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Home Depot opens in Manhattan

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Ripclawe

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040910/us_nm/retail_homedepot_opening_dc_2

While customers can still buy themselves a miter saw or a cordless drill, those who, for example, don't have room to store large power tools in their studio apartment, can rent tools, which the store will deliver and pick up.


The store will also offer urban-oriented home improvement clinics with names like "Make 500 sq. ft. feel like 5,000 sq. ft." and "How to Create a Garden on a Fire Escape."


Instead of displays of lawn mowers or lumber or sheetrock (which are still available by special order), the Manhattan store has expanded showcases of light fixtures, cabinet hardware and small appliances.


With space at a premium in many Manhattan homes, the new store has focused on storage solutions, offering the help of special closet designers.


There are also down-sized stoves, stackable washer-dryer sets and mini refrigerators, as well as a $2,299 "Gym-In-A-Box" with a treadmill, weightbench and dumbbells that all fold neatly into an armoire. New York-only items include electric fireplaces and 40 one-of-a-kind area rugs
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cvxfreak

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Argh. I hated Home Depots as a kid, and hate it now. Not the company itself, just shopping there is SO boring and even scary.
 
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Goreomedy

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Home Depot, Lowes, and Builders Square are notorious gay cruising spots. But, you're more likely to find the "bear" types.
 
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FortNinety

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I sorta thought about starting a thread about this myself (I work about a block away from the store) but figured no one would care, and no one does, but the gay comments seems to have gotten some people talking.

enjoy bell woods said:
Why do you assume they're gay?
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Well it's right next door to Chelsea, so I'm willing to bet they are indeed gay.

Also, traffic on 23rd is pretty fucked up as it is, so the last thing we need is double parked cars due to loading lumber.
 
All Hail C-Webb

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FortNinety said:
I sorta thought about starting a thread about this myself (I work about a block away from the store) but figured no one would care, and no one does, but the gay comments seems to have gotten some people talking.



Well it's right next door to Chelsea, so I'm willing to bet they are indeed gay.

Also, traffic on 23rd is pretty fucked up as it is, so the last thing we need is double parked cars due to loading lumber.
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There is actually a much gayer area in the city. My friend and I were trying to find the meatpacking district (some hot clubs there), and we ended up a few blocks south. I see this porn store, and then notice that all I'm looking at is cocks. There wasn't a "real girl" within 5 blocks, but there were tons of dudes dressed up as all types of shit. Stopped a cop to ask for directions, and I wasn't even sure if he was really a cop.
 
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I have an interview this Friday with them....I soooooooooooooo desperately NEED a job, but I fucking hate interviews. The last few i've been on have not been productive AT ALL. I already suffer from anxiety, and interviews just amplify that, and I end up not coming across as myself, or at least that's how I perceive it. Anyway, wish me luck GAF, I want to be able to afford what my screen name implies again.
 
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FortNinety

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OmniGamer said:
I have an interview this Friday with them....I soooooooooooooo desperately NEED a job, but I fucking hate interviews. The last few i've been on have not been productive AT ALL. I already suffer from anxiety, and interviews just amplify that, and I end up not coming across as myself, or at least that's how I perceive it. Anyway, wish me luck GAF, I want to be able to afford what my screen name implies again.
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Need some advice? Dress sharp. Given where you're working at, being presentable is key. Do that and you should do well.

Good luck!
 
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Joe

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thats right around the block from where i used to work. a home depot smack in the middle of midtown is pretty freakin crazy. so long mom and pop hardware shops.
 
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Teknopathetic

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"There is actually a much gayer area in the city. My friend and I were trying to find the meatpacking district "

Oh come on, GA, don't let me down.
 
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OmniGamer

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FortNinety said:
Need some advice? Dress sharp. Given where you're working at, being presentable is key. Do that and you should do well.

Good luck!
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Thanks...yeah I always go to interviews dressed well and well groomed...I just hate having to present myself and trying to answer banal questions in the best way, etc(and not sweat/appear stiff in the process). Maybe some tea beforehand would relax me.
 
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mrmyth

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Goreomedy said:
Home Depot, Lowes, and Builders Square are notorious gay cruising spots. But, you're more likely to find the "bear" types.
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WTF? They still exist? They got their asses kicked in Chicagoland by Menard's/Home Depot. I thought the company went out of business.
 
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Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
mrmyth said:
WTF? They still exist? They got their asses kicked in Chicagoland by Menard's/Home Depot. I thought the company went out of business.
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They're a dying breed. You can still spot a few in the wild.
 
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