Menards

I had an emergency the other night and had to run to Menards after work to grab about 20 Ethernet cables, (didn’t have time to make them myself).
I parked, walked in and saw the sign for networking directly on my right. I grabbed the cables, went to the check out lane and was out in less than 5 minutes. Awesome.
The cashier that helped me was really fast and nice about it. Nothing too much more to ask for.

This is the best big box home improvement store in Cedar Rapids by a country mile.
Menards is much larger, has more products, and I can almost always find everything needed to finish a project. For that reason I seldom go to the higher priced «orange» or «blue» do-​it-​yourself places.
The employees are helpful and I’ve not had a problem getting friendly assistance. Just like the other stores, there are plenty of department experts to guide you.
Regarding lumber quality — I’ve been able to get excellent quality boards here for less money than other places. The selection is much better, too. Remember — if you want the best of the best, it costs more. You won’t get select grade boards for stud grade prices.
Menards offers credit cards but they don’t hound you like the pesky «orange depot» people down the street. All they ask me is usually «Will this be on a Menards card?» which is fine. I don’t have any credit cards, don’t need ‘em, don’t want ‘em. At least here they respect that. (See my review of the Sear*s store… scary!)
If I had to say there is one thing that irritates me a little it is that there are not always enough cashiers. Signs say they will open another lane if two or more people are waiting (the same goes for «big orange» down the street) but often that doesn’t happen… Oh well.
If you want to be treated well, find what you need, and pay the right price for it, go to Menards or look at their website. That’s how I purchased nearly all the materials to build my camper. I saved some big money by coming here, too.

This is a big store with a lot of selection. I am a contractor in the Marion area and find the building services desk a lot of help. If you ever have any questions always go to the building services desk don’t ask one of the employees as they are sometimes under qualified to be answering certain project questions. I can always find what I’m looking for here and if you can’t find it they will special order it for you. They always seem to be well stocked on items. What more can you ask for from a hardware giant!

As Big as Menards has got over the years it always feels like the same place every time I walk into one, my problem with them is it doesn’t ever seem like I can find what I need here maybe because it’s such a huge store and they don’t have enough employees around to help anyone?
We had a question about a garage door opener and looked around for someone that worked in the area but didn’t find anyone we ended up getting one anyways and I think we got the right one.