At Home decor superstore

Has anybody done one of these? It was reimbursement only (up to $30), but I took it because I could turn that into a gift and scratch somebody off my list, and it was on my way.

Surprisingly, the guidelines and questionnaire were only four pages long. It looks deceptively easy.

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I have one today! It did not look bad at all to me either and I need to Christmas shop anyway. I hope I find someone a gift.
I hope it doesn't end up being a stinkaroo. Good luck!

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
What kind of gift could you buy someone at a flooring store? I thought the same thing with the generous reimbursement, but I don't think it's that kind of gift store. I've never been into one so maybe I'm wrong, but when I looked at the website it looks like all home renovation stuff. Please let us know what you've found to purchase. Thanks in advance.

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At Home is a home decor store along the lines of Home Goods, but perhaps slightly bigger and nicer. You won't have a problem finding a gift there.

[www.athome.com]

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Ah ha....I thought it was a nearby flooring and decor store when I googled the address. Wrong place..Thanks

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I am not clear why you characterized this as a flooring store. Other than some area rugs, there is little "flooring" available there.Many items could easily be characterized as gifts. I just accepted one based on the comment by the OP that the guidelines are only 4 pages long. I just looked at the Guidelines and they indeed seem reasonable.
@MsJudi wrote:

What kind of gift could you buy someone at a flooring store? I thought the same thing with the generous reimbursement, but I don't think it's that kind of gift store. I've never been into one so maybe I'm wrong, but when I looked at the website it looks like all home renovation stuff. Please let us know what you've found to purchase. Thanks in advance.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
@myst4au wrote:

I am not clear why you characterized this as a flooring store. Other than some area rugs, there is little "flooring" available there.Many items could easily be characterized as gifts. I just accepted one based on the comment by the OP that the guidelines are only 4 pages long. I just looked at the Guidelines and they indeed seem reasonable.
@MsJudi wrote:



As I mentioned above, when I goggled the address it came up as Floor & Decor which is why I thought that. It is nearby this other store. I had the wrong store. I grabbed one for next week.

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They deal in mattresses and chickens, kpersaud.

@kpersaud wrote:

Any hints as to the MSC? I haven't seen one of these

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Just a head's up - they've posted another round of these (at least in my area.)

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
where are you? west coast, east coast? Im north of Calif and haven't seen this type of shop
I'm in Texas, kitty. Last month was the first time I'd ever seen it.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Thank you! I just picked one up for the first week of January.

BTW, this chain says that they have over 250 stores in 40 states.
@drdoggie00 wrote:

Just a head's up - they've posted another round of these (at least in my area.)

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
Thanks for the heads up! But I only know of one company that deals in mattresses, and I don't see any on their site. Is there more than one company that deals in mattresses (please)?
@myst4au wrote:

Thank you! I just picked one up for the first week of January.

BTW, this chain says that they have over 250 stores in 40 states.
@drdoggie00 wrote:

Just a head's up - they've posted another round of these (at least in my area.)

Me too. I picked up one for the first week of January.
Thank you, I was looking for these. Someone took the closer one but I will just drive 20 minutes. Love this store. Was just there today for Christmas sales on decorations.
@drdoggie00 wrote:

Has anybody done one of these? It was reimbursement only (up to $30), but I took it because I could turn that into a gift and scratch somebody off my list, and it was on my way.

Surprisingly, the guidelines and questionnaire were only four pages long. It looks deceptively easy.

I did one last month. The “deception” allegation is partly correct but on the whole, it’s a very easy shop. What the instructions call the table and what At Home calls the table are two different things. I don’t recall the precise nomenclature but the instructions will say something like “Look for the “fresh finds” table to the right of the “Quick Look” table”. When you go into the store, there is a table that is obviously on a planogram to the right of the to the right of the table that has the sign “Quick Look” but there will be no sign that says “Fresh Finds” on the table you’re supposed to look for. So you’ve got to do some guessing if there are two or more tables.

The problem I had with the shop was the amount of violations you find. You’re given four departments to analyze. I think you could do a separate report-length evaluation on each of the departments. The MSC thankfully limits the number of characters so it sort of saved me from myself in that regard.

Take lots of pictures. But also take smart ones. If your store is anything like mine, you’ll find no end to the number of violations. My store used to be a Sam’s Wholesale club so it’s the size of the Astrodome and the AtHome store is like a high school football team playing there. For example, apparently every shopping cart is supposed to have a map of the store on a placard on the cart. I think there were maybe 4 or 5 of the multiple carts I looked at where this placard was affixed. Most of the carts had nothing. So when they ask if there were any empty spaces on the aisles...I took one of the acreage of empty space while facing my cart and it’s missing placard. Two birds--one stone. And for good measure, I did the same thing when asked about obstructions in the aisles while I came across the American Ninja Warrior type of obstacle course the employees/previous customers put together in the floor rug area for me.

I recommend that you also take some pictures of the well-maintained areas. It has to be another IC who goes there and stocks it but the Lodge cast iron end-cap in Housewares is usually pristine. For my money...if someone is paying me just reimbursement, I go for quality over quantity and a nice cast iron skillet is always good to have laying around.

Hope this helps.
For anyone who likes these shops, I just signed up for one in February.

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