Comments on: Poor Parking Interface

By: adam

adam — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:46:40 +0000

I work at the depot and I am here to solve your problem. You have two choices…if you park near the lumber door it serves as both an entrance and an exit. Or you can do what most idiots that shop at the depot do and park near the exit and simply walk in through the exit. Here is what I do…work there, NEVER shop there.

By: Colbyjo

Colbyjo — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:09:37 +0000

Ok ….do this…DONT PARK CLOSE AT ALL… all you people that circle the lot for the close spot waste your time.. you will find me in the store by the time you park your car… then when i come out..not a door ding anywhere.. do you all have door dings from other peoples cars?? might have…. just dont waste your time on complaining about parking… do you park 2″ out from your front door so you dont have to get dirt on your shoes??? just wondering.. walk a little.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:05:27 +0000

THANK YOU! I’ve been saying the same thing.

By: Murray

Murray — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:11:50 +0000

All the above got it wrong!
The reason is that the architect’s priorities were never in serving the customer in the first place!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:47:15 +0000

Park near the exit and laugh at the fools who are desperate for a place near the enterance, if you happen to buy something heavy you won’t regeret the decision.

By: fozzie

fozzie — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 15:25:08 +0000

Considering that HD is so busy, if they had only one entrance/exit then you’d probably be bitching about having to park so far away. But since they’re seperate, at least you can park near one of them…

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 23 May 2004 21:54:43 +0000

Hey, at least you didn’t hit a smashed spray paint can in the parking lot and have it spray all over the car you’ve had for only a month or so.
Their management were complete ***holes, and refused to clean the car or accept any other sort of responsibility for what happened, despite the fact that the can had apparently been hit before (I heard a crunch, not a boom..).
I noticed the .com was gone, so I registered the .org, where I will be placing photos and the story I wrote down after Home Depot called police to the scene. At the time I assumed that it was to file an accident report, later I learned they had accused me of being “unruly” on the phone, only to recant that accusation once police actually showed up, to being worried I would be unruly…
Parking lot neglect and poor parking lot design probably go hand in hand with Home Despot.

By: Phillip Winn

Phillip Winn — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:30:43 +0000

The Home Depots near me allow people (esp. contractors) to pick up loads of lumber and such at the exit. This means that the exit is (1) covered, (2) huge, (3) has a constant stream of large vehicles driving by.
I like the Lowe’s approach, but then I live in Texas, where cold isn’t a problem. It’s 80F today.

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:08:14 +0000

I don’t understand this either. The HD near me is (of course) set up the same way. I understand the philosophy of cart clogging up the doorways. However, the HD near me always has at least one, and often TWO, people in the parking lot who just return carts all day long. (Yes, it’s THAT busy of a HD). Surely they can ensure the doorway is clear?
Maybe they should offer free valet service? That would solve the problem. Alas, I’m a business & finance guy. As such, in life, there’s no free lunch.

By: Edd James

Edd James — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:28:24 +0000

Problem: Americas big but your not…
Solution: Live in England.