line quakerboy Nov 2012 #83
Because in saying what s/he said, the cashier, INVITED others to speak too. If that's not patrice Nov 2012 #99
I wonder if the gun manufacturers and sellers Mariana Nov 2012 #14
Regardless of the CEO's politics, few retailers would look kindly LeftinOH Nov 2012 #15
k&r Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #16
I had one tell me that Obama made a deal with all of the automakers to stop making car parts on all nolaboy Nov 2012 #17
But think of all the jobs SheilaT Nov 2012 #20
Good job, but why shop in an anti-Obama store in the first place? we can do it Nov 2012 #21
Good for you...I also am with fed up with these stupid comments and joeybee12 Nov 2012 #23
I want stores like that to ask for IDs. avebury Nov 2012 #25
Stores get enough of my personal information as is without demanding ID. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #26
You may find that you change your mind the day you end avebury Nov 2012 #43
I would suggest Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #27
I'd like to buy you a drink! Rider3 Nov 2012 #28
I hate going into a business and get confronted with hate liberal N proud Nov 2012 #29
Good work. They must be informed that there are REAL alternatives to faux. elleng Nov 2012 #31
Receipt theft Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #34
Yet she's paid minimum wage or barely more and she's happy about that? NICO9000 Nov 2012 #36
Puzzles me too to see their inability to make that connection Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #42
Costco Salesman says I can trust him because he's "christian" zwyziec Nov 2012 #44
A Jew selling jewelry or a Muslim selling carpets---stereotypes.Good grief ! virgogal Nov 2012 #53
Well, since so many Xtian religions are on TV--they've got the "televangical" market, after all-- MADem Nov 2012 #86
And, you think she is going to believe you? wisteria Nov 2012 #45
It doesn't Matter if she believes missingthebigdog Nov 2012 #60
We haven't shopped at Home Depot since.... ReRe Nov 2012 #52
"I don't watch FOX!", she said defensively. At least that's the usual response. That one always brewens Nov 2012 #54
I'm of the opinion No Vested Interest Nov 2012 #111
I have a FOX "News" fan friend who uses the term "low information voter" to describe us. brewens Nov 2012 #119
That's called projection. It's quite common in right wing circles. nt Electric Monk Nov 2012 #120
I'll never understand why things like that don't happen to me... n/t cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #57
Me either. I have a couple of GOP neighbors who say the odd dumb thing, MADem Nov 2012 #87
;-) WinkyDink Nov 2012 #88
Not even once. cordelia Nov 2012 #92
When ever I hear foolish comments The Wizard Nov 2012 #63
This breaks my heart...a very dear woman quotes all the stuff she watches on TV HipChick Nov 2012 #65
To be fair TrueBlueinCO Nov 2012 #68
Well, good. LisaL Nov 2012 #80
That's all well and good TrueBlueinCO Nov 2012 #101
Silly check-out lady markmac Nov 2012 #71
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #73
When I have time to think, I usually give them this little known fact . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #115
"Obama'll steal yer guns!!" You mean like he did after his FIRST election? Beartracks Nov 2012 #76
I've never run into a verbal situation such as this, HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #77
incorrectly purchased item? sigmasix Nov 2012 #81
The commercial transaction was in error. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #89
Actually, I purchased the wrong drill bit, . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #116
What is it with cashiers spreading stupid rumors about President Obama? murielm99 Nov 2012 #82
Is this a Home Depot policy? bucolic_frolic Nov 2012 #90
If you think that Home Despot is bad... bayareaboy Nov 2012 #93
Pharmacist lied about Obamacare... spedtr90 Nov 2012 #94
The Problem is mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #96
Love your mis-informed teacher story . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #117
Why would I give her the mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #121
I think I would have sickwidit Nov 2012 #97
Yay! Courage! & In the face of something that really suppresses most people: public social settings. patrice Nov 2012 #98
These sorts of people don't Carolina Nov 2012 #100
May want to remind these people he's been President for four years already and harun Nov 2012 #107
Well, at the risk of being called a tinfoiler birther troofer i am thee modren man Nov 2012 #108
Here's the problem with your conspiracy theory . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #118
The poor woman jalAbi Nov 2012 #110
Nipping idiocy in the bud. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #114
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