I have no idea why Kris N was navigated to Hannafords, but Tractor Supply is literally in the same plaza, but up on the hill. Apparently I can't comment on that post directly or ask Kris N how driving from Nashua to Pelham was a waste of a lot of time and fuel. I can only comment whether I found that post useful, or funny, or cool. It is none of those things, so I decided to take time to post my own review. Because someone is wrong on the internet.
Anyway, to give you an idea of why Tractor Supply in Pelham is my new best friend, here is an anecdote:
During. During. DURING one of the biggest storms this past winter (one of the ones that knocked our power out), I decided to get a jump on the snow during the storm and the belt on my snowblower snapped. Now, I DID spend time pre-winter getting stuff in order (shear pins, nuts, etc.) but after seeing how someone else got the stink eye for bringing their snowblower belt in to Nashua Power Equipment (WITHOUT KNOWING THE EXACT MODEL OF THE SNOWBLOWER IT CAME OFF OF, (can you imagine?) They were told that there were so many belts in the back that they couldn't possibly match it up), so I decided to wait on the belt. Stupid. I know.
Well, just about all of Pelham was without power, but I decided to take a chance on the roads and head to Tractor Supply anyway, just in case they were open. They too were without power. But. But. BUT, the door was open as they were RUNNING A GENERATOR OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. Why? So schmucks like me who waited until the last possible time during the worst conditions could walk in and be prepared to be disappointed. Here's where the magic happened:
A young lady greeted me at the door of the darkened store (she was wearing a headlamp of course) saw the snapped belt in my hand, and before I could come up with a pathetic excuse, told me to follow her to the belts. She took my belt in her hands (didn't ask me for my snowblower model number, or brand, or any of the other really important information one must possess to buy things from professional stores) pulled out 3 belts and started measuring them, side by side. Without a measurement device of any kind. In the dark. With just her headlamp. She handed me 2 belts back, "It's one of these, just return the one that doesn't fit" she said.
And it was. Do you know how rare such proficiency is today? That the women who were running the store were there was surprising in itself. But was I really going to believe that not only would they have belts in stock, but they had my belt. And it worked. And my driveway and ego were saved. When I returned the other belt, I picked up an extra of the right size for next time and went off my merry way.
For this kind of service, I would drive Kris N from Nashua to Pelham and back, just to prove how great Tractor Supply and the people who run it every day are.
Thank you Tractor Supply. Thank you Tractor Supply workers! You rock. And thank you Kris N for reminding me to thank them for it. read more