That seems surprising. It's what? 5 miles from the one on Hickman?
Ames Menards set to open spring 2019
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That seems surprising. It's what? 5 miles from the one on Hickman?
That Clive store is crazy busy and is one of the top stores in the company. Building another store up in Grimes wouldn't be a bad thing.
I have gotten dozens of those rebates and I don't ever recall one of them not showing up eventually. I just hang on to them until the next time I need something.
My favorite thing to do when I'm bored and want to kill time is go to Menards. Man, I'm getting old.
Well ****. With the high concentration of hotels already there you would think someone would put a bar/grill within walking distance.
Yea, I'm waiting for a few restaurants and more retail to pop up in that area. Lots of Hotels and proximity to 30/35. Would think it's only a matter of time.
That matches the Ames Development Map (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...&ll=42.01813102992708,-93.62953763173141&z=14).
For several months, they had a gallon of milk for $1.99 (regular price), which beats anything.
Last Saturday I saw they raised it to $2.39, which is a bummer, but still better than most options.
They run some smoking deals on Jack's pizzas too. I always check the price when I'm there.
If I wasn't married I probably would find little excuse to visit any store except Menards. Tools, groceries, clothes. If only they sold beer and liquor too
Selling beer would seem to go hand and hand with building your own deck.
The northwest corner of Ames isn't close to Hwy 30 & I-35. They may be drawing somewhat from the Ames market, but I'd bet a lot of their customers don't live in Ames.
Best deal ever was the one time a few years back when they included gift cards in the 11% rebate. Then you later spend it during another 11% event, and are effectively getting 22% off merchandise! Only thing is I wish I would've stocked up more on the gift cards, 'cause I've never seen that offer since.
(Yes, I know the rebate just amounts to "store credit", but I'm gonna spend the $$ there anyway...)
(Yes, I know the rebate just amounts to "store credit", but I'm gonna spend the $$ there anyway...)
I worked at the Clive Menards for about a year in 2015 to get extra wedding money (so 75% of my pay went to purchases at the store, now wife didn't really keep track, so no harm). I agree they have plenty of employees who don't know much (if anything) about other departments, but you gotta remember they need a lot more employees than your local True Value, too. They pay decent, think it was something like $11.50/hour & a boost to $13/hour for weekends.
Seemed the majority of customers were the type who knew what they needed, but not all. 11% weekends were very busy, especially when there were additional big sales on top. I worked in Cabinets & Appliances, so plenty of people who'd wait for 11% to drop $4k on appliances or $10k on cabinets. I wonder what percentage of those actually get used.
Adding another store in Grimes right down the road does kind of surprise me, but Clive is a top performer like someone mentioned. Kind of crazy to think the DSM Metro can support so many big box hardware stores. Will the new one make 10 total between Menards/Lowe's/HD? (Including Ankeny & WDSM)
Seemed the majority of customers were the type who knew what they needed, but not all. 11% weekends were very busy, especially when there were additional big sales on top. I worked in Cabinets & Appliances, so plenty of people who'd wait for 11% to drop $4k on appliances or $10k on cabinets. I wonder what percentage of those actually get used.
Adding another store in Grimes right down the road does kind of surprise me, but Clive is a top performer like someone mentioned. Kind of crazy to think the DSM Metro can support so many big box hardware stores. Will the new one make 10 total between Menards/Lowe's/HD? (Including Ankeny & WDSM)
