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Scott Monty's avatar

Just goes to show you that it's not the (big) box, but what's in it. You have to wonder about the corporate culture at these respective stores, whether it's inspired locally or nationally. Either way, what a difference a Tim makes!

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Switter’s World's avatar

Okay, I’m going to share a dirty little secret about Lowe’s.

I got involved in a project that donated almost 500 storage sheds built by volunteers for people who lost their homes in a Northern California wildfire. Thousands of homes and other structures were destroyed and almost 90 people lost their lives.

A nearby Lowe’s supplied most of our materials and donated the roofing and paint for the sheds. They got the roofing shingles from a supplier near Seattle and delivered them to us with a Lowe’s truck.

If we needed something, our Pro Desk person dropped everything to help. Lowe’s employees even helped built sheds when they could and Lowe’s sent trucks and forklifts a few times to deliver sheds to the new owners.

Here in Idaho, Lowe’s provided support for a major facelift on a residential youth ranch. The ProDesk person who helped us was pure gold. The project started during the time of Covid when everything was difficult to source, but somehow we never ran short of and materials because of her efforts, even when she was down with Covid herself.

So the dirt little secret about Lowe’s is that they are about more than only a bottom line. They really do help out with projects in their local communities. It’s probably a great way for them to build goodwill, but it also seems like a big part of their corporate culture.

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