I went to Walmart to get a few tubes of silicone caulk to fix some leaks on my barn roof. Just loose nails mostly. They were out of silicone and I asked a worker to check for some in the back. He comes back and says they dont have any. That should have been the end of the discussion but the idiot tells me regular caulk will work and hands me a tube. I said no, it wont stick well enough. Then he hands me some construction adhesive and says "this will stick". I begin to explain that is not intended to be a caulk, when the asshole butts in and tells me I am wrong, and it IS a caulk. About this time another worker, a woman comes over and asks me what is wrong, I explain fixing my roof and she hands me a tube of asphalt roof patching, and insists this is better than silicone. Thats when I got pissed and said "I only want silicone", and announced I will go to Home Depot.
I worked in the home construction trades for over 30 years. I know what I want. and know what to use. I pity the average homeowner who takes this advice and ends up with a real mess because these idiot Walmart employes dont know anything but act like they do, just to make a quick sale. I never asked for their opinions in the first place. I only asked of they had any silicone caulk in the stock room.