The Liquidators

t’s hard to figure where this place fits. Most building items they carry are sold at a price very similar to a retail store, and the things that are discounted sometimes are so poor that you won’t want to use them. Or they break during installation.
Then when you go back and explain that some of the pieces broke when being installed you get a spiel about how you’re buying at a discount, and a comparison with a retail price from Lowe’s or Home Depot.
The problem with that comparison is that the product would have been guaranteed and functional when sold by them. And when the retail dealers sell something less than perfect it comes at a clearance or reduced price which is often half off.
Also these building material retailers will exchange, refund, or replace if there’s any problem. Not at The Liquidators. The sign in giant letters makes sure you know that all sales are final. There’s no exchanges, refunds or replacement of bad items at this place.
The owner’s intent seems to be to extract the utmost dollar from each sale. There’s no attempt to get a satisfied customer with either price or quality. I guess the perception is that there’s a new customer around every corner.
It’s really irritating to go there one day and be given prices then a day or two later when you come back to load them, you are given a different (higher) price and sometimes other conditions.
You can save time and aggravation by just going to Lowe’s or Home Depot in the first place. Better quality, attitude, interest, helpfulness, and maybe not even much (or any) price difference. Sometimes a small business can be better than a big one, but it depends entirely on the attitude of the people who own it.