Woodworking magazines at Lowes
My local Lowes big box store, kept the woodworker hobby magazines on a rack between the register and the exits, which was a dumb place, because, you couldn't get a magazine without passing through the register line and then going back again. So about 8 months ago, they put the magazine rack back at the end of the Paints dept in the center of the store. Today, I noticed the magazine rack had been moved yet again. Looked around the store and then went to customer service and asked what happened to the magazine rack. The three college aged kids at customer service pointed to the rack full of books on the wall at customer service. I pointed out that those were all books, not a magazine there. So the guy among them, says that is all they have, if I mean the ones that expired every month, they no longer have those. (He obviously excelled in school) So when I take my items to the register, I see there are magazines at the registers, ALL COOKING MAGAZINES! Well this is quite peculiar. A big "he man" lumber yard and the only magazines they have are cooking magazines in the check out ailse, sort of like the scandal sheets at the supermarket check outs. So I mention to the cashier, an older woman, that it is quite something that a lumber yard sells so many cooking magazines and no DIY or woodworking magazines. . She no they still have them, the rack is at the back of the paint dept. I said with sadness, that yes they were there last month, but not today. She calls customer service and they tell her no more magazines. But another cashier pipes up, yes they have DIY magazines, they are at the Professional/Contractor's checkout. What the.....? Magazines geared toward some cursory knowledge on how to do some small project are now located at the Contractor's Desk? Must be some contractors if they need those magazines. Frankly, their logic, if any, escapes me.
