What's a "Borg"?

[John Messinger]

I see lots of references to the "borg". From the context I'm guessing it is not a reference to the pseudo-race of cyborgs, from the Delta Quadrant.

[Van Huskey]

Big Orange Retail Giant as in Home Depot but is used for all the big box home centers.

[Mark Major]

Yeah....and resistance is not entirely futile.

[johnny means]

I always assumed it was a double entandre, with the Star Trek reference being half the fun.

[Anthony Whitesell]

It is. When the BORG moves in and assimilates (or annihilates) the little guys. No only applying to HD but all of the big chains.

[rick carpenter]

Thus sayeth the Borg: "I am your father."

[Charles Wiggins]

Big Orange Retail Giant as in Home Depot but is used for all the big box home centers.

Yes, and it's full of mindless drones who cannot exceed their programming.

[Dave Gaul]

Can also mean "Big 'ole Retail Giant" to include all big box stores...

[Will Overton]

The first time I asked this question I was told it was a reference to Star Trek.

When the party from the Enterprise first boarded a Borg ship, they were surprised they could walk past members of the Borg and be totally ignored. After awhile they accepted it.

[David Hostetler]

Yes, and it's full of mindless drones who cannot exceed their programming.

Thanks. Now I need to clean my monitor and keyboard of the coffee I was drinking...

[Greg R Bradley]

I wish they would just ignore me. The have been told to constantly greet everyone and ask if they can help. It is very intrusive. One of the local Lowes actually has ONE person that actually could.

I do understand that the constant overbearing presence of staff is for deterring shoplifting.

[Brian Tymchak]

I'm still enjoying the novelty of being asked even more than once a visit if I need any help. I remember just a few years ago wandering for aisles and aisles at my HD looking for any employee to ask a question. I went to a checkout and the clerk got on the intercom and someone finally came out of the breakroom to help. For a while, I took my business to Lowes because they were a tiny bit better. (Lowes also embraced the notion of real customer service about a year before HD did. )

[Kent A Bathurst]

Yes, and it's full of mindless drones who cannot exceed their programming.

Not all of them..........fortunately.

[Dave Lehnert]

I wish they would just ignore me.

And there is the problem. Some wish to be ignored other want a person in every aisle.

[Will Overton]

I wish they would just ignore me. The have been told to constantly greet everyone and ask if they can help. It is very intrusive. One of the local Lowes actually has ONE person that actually could.

I do understand that the constant overbearing presence of staff is for deterring shoplifting.

I just say, "no thank you", and they don't bother me. But then I never wanted to do any shoplifting.