I don't get paid to say it, but Lowe's really is one of my favorite stores. I'm like a kid in a toy store. I grew up working in my father's two Ace Hardware® stores in Stafford County so hardware is in my blood. Maybe literally from some of the accidents that had occurred over the years. I really like the smell of the lumber section. Someone ought to make an air freshener called "Aisle 10 - Lumber". Hmmm... I think someone already has. It's called pine. (I still buy those antique looking green pine tree air fresheners for my truck.)
Lowe's stores have just about everything you would want or need for your home. I go to the store on Route 17 in Stafford County. It's one of their newer stores. The employees have been very helpful. This past Christmas I was going to pick up an inflatable that was on sale. They only had one left on display 20' in the air on top of a rack. It was deflated, too. One of the employees wheeled over the largest set of steps on wheels that I've ever seen. He brought it down, plugged it in and we found it why it was deflated. The fan was not working. Bummer. At least he tried. Then a lady got on their store computer and tried to locate the inflatable. She looked for about 10 minutes with no luck. I really appreciated the effort.
For the young home improvement people Lowe's has Build and Grow™ clinics on Saturdays. Kids get to build a free wooden project. Kids are given a free apron, a project themed patch and a certification of merit upon completion of their project.
Lowe's has free electronic publications called Creative Ideas for Home and Garden™. There are 5 different monthly e-newsletter versions: Indoor Spaces, Outdoor Spaces, Weekend Projects, Gardening and Family Projects. They have a randomly published e-newsletter called Energy-Saving Solutions. There is a bi-monthly e-newsletter for contractors called LowesForPros. There is a weekly e-newsletter called Products and Offers. And of course for us NASCAR fans there is a monthly e-newsletter called Team Lowe's Racing. Subscribe to any of these publications on lowes.com.
There is a Creative Ideas app for the iPad. It gives you full access to the most recent magazine issues. There are project ideas, how-to videos and bonus content. According to Lowe's, the app will be available on other platforms in the future. (Bummer. I'm a Droid guy.) If you don't have an iPad you can go to their webpage at http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/. There you will find tons of ways to spend your money.
Lowe's has three free printed publications. (Say that fast three times.) Lowe's Creative ideas for Home and Garden™ is printed five times a year. There is a Spanish version called Ideas Creativas that is published 4 times a year. And the third publication is Lowe's Creative Ideas for Your New Home™. Subscribe to any of these publications on lowes.com.
Last, but not least there is MyLowes. It's an account that keeps track of your purchases, rebates, projects, your Lowe's store credit card, etc. on line. You can manage your Lowe's subscriptions from here as well. I take my card each time I purchase something in the store so it will automatically update my account online.
Being that I'm a REALTOR® I can send anyone 10% off Lowe's coupons by snail mail or by e-mail. Let me know if you need one.
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