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    I assume the joke is (usually undocumented) people look for work in the parking lots of Home Depots, hoping to be hired for day labor, and the same may happen with the nerd glut in our culture and Best Buys.

    I’ve never witnessed this as I live in a smaller city in Northern MN but it’s a cliche here in the States.

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      The nerds haven’t hung out at best buys in years. They’re a glorified appliance store now.

      Last time I went into one for a computer part, they had 3 colors of the same case fan and two different GPUs, and that was it.

      Now MicroCenter, that’s where it’s at.

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        31 month ago

        Where is there one? I know of one north of Atlanta and one in Dallas. There just ain’t one in Washington

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          There’s 1 in most major cities. I love Micro Center to death, but I sincerely doubt that most Americans live within 20 or 30 minutes of one.

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          Yeah, west coast is a bit barren for micro center. One in LA, one in SF (when they open). I have 3 in my state (Ohio) but their headquarters is also here so shrug

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      I’ve seen this at every Home Depot and Lowe’s that I have ever been to. There are always day laborers looking for work.

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        21 month ago

        I wonder if it’s regional

        I’ve lived and traveled all over the Pacific Northwest and been to many hardware stores throughout, and never seen it myself.

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          Not sure about lately, but ten years ago the Home Depot on Aurora in Seattle always had a group of guys hanging out near the entrance.