If I knew a distributor that carried the same product I would. I have accounts at a number of small lumber yards, and have contractor pricing there, as wells as credit lines, etc, and I do business with them a lot. Superfly put the wood order together for my house at one of his previous employers, so I do my best to do business with friends and local stores.

Having an HD Pro card saves money at times, like the 20% off of all paint supplies I got for my parents house and material for my deck.

The Depot and Lowes may have crappy studs you have to sort through, but they are also open 7 days a week, sometimes at late as 10pm, and are open full hours on Sundays, not 11-3.

That tube of Quad Pro is the same where ever you buy it.

I'm already sold on the product, and was really just looking for tips or tricks using the stuff. Not looking to debate small vs mega hardware stores.