I am fortunate that we have a Menards store and a Home Depot close to us. We also have a large Menards warehouse, distribution center at the edge of our little town. My two cents worth on Menards is that they have better prices than Home Depot, have a complete lumber yard unlike HD, and have a large complete store staffed by friendly and helpful employees. They only have train things on display before Christmas, but have a nice train and toy display then. Now that they are getting into train items so much, maybe that will change in the future?
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