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There's always that word "nominal" in there somewhere. I bought a 9x12 tarp last month. In smaller print, it clearly said "nominal measurement" and actually came out to be 8 1/2 x 11 1/2. WOW! You mean I could have sued? Bummer.
What I should have done is when the $19.95 price rang up, offered them $19.12 instead as a "nominal" payment. Think that would work? Nope, I didn't think so, either.
The whole "nominal" business also explains why my clothes are so tight on me these days. My size 12 jeans are really just a nominal size 10. And those nominal 10 pounds I've gained is really just a nominal 8 pounds. I'm getting to like this "nominal" business.
This guy is actually claiming damages because a 4x4 post sold by Home Depot is really 3.5x3.5, just like it's been for ages.
I've had the opposite problem at Home Depot recently. I'm replacing 2 x 6's on my deck.
I expect them to be 5.5 inches wide, but the boards at Home Depot (and Lowe's too) have been consistently wider at 5 5/8 to 5 3/4. I had to buy a power planer to make the boards fit.
I've had the opposite problem at Home Depot recently. I'm replacing 2 x 6's on my deck.
I expect them to be 5.5 inches wide, but the boards at Home Depot (and Lowe's too) have been consistently wider at 5 5/8 to 5 3/4. I had to buy a power planer to make the boards fit.
The "nominals" can be different when specific products have been cut for specific purposes, such as deck planking.
I've had the opposite problem at Home Depot recently. I'm replacing 2 x 6's on my deck.
I expect them to be 5.5 inches wide, but the boards at Home Depot (and Lowe's too) have been consistently wider at 5 5/8 to 5 3/4. I had to buy a power planer to make the boards fit.
I ran into issues when buying crown molding from there and finding inconsistencies from batch to batch in terms of dimensions. You couldn't line up one piece next to one from another store.
I ran into issues when buying crown molding from there and finding inconsistencies from batch to batch in terms of dimensions. You couldn't line up one piece next to one from another store.
But, to be expected really.
Things like molding may very well vary by manufacturer, and thus by store (because stores usually cater to contract manufacturers). If the brand name isn't the same, the design or specs might not be identical.
The judge needs to have the attorney drop his drawers and bend over in the courtroom and tell the jury which post is being shoved where the sun does not shine. An actual 4"x4" or the standard 4x4 (3.5"x3.5"). If he can tell the difference (using just one post), he wins the suit. If he can't he loses.
But I will bet a dinner at the best restaurant in town that he will never file a lawsuit over a 12x12 being 11.5"x11.5".
A 2X4 is actually 1.75X3.5, they have been that way for decades, everyone in the building trades knows this.
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