Home Depot Inc (HD)

[I-Man]

LOVE IT LowJack! George Carlin sadly missed here. I have his entire boxed set and my younger sons and their friends have seen some, and taught them, just how much freedoms we no longer have in the USA- when George was doing his shows back then... So many today have become dumbed-down pooshies (say it like James Bond) especially the "men" out there. Why Trades companies like mine cannot find adequate help today. 2 generations in public education system as ruined so many plus PC crap everywhere...

George Carlin spoke the truth about the obvious, and people laughed and were entertained. Today it would land you in some jail or courthouse at minimum.... and that is something instilled with me to this day. Probably why, many of my customers tell me "reason people keep calling you and giving you business, is you say out loud what so many are afraid to say today, but think..." I take that as a compliment..

[I-Man]

We are NOT Amazon or Jeff Bezoz... As I told an Associates up in PA the other day, for 6 weeks or more now, here in NC, if/when we try to purchase anything related to that from Home Depot, Lowes, etc those sites say "No stock at your store" and "cannot be purchased online".... This is OUR reality here...

[Lowjack]

Doesn't seem to be a problem ordering!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/amazon-will-start-taking-workers-temperatures-and-provide-face-masks.html

[Lowjack]

[I-Man]

The masks were removed to keep the virus spreading while they steal all the money!


By your statement here then, it is for population control and future generational reduction of an already overburdened USA and is overpopulation of people in many Metro areas...???

[I-Man]

LowJack, go try it, you will be told you "cannot place online order in your area"... We have been down all those roads already.. Same with the SBA loan for small biz. We started 2 weeks back when SC & NC were declared National Disaster, and cannot get anywhere with it. Calling them even does not work. All crock right now ! Site does not work and will not let you complete and send application, local banks tell us they have no idea what to do by tomorrow's deadline, etc. Someone is lying out there...

[I-Man]

Lowjack agree 100%. I was told same from Lowes where my son is manager in Asheville, NC area. He said yesterday "Our damn CEO had us gut all the stores of all that equipment & product and now none left for anyone local to purchase"....

[Lowjack]

You really need to learn how to solve problems!
It will make you a better contractor

https://www.uline.com/BL_1092/3M-Half-Face-Respirators

[Lowjack]

The masks were removed to keep the virus spreading while they steal all the money!

The Decision was made above CEO pay grade. Thank your surgeon general and 3M. Oh and all them bleeding heart liberals that purchased masks and sent them to China.

Don't need a study to know that Masks and Goggles prevent virus!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-us-surgeon-general-asks-cdc-to-see-if-face-masks-are-effective.html

[I-Man]

Sinope, I truly appreciate your kind words. Is is serious, but "we" seem to always be forgotten out there today, yet we are expected to keep doing our work daily in different homes & businesses which need our services and have no more protective equipment. NO matter what time even my wife goes to stores in Hickory, NC area EVERY DAMN SHELF regarding cleaning products, paper products, etc are bare empty !!

This is what gets me. All those medical industry people who wear just simply hospital pleated face masks must be throwing them out, not re-using them, and keep crying MORE MASKS from our President.. And the N95 ones which we "service & repair contractors" use normally in our work nobody can get, yet the few we have (getting real dirty and black), we are trying to use as long as we can but they have to be discarded now...

THEN this morning Charlotte local news, the NC State Medical Director comes on, tells people what to do regarding washing your hands during Carona Virus, etc and states YOU DO NOT NEED ANY MASK unless you are sick. ?????

I just want my normal N95's we use for fiberglass particles, drywall dust, mold residue, etc but no, we are supposed to inhale all those now and get mesothelioma because we are NOT the real heroes out there you hear the media go on about daily who now are getting bonuses and hazard pay...!!!! ??????

[I-Man]

Now after this morning's news from Charlotte regarding Home Depot, I posted already on Lowes site and this carona affect in my region (Hickory, NC).

But for both Big Box CEO's to ignore the many local contratcors who are "essential service contractors' like my business, and not even keep any N95 masks in stock for us and our needs, shows it is all about MONEY at the top of both corps. Saw Ellison on TV interview with maria a day ago and same thing...

These CEO's act like great Humanitarians, all kissing Trump's assse for free $$$, while they are stocking finger in the eye of the very contractor businesses who made them over the years- and now we all are working out there (millions of us) with no more protection products from masks to clorox/lysol wipes, to clorox solutions, etc and every store telling us "we are getting no more stock and you cannot even order any online"...

[Trueheart]

This is your first visit here. Kinda, sorta out of nowhere.

What do you suggest I do with my shares?

Trueheart

[Lowjack]

The bigger they are, the harder it is to bury the box!

[Trueheart]

Wotta day! The swing from top to bottom was almost 19 points.

Trueheart

[Trueheart]

I'm underwater but remain optimistic about making money here.

Trueheart

[Trueheart]

Dipping my toe in again at $191 for ten shares.

Trueheart

[Diogenes of Sinope]

Thanks for sharing that very concerning reality I-Man

The domino effect is accelerating in many areas of day to day life

GL!

[I-Man]

Construction industry reality NOBODY talking about. Here's my story from yesterday even posted at LOW and elsewhere:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Our company needs N95 dust masks from 3M which we buy at Lowes or Home Depot. Went yesterday and manager told me all 3M displays and products removed from stores, as all masks are to be sent to China right now. No future new stock expected at this time. I was told as a contractor, to go to medical clinic or Drs office to be able to get a dust mask ! WTF is this??

I said to him, so are we contractors supposed to get Mesothelioma now breathing in dust particles doing our jobs???

Nobody mentioning that this fact, found true at Home Depot & Ace Hardware yesterday, will have major negative impact on whole US construction industry as we use those for insulation work, drywall sanding, remodeling jobs, other dust needs in course of our normal operations.... Now told they cannot be sold to construction industry personnel !!!???

I called wife right away, she went on eBay and found me couple boxes of the N95's which we purchased so we will have them here, but this is all getting way out of hand... The Owner of the Ace Hardware in Hickory (Bethlehem), NC told me, right now he is told a limited quantity may be released to them to sell in late April sometime...

[Diogenes of Sinope]

The Home Depot Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2019 Results; Reiterates Fiscal 2020 Business Outlook; Increases Quarterly...

https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NYSE/home-depot-HD/stock-news/81834921/the-home-depot-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal

HD—GLTA

[infamous]

going back to 230? HD

[I-Man]

Could be 50% drop as more people realize just how HD was able to post such supposed positive earnings news, etc, basically falsely advertising tools for one thing and making warranty program so difficult they bet on most citizens not going through with it or the hastle when you buy a Ridgid tool;

or how Home Advisor acting like a pseudo-General Contractor, screwing them seeing 80% of H.A. costs got to HD, not the actual licensed contractor who is on their list to do said repair work...

We had to threaten lawsuit against Home Advisor who kept calling us so damn much to be one of their local Contractors, because they kept calling multiple times a day and thru weekends, that we did NOT want to be associated to them knowing how they work and try to control local contractor(s) very own customers and billing...

[I-Man]

And if you call to lodge warranty repair need, you may experience what MANY are right now, the Rep saying "We do not see you registered on our system", or "Sir, you must not have registered your tool properly on our online system, as just having a purchase recipt does not meet warranty terms"...

Either way, with HD owning Ridgid now and poor power tool quality and poor warranty program, then coupled with stupid Home Advisor crap many realizing they are being conned out of money by that service, HD may well see major fall from grace now- as people simply are TIRED of getting fkd and screwed around by major corporations and slimy advertising tricks to simply make their bottom lines look amazing, while scamming monies form general public.

[infamous]

any ideas anyone on WHEN HD will stop falling? ugh

[stockmule]

Thanks I will. I purchase the ridgid combo drill hammer drill with 2 batt and charger some time ago. Registered everything as required and kept the verification email from them in a side file.

[seventhcircle]

Agreed

[I-Man]

NO! Read the many online complaints and BBB complaints.

Ridgid power tools require purchaser to register online after buying tool, and it is a lifetime warranty. And as many have posted, trying to get them to honor warranty, you get runaround and then also told your data is not showing on your system, irregardless you show receipts, time, date of doing so and the damn purchase...

DeWalt does not do this, and Milwaukee which we own many tools, automatically registers any power tool you purchase at time of sale. Same with Bosch, etc...

Regardless, Home Depot owning Ridgid now, SHOULD NOT be charging any contractor an assessment fee to look at tool, before they then contact Ridgid corporate for their decision to honor said warranty or not. That is ludicrous and more wasted time for any business owner depending on said tool.

NEVER had such a pisspoor experience with any company or its product and false statements and warranties as Home Depot with Ridgid Power Tools! I am a 40 year construction industry veteran and expert, and we posses dozens of various top notch tools, but the only 2 Ridgid tools we have left are Ceramic tile saw and belt sander and after that, no longer will EVER purchase any Ridgid power tool again.

Milwaukee, Bosch, DeWalt and such better quality made tools all honor warranties without excuses, gimmicks, runaround, and care about Licensed Tradesmen and such who depend on them for their living. Not Ridgid and not Home Depot...

[stockmule]

Was this due to being past warranty or the lifetime warranty that requires registration at the time of purchase, thanks

[jonny_red]

Retail Stocks that took a beating this Week

$KSS $HD $M $TJX

https://www.transparenttradersblackbox.com/post/retail-stocks-that-took-a-beating-this-week-kss-hd

[I-Man]

Wait till MASSIVE troubles come public regarding their buying Ridgid Tools and problems many facing with refusals to honor warranties...

[I-Man]

Home Depot needs to worry about their acquisition of Ridgid tools- as go online and you will see HUNDREDS of real contruction professionals talking of class action and such as Ridgid Tools NOT honoring warranties. Playing games with purchasers.

We have right now about a 6 month fkng process to repair/replace chop saw that went bad and could have resulted in major injury to operator, and even a letter to corporate by myself, saw then call in September trying to play down fact they thought my office manager was going to sue them because their Warranty rep in Anderson, SC tried starting some "racial slur" matter which we went against Ridgid hearing this crap !

Nobody should wait months to get warranty decision, now encounter such problems with warranties, when the very Home Depot where this defective saw was purchased should simply have given us, a licensed contractor, new replacement without HASTLE so we can continue to do our business! Almost 6 months now and HD finally stated, Ridgid wants to repair broken internal parts instead of replacing saw! WTF !!!
We just purchased DeWalt Mitre saw & stand to keep business going here.

AND why did we have to pay Home Depot an alayisis fee to even take the damn saw and decide what to do contacting corporate themselves, instead of the company doing something months back in summer when I contacted them???

THis shold NEVER happen and RIdgid power toosl are crap. Nothing quality about them and their damn warranties are no good! Just research amount fo complaints right now to same issue as we have experienced...

[I-Man]

How? By the ceiling security cameras??? That may explain why in recent times (visiting Lowes), even the older seasons cashiers seem very apprehensive to even speak with you or talk as they once used to, to a known contractor such as myself who present hundreds of client customers...???

[deathstarr]

Home Depot And Lowe's Accused Of Scanning Millions Of Customers Faces

ccording to the Cook County Record, two recent class action lawsuits accuse Home Depot and Lowe's of secretly using facial recognition to identify customers as soon as they enter their stores.

On Sept. 4, 2019, a group of plaintiffs simultaneously filed virtually identical class action complaints in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago against Lowe’s and in federal court in Atlanta against Home Depot, accusing the retailers of violating the Illinois state law by “surreptitiously” scanning customers’ faces as they moved about the chains’ stores.

According to the Lowe's lawsuit, home improvement stores are secretly using facial recognition to identify everyone.

“Lowe’s has augmented its in-store security cameras with software that tracks individuals’ movements throughout the store using a unique scan of face geometry. Put simply, Defendants surreptitiously attempt to collect the faceprint of every person who appears in front of one of their facial-recognition cameras.” (To find out more about Home Depot tracking customers, click here.)


https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2019/09/home-depot-and-lowes-accused-of.html

[seventhcircle]

Stellar day here $HD holding its own!

[I-Man]

I am construction contracting business owner, and I can say, is true quality firms DO NOT use Home Depot or Lowes to build or repair with. We use national lumber groups who have far better product and prices for the contracting world. But I still use Home Depot to order doors and windows perhaps (high end ones as they are only vendor in Hickory, NC area for certain mfgrs) and consider HD over Low any day. And in the climate we have today, I do not see a need for both Lowes and Home Depot to be out there, as they carry the same exact product lines pretty much... One of them will disappear in my opinion over time.

Knowing Ellison is now CEO at Lowes, and seeing what he did to JCP, I am betting HD will survive overall...

[TRUSTUNITS1000000]

$217 wowwwwwwww

[tw0122]

Take all your profits now!

[tw0122]

Big construction slowdown slated for 2019

[tw0122]

Cuts Sales Forecast, Posts Lower Profit

[TFMG]

Long HOME DEPOT Into Earnings

HOME DEPOT HAS FOLLOWED A VERY DISCIPLINED CHANNEL, IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THAT IS SET TO CONTINUE AND THE NEXT MOVE WILL BE BULLISH TOWARDS THE $220 RANGE BEFORE CONTINUING TO HIT TOP CHANNEL RESISTANCE AT APPROX $230

TRADE SET UP PRICE TARGET $220

[oilin07]

STRONG BUY

[ITMS]

This Is Where Smart Money Shorts Home Depot $HD

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[TFMG]

$HD BEARISH PERSPECTIVE GOING INTO EARNINGS.

We must have a look at the Bearish perspective on HD as we go into the much anticipated retailers earnings reports this week. Spring is like christmas to Home Depot , home improvements , and in particular planting season for gardener, this year however, mother nature has not been kind which will have a impact on earnings .
Secondly, longer term is it possible the end is in sight for this economic cycle , house prices have started to stagnate and HD is very much dependant on continued homes sales .
Home depot is also very highly leveraged with debt, which has been overlooked as growth and revenues have increased, this will be to the forefront if growth stalls.

[jonny_red]

$HD - THE FY2020 EPS ESTIMATES FOR HOME DEPOT INC BOOSTED BY ANALYST (HD)

https://www.transparenttraders.me/2019/05/the-fy2020-eps-estimates-for-home-depot.html

[jonny_red]

Stocks to Watch May 13th 2019 - $CAT $NVDA $HD

https://www.transparenttraders.me/2019/05/stocks-to-watch-may-13th-2019-cat-nvda.html

[Lowjack]

New registers suck! If you can't afford cashiers BK is not far behind! I'll go somewhere where they can afford employees!

[jbeau]

I'm in the money on an Home Depot call option looking for opinions on when to sell. Somewhat new to options but so far doing well but still learning.

[tothe]

HD chart~~~ DT breakout Jan 30

[Fres]

Yep agree...it is

[Danorocket]

Think this is the next 20 year buy and not look...

[Harbor6460]

How about when no new home sales or rates go up. Nobody buys homes. Gl