MORE Feng Shui--And some Interesting Finds by Feng Shui Long Island

Carole~  I was checking email before calling it a night and saw your post.  Regarding Home Depot "don't get me started!"   I will spare you and anyone who reads this post.  Service is so important.  I am glad to hear that Feng Shui is going "main stream".  Service and communication are key!

Carole....  I just think Lowe's nationally is making a change in customer service. I have found the same, when comparing both Lowe's and Home Depot. There is a lot to be said behind management and ownership. "How easy do we want to make it for our clients".....   I am off to read your McDonald's article now.  thanks

Carole - I like Lowes as well.  They seem to be much more helpful here in the Houston area and they have a great selection of decorative home items.  It is interesting they are putting Feng Shui to use. 

Carole~Comparing the two? There is no comparison truly. We forever dread our Home Depot and their service is horrible. Finally Lowes made it's way to our town. Woo Hoo!  

Carol - I detest Home Depot.  There is never anyone around to help, and God help you if you find what you want and get to the register where it rings up wrong.  It will take 45 minutes for someone to actually check the damned price.  I have walked out of that store more than I've walked in - I swear!

I love Lowe's - but around here we have Menard's, too.  Now that is one awesome store!!!  And ALWAYS lots of folks working the floor.  They have a huge selection of everything and their prices are incredible.  Do you have them in your neck of the woods?

I just track someone down and don't let them go until I'm helped :)  They need to intercom someone or help me themselves....In any case, I'm glad you found somewhere where customer service is great.

Carol, Greetings from Olympia WA!  Thanks for taking the time to post this blog.  I'm fairly new with feng shui.  My realtor gave me the book, "Clean Your Clutter with Feng Shui" and it really moved me to start cleaning up my home!  The results were terrific and anytime I accidently fall behind, I read the book and get to work! 

Now I'm a realtor and when I enter houses that flow and have energy,  I really appreciate the technique and IT HELPS TO SELL HOUSES FASTER!!! 

Thanks for the article from Lowe's and I plan to keep learning more about this feng shui!

Carole- Bookmarked! So I can go and read all those links! 

Good post.I will read the link about McDonalds.  I always read articles about feng shui. It helps when I have customers who talk about it.

Carole,

I Loved this post!  well, I know I love all of your posts, but this one in particular.  I've never been a fan of Home Depot either and find it a very impersonal and uncomfortable place to shop, so needless to say, I never go there.

This is very interesting about Lowes....we don't have one in our area yet, however they'll likely arrive within a few years.  Off to read your links ....

Jo 

Carole, I always go to Lowe's first before Home Depot, it is a great store and the customer service is great. When I am there, it is so big, I need help finding just about everything. I was thrilled when we got one as I shopped at them down South and they were great there too. Plus HD keeps the lights so low, have you noticed that?

Carole--Feng Shui thinking is on the rise...Thank you for continuing to educate us all! :)

The odd thing about Lowes and Home Depot is how close together the two stores are usually located. When I say close I mean no more than a mile. You'd think with such proximity and matching merchandise they would actively compete in the area of customer service.

Carole- Interesting comparison between Home Depot and Lowes. I have also had better customer service at Lowes, and now Feng  Shui..they are making the choice easier every minute.

Joan, I was glad to see that Lowe's is giving their customers what they want--great customer service and Feng Shui :)

Jeff, They have a wonderful staff who's ready to help, SO different from Home Depot.  I'm thrilled they're here!

Candy, I saw the bagua from my client and at the top it said Lowes.  I had to ask her about it, I think it's wonderful.

Julie, I'm glad you've got one there, there truly is no comparison between the two; I don't know about prices but with someone to help it saves me a lot of time!

Carol, We don't have Menard's...I guess it's along the same lines.  Our only choice until Lowe's came was Home Depot and I've left empty handed many times.  I am thrilled with Lowe's.

Sally, I'm not kidding, I believe they hide.  The only reason I think that is because the day I was all dressed up there seemed to be so many people around and more then happy to help...hmmm....

Elaine, That is a wonderful book by Karen Kingston, she is a terrific author and writes so that it's actually understandable.  I'm glad you are learning Feng Shui, I truly believe it will benefit you and your clients!

Katerina, I need a day--or a week to go back and read all my bookmarks (many of them from you with wonderful SEO tips!!).  You're so on top of things it's wonderful.

Gita, It is becoming more mainstream and less "weird" especially since it involves most of the principles of The Secret which everyone resonated with.  I believe realtors who are in business for the long haul should learn about it, the market is changing in more ways then one.

Jo, I do hope you get a Lowe's, they are just wonderful.  When you purchase a big item they put it on a truck and wait for you to pull your car up--just wonderful shopping.

Missy, Actually now that you mentioned it I do remember it was always so dark in there...I always had the feeling in that store to try and find what I needed and get out...maybe that was it!

Teri, I wonder who's next after Mc Donald's?  I know that large and elite restaurants incorporate it but was surprised to read about a chain doing it :)

Rosario, You're right, mine is only about a mile apart.  I believe Lowe's did that deliberately---Home Depot had a huge market for their early hours and all the merchandise.  Lowe's did the same thing but took it up many notches!

Vanessa, I am thrilled they are incorporating Feng Shui.  I have to believe there are many people asking for it or they wouldn't have put all that information online!

Hi Carol,
Well what did you expect, Lowes is a North Carolina company?  LOL!

Carole, Very good post, On the other note I just read your article: Enhancing your Career with Feng Shui    *** Attract the Career You'll Love ***  and printed out. Thank you for everything you share with us,

Carol:

Feng Shui is used by just about every Chinese restaurant I have ever been in. And I have not seen any of these restaurants ever go out of business. The concepts of Feng Shui really do lend themselves to making a home look and feel better when you walk in.  Thanks for the post.

Carole, it is AMAZING that you and I came up with the same ideas between Home Depot and Lowes as far as Feng Shui goes. Home Depot always feels clunky inside and Lowes seems more organized. I like both stores but feel the "fit" is not right at Home Depot.

Carole, I felt the same way about Home Depot.  When we moved here to Mooresville, which is the location of Lowe's National Headquarters, I fell in love with Lowes...the service is great.  They also have a great Realtor program...do you know how to register your clients etc. with them?  NAR set it up. 

Hi Carole - great post - I saw the McDonald's clip on the news last night and here is our 1st hand experience with LOWES=We remodelled our bathroom and Laundry room last year and hands down Lowe's got all our business - they were much easier to work with and guaranteed their work - they delivered the same ceramic tiles but from 2 different dye lots - the installer also from Lowes,refused to lay them because there would be a slight but noticeable color difference - he drove to another town,to another Lowes that had enough tile in the same lot # in stock and exchanged them for us - because of this delay, he worked till 1030pm at night to get the job done - the manager of Lowe's sent a gift card of apology for our inconvenience ? what inconvenience - they handled it all and then some!! Awesome customer service!

Sincerely,

Grace

Cynthia, I didn't know that!  You sure know how to do it right down there, it's a great place.

Arina, Thank you, I believe that's in my days of article writing (I call it BB--Before Blogging).  I hope it works for you, it's something I recommend my clients do.

Bill, Good point, they don't seem to ever go out of business.  Fortunately your home doesn't have to look like a Chinese Restaurant, something people seem to be afraid of :)

Gary, Did you write about it?  I only came up with it last night while reviewing photos for a client in California.  She went to Lowe's website and printed out the Bagua and superimposed her house plan over it.  But it brought to mind the differences between the two of them and I'm thrilled Lowe's in on board with Feng Shui.

Diane, I'd like to go down there and speak to the manager and see if they have a Feng Shui Consultant on hand for their clients....It couldn't hurt and some of the people already know me, I've been in there so much lately.

Grace, What an awesome story to share.  They are really looking out for their customers and they helped me choose everything to put my downstairs bathroom back together (and I'm not easy to work with, I want it right :)!  They really did have wonderful suggestions so when everything is completed I know exactly what I'll be using to get my bathroom redone.

Hi carole I used to be a Home depot junkie especially when I was building my new house.  I have become very fed up and have actually saaid something in both Lowe's and Home Depot about Lowe's being more receptive to women shoppers.  I have also had what I consider stupid advice  and direction in choice of product etc. at HD.  It is almost as if they figured I wouldn't know the difference anyway.  I actuallly happen to be quite knowledegable about construction and home repairs and I highly dislike being condescended to or dismissed in favor of construction type males.  I now almost exclusively spend my dollars on usually professional quality tools and supplies at Lowe's.  They know me on sight at my local store.

Hi Carole...I had just seen that article about McDonalds...have you been in one? Did they do it right?

I won't even go into Home Depot...it makes me want to run(I feel the same about Shaws) We just got a Lowes...I haven't been yet!

Gayle, I wish I had knowledge, I have none at all unfortunately.  So when I'm in one of those stores, I REALLY need help.  I got the feeling in Home Depot when I could find someone that they didn't know much more then I did....

Joan, They've only done one so far, in California. The article said the Feng Shui Consultant was going to use 44 chairs (four translates to the word "death" in Chinese).  Thank goodness someone caught it and they added a chair :)

Hi Carole,

Home Depot....now that is a swear word!! That place makes me angry, as you said there is no one to help you. When I have found someone to help they either get a call or someone else comes along and starts asking questions. We are not lucky enough to have a Lowe's here but I am looking forward to the day. We do have Rona which is like Home Depot but they are better with their customer service so that is where I shop.

Thanks for the post, feng shui is very helpful if you're in real estate.

We love Lowe's also and switched from Home Depot after they were horrible about a return. Lowe's has a great program for Realtors called Lowe's Realtor benefits. They also have free newsfeeds and moving tips that you can use on your website, we have the newsfeed on ours. I hadn't seen the feng shui tips though before so thanks for sharing those.

Carole - Haven't been to a Home Depot in many, many years. Sounds like I haven't missed anything.

Our McDonald's here in town (yes, we only have one) is closed for remodeling. A complete gutting and re-doing. I am hoping they incorporate some of the principles I've learned about from your writing. Now, if you could only give Home Depot a few pointers!

Trace, It must be universal that home depot employees are not taught anything about customer service.  Maybe if they stepped into a Lowe's they would understand why people are leaving, I'm sure they've noticed a huge drop in business.  And I really do hope you get a Lowe's soon, it's worth the wait.

Kevin & Monica, I didn't know they had a place in Lowe's for Realtors.  That's wonderful.  I believe Lowe's is listening to their customers wants and taking action to be creative and helpful.

Debbie, I wonder if they will incorporate it into other McDonalds.  It's interesting that sales are up; I'm curious to see if they'll stay that way.

Carole- See there is something more to Feng Shui than many have realized. Just dabbling in it has changed my life to a more positive environment. I hope many more companies incorporate some Feng Shui thinking into their stores and outlets. What a great shopping or eating experience that would make for all of us!