• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I dunno, it’s kinda rolling the dice. You can get really lucky sometimes. Even if the person doesn’t necessarily care about the stuff, they pick up what other people say, and would know what gets bought the most. That’s better than nothing at times.

    And then you can get really lucky and find someone that knows their shit.

    So it never hurts to ask, though you may get an actual eye roll lol

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      1 year ago

      If I’m lucky they know the right aisle.

      My local Ace Hardware is fully staffed by highly knowledgeable people, though. It’s well worth the extra few bucks.

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      1 year ago

      I worked at a mom and pop hardware store in college. I learned more practical information there than I did in school. I even got good enough to sell power tools, mowers, and chainsaws. We didn’t get commission or anything like that but it was a point of pride to be able to answer customers questions and make a sale.