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when did Lowe's credit card quit 5% off on sale items?

NoIntroduction · 2019-08-15T11:10:48.821Z

they had a credit card promo Sat, 10% off using your card. We'd been waiting to buy a couple cabinets to hang over the washer & dryer, and they were 10% off regular price. So we trotted over there to buy, and learnt at checkout they no longer give extra discount using your Lowe's card on sale items. I guess most of the stuff I buy there is not on sale, but it's the gall dang principle o the thing. That's the only reason I got their stupid card.

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It goes a lot further back than that.

Aug 15, 2019, 9:10 AM

I've discussed this one a few times as well. Lowes and HD have done a big flip in the past year. Lowes used to be the nicer store to shop in, with better layouts, betters products, and more friendly employees. Changed about 2 years ago.

Biggest issue was deciding that their people were to be the first line of cuts. All the store pros (the guys who knew windows/appliances, etc and helped arrange installs) were laid off or spread too thin, so the store knowledge base disappeared. Then they started screwing their contractors, so all home service quality went to crap. Lastly they've started short staffing the stores, and if you can find an employee at Lowes these days, their attitude usually confirms how they're being treated.

Add to that the fact that they just aren't price competitive anymore. I can't remember the last thing I bought at Home Depot that wasn't notably cheaper than Lowes. Add to that the fact that HD is teeming with employees (long-time ones too who know their #$#$) who are helpful, and it's an easy decision to shop there.

They got in this mess by making some really poor choices in terms of acquisitions and not managing expenses (look at their Taj Mahal corporate campus for an example), and all these recent poor moves were made when they brought in the JC Penny CEO last year.

Home Depot is eating their lunch now, and I'm fine with it.

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when did Lowe's credit card quit 5% off on sale items?

Lowes is crashing. I've mentioned it a few times.

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They'll put Lowe's out of business because they sell better

I don't think they'll go under due to that

Well, they also laid off several thousand employees

It goes a lot further back than that.

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