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...at Target of all places! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I had been looking for steel wool for a long time (ebonizing project)...looked in Home Depot, Lowe's, local hardware stores, etc. They all carried the same brand, Rhodes America, which of course is made in China [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
So I'm in my local Target getting saline solution, and decided to check out their paltry hardware section to see if they even have any. I didn't see it, but they have this button that you press for help:
"Press this button for help. A Target clerk will arrive in 60 seconds"
Hmmm, pretty detailed promise there, I thought as I pressed the button while checking my watch. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
75 seconds later this young chubby gal arrives and I tell her what I need. My heart sank as I realized she didn't even realize what steel wool is. [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img] She actually found a paint stripping wheel and asked "this it?" [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] I walked away dejectedly, but I got to give her credit, she continued looking. 30 seconds later I hear "Excuse me, sir!" So I go back there...lo & behold she actually found a package! Then it had to pass the country of origin test....I turned the package around looking for it while grumbling about Chinese crap...HA HA! Made in USA! Man was I happy! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I even tracked down a couple managers to give the girl a compliment.
I had been looking for steel wool for a long time (ebonizing project)...looked in Home Depot, Lowe's, local hardware stores, etc. They all carried the same brand, Rhodes America, which of course is made in China [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
So I'm in my local Target getting saline solution, and decided to check out their paltry hardware section to see if they even have any. I didn't see it, but they have this button that you press for help:
"Press this button for help. A Target clerk will arrive in 60 seconds"
Hmmm, pretty detailed promise there, I thought as I pressed the button while checking my watch. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
75 seconds later this young chubby gal arrives and I tell her what I need. My heart sank as I realized she didn't even realize what steel wool is. [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img] She actually found a paint stripping wheel and asked "this it?" [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] I walked away dejectedly, but I got to give her credit, she continued looking. 30 seconds later I hear "Excuse me, sir!" So I go back there...lo & behold she actually found a package! Then it had to pass the country of origin test....I turned the package around looking for it while grumbling about Chinese crap...HA HA! Made in USA! Man was I happy! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I even tracked down a couple managers to give the girl a compliment.
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