After applying to a lot of Home Depot positions, they tell you the nonnegotiable wage over the phone, and Lowe's pays waaaaaay better. I saw the free home depot water kits in store recently and gave it a shot. I sent it in and about a week later they called with the results. Now I am no water expert, but my water tastes fine, no issues with hard water or minerals and my house was re-piped with PEX 4 months ago. I have city water. Two words: lowest bidder. Home Depot and Lowe's are middlemen and sub the work out. Search this sub for Home Depot installation and you'll find tons of horror stories. Good contractors don't need big box stores to generate their leads because they're already booked up by the end of March. Home depot is more of a contractors store and Lowe's is more for your average home owner. They have more stylish options where home depot typically carries more construction grade items. Shop online for all your home improvement needs: appliances, bathroom decorating ideas, kitchen remodeling, patio furniture, power tools, bbq grills, carpeting, lumber, concrete, lighting, ceiling fans and more at The Home Depot. What your friend is probably referring to is that most big box home improvement type stores carry a lower quality line of certain tools, and this is common with DeWalt. That said, you may find at home depot/lowes that there are three or four different dewalt cordless drills increasing in price. Full disclosure I'm a Home Depot employee (not your local store though). Home Depot stores partner with contractors from each local store area to provide the installation services. 38 votes, 20 comments. I am planning on buying some wood for a project tomorrow. Will home depot cut the wood for me? If there is a fee, what is it?… I really want to work at Home Depot this summer, but I’ve never had a job before. I’m 18 years and have a high school diploma. On the online application on their website, previous work experience is a required section. Is there any way to get past this, or should I just give up wanting to work for Home Depot? Looking for a tool chest for home use and some of the husky line has caught my eye. This isn’t an immediate need so I’m willing to wait for a sale. I have seen that in the past HD has had some of their husky chests heavily discounted and would like to wait for a sale. Like title says what time of year does HD usually do this promotion? Thanks!.