Plumbing: Replacing Bathtub Diverter Spout & a HD rant

[MrNoBody]

After 5+ yrs. of use, the bathtub diverter spout became a victim of
mineral deposits. Check Homies on line, same model in stock.
Rush over & NONE on-hand. Ask the Orange Vest dude, he laughs and
states the inventory system is a joke.
Have to go with a higher priced replacement. btw, display pricing is not
the actual (higher) price it rings up at and neither match the on-line price!
/rant
Job done, caulking applied; I swear removing & replacing caulking is always the hardest part :oldfogey:

[Cary]

If marked price on shelf is less, they will adjust to lower price, if you ask.

[cbelt3]

Welcome to the tail of the supply chain. The broken, leaky, expensive as heck supply chain. The end result of decades of offshoring.

[rgG]

Cary wrote:
If marked price on shelf is less, they will adjust to lower price, if you ask.

Also, if they are out of your item and have to substitute a higher priced item, up to a $50 difference, they will give you the lower price, but it will require an actual cashier to do it.
At least that was the pre-Covid policy.

[ADent]

If you have time the HD in store pickup from the locker is pretty good.

Saw a good sale on an item and local store had a couple, but farther store had a bunch. Buy for pickup from local store - get an email an hour later saying out of stock. Buy from farther store - ready for pickup another hour later.