Incorrect. Of all my male friends, the ones with kids are to ones that do the most simple DIY projects (handyman level stuff), but the childless ones are the ones that do the most complex projects (renovations, custom works, etc).
EDIT: The useless gay man stereotype holds though. Looking at you Wes and Andy.
None of those groups are ever mentioned. Why is that your first reaction, honestly? There’s nothing… there?
This is a purely fun post, playing on specific stereotypes of specific subgroups of those groups. There are other stereotypes for these groups: figurine painting, grilling, etc for dads, and for lesbians… well actually most of those are either only known in some communities or are mildly homophobic so.
I agree that gender stereotypes are bad, and you could easily argue that “can use mechanical tools” being a masculine stereotype is bad (it is. Also the fact that lesbians get lumped in with masculinity buut I’m getting off track), but this isn’t the post to do that on.
Look, quit being dumb, ok? The post clearly implied one set of stereotypes, which imply certain others exist, and that was far from a serious post I made.
I’m legitimately not trying to be (also, rude). There’s an initial stereotype used to make a joke, a second similar one to play on it, and the rest is just development. There is literally no implication for any other groups anywhere, you made that jump on your own. There are other groups who have “being handy” as a stereotype, like old people rebuilding their decks or whatever, so it’s not even like this post means all other groups suck at it.
And what part of your comment wasn’t serious? It’s literally just a sarcastic complaint
Oh look, another genius doesn’t quite understand or like that overwrought stereotypes have obvious counterparts. Are you as mad or (determined not to admit) as the other one about it?
No, a spazz that looks for reasons to get upset where there are none and hangs on to their little delusion like a trumper who just saw reality for the first time.
And btw spastic and spazz are highly offensive to the neurodivergent, might wanna change that out or your buddies won’t think you are cool for getting upset at your own shadow.
Oh no, I completely understand the point you’re trying to make. I might even agree with it in the right context. You’re just being an asshole about it.
When I was renting that was me lol. Tbf, the reason I didn’t want to deal with the landlord is because I didn’t pay the pet fee…nor the “smoke jazz tobbaccy in the apartment” fee…
“Look it’ll be easier for me to just do it than to hide the cats and bongs ok?”
I had sparks flying out of my fixtures in one room from old water damage. After 2 days I just replaced them myself with $3 gfi switches and plugs and put an Arc fault breaker in.
When I moved out I took the outlets and breaker with me. I didn’t need them, but fuck those guys.
I installed a ceiling fan in my apartment when I first moved in, and you bet your ass I’m uninstalling it and taking it with me when I move out. It’s a nice ceiling fan.
Didn’t the owner or CEO of lowes say some really homophobic shit a few years ago? I feel like they got the demos swapped. On the other hand, I like Lowes Lesbian as a term a lot more than butch.
as a Home Depot employee, let it be known: at least in my store: don’t assume dads and moms aren’t LGBTQ+, as there’s plenty of overlap, and everyone seems pretty much at home here. also, as an appliance specialist, i find it amusing that it’s the same-sex couples who are usually only ones who actually enjoy shopping for appliances as the task (shopping for and later using) seems more equitably split between them. although, i have observed, lesbian couples tend to view is as a dull task and gay male couples tend to view it as “shopping,” therefore “fun”.
i automatically give all discernably queer couples a “family” discount that is within my discretion.
i don’t know where you think you are, but we’re discussing hardware stores and appliances. nobody’s talking about phones or app stores here. go someplace else to complain about that.
Imagine being redditor-pedantic enough to separate smartphones from appliances like they’re not made by the same people and aren’t similar utility technologies. You’re missing your snoo-pom.
Family discount…do single people often buy appliances? And why would single people be better off than families for there to be a need for a family discount? Lol
“Kirk @otp, crackers appliances are a family food, devices happy families. Maybe single people eat crackers buy appliances, we don’t know. Frankly, we don’t want to know.”
In fact, we have a quota for how much in discounts we’re supposed to give every month (but not for sales, although we have goals for that). It’s weird. As a specialist, I can mark down just about anything up to $50 off as long as it’s not more than 25% of the total price.
For appliance sales, that typically amounts to the cost of our haul-away service for an old appliance or the vent kit and plug for a dryer.
Not really. We’re supposed to be free to give discounts for all sorts of legit reasons like stuff that’s in damaged boxes, etc. In appliances, however, that’s never an issue since everything is shipped from a warehouse for delivery and installation. Rarely do we sell anything on the floor, so Appliance Specialists have an abundance of discounts to hand out. Also, we process checkouts through a separate system set up for processing orders that have to be delivered and may need additional parts and installation staged called OrderUp— not the standard POS checkout system you encounter when walking out of the store when you’re leaving with cart of random stuff on a typical visit.
So, we, as a department, have a pooled goal of discounts we’re supposed to give for whatever, but the need for legit discount is far out weighed by the company’s demand that we do so. It’s very weird. So, most people working there just… don’t? I thinks that’s shitty.
Instead, I find creative ways to give people discounts. And I do it secretly to people who I think need it so they don’t feel they need to ask. I do it most often to people who either express or it seems are in financial difficulty. And I’ll do it openly if it’s a deciding factor in their purchase or a factor between them purchasing a piece of crap and a slightly better model. Find lots of ways to give that discount to lots of people.
I also do it to push landlords from not fucking their tenants so hard. This is another place I work VERY HARD. Landlords suck. They only want the cheapest garbage for their tenants, not matter how snazzy the place is. Fuck them. So I always do my best to convince the landlords not to buy whatever is cheapest, regardless of the appliance. And I’m pretty good at it, too. I’m very good at convincing landlords that investing in, at least, reliable, mid-range appliances will both save them money in the long run, add value to their rental units, and not make their tenants hate their fucking guts at the same time. And I’m doing that for every one of you out there who has has too small a fridge, a shitty, plastic-lined dishwasher that leaked everywhere and never got your dishes clean, and every one of you who had to deal with that shit GE wash tower that never worked right and ripped your delicates apart. I fucking hate landlords.
The Robin Hood of hardware stores! As a middle aged dude this impressed me more then the iPhone thing we spoke about earlier. This is careless heroism if anything.
I fucking hate landlords and I do my best to keep them from fucking over tenants with shitty appliances by doing whatever I can to get them to buy something slightly better. I even fib sometimes and tell them that whatever we have that’s cheapest is backordered or somehow not available in the timeframe they need in order to cajole them into buying something just slightly better. I know it’s a little dishonest, but it outweighs their fuckery my miles.
seems more equitably split between them. although, i have observed, lesbian couples tend to view is as a dull task
Was a bit surprised until that part. No way my moms shopping would seem like an equitable split between them. Granted, one of my moms is regularly assumed to be a guy (I’ve had my high school’s front office tell me to go to a remote parking lot to see my “dad” before - had fun messing with my teacher by pointing out I don’t have one as I left the classroom). So people might not even notice they are a lesbian couple and many probably assume she’s a dad when with us. Home Depot has always been far closer.
I do my best not to assume, and use gender neutral language, wherever possible. In my experience, same-sex couples are typically quite enthusiastic about telling me about their recent marriage, or even that they are a couple. I find it lovely. 
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