Mendo Mill & Lumber Co. in Fort Bragg, CA Closed now

Reviews about Mendo Mill & Lumber Co.

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  March 21, 2020, by Peter Mello
  I really want to like this store, but with only rare exception, they have the laziest, least helpful staff of any retail location in the area. There are usually two or three cashiers, but there's always a line for the only one that's actually ringing people up. The floor staff is never less than a dozen, and typically four or five will walk directly past you without ever offering to help you find something or explain your options for what you need. Memorably one time during a harsh storm I had to go in ten minutes prior to closing for some electrical supplies to make emergency repairs, and as I was trying to find what I needed, they turned off all the lights in the store. When I went to the register to explain that I was having trouble finding things, the cashier told me to come back tomorrow because they wanted to go home. I looked pleadingly at the other employee standing nearby, hoping decency would prevail and he'd tell her to turn the lights back on and help me finish finding my supplies, but he only tilted his head towards the door and crossed his arms in front of his chest. I've seldom been so disgusted with humanity as that evening, and do my best to avoid going back. I'd heard plenty of old-timers say Mendo Mill didn't deserve their business, and now I've got my own story to add to their incredulous tales of mistreatment there.