An "associate" is an entry-level attorney with a median salary of $100,000 - they don't know how to use caps either.
On to some peeves:
Does some monkey always have to always have to close off the *only* aisle that has what I drove all the way here to buy with those silly toddler gates "for my safety"?
And when I asked about the common size Shop-Vac bags that were out of stock, the guy checked the computer and found they weren't even on order. It seems, he said, that corporate decides how many of certain items a store needs, so they have too much of some stuff, not enough of others.
All the tools, hardware, and gadgets you sell come in BOXES, right?
So why not a stack of empty boxes here and there so I can package all the small items I need like caulk and pipe fittings and other stuff that rolls off the bottom shelf of the lumber cart I'm transporting 2x10s to the checkout with?
HD is set up for either large items that fit the lumber carts, or small shopping cart stuff - but I always buy BOTH at the same time!
And speaking of all those boxes that undoubtedly get consigned to the crusher, how about recycling a few at the checkout - joist hangers are the natural enemy of those useless plastic bags you people try to pack them in.