re: Home Depot or Lowe's?

Both for certain things. I like the Ryobi One+ line at HD for small DIY home projects items because they're cheap and some of them are unique tools that no other brand makes. A lot of times one will carry a certain brand that the other one don't, so it just depends on what I'm looking for.

IMO, both stores are about equal when it comes to employee knowledge. It's a hit or miss...and usually it's miss.