ANNOUNCING...MENARDS...NEW FORUM SPONSOR!

I always shop at Menards. I find it easy to find what I want. Plus with train stuff my wife thinks I'm buying fertilizer when really I'm getting cool train stuff.

Welcome Menards.  I've heard many good things about your stores from relatives that live in the mid-west.  I hope you can start the trek eastward.  In the meantime, there's always online ordering.

For those of you who want to navigate to Menards' O Gauge section without a direct link, all you have to remember is from the navigation pane, select [Home & Decor] - [Menards' Collectibles]. "O Gauge Train Stuff" is in its own pane on this page.

 

I don't live in their business footprint (I'm in NYC), but I have ordered three boxcars and the 24-flatcar case without incident. There might be isolated items that at some point in time are only available in-store, but I haven't ran into any.

 

 

 

---PCJ

Welcome Menards! I'm not in their market but I'm a big fan of the 27 car.

 

Brad

 a few of us in the club have ordered several cases of flat cars.

Welcome Menards! We are very excited to have you as a part of the OGR family!

A GREAT addition!! Lumber for the bench work, wire and switches for the electrical,  paint and other supplies!!!! Then pick up a box car or two!! Shows Menards commitment to the hobby......

 

PS congrats on the NASCAR win SAT.

Welcome aboard. Thank you for becoming a larger part of our OGR family with your increased presence.  Love the buildings!

 

Ed Boyle

Partner

Special Projects Editor

O Gauge Railroading magazine

To John Menard and family, thanks a lot for becoming both a print magazine and online Forum sponsor - we really appreciate it.  Keep those O gauge products coming, and good luck to Paul in the #27.

 

Alan, you did it again.  Keep up the great work!

welcome Menard!!!

Watch out shopping at Menard's. They sell Sprecher's soda pop.

 

I can't go back to that junk other companies make. Coke and Pepsi make carbonated beverage products, Sprecher's makes soda pop.

 

The grape soda is made from and tastes like grapes. Same for the orange. They have cream soda, ginger, root beer. Then if you are lucky you can find the seasonal blueberry and raspberry. Raspberry used to be called "Red Raven" but it has a new name, it might be as simple as "Raspberry".

 

Sprecher's also makes beer, but it is not sold at Menard's. Sprecher's has a restaurant in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

 

Maybe I can snag a picture of Menard's on the way home so people can see what it is like.

Yes, the soda is a problem. I was at Menards last Friday and picked up some root beer, hard to beat.

 

 

 

Menards is relatively new to my area and they're supposed to build a 2 level store fairly close to me - that should be interesting. I like Menards a lot and have placed several special orders with them and had better results than at the other 2 big box hardware stores. I dragged my wife in after the grand opening and she had low expectations based on their slightly cheesy tv ads. Her jaw dropped and I think we spent the next 2 hours in the store. She awarded bonus points for the Sprecher's.

 

I did notice that around the holidays they had Lionel sets which I thought was interesting. I didn't see any of the buildings or individual boxcars. They had some scenery.

 

I was just in there yesterday!

 

 

Our local Menard's is a great store, friendly people, clean, etc. They don't carry much of the train stuff, but I just choose ship to store from the website (free shipping that way, plus gives me an excuse to visit the store ).

Thank you Menards for becoming a forum sponsor.

Welcome Menards, and thank you for your support of the hobby! Painting the numbers on the cars in sequence is simple genius. None of the other manufacturers were smart enough to figure this one out! Kudos to you! Thanks again, Clifford

Thanks Menards! Layout-building supplies and trains in the same store - great stuff!

I have to ask - is there a train nut in Menards management?

I have recently purchased a few buildings for my nephew and they are nicely done and wll built.

Way to go Alan, and Welcome Menards!

 

Although Menards is 24 miles each way for us, we end up going there once a week. The other two similar but smaller stores are half that distance away, but it definitely is worth the extra miles to Menards.

 

Alex

Now if they started selling Sprecher's beer there, it would be perfect! 

 

How about the CEO?  

It's what every company needs, I tell ya!

Glad to hear Menard's is a sponsor.  All the 1 by 4s for our benchwork came from there. Nick

I was just at one in Minnesota that is closing to make way for a double decker one as shown in the pictures.  Everything in the store was 30% off to get ready for the demolition.  I got 3 of the buildings.

 

Menard's is pretty great. 

And they sell some groceries too, so I can tell my wife I'll pick up a gallon of milk and browse the trains & tools while I'm there. 

Welcome Menards! Please come to Oklahoma!!!!!!!!

Welcome aboard, this is one sponsor that wont have to wait long for my order.

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So great to have them on board and promoting the o gauge hobby with their train sets and buildings.  Thanks for sponsoring the forum!

 

Hi Frisco Tim,

 

You are absolutely right. Some items should start appearing in stores closer to the holiday season. Unfortunately, it's hard to predict what train stuff will be available when that time comes.

Hi Bill,

 

Unfortunately when quantities are limited, as is the case with some of our buildings and train cars, the only remaining stock is located in our stores. We are truly sorry for the trouble this may have caused you.

 

If you encounter this message again, just let us know and we can look into it. We might even be able to ship one directly to you from our store!

Welcome Menards!  I love the store just built within the last year or so in Cincinnati.  The prices are great, and the store is always clean! 

 

For those of you who have never seen the "center escalator" concept in their store (see the first photo in Mill City's post above), the moving ramp that goes up to the second floor is wonderful.  Even if you have a heavy shopping cart, when you push the cart on to the ramp, the shopping carts have wheels that have an automatic brake that locks when cart starts going up or down the ramp. 

Hey guys please stop with the "how great Menards is" posts.  Living here in Atlanta we are stuck with the well known big box stores. Having a Menards here would be fantastic.

 

But since there is little or no chance we'll ever have a Menards here these posts are like being a kid in front of a toy store but not being able to go in (trust me I know how that feels.) 

 

Ed

Ed,

It's hard to predict the future but you are right, it may be several years until we branch that far into the south. On a brighter note, all of our products are available online!

 

I read your post and I couldn't resist giving you a very sneak peek of one of one of our upcoming buildings. I can't give you specifics or more details but it will be releasing in the next few months, so stay tuned!

 

Mark the Menards Train guy, what a wonderful start to Menards' forum sponsorship.  Your active participation is great; and, I'm down for the building with the trains for sale window.

I appreciate that you might consider expanding into the south one day.  But just as an FYI, I have gotten old enough now to where I don't buy green bananas anymore so please don't put off your possible southern expansion too long. ��

 

Ed

I am so excited about Menards participation with O Gauge Railroading. We have had Menards in Indiana for almost 20 years now and every stitch of lumber that has built my last three layouts was purchased there. 

 

I also feel that Menards entering the O gauge market is a very important step. With the kind of resources and buying power that Menards has, I think this will spur some competition within the market, especially in the starter set arena. The flat car deal that they offered in late 2014 is a great example of these resources being used to deliver a product at a great price. Take notice folks, there is a new game in town and it's called Menards. 

Welcome

Folks, 

 

Don't stress if their is no store in the immediate area where you live - None hear in Northern NJ but I have the Internet to view and purchase items.

 

Thank you for becoming a sponsor. If you want your cash register to ring, please be sure to post any news on all new products coming out this year. Also, please be sure to post any monthly "O" Gauge specials that you may be having this year. 

Thank you. 

Where in Northern NJ are you located?? I am as well !!