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EdmondDantes_

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52. Is Home Depot? They've denied working with ICE

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:55 PM

18 hrs ago

ICE going to a place where one would expect undocumented workers isn't unexpected. What exactly is Home Depot supposed to be doing? Putting an employee outside isn't going to do anything. They can't ban ICE from the property preemptively.

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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 23 hrs ago OP

,, BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #1

Every HD I've been in has a separate customer service area for returns. MichMan 23 hrs ago #2

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

People don't realize how cold the Pacific coast is. ananda 22 hrs ago #7

I went to boot camp in San Diego, SarcasticSatyr 22 hrs ago #11

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

Below 50 it is bone-chilling Zambero 21 hrs ago #20

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

Acclimation is real Zambero 21 hrs ago #25

True for hot weather too. ananda 21 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 20 hrs ago #37

Yeah... OldBaldy1701E 16 min ago #73

It's the same in southern florida bedazzled 21 hrs ago #26

I use one MurrayDelph 7 hrs ago #67

Did you see how many were in line to buy them? Definitely bogged down purchase lines pattyloutwo 21 hrs ago #22

Which has nothing to do with returns MichMan 21 hrs ago #24

This was GOOD MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #59

All paying in cash so no card info being provided. Brilliant move! Intentional trouble ie sabotage 📎 Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #53

There are mountains all around Monrovia. It's only about 12 miles to the closest area to ski. chowder66 20 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 19 hrs ago #46

Trump haters should move stuff all over the store. Put stuff in the wrong places. Trueblue1968 8 hrs ago #66

Who really suffers by this? Mossfern 23 hrs ago #3

People leave the store because they don't want to wait an hour to make their purchase pattyloutwo 21 hrs ago #23

It's SoCal. Drive a few miles and you'll run into another Home Depot. Iggo 19 hrs ago #42

I don't believe... Chemical Bill 6 hrs ago #68

Great idea. 👍 Dave Bowman 23 hrs ago #4

Or just steal them! 31st Street Bridge 22 hrs ago #6

Ummm, no. AllyCat 22 hrs ago #8

Uh, no. demmiblue 22 hrs ago #10

? ? ? Okaaaaay? So now we're advocation theft (criminal behavior) stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #32

No, "we" aren't MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #60

um Skittles 12 hrs ago #64

If you watch the video NJCher 22 hrs ago #9

Management will see NJCher 22 hrs ago #12

Next They can start buying SCREWS in screw you. More screws than ice scrapers. bonniebgood 22 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 21 hrs ago #16

Job security is what I would call it. MichMan 21 hrs ago #18

Getting "discard" duty was a blessing when I was a grocery checker. CrispyQ 21 hrs ago #27

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regard for the employee(s) is clearly NOT a priority here stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #35

All effective protest is inconvenient for someone. Iggo 19 hrs ago #43

Its not effective if the only one you hurt or inconvenience is a Luz 19 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 18 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 21 hrs ago #17

Is your store cooperating with ICE? MichMan 21 hrs ago #19

Is Home Depot? They've denied working with ICE EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #52

Half the employees here would be ICE targets; and a majority of our customers would be ICE targets. NBachers 16 hrs ago #55

Don't cooperate with ICE, and we have a deal. Iggo 19 hrs ago #44

You can buy an ice scraper for 17 cents? leftstreet 21 hrs ago #29

It's probably a Black Friday deal. n/t demmiblue 21 hrs ago #30

It's probably a plastic piece of crap MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #61

Brilliant protest. Love the ice scraper metaphor. Martin68 21 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 20 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 19 hrs ago #41

Many boycotts are illogical MichMan 19 hrs ago #45

+1 leftstreet 19 hrs ago #47

HD can demand (as ANY private property can)... ret5hd 9 hrs ago #65

I don't believe that demand has much power behind it EdmondDantes_ 35 min ago #72

I didn't know you could buy ANYTHING for 17 cents anymore! JoseBalow 20 hrs ago #36

Sorry, to me this just sounds like wasted effort. The mistreated HD employees are not the problem. CaptainTruth 18 hrs ago #50

This is dumb-only aggravates the employee & makes no real statement-like simple protest sign would. Boxerfan 18 hrs ago #51

Actually a plastic putty knife sold in paint dept. Devilsun 17 hrs ago #54

Home Depot has always been BIIG repuglican supporters. mdbl 16 hrs ago #57

Now THAT is... A_Steel_Magnolia 15 hrs ago #58

Excellent!!! calimary 13 hrs ago #62

The cheapest ice scraper at my local HD in Michigan is $3 MichMan 12 hrs ago #63

I can't believe the number of negative replies to this Betty Boom 5 hrs ago #69

Hmmm I'm surprised there isn't more. nt Raine 3 hrs ago #70

I can see less than half of the replies! demmiblue 40 min ago #71