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MichMan

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19. Is your store cooperating with ICE?

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:40 AM

22 hrs ago

If not, then don't worry about it.

Just curious if you would support the tactics in the OP at your store? Dozens of people buying cheap items and then returning them immediately to make it difficult for customers.

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BRILLIANT Home Depot protest: protesters in Monrovia, CA are buying 17 cent ICE scrappers and returning them instantly [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

,, BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #1

Every HD I've been in has a separate customer service area for returns. MichMan Yesterday #2

Believe it of not it gets... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #5

People don't realize how cold the Pacific coast is. ananda 23 hrs ago #7

I went to boot camp in San Diego, SarcasticSatyr 23 hrs ago #11

Many members... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #15

Below 50 it is bone-chilling Zambero 22 hrs ago #20

"Below 50 it is bone-chilling" MichMan 22 hrs ago #21

Acclimation is real Zambero 22 hrs ago #25

True for hot weather too. ananda 22 hrs ago #28

Beach weather at night in the colder months kills me. That is truly bone-chilling but yes, I can attest to how it feels chowder66 21 hrs ago #37

Yeah... OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #73

It's the same in southern florida bedazzled 22 hrs ago #26

I use one MurrayDelph 8 hrs ago #67

Did you see how many were in line to buy them? Definitely bogged down purchase lines pattyloutwo 22 hrs ago #22

Which has nothing to do with returns MichMan 22 hrs ago #24

This was GOOD MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #59

All paying in cash so no card info being provided. Brilliant move! Intentional trouble ie sabotage 📎 Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #53

There are mountains all around Monrovia. It's only about 12 miles to the closest area to ski. chowder66 21 hrs ago #34

I've got a sister that lives over there. I just texted and asked her. Iggo 20 hrs ago #40

They clog the check out when they buy them. Clog the return counter later fargone 20 hrs ago #46

Trump haters should move stuff all over the store. Put stuff in the wrong places. Trueblue1968 9 hrs ago #66

Who really suffers by this? Mossfern Yesterday #3

People leave the store because they don't want to wait an hour to make their purchase pattyloutwo 22 hrs ago #23

It's SoCal. Drive a few miles and you'll run into another Home Depot. Iggo 20 hrs ago #42

I don't believe... Chemical Bill 7 hrs ago #68

Great idea. 👍 Dave Bowman Yesterday #4

Or just steal them! 31st Street Bridge 23 hrs ago #6

Ummm, no. AllyCat 23 hrs ago #8

Uh, no. demmiblue 23 hrs ago #10

? ? ? Okaaaaay? So now we're advocation theft (criminal behavior) stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #32

No, "we" aren't MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #60

um Skittles 13 hrs ago #64

If you watch the video NJCher 23 hrs ago #9

Management will see NJCher 23 hrs ago #12

Next They can start buying SCREWS in screw you. More screws than ice scrapers. bonniebgood 23 hrs ago #13

Need to get those big rolling carts and fill them with various random sizes of big lumber and concrete blocks. MichMan 22 hrs ago #14

Then you're just hurting the employees that have Luz 22 hrs ago #16

Job security is what I would call it. MichMan 22 hrs ago #18

Getting "discard" duty was a blessing when I was a grocery checker. CrispyQ 22 hrs ago #27

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regard for the employee(s) is clearly NOT a priority here stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #35

All effective protest is inconvenient for someone. Iggo 20 hrs ago #43

Its not effective if the only one you hurt or inconvenience is a Luz 20 hrs ago #48

Do you think the employees putting up with it or the customers waiting in long lines will be more or less likely... MichMan 19 hrs ago #49

I work in a locally-owned hardware store / lumber yard in California. Don't fucking come to my store and do that. NBachers 22 hrs ago #17

Is your store cooperating with ICE? MichMan 22 hrs ago #19

Is Home Depot? They've denied working with ICE EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #52

Half the employees here would be ICE targets; and a majority of our customers would be ICE targets. NBachers 17 hrs ago #55

Don't cooperate with ICE, and we have a deal. Iggo 20 hrs ago #44

You can buy an ice scraper for 17 cents? leftstreet 22 hrs ago #29

It's probably a Black Friday deal. n/t demmiblue 22 hrs ago #30

It's probably a plastic piece of crap MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #61

Brilliant protest. Love the ice scraper metaphor. Martin68 22 hrs ago #31

Ok, but what has Home Depot actually done here? Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #33

+1. wondered about the (supposed) 'cooperation' implied as well. stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #38

I really tried to find something before posting Sympthsical 20 hrs ago #39

appreciate your efforts - and (in large part) agree with your observations. stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #41

Many boycotts are illogical MichMan 20 hrs ago #45

+1 leftstreet 20 hrs ago #47

HD can demand (as ANY private property can)... ret5hd 10 hrs ago #65

I don't believe that demand has much power behind it EdmondDantes_ 1 hr ago #72

I didn't know you could buy ANYTHING for 17 cents anymore! JoseBalow 21 hrs ago #36

Sorry, to me this just sounds like wasted effort. The mistreated HD employees are not the problem. CaptainTruth 19 hrs ago #50

This is dumb-only aggravates the employee & makes no real statement-like simple protest sign would. Boxerfan 19 hrs ago #51

Actually a plastic putty knife sold in paint dept. Devilsun 18 hrs ago #54

Home Depot has always been BIIG repuglican supporters. mdbl 17 hrs ago #57

Now THAT is... A_Steel_Magnolia 16 hrs ago #58

Excellent!!! calimary 14 hrs ago #62

The cheapest ice scraper at my local HD in Michigan is $3 MichMan 13 hrs ago #63

I can't believe the number of negative replies to this Betty Boom 6 hrs ago #69

Hmmm I'm surprised there isn't more. nt Raine 4 hrs ago #70

I can see less than half of the replies! demmiblue 1 hr ago #71