Shopping at The Home Depot #DigIn

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

I have a confession to make: I was a little intimidated when I headed into The Home Depot to buy the supplies to build a Flower Tower.

That store is HUGE! I guess that’s what happens when they have just about everything you can possibly think of for your home in one store. In the past, I’ve known which section I was going to: to drool over washer and dryers or to look at paint samples or to get a part to fix one of our toilets since my boys seem to constantly be breaking them.

With the Flower Tower, I figured that a good majority of the items I needed would be found in the garden center: work gloves(and oh, I found the cutest ones!), potting soil, landscape fabric, a flower pot, and of course flowers. But where would I find galvanized wire or a utility knife?

I did check out The Home Depot website before I headed into the store, just to get an idea of the total cost of my project and I did see that all the supplies on my list were listed as in stock in my local store. I was half tempted to simply buy most of what I needed online and select in-store pick up: something to keep in mind for my next project- especially if my husband is out of town and I don’t want to have to spend a lot of time in store with all three of my boys. In store pick up can be such a time saver!

When I walked into the store, I decided the easiest and fastest way to get all of my shopping done would be to ask for assistance. Brett, from The Home Depot in Jacksonville, NC, was so incredibly helpful. I explained the vertical gardening project that I wanted to do and he even showed me an in-store example that someone had created at one of The Home Depot’s workshops. He also took the time to watch the Flower Tower how-to video on my phone so he was sure he was steering me to the right items. He took my shopping list and led me around the store.

While there’s so much you can find if you have time to spare and want to wander down the aisles, I’ve learned not to hesitate to ask for help. That’s what The Home Depot employees are there for. Unless I’d asked, it would have taken me forever to find the galvanized wire because it was in the far back corner of the store. But Brett took us right there.

I also learned that The Home Depot employees can be super-specific about where something is. It’s not just “down aisle 25,” it’s “down aisle 25, in the third bay on the right.” Really makes it so easy. Plus, they were a huge help in determining how much I needed of some of the items, like potting soil and flowers. The help I received at The Home Depot got me in and out of the store quickly so I could head home to #digin to my project!

Do you ask for help when you shop or do you try to find everything on your own?

It’s home improvement time, and The Home Depot has everything you need to #DigIn for Spring. No matter what projects you want to tackle, they have great values on all you need. They’re ready to help you with renovation ideas and expert advice, too.

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.