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Men after they get kicked in the balls:

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Who buys these things, honest question.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Folks who like model trains and want to remake their hometown! It’s a small subsection of primarily older-USA-Midwest-autistic folks.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol, cool cool. Whatever makes 'em happy, eh. ☺️

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

I don’t get it either, but I love people being happy! My friend took me to a model train museum and they were BEAMING the whole time. I was like “ah, neat! Twains!”

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Menard's fans and model railroad enthusiasts.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No clue. Someone who is a big Menards fan and also an O-scale model railroad fanatic. Which must be a pretty small intersection on an already tiny Venn diagram.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I imagine so 😁

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Looks like it's built to model railroading "O" scale.

EDIT: Oh, duh. It says so right in your picture. I guess if you want the sweet authenticity that only product placement can buy, this is your set.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

To spend almost $140 on a Menards model for your model railroad, you either want some sort of very accurate representation of somewhere that has a Menards or you are way too big a fan of Menards.

Also, pretty much everyone I've known into model railroads is into HO scale, so who is even going to buy this?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Also, pretty much everyone I’ve known into model railroads is into HO scale, so who is even going to buy this?

Sounds like some of them nerds need to go big or fuckin' go home!

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And inside is another tiny Menards, it's Menards all the way down

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

You can't save big money in a nanoscale Menards.

[–] Window_Error_Noises@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Save big money at Menards, but not on Menards...

^...save ^big ^money-- Gaa! That jingle will never leave me. Damn you, midwest!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They play it all the time in the store too. It's maddening.

[–] Window_Error_Noises@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Oh, no, that's too much. Being from the Chicago suburbs, between Menards and Empire Carpet (before their growth to add the -Today- addendum), there's a deep groove upon my brain made by those jingles. That, and John Madden's congested cadence for various advertisements. Simply John Maddening.

^...588-2300 --damn, it!

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I can perfectly hear your post.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you notice how they created the "800" before the "588-2300" through a bit of creative audio editing of the original singing when they added the 800 part? If you didn't, you will now.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I am from California and can practically feel the mid western energy radiating from this picture. I also have no clue what the fuck a Menards is but ill hazard a guess that it is either a Minnesota or Wisconsin thing.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Grew up in Illinois and now live elsewhere. I kind of miss Menards. It’s like Home Depot/Lowes but whoever stocks it actually knows what they’re doing.

The variety of stuff is usually so much better. Some examples I remember are things like gas lines for appliances or the anti siphon hose bibbs(through wall in multiple lengths). HVAC duct tubing.

Sure HD/L stock those online in hundreds of models but in store you get like two, maybe. Menards had an entire section of floor rack dedicated to both with dozens of options.

Had way better luck there when looking for specific things and actually getting it same day.

Odd thing is they don’t carry the regular brands you’d probably be use to seeing for power tools at the other stores. Like no DeWalt but has things like Masterforce, Worx, Tool Shop, and Skil.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My understanding is it's Home Depot but green and only in flyover states.

Ohio and Michigan. It's like if a Home Depot merged with WalMart

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The whole Midwest. I'm in Indiana.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I meant where Menards started, kinda like how Wal-Mart is an Arkansaner company.

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[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 3 days ago (11 children)
[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 61 points 3 days ago

Menards are stuck to methighs

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)

its what a pirate shouts when you kick him in the crotch

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

A pirate is at a party and a fellow party-goer notices the pirate has a wheel in his pants.

"What's the wheel for," they ask the pirate.

"Arr," replies the pirate, "I don't know, but it be drivin' me nuts."

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 31 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Since nobody actually answered the question: Menards is a massive hardware store chain in the Midwest. When I say it's massive, it has everything you could ever need in a hardware store and more. Like there are usually multiple floors, a lumber yard, highly specialized sections, and even a small grocery section with food, pet supplies, clothing, etc. it's definitely the greatest hardware store ever conceived, but unfortunately the man who owns them is batshit crazy in classic Wisconsin fashion.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

It's a sort of hardware store that absorbed a Walmart.

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[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is it just me or is that absolute garbage quality for the price?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My friend brought me to a model train museum and this isn’t terrible quality for the price. Model train stuff is very expensive, and this is pretty detailed as the shelves and people in the store are actual pieces and not just, like… a sticker.

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Good to know!

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

It's prebuilt and handmade, hence the price. Making it cheaper - molds and better plastic in them would never pay for itself. It's a large model so either a huge injection molder, or one wall at a time. Add to it the fact that probably between 30 - 50k needs to be spent per mold (one for a single wall) Add in time for the dude to supervise the machine. Etc etc. Shit would add up. For this, an artist probably makes them, assembles them en masse, could probably use low volume techniques. It'll be more expensive, but you can put 2 - 3 in each shop, not many people would buy them anyway and it gets free marketing (as we can see in this post). Depending on the time it takes to make one, the dude could easily be making $50 an hour doing that.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago
[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I vaguely want one for diorama purposes with my MST3k Funko Pops.

It's a playtime of savings, at Menard's!

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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

this is funny as shit, it'd fit right in with the obvious plant mockups

[–] Corigan@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

There's always an 11% rebate.

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