On 12-01-03 03:19 PM, Alan J Fletcher wrote:
At 12:10 PM 1/3/2012, Jed Rothwell wrote:
http://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/HomePage/Docs/HVAC_Trane_ENG_Online.pdf
Yeah .. but that one says:
The Home Depot works only with home service professionals who meet the
highest standards for experience, know-how and customer service. We
screen and perform background checks on all installers and make sure
that licenses.. and insurance are current.
That's if you're getting Home Depot to handle the installation for you.
They're just saying they won't send Bozo the Clown over to your house to
install your new Home Depot toilet.
That's why they're emphasizing how exclusive they are, rather than
saying "We deal with any licensed professional; all electricians and
plumbers should buy their supplies right from us!" It would make no
sense for a plumbing supply house to do a background check on a plumber
who walks in and just wants to buy a toilet! It's not like it's an
AK-47 or something, after all!
If you want to just throw the equipment in the back of your pickup truck
and drive off, it's something else again. In that case they're not
"working with" you, and they're sure not doing a background check before
they let you buy it.
