# Home Depot doesn't do exchanges.  I wonder if Lowes and Walmart is the same?

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**Created:** [June 30, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768 "2012-06-30T02:31:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768/20 "2012-06-30T16:18:00Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> I always feel just a little bad about going to Home Depot. I much rather give my money to a local merchant. Even if it costs me 5% more in price. Sometimes, I need parts after 6pm and Home Depot is the only place open.

Wait a sec. Didn’t you complain about Home Depot closing at 5pm on New Year’s Eve and then promise never to darken their door again? Wait, here it is:

> [@Home Depot - lazy stinking worthless a-holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-lazy-stinking-worthless-a-holes/607993/8):
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> They lost me for a customer. I’m going to Lowes Monday for what I needed tonight.

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