Menards Black Friday Ad 2019

[dlake]

https://blackfridayarchive.com/Ad/Menards/2019

 

[61scout80]

Thanks for posting!

 

[Chuckles]

Thank you for posting. It looks like Menards gave up on the made in America campaign.. I don't think there is a single thing in that add made in this country. Nothing in there I need or will buy.

 

[61scout80]

I'm new to Menards. I've heard and read so much fan fare about the place. When I moved to Louisville I ran to Indiana to check a store out. Made in the USA and high quality weren't anywhere near my first impression. Cool store, but it felt more like a Walmart with wood.

 

[B_Bimmer]

2 piece buck knife set is US made and cheap. Some of the best deals I have seen on your standard black friday hardware and tool related junk.

 

[allinon72]

I'm new to Menards. I've heard and read so much fan fare about the place. When I moved to Louisville I ran to Indiana to check a store out. Made in the USA and high quality weren't anywhere near my first impression. Cool store, but it felt more like a Walmart with wood.

There's only so much a retailer can do when made in the USA products aren't available. Their house brands can only be USA made if they can find a manufacturer, and those are few and far between. For example, their Masterforce brand used to be rebranded Western Forge and Danaher USA made tools. That's long gone, so it's hard to blame Menards for that.

Menards stands out for their rock bottom pricing on decent brands, often beating Amazon during sales. They also offer a much larger selection than Lowes or Home Depot.

 

[Super Sport]

There's only so much a retailer can do when made in the USA products aren't available. Their house brands can only be USA made if they can find a manufacturer, and those are few and far between. For example, their Masterforce brand used to be rebranded Western Forge and Danaher USA made tools. That's long gone, so it's hard to blame Menards for that.

Menards stands out for their rock bottom pricing on decent brands, often beating Amazon during sales. They also offer a much larger selection than Lowes or Home Depot.

Masterforce pliers could easily be made in the USA by a number of companies, yet they never have been. Menards happens to sell a lot of product that are made here (same with any home improvement store) and they decided to market it that way. I don't believe they go out of their way to source American made products.

On topic, if you've never witnessed the chaos of a Menards on BF, I wouldn't suggest you start. Nothing in that ad is worth it!

 

[finn]

The Menards in Marquette was quite busy, and surprisingly efficient the last two BFs, as were the events in suburban Chicago when I lived there.

Sadly, no Menards here in Arizona.

Did I mention that HD and Lowe’s **** compared to Menards?

 

[ishiboo]

Menards does a good job of identifying Made in USA items and even has at least one or two "Made in USA" sales every year featuring all Made in USA products. I give them a lot of credit for that. If you filled a big box store with only Made in USA stuff, people couldn't afford it and would go to the next store... so I think it's a fair attempt.

Black Friday stuff is nearly always mainstream Chinese ****. As much as you might like a Made in USA Black Friday where you can casually shop all hand and power tools made here, it wouldn't bring people into the store.

 

[allinon72]

On topic, if you've never witnessed the chaos of a Menards on BF, I wouldn't suggest you start. Nothing in that ad is worth it!

The crazies fight over the off brand stuff, I usually go in late in the afternoon and buy the 1 or 2 items I'm interested in without issue.

 

[unslow1]

I won't even go into a Menard's on a regular Sat morning.

 

[visionguru]

Menards does a good job of identifying Made in USA items and even has at least one or two "Made in USA" sales every year featuring all Made in USA products. I give them a lot of credit for that. If you filled a big box store with only Made in USA stuff, people couldn't afford it and would go to the next store... so I think it's a fair attempt.

Black Friday stuff is nearly always mainstream Chinese ****. As much as you might like a Made in USA Black Friday where you can casually shop all hand and power tools made here, it wouldn't bring people into the store.

Menards has plenty of Made in USA stuff. They seem very smart, and their prices are often lower than other home improvement stores, such as homedepot and Lowes.

I go to Menards often, for air filters, cleaning supplies, materials, .... Most are made in USA.

They did try to carry Made in USA tools, such as Master Force mechanic tools, which are total garbage, yeah, made in USA junk, gathering dusts on the shelf. They recently shift to Made in China, and the quality is actually better, but the prices don't seem competitive.

 

[jonshonda]

Menards has a very large manufacturing plant in Wisconsin, and cement plants in various places. Lots of made in America stuff from Mastercraft.

 

[DFB]

Looks like the Harbor freight of the Midwest with 9. 99 grinders and 4.99 ratchet straps

Don't see anything in way of big name brand colors

If I could get that Cresent Pass Thru socket for for that price I grab it over the HF though

 

[HMCFab9]

Menards has a very large manufacturing plant in Wisconsin,.

I know Menard's is based in Wisconsin, but what do they actually manufacture?

 

[JeepYJ]

They have their own lumber mill from what I’ve been told. Lowe’s and HD won’t price match them. Their steel panels for roofing and pole barns is made for them, I don’t know if they own the factory or not.

 

[jonshonda]

I know Menard's is based in Wisconsin, but what do they actually manufacture?

https://www.midwestmanufacturing.com/MidwestWebsite/index.do

 

[Chuckles]

I know Menard's is based in Wisconsin, but what do they actually manufacture?

Stuff that would be to expensive to import, like concrete, sheets of metal for out buildings, and lumber.