LOWE'S

I was on a list that rotated for the centerpiece for the church and I like to buy living plants that looked attractive so that if for some reason somebody that was supposed to bring a plant were unable to bring them or something they could use that as a backup. They have a lot of choices. I didn't get help from anybody. If they came to help or not I can't remember. I picked it out myself from their displays.

I went in to make the purchase. I go there sometimes to walk around. The people that work there are very professional and they help you find whatever you need also. A lot of times when I'm just walking around in the store they will just ask me can they help me.

For the kitchen they gave two or three floor plan ideas and we chose one. Then, you choose the colors, choose the type of cabinets, choose the type of sinks and all of that. You choose everything yourself. That's why it can get really expensive. They had appliances like dish washer, stove and refrigerator. They have a deal where you get all three for a certain price. Then you go to the flooring department. That's a different contract. We had laminate flooring in the kitchen, carpeting and laminate in the living room, laminate in the hallway and the bathroom. They were very nice and very helpful. I found out later that you can choose other people and probably get it done for less. But, I'm not complaining because I love my kitchen.

It was okay. Everything was fine at the beginning. Towards the end, there were some things that weren't finished. The fellows that were doing it for Lowe's went elsewhere. So, we didn't get it finished. Lowe's wouldn't do anything about it. So, we just had to do it ourselves. That was the only thing. Other than that, they were fine. The scheduling was fine. The girl that helped us there was really nice. But then she left for maternity or something and then things were a little bit different. I had to call several times about this or that. We were finally able to get it finished and it turned out beautifully. The kitchen is beautiful. It's difficult to work with people that are 30 miles or more from your home, to get things done. That's what our problem is, is where we're at. We're 38 to 50 miles from towns. A lot of it has to be done on the internet or by a phone call or going there and picking stuff out and then the rest of the stuff is by telephone. They were just very helpful as far as new ideas. Of course, it added more money. So they were good about that. It's a custom kitchen. The cabinets or anything like that weren't from their shelves. It was custom made for our kitchen.

I like Lowe's pretty well, though sometimes they have what I want and sometimes they don't.

Everything was fine except the price.