Save big money at Menards, but not on Menards…
^…save ^big ^money– Gaa! That jingle will never leave me. Damn you, midwest!
They play it all the time in the store too. It’s maddening.
Oh, no, that’s too much. Being from the Chicago suburbs, between Menards and Empire Carpet (before their growth to add the -Today- addendum), there’s a deep groove upon my brain made by those jingles. That, and John Madden’s congested cadence for various advertisements. Simply John Maddening.
^…588-2300 --damn, it!
I can perfectly hear your post.
Did you notice how they created the “800” before the “588-2300” through a bit of creative audio editing of the original singing when they added the 800 part? If you didn’t, you will now.
Who buys these things, honest question.
Folks who like model trains and want to remake their hometown! It’s a small subsection of primarily older-USA-Midwest-autistic folks.
lol, cool cool. Whatever makes 'em happy, eh. ☺️
I don’t get it either, but I love people being happy! My friend took me to a model train museum and they were BEAMING the whole time. I was like “ah, neat! Twains!”
Menard’s fans and model railroad enthusiasts.
No clue. Someone who is a big Menards fan and also an O-scale model railroad fanatic. Which must be a pretty small intersection on an already tiny Venn diagram.
I imagine so 😁
Men after they get kicked in the balls:
I am from California and can practically feel the mid western energy radiating from this picture. I also have no clue what the fuck a Menards is but ill hazard a guess that it is either a Minnesota or Wisconsin thing.
Grew up in Illinois and now live elsewhere. I kind of miss Menards. It’s like Home Depot/Lowes but whoever stocks it actually knows what they’re doing.
The variety of stuff is usually so much better. Some examples I remember are things like gas lines for appliances or the anti siphon hose bibbs(through wall in multiple lengths). HVAC duct tubing.
Sure HD/L stock those online in hundreds of models but in store you get like two, maybe. Menards had an entire section of floor rack dedicated to both with dozens of options.
Had way better luck there when looking for specific things and actually getting it same day.
Odd thing is they don’t carry the regular brands you’d probably be use to seeing for power tools at the other stores. Like no DeWalt but has things like Masterforce, Worx, Tool Shop, and Skil.
The whole Midwest. I’m in Indiana.
I meant where Menards started, kinda like how Wal-Mart is an Arkansaner company.
Oh yeah, I think you’re right in that case. I think it’s Wisconsin.
Fucken A, my guess was entirely based off the fact it sounds like a great lakes Norwegian name.
My understanding is it’s Home Depot but green and only in flyover states.
Ohio and Michigan. It’s like if a Home Depot merged with WalMart
Is it just me or is that absolute garbage quality for the price?
It’s prebuilt and handmade, hence the price. Making it cheaper - molds and better plastic in them would never pay for itself. It’s a large model so either a huge injection molder, or one wall at a time. Add to it the fact that probably between 30 - 50k needs to be spent per mold (one for a single wall) Add in time for the dude to supervise the machine. Etc etc. Shit would add up. For this, an artist probably makes them, assembles them en masse, could probably use low volume techniques. It’ll be more expensive, but you can put 2 - 3 in each shop, not many people would buy them anyway and it gets free marketing (as we can see in this post). Depending on the time it takes to make one, the dude could easily be making $50 an hour doing that.
My friend brought me to a model train museum and this isn’t terrible quality for the price. Model train stuff is very expensive, and this is pretty detailed as the shelves and people in the store are actual pieces and not just, like… a sticker.
Good to know!
this is funny as shit, it’d fit right in with the obvious plant mockups
Is there an 11%rebate?
There’s always an 11% rebate.
Amazon selling an Amazon delivery van for kids. https://youtu.be/gfIgp7KQ6k0?feature=shared
Home Depot and Lowe’s are selling similar things this year. The depot actually had one for Halloween and one for Christmas, perfect to add to you Christmas village!
My mom told me about this shit when she used to work there, i guess the owner is an insane model train person.
Plays the Menards “Save Big Money” Jingle
I’ll just go get my flamethrower.
Highly detailed, hand sculpted Jack the
German shepherdYorkshire terrier by the look of itYou’d have to be the saddest, weirdest kind of model train building person ever.
You mean, John Menard?
Looks like it’s built to model railroading “O” scale.
EDIT: Oh, duh. It says so right in your picture. I guess if you want the sweet authenticity that only product placement can buy, this is your set.
To spend almost $140 on a Menards model for your model railroad, you either want some sort of very accurate representation of somewhere that has a Menards or you are way too big a fan of Menards.
Also, pretty much everyone I’ve known into model railroads is into HO scale, so who is even going to buy this?
I’ve never lived in a state with a Menards, and I’m still a big fan. Menards is worthy of some fandom.
Also, pretty much everyone I’ve known into model railroads is into HO scale, so who is even going to buy this?
Sounds like some of them nerds need to go big or fuckin’ go home!
There is at least one Menards with a railroad siding, or at least was 20 years ago when I lived in the area. (oakdale mn) I undrestand some deliveries came via rail to that store and them by truck to the rest of
