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    Angry Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    So I was told recarpeting my room was going to be expensive, but OMFG. The carpet I wanted at Home Depot was going to cost me around $2000. The cheapest came to around $1000. I was shocked. But everyone said it was SO expensive so I figured I may just have to grin and bear it. I have a horrible worn down, ugly hardwood floor. I'm getting bloody splinters in my feet. Fucking HD employee's were trying to hustle me, saying this is how much carpet usually costs, sorry! Bah!

    Anyways, I was so so so happy when I went to a carpet warehouse today and found a nice white plushy enough carpet (the one I wanted was SUPER plushy) at a cost of under $280! *whew!* So yay! Today is a happy day.
    Soon I'll finally have my bedroom back and can stop sleeping on the damn couch.
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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    oooh yeah. People with big names tend to be pricey for no fucking reason.


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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    I know, I just really loved that store. It's just a couple miles away from my place. I love walking through the isles and planning my next household project! For now on, I'll have to do a little research before I get anything from there though (I know, I know. My dumbass shoulda been doing it before).
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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    I've researched carpet at a few places, and that IS how much it costs, even for the cheap stuff.

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    are you sure they aren't going to jack up the price with installation fees, carpet padding, etc?

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    When we had our 2 rooms recarpeted, it cost us $800. That was for padding and installation (we ripped the carpet out ourselves...nasty!!).

    Carpet for $280 isn't bad...but how much will it cost to install it and how much is the padding going to be? That would be my first question, unless you are going to install the carpet yourself (not possible unless you have the right tools, etc).

    Most of those carpet warehouse places are great for home improvers/do it your-selfers, but you have to keep in mind that the stuff is really cheap for a reason...and make sure that because you get the carpet really cheap, you won't get ripped on the labor, etc if you cannot do it yourself.

    I believe the cost HD quoted you would be pretty close to what any "reputable" carpet installer would charge.

    Good luck!!

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    Quote Originally Posted by austinatalie View Post
    are you sure they aren't going to jack up the price with installation fees, carpet padding, etc?
    No, because I was just buying the carpet. I'm going to lay it down myself. I've got all I need and the right instruction. My roommate knows how to do anything and everything w/a house. I want to learn how to do it myself though.

    Quote Originally Posted by aviendha View Post
    I've researched carpet at a few places, and that IS how much it costs, even for the cheap stuff.
    Really? Wow. I thought those kind of prices were BS once I found this other carpet place.
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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    Damn. I was planning on going to Home Depot for carpeting next month, too. I'm planning on doing carpeting in the Living Room, Delia's room, Hunter's room. They're the most high-traffic, and the apartment has this off-white ugly linoleum-ish title in all rooms except for the bathroom and kitchen. Ugh. It's impossible to keep clean (and I mop, every freaking day.) So I'm fed up and just getting carpet.

    So Home Depot isn't the place to go, for sure?

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    They probably quoted her for installation costs, as well...which would make it about average compared to other carpet places.

    If you're going to install it yourself, you'll have to find out how much just the carpet and padding would cost...along with how much the tack strips cost. And if you don't have the tools, it's just cheaper to have it installed.

    I've helped install carpet before and it is NOT easy in the least. Fucking jams up the knees and kills the back. And if you don't do it right...the carpet looks like shit. Carpet, hardwood, and stone floors are something I'll always pay to have done. Too much of a fuck up factor for my liking.

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    Yeah, we're going to do it ourselves. I'm not into paying people to do something we can do on our own. If we hit a snag, I can always call my ex-Boyfriend and have him help--he does carpeting as part of his business. Plus, he'll let us use the tools we need, and throw some supplies our way to boot I'm sure.

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    Default Re: Home Depot is such a fucking rip-off.

    We put carpet in our son's room which is 12 X 14 for $230. That was for decent pile carpet and the thickest padding. We got ours from a carpet warehouse as well. We did install it ourselves. It wasn't *too* bad...we've done it before and it took about 3 hours to do with cutting & securing the pad, putting down tack strips, stretching & trimming the carpet, etc. Even with the proper tools, one of the biggest mistakes people make is putting carpet down when it's cold. The backing expands when it gets warm and that's why you see some carpet with rolls or "bumps". When you put it down, make sure you lay the carpet down and then run the heat in that room for a while to get it nice & warm and then stretch it & attach it to the tack strips (not like you asked for advice lol). Congrats on the bargain!

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