Gladiator Wall cabinet on clearance at lowes

[autoist]

bought 2 in Madison, AL last weekend. Going to the store again to see if there is any left.

NOPE, none left in the state of Alabama!

 

[DDLexus]

Ha. My wife just bought the last two at the Madison store. Price has gone up to $59, however. Still 1/2 off the original price.

The lady was telling my wife that these are the "last two in the system" and it is a discontinued item. Looks like I'll need to find a place for them now.

Cheers.

 

[autoist]

I was there Sunday afternoon & bought 2 for $29.50....they were the last ones where the display & stockage used to be (even the displays were gone)....guess they found a couple more in the back.

 

[sputnikv8]

Thanks for posting the scanned label. I printed that out this evening and took it to my local store. They were marked $59, I went to customer service and was honest. "On this website I frequent there was discussion...blah blah blah... here is a scanned label from another store". She checked with her superior who said "Ya, we'll honor that."

Out the door with 2 of them.

Thanks!

 

[Stuey]

Thanks for posting the scanned label. I printed that out this evening and took it to my local store. They were marked $59, I went to customer service and was honest. "On this website I frequent there was discussion...blah blah blah... here is a scanned label from another store". She checked with her superior who said "Ya, we'll honor that."

Out the door with 2 of them.

Thanks!

Glad to hear it. =)

cellcams for the win!

 

[bluesman2a]

Woot!!!
Need to share a bit of a "stickin' it to the man" story here...
Went searching all over hell's-half-acre for these, went to like 6 stores over a day. Found one store near me with NINE of them in stock, but the manager was a real ***, lectured me how he didn't CARE that I had a reciept from another Lowes less than 10 miles away on the SAME day for the same item for the proper price. He couldn't sell them for $29.50 because he would be losing $100 per cabinet! I told him that every other Lowes on the PLANET was selling them for that, and that his pricing coordinator needed to get on the stick.

So then I got home and called the Lowes Corporate Customer Service (800)44-LOWES and lodged a complaint. Within 24 hours said manager calls me back to say yes he will sell them to me for $29.50 each. Now I only really wanted a couple more, but just to be an *** I took them all.

Now we get to the FUNNY parts:

1) They were loaded on a pallet. 3 rows high of 3 each deep. The lady at the register asked, so you have EIGHT there? I turned around and COUNTED 1, 2, 3 then counted down 1, 2, 3... and said, "yes ma'am you are correct, EIGHT". She charged me for EIGHT. You know, I'm as honest as the next guy, but sometimes you just can't help stupidity and you just hold your peace. I figure it's about even with the gas I spent...

2) I was driving my little Nissan Versa (which I always take **** for, cause I'm such a big guy). The guy loading tried to tell me there was no way that NINE of these things would FIT in my little car. I just chuckled...

So chalk up NINE more...

 

[Tom2]

Heh. Good deal.

Its amazing what you can fit in a car when you need to.. I cut out the back seat in my beater. Now I can haul lumber

Anyone seen the price go back down from $59 to $29?
Still hoping it drops once more..

 

[JustinC.]

Woot!!!
Need to share a bit of a "stickin' it to the man" story here...
Went searching all over hell's-half-acre for these, went to like 6 stores over a day. Found one store near me with NINE of them in stock, but the manager was a real ***, lectured me how he didn't CARE that I had a reciept from another Lowes less than 10 miles away on the SAME day for the same item for the proper price. He couldn't sell them for $29.50 because he would be losing $100 per cabinet! I told him that every other Lowes on the PLANET was selling them for that, and that his pricing coordinator needed to get on the stick.

So then I got home and called the Lowes Corporate Customer Service (800)44-LOWES and lodged a complaint. Within 24 hours said manager calls me back to say yes he will sell them to me for $29.50 each. Now I only really wanted a couple more, but just to be an *** I took them all.

Now we get to the FUNNY parts:

1) They were loaded on a pallet. 3 rows high of 3 each deep. The lady at the register asked, so you have EIGHT there? I turned around and COUNTED 1, 2, 3 then counted down 1, 2, 3... and said, "yes ma'am you are correct, EIGHT". She charged me for EIGHT. You know, I'm as honest as the next guy, but sometimes you just can't help stupidity and you just hold your peace. I figure it's about even with the gas I spent...

2) I was driving my little Nissan Versa (which I always take **** for, cause I'm such a big guy). The guy loading tried to tell me there was no way that NINE of these things would FIT in my little car. I just chuckled...

So chalk up NINE more...

I bought 6 of them last week from the Glen Burnie, MD store for $59, hoping that they will go back down to $29.50 so I can get a credit. I wonder if I call (800)44-LOWES if they could do something?

Lowes return policy if 14 days cash back for the difference from original to sale price or 90 day return. Even if it goes over 14 days I'll just get store credit, it's not like I won't use the credit!

By the way this is my first post, and I just wanted to say this site has been AWESOME! I recently built a 18X25 detached garage and couldn't have done it without the insite from this forum, so keep it up!
Justin C.

 

[jgira12]

good move at the register....reminds me of when I was buying carpet for my son's dorm at a store that shafted me on a return. I cut off 12 feet of carpet and the price was $.99/foot. The ***** cashier rang up $.99. I didn't say a word...what goes around comes around!

 

[Kevin54]

good move at the register....reminds me of when I was buying carpet for my son's dorm at a store that shafted me on a return. I cut off 12 feet of carpet and the price was $.99/foot. The ***** cashier rang up $.99. I didn't say a word...what goes around comes around!

Reminds me of when I bought insulation for the attic at Lowes. R32 was something like $32 a roll, with three rolls in a bundle. I bought enough to do my 28x36 attic. I think it was something like 6 or 7 bundles. (can't remember now) I roll up to the cash register and the cashier rings up something like $192 total. I told her the price was wrong and that it was supposed to be $32 per roll for a total of $96 dollars per bundle. So after an hour of arguing with her for an hour, two more Einstein Associates looking at the price on the shelf, I roll out of their with $32/bundle I guess it doesn't pay to argue with stupidity

 

[Stuey]

Once I had bought a new Dremel kit at Lowes. Cashier swiped box against scanner, scanner goes "beep" and she bags it. A few seconds later, everything else is rung up and bagged and she asks for my credit card. I bite my lip for about 10 seconds more and then tell her that the Dremel kit didn't scan properly. She had accidentally scanned the code that said "not a UPC, do not scan" and since it was read by the scanner but not recognized as a UPC, it went "beep" but did not register as a product.

I've had decent karma since then, though, knock on wood.

Recently we were at Borgata in Atlantic City. Breakfast was included with the room fee, and we used gift cards to pay for most of the bill. My wife noticed that we weren't charged for dinner and so she mentioned it. We figured they'd catch the mistake later on and bill us, so it was better to straighten things out first. When we got home, we realized that Borgata had double charged our credit cards in retrospect since we had booked the room, cancelled, then booked again. That wasn't easy to straighten out. We were honest about their $65-$75 mistake, and they go ahead and charged us for everything three times - twice on the reservation credit card, once at checkout. grrr

I probably would have corrected the cashier if in a similar situation. I mean, it's not stickin' it to the man to let a cashier think that one is buying 8 units when there are in fact 9. If a customer is oblivious, that's one thing. But to let it pass knowingly... I don't really agree with that.

 

[dipper]

When i picked up some 1" black iron pipe to run the gas line out to the garage, Lowes had it in stock and it was priced by the foot; like $2.16 per foot. So I proceed to the register with three 10' pieces and my $10 off $50 coupon. Cashier scans the piece of pipe and it came up $2.16 each. I fumbled around for my debit card and paid the $14 dollars and left quietly. Sometimes the cashiers just have no idea what stuff costs.

 

[sharage71]

I understand about stickin' to the man. Have done it in the past and tried to reason with the cashiers but to no avail. I am guilty. In the end these acts are what drives our prices up. Just my .02.

 

[Stuey]

I understand about stickin' to the man. Have done it in the past and tried to reason with the cashiers but to no avail. I am guilty. In the end these acts are what drives our prices up. Just my .02.

Yea, but there's a huge difference between

"so you're buying 8?
"oh, yes... 8..."

and

"so you're buying 8?"
"no ma'am, there are 9cart"
"I only see 8"
"there are in fact 9"
"I still only see 8"
"oh, okay, there are 8"

 

[Scooterfish]

Yea, but there's a huge difference between

"so you're buying 8?
"oh, yes... 8..."

and

"so you're buying 8?"
"no ma'am, there are 9cart"
"I only see 8"
"there are in fact 9"
"I still only see 8"
"oh, okay, there are 8"

I totally agree with the above. I believe what goes around comes around. I always attemt to correct the cashier once, then if they insist I tried.

 

[PJDiesel]

When i picked up some 1" black iron pipe to run the gas line out to the garage, Lowes had it in stock and it was priced by the foot; like $2.16 per foot. So I proceed to the register with three 10' pieces and my $10 off $50 coupon. Cashier scans the piece of pipe and it came up $2.16 each. I fumbled around for my debit card and paid the $14 dollars and left quietly. Sometimes the cashiers just have no idea what stuff costs.

And, I hate to be this way, but that is EXACTLY what you should have done.

They are the ones that work there, represent the best interests of the store and whatnot.

It happens to us a few times a year, I'm not going to do their job for them.

 

[Stargeezer]

and some times you get overcharged and get charged for items you don't seem to find by the time you get home. It all averages out. I would not go so far as to "lie" about a sale..but will take advantage of an honest mistake in my favor. Once I felt guilty about an obvious mistake that I had discovered once I got home and poured over the reciept: so the next time in the store I brought it to the cashier's attention to clear the karma. I was told that it was "water under the bridge" at that point and don't worry about it..too much time had lapsed (two weeks).

I think it is wrong to lie and cheat though.. Just my personal opinion (I agree with Stuey's example)

 

[ket-tek]

wow this thead is sure taking a wild turn. As getting $90 bucks off a cabinet wasn't already great now it's about justifying if stealing from lowe's is ok as long as the clerk is an idiot?

When buying loose bolts, washers, or trim and wire by the foot sometimes they just ask me how many I have instead of counting. Sure I feel like saying less than I really have but just can't do it. Karma is a *****. And over 2 free lag bolts or something, think I'll pass.

It's like the people that put the soda and beer on the bottom of the shopping cart and pretend to forget to unload it on the counter at the grocery store.. I see that all the time..

 

[ket-tek]

back on topic,

I picked up 4 more the other day at another lowes, and they were marked $118, I asked the manager to price match my other reciepts and he said no the price was to low. I assumed he knew already but I mentioned they were a NonStock item and he took another look at the computer and said "oh I didn't notice that, in that case $29.50 is no problem"

Does ANYONE here live in central VA? Every lowe's I've been to has had plenty of cabinets?

I've also started the install of the now rediculous amount of 42 cabinets, and will be posting the progress hopefully by the end of the weekend. I've hit a couple snags in the begining layout the past week but think I've got them worked through.

 

[PJDiesel]

It's like the people that put the soda and beer on the bottom of the shopping cart and pretend to forget to unload it on the counter at the grocery store.. I see that all the time..

Actually, no it's not "like" that.

That would be stealing. The clerk not having caring or having enough brains to know a 10' stick of black iron is worth more than 2.00 is not the same as knowingly walking out with merchandise without paying.

 

[nathank]

I've also started the install of the now rediculous amount of 42 cabinets, and will be posting the progress hopefully by the end of the weekend. I've hit a couple snags in the begining layout the past week but think I've got them worked through.

I'm glad I'm not the one who has to assemble 42 cabinets!!

 

[mtwaterguy]

Actually, no it's not "like" that.

That would be stealing. The clerk not having caring or having enough brains to know a 10' stick of black iron is worth more than 2.00 is not the same as knowingly walking out with merchandise without paying.

Expecting a clerk to know the price of every item in the store is pretty ridiculous. Now days all their required to do is properly scan the item. If for some reason it scans wrong or the clerk miscounts items, attention should be called to the mistake if you're aware of it. Anything else would be the same as stealing in my book.

 

[autoist]

I'm glad I'm not the one who has to assemble 42 cabinets!!

How'd you con her into doing that job? You must've promised her something big!!

 

[Kevin54]

Ok....here is a quantity update. As far as I can tell we are up to 905 cabinets. I don't know how many members and too many pages to go back through on that one. I DO KNOW which member has the most though and I want to see pics. Without pointing fingers, 42 cabinets = 98' of storage

On the other hand, Saturday is going to be the day for putting the rest, or most of the rest of the cabinets together. Beers cold, and the garage is warm. Life is good

 

[shanker]

I feel like such a looser for not getting in on this.. My local lowes has them all marked 59 dollars... :ugh:

 

[PJDiesel]

Expecting a clerk to know the price of every item in the store is pretty ridiculous. Now days all their required to do is properly scan the item. If for some reason it scans wrong or the clerk miscounts items, attention should be called to the mistake if you're aware of it. Anything else would be the same as stealing in my book.

You've misinterpreted what I wrote. I don't expect them to know the exact price of every single item in stock. What I DO expect them to know is that many things they sell are sold by the foot, and it should be fairly obvious that a 10' long piece of iron pipe costs more than $2.00.

If it IS considered stealing, it should be the employee that is held accountable for the theft.
Just like the "self" check out lines, screw that, unless they are going to pay me $12.00 an hour and give me workers comp, I'm not checking myself out. Prices didn't drop when they put those things in,.......... did they?

 

[rickcact]

I feel like such a looser for not getting in on this.. My local lowes has them all marked 59 dollars... :ugh:

Try what other people have done. Print out the scanned picture, and take it with you, explaining that they can be bought for half their price. If you get attitude, call Lowes directly, and complain. That should work.

 

[Stuey]

If it IS considered stealing, it should be the employee that is held accountable for the theft.

Given that mentality, a pickpocket victim should be held accountable for the theft of their wallet. Surely they could have been in a position where they could have better protected themselves, but in the end, it's the thief that knowingly walks away with something that they did not rightfully purchase or have a right to take, that should be held accountable.

And no, I'm not talking about the mispriced pipes, I just strongly disagree with the above quoted statement.

 

[Stuey]

The photo of the tag can be found in this GJ post or this ToolGuyd post.

 

[patrick66]

I got eight this afternoon at the Lowe's in Enid, Oklahoma. For $29.50 each. I called the store around lunchtime and confirmed the info that I got from my local Lowe's in Oklahoma City that they had 11 in stock, and in fact, were the ONLY Lowe's in Oklahoma that had them! I requested eight. They did not have the cabinet on sale, but I explained to them that I found out they were supposed to be, off the info from this very forum! The manager said he would hold the eight I wanted, provided I could pick them up today (it was a 120-mile drive, one-way, from Enid from OKC), and that he did NOT need my credit card number in advance to hold them! How cool is that???

So, my son and I took the time to go and get them (three for me and five for co-workers who wanted in on the deal!), and that was it! No drama, no sweat. Plus, we got to check out a bunch (over 40) '64-'66 Chevy and GMC trucks that an old guy has in a little town along the way, that I remember seeing over ten years ago! They're still there. Still not for sale.

 

[autoist]

I don't expect them to know the exact price of every single item in stock. What I DO expect them to know is that many things they sell are sold by the foot, and it should be fairly obvious that a 10' long piece of iron pipe costs more than $2.00.

Actually, some pipe is sold by the 10' piece...conduit comes to mind.

 

[jgira12]

hmmmm....I think we have 2 threads going on at the same time....only on the internet!

 

[Kevin54]

hmmmm....I think we have 2 threads going on at the same time....only on the internet!

Definately. Pipe thievery has to have it's own thread.

 

[marty_p]

You know, this was probably one of the absolute best GJ threads -- until yesterday afternoon, that is.

Please STOP sticking it to the corporate man already. Wall Street has done that enough lately. Let's get back to the discussion at hand and concentrate on assembling and installing our bargain cabinets and then posting inspiring pictures.

There are many other threads for off-topic discussion.

 

[ovilla]

I feel like we need a special thread for those of us that didn't get in on the deal so that we have our own place to complain about it (and not disrupt the pipe thread). Anyway, congrats to all of those that got in on this one. I honestly don't have any place to hang these, except maybe the ceiling but I did get in on the 30" Gladiator cabinets a while back for $70/each (picked up only 4 - not 40). Anyway, I was just thinking about how many sea shipping containers GJ members cleared out with this one thread.

 

[rickcact]

hmmmm....I think we have 2 threads going on at the same time....only on the internet!

Where is that thread? Just wanted to read it.

You know, this was probably one of the absolute best GJ threads -- until yesterday afternoon, that is.

Please STOP sticking it to the corporate man already. Wall Street has done that enough lately. Let's get back to the discussion at hand and concentrate on assembling and installing our bargain cabinets and then posting inspiring pictures.

There are many other threads for off-topic discussion.

Well put.

 

[bluesman2a]

wow this thead is sure taking a wild turn. As getting $90 bucks off a cabinet wasn't already great now it's about justifying if stealing from lowe's is ok as long as the clerk is an idiot?

Uh... if you re-read my original post I COUNTED the cabinets out for her. THREE times THREE, then when when I saw no comprehension in her eyes, I just agreed with her. I'm sorry but if you are competant enough to run a register, you should also be competant enough to know what that three times three is 9, not 8. Also consider my answer below:

I mean, it's not stickin' it to the man to let a cashier think that one is buying 8 units when there are in fact 9. If a customer is oblivious, that's one thing. But to let it pass knowingly... I don't really agree with that.

Actually I think it is. When you drive all over hell's-half-acre to find the things, you do everything a good customer should, then you have to call the corporate store to get them to honor their own policies (despite the reciept in your hand), then you have to drive BACK in rush hour traffic.

Then yes that IS my definition of "stickin' it to the man". Now if they had sold them to me in the first place or been reasonable human beings, then OF COURSE I would have corrected them. In this case, I just see it as a little karmic retribution.

You know, this was probably one of the absolute best GJ threads -- until yesterday afternoon, that is.

Please STOP sticking it to the corporate man already. Wall Street has done that enough lately. Let's get back to the discussion at hand and concentrate on assembling and installing our bargain cabinets and then posting inspiring pictures.

Agreed. Sorry for the OT-ness I started. Back to our regularly scheduled program...

 

[ket-tek]

Uh... if you re-read my original post I COUNTED the cabinets out for her. THREE times THREE, then when when I saw no comprehension in her eyes, I just agreed with her. I'm sorry but if you are competant enough to run a register, you should also be competant enough to know what that three times three is 9, not 8. Also consider my answer below:

I do see now it's not clear in my post, but that was not a direct comment to your actual post.

It was a general thought on the varying group of postings with positions on both sides of if it is right/wrong or stealing/not stealing if the clerk is dumb. And a suprise to how fast the thread focus turned now that cabinet sales slowed down..

Don't take this the wrong way, not trying to instigate at all, but I did re-read the post for fun and it's not mentioned that you told her THREE times. This reads that you agreed with her on ONE count.

1) They were loaded on a pallet. 3 rows high of 3 each deep. The lady at the register asked, so you have EIGHT there? I turned around and COUNTED 1, 2, 3 then counted down 1, 2, 3... and said, "yes ma'am you are correct, EIGHT". She charged me for EIGHT.

This thread is doomed to stay off topic with the looks that the deals are over unless you have a receipt from a prior purchase, even then it's not for sure.. The focus should now be on the other showoff and best use threads...

 

[motox88]

I'm gonna try the print out and see if it works @ at my local store.

In the mean time can someone give me the internal dimensions of the storage area? I know its a 28" cabinet but I assume that's the overall dimension. Can you put like a gallon jug, of say, windshield wiper fluid in it? Or a gallon oil container? or 1 of each + more?

thanks in advance.

 

[Stuey]

Uh... if you re-read my original post I COUNTED the cabinets out for her. THREE times THREE, then when when I saw no comprehension in her eyes, I just agreed with her. I'm sorry but if you are competant enough to run a register, you should also be competant enough to know what that three times three is 9, not 8. Also consider my answer below:

Given this info, I'd say that you did all that you could be expected to do.

As for counting, everyone makes mistakes sometimes.