My spouse and I just visited this store, one of the items we decided to purchase was a wood pellet grill. The store did not have grill cover in stock, so while waiting for the grill to be brought from the back, I went to the manufacturer's website to buy the cover. The exact model we were purchasing was $50 dollars cheaper on the company website.
We have rentals and spend quite a bit at Lowe's so I am aware of the price match policy. We get to the checkouts I show the clerk the price on my phone and she goes to get a supervisor for the override code. This is where things fall apart.
The process of going to get a supervisor takes approximately 15 minutes. First thing the clerk says when she comes back without a supervisor is...Well is it the same model? This was in a very condescending and rude tone. The employee that brought the grill from the back (a Lowe's employee) assured her it was. Now perplexed she realized she was going to have to get the override code after all. Frustrated at this point I said forget it and paid the higher price to get on with my day.
However, after pulling into the driveway at home the question 'Is it the same model' and the way it was asked bugged me. I did not even unload the grill, drove it back to Lowe's and returned it. I am dressed in my yard work clothes and I am black, so I am speculating she thought I was trying to pull a scam from my appearance.
The old adage do not judge a book by its' cover comes to mind. What the young lady failed to realize is the following:
1. Between our rentals and my spouse's property management company and my frequent around the house projects. We on average spend about 40K a year at Lowe's. Just by way of an example we are closing on another apartment building next week. The appliances in all 10 units need to be replaced and we would have done that at Lowe's until today.
2. Yes today I am in shorts and a t-shirt, so I do look scrubby. Normally though, I stop by Lowe's on my way home from work dressed in a suit, tie, and have my badge. My real job is the elected County Attorney (District Attorney) for the county north of where this store is located.
Bottom line I am not going to scam Lowe's for $50 and they lost a customer that spent a decent amount of money with them yearly. read more