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29. You can buy an ice scraper for 17 cents?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:08 AM

22 hrs ago

That's pretty cheap

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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

Message auto-removed Name removed 17 hrs ago #56

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 21 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