As a Midwesterner I refuse to believe I should have been calling it "mee-nerds" my whole life. Wait a minute, the damn jingle says Save Big Money At Meh-nards! I AM VINDICATED
And compared it to Ace hardware.... when Menards are the same size or bigger than HD/Lowes. Next this is will be tech from Meijer, but pronounce it "mayor".... and they won't even call it Meijers like a good midwesterner would
Menards is a Wisconsin-based chain of super-center-sized hardware stores. Their stores are typically larger than Home Depot stores, and they sell a larger variety of products. You can buy lumber, stones, bricks, lawnmowers, any type of plumbing supplies, any type of paint products, etc... Menards stores generally do extremely well in the sales department, even when Lowes and Home Depot stores are around. Most people will choose Menards over Home Depot or Lowes when given the choice. Menards is now located in 15 states across the Midwest. But, they have their roots in Wisconsin. Ace Hardware, by the way, is another Midwest chain headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois. 🔨🪚🔧🪛
Shopping the Menards website is not indicative of the true Midwest Menards experience. I’m pretty sure that damn jingle of theirs is an unofficial anthem in, like, seven states.
One is opening in March in my town. It says they start at $16-$18 per hour. I already applied, I live in KY, min wage is still $7.25/hr. Most jobs start at $12ish, manager positions $16ish.
Im not convinced either of them actually know what a menards is lol. The jingle has the correct pronunciation and comparing it to an Ace hardware is crazy, its more like a lowes or Home Depot then an Ace hardware lol
One of my favorite stores, I was there today. It's a big hardware store that competes with Lowes and Home Depot, but also has a few aisles of groceries.
I have 2 pair. The radio is ok but the Bluetooth is ho hum. I normally just put in Bluetooth earbuds then put on my Howard light sportsmans when I'm on the tractor or mowing. Yes I'm one of those that uses hearing protection on my mower. I have a diesel zero turn and mow 5 acres when I mow.
Fun fact Menards sponsors like four or five in NASCAR and it's even the title sponsor for the ARCA series. One of their drivers Ryan Blaney won the Cup championship last year.
As a proud midwesterner, I have a lot of fond memories at Menards. I love the nonsensical mix of things they sell. My dad would take me there as a kid to keep me occupied. Now, as a college student I live walking distance from one and I got on a near weekly basis.
the "me nards" sketch was hilarious, eapecially since that's exactly the first thing I thought when I heard about these stores years ago! (thanks, Ben Heck!)
I've been there its pronounced Meh Nards. Its the best hardware / home / construction store ever made. You guys need to take a trip to one to get the real experience.
I live in central WI. Menards is a staple. Love it. I just bought some fluorescent bulbs, degreaser, random nuts & bolts, and a toilet snake. But I'm not about to buy my tech from there. Also, it's Meh-Nards, NOT Mee-Nards.
Menards is the best hardware store because they have tons of crazy random crap. You go in to buy a plumbing kit and you come out with snacks, a board game, 80's Mario cartoon on dvd, dice for your DnD game and shampoo...having completely forgotten why you went there in the first place. Yet you leave happy...
The problem with this episode is you didn’t really experience what Menard’s really is. The craziest one I’be been to is 1700 Hanley Rd in St. Louis, MO, but there is an entire reddit that has a list of the two story stores.
As a long time NASCAR fan, Paul Menard, the son of the owner of Menards raced in the Cup Series for 15 years. It's Meh-Nards... Verified, Confirmed, Carve it in stone lol.
Although the 3m headphones are Micro USB my fiancé uses them because they are more durable and better to wear when working with heavy machinery, and they do last around 3 years for him!
We also know all about the history of the color brown, Laserdisc, and of course…I mean who could forget!? The absolutely incredible Sunbeam Radiant Control Toasters from the early 1950’s! Ahh, what a great channel for clicking a random video I’m mildly interested in…annnnnd an entire hour later walking away from my PC and saying to myself “Well, my depression might be at an all time high, but boy I’m sure glad I know all about how the high score reset dip switches work on a pinball machine made in 1997” 🤣🤣
1. Austin is a big dookie head who is going to have to clean up all the stuff. 2.Totally missed out on a drumstick joke when you played the drums with the chickens.
This was the worst episode of these strange places to buy tech. I also this as someone who has a Menards and can't find much of a reason to go into one
Mah-nards. it's in the jingle. And Menards is everything you love of Ace and Home Depot but also with all the best old people candy, random assorted snacks and sodas, and the most random offbrand tech for black friday.
7:28 Flicking the chickens was too difficult for them so they immediately started cheating by tossing the chickens instead. LOL It's called "Flickin' Chichen" not "Chicken Toss".
I HAD A THOUGHT WHILE LISTENING TO THE FREE COPYRIGHT MUSIC. WHAT IF UA-cam HAD A BUTTON THAT WOULD PLAY THE ACTUAL SONG BUT IT WOULD GIVE THE MUSIC ARTIST TRAFFIC.
As a midwestener I will defend this to the death...it's Meh-Nards!!! Not whatever the hell Matt said 😂😂😂
Saaaaave big money at Menard's!
For real
its in the song for cryin out loud!
Yeah Matt is not saving big money I guess
thats roughly how it would sound in french, probably where the name is from (its a bit more of a may-nard depending on where in france)
As a Midwesterner I refuse to believe I should have been calling it "mee-nerds" my whole life.
Wait a minute, the damn jingle says Save Big Money At Meh-nards! I AM VINDICATED
I've never heard any sane person call it "mee-nards"
Yea, I was about to say. There's no way either of them have heard the commercial
Same, as some one from the Menards HQ state, it is not 'mee'nerds' it's 'meh'nards'.
And compared it to Ace hardware.... when Menards are the same size or bigger than HD/Lowes.
Next this is will be tech from Meijer, but pronounce it "mayor".... and they won't even call it Meijers like a good midwesterner would
The midwest national anthem
Menards is a Wisconsin-based chain of super-center-sized hardware stores. Their stores are typically larger than Home Depot stores, and they sell a larger variety of products. You can buy lumber, stones, bricks, lawnmowers, any type of plumbing supplies, any type of paint products, etc...
Menards stores generally do extremely well in the sales department, even when Lowes and Home Depot stores are around. Most people will choose Menards over Home Depot or Lowes when given the choice. Menards is now located in 15 states across the Midwest. But, they have their roots in Wisconsin.
Ace Hardware, by the way, is another Midwest chain headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois. 🔨🪚🔧🪛
The TV ad jingle IS the reason why it is popular.
SAVE BIG MONEY AT MENAAAAAARDS~
Love, Illinois guy living in LA.
In their own ads, the company calls it "ma-nards".
save big money at MA nards!!
Sounds like something someone would say when they get hit in the groin.
Agreed, as a kid id always sing the jingle as "save big money at my nards"
I still sing this@@CoreyAllenZ32
Exactly!
Shopping the Menards website is not indicative of the true Midwest Menards experience. I’m pretty sure that damn jingle of theirs is an unofficial anthem in, like, seven states.
Please rise for the "Midwest National Anthem"
PA speaker: Save Big Money...
I've even heard the jingle in Canada. 😅
Definitely think ouch Me'Nards every time I hear of this place. We have none of these in my part of the country.
Watching this on my lunch break at Menards. 😂
Also on break but alas I'm at a Costco
We got an inside man
😂😂😂
One is opening in March in my town. It says they start at $16-$18 per hour. I already applied, I live in KY, min wage is still $7.25/hr. Most jobs start at $12ish, manager positions $16ish.
Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt
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As a man from the Midwest, Menards is kinda fire; it’s like Lowe’s/Home Depot
You didn't jam to the Menards jingle?! It's the Midwest national anthem, and it would teach Matt how to correctly pronounce the store name 😂
Im not convinced either of them actually know what a menards is lol. The jingle has the correct pronunciation and comparing it to an Ace hardware is crazy, its more like a lowes or Home Depot then an Ace hardware lol
One of my favorite stores, I was there today. It's a big hardware store that competes with Lowes and Home Depot, but also has a few aisles of groceries.
I use work tunes headphones on my tractors and I love them.
I have 2 pair. The radio is ok but the Bluetooth is ho hum. I normally just put in Bluetooth earbuds then put on my Howard light sportsmans when I'm on the tractor or mowing.
Yes I'm one of those that uses hearing protection on my mower. I have a diesel zero turn and mow 5 acres when I mow.
Also as a midwesterner I will say NO it is not like an "Ace Hardware" It is the midwest equivalent to Home Depot or Lowes.
Fun fact Menards sponsors like four or five in NASCAR and it's even the title sponsor for the ARCA series. One of their drivers Ryan Blaney won the Cup championship last year.
paul menard drove in the cup series for like a decade and won a brickyard 400 lmao
I want another episode of Black Friday stuff. That place was insane.
As a proud midwesterner, I have a lot of fond memories at Menards. I love the nonsensical mix of things they sell. My dad would take me there as a kid to keep me occupied. Now, as a college student I live walking distance from one and I got on a near weekly basis.
the "me nards" sketch was hilarious, eapecially since that's exactly the first thing I thought when I heard about these stores years ago! (thanks, Ben Heck!)
Its actually more like home Depot/Lowe's
It’s not Mee-Nerds. Watch the commercial. And it’s the great store of all time.
I really love these videos, they always make me smile. Also, shoutout to Aaron for doing a great editing job!
Austin said it right the first time, they had commercials when was young
Ben Heck approved
The Worktunes are excellent for listening to music while mowing the grass. Not best sound quality but dramatically reduces sound of the mower.
I'm expecting this "This is" single soon on spotify...
The Tech of Destiny
@@ThePivotaddict got it🤘🤘
I've been there its pronounced Meh Nards. Its the best hardware / home / construction store ever made. You guys need to take a trip to one to get the real experience.
Thanks for the content guys! Look forward to watching these all the time!! ❤❤
I live in central WI. Menards is a staple. Love it. I just bought some fluorescent bulbs, degreaser, random nuts & bolts, and a toilet snake. But I'm not about to buy my tech from there. Also, it's Meh-Nards, NOT Mee-Nards.
9:22 really digging the Olympic sized chicken flicking court you guys have.
Menards is the best hardware store because they have tons of crazy random crap. You go in to buy a plumbing kit and you come out with snacks, a board game, 80's Mario cartoon on dvd, dice for your DnD game and shampoo...having completely forgotten why you went there in the first place. Yet you leave happy...
The problem with this episode is you didn’t really experience what Menard’s really is. The craziest one I’be been to is 1700 Hanley Rd in St. Louis, MO, but there is an entire reddit that has a list of the two story stores.
its meh-nardz.. the commercial on da radio is "save big money at meh-nardz"
As a long time NASCAR fan, Paul Menard, the son of the owner of Menards raced in the Cup Series for 15 years. It's Meh-Nards... Verified, Confirmed, Carve it in stone lol.
look for the menards commercials
Austin banging on that drum reminded me of Adam Sandler in the movie Hot Chick! 😂
Although the 3m headphones are Micro USB my fiancé uses them because they are more durable and better to wear when working with heavy machinery, and they do last around 3 years for him!
I haven't seen a Menards in over 20+ years 😂
I use to go with my grandpa and I always had a blast in there.
Was literally just binging This Is again which i do to an unhealthy amount.
I hear the bwawah sound at night when i try to sleep
Same honestly
Same 😔
Its so funny watching them talk about menards (Iowa here!!)
Gamestop had USB/USB-C and thunderbolt fans like that and they were both pretty dang and sturdy.
Yes do more videos like these, this was fun to watch and take ideas for my own set up 😁
The headphones looks like the "hearing test" headphones. 😂
Its more of a lowes or home depot than an ace hardware. Kind of the wal mart of home improvement stores. They sell more than toys.
They used to sponsor an open wheel race team. They pronounced it slightly different then. Lol.
The commercial literally pronounces it the correct way.
I live in the Midwest and I can confirm that most Meh-Nards stuff is pure trash if it's not name-brand.
Technology Connections fans know the correct pronunciation
We also know all about the history of the color brown, Laserdisc, and of course…I mean who could forget!? The absolutely incredible Sunbeam Radiant Control Toasters from the early 1950’s!
Ahh, what a great channel for clicking a random video I’m mildly interested in…annnnnd an entire hour later walking away from my PC and saying to myself “Well, my depression might be at an all time high, but boy I’m sure glad I know all about how the high score reset dip switches work on a pinball machine made in 1997” 🤣🤣
I'm from Anaheim ca. I've never heard of me nards till I moved to iowa. It's a Walmart and home depot in one
Google please update UA-cam to have voice recording comment section there are some sentences that are only legible in a sentence spoken
The bad two man band now with bubbles.
I got to Menards all the time and I've never seen any of these things. Expect maybe the big jug of bubbles.
It's the lights section
Safe to say you've never heard their jingle if you think it's Mee-nerds. 🤣
Moose are dinosaurs!!
The noises a moose makes are a combination of grunts and really long mournful sounding moans lolnot even kidding! 😂
Austin is a drummer? That explains so much
Nice that they have an empty room, just for chicken throwing.
1. Austin is a big dookie head who is going to have to clean up all the stuff.
2.Totally missed out on a drumstick joke when you played the drums with the chickens.
As a proud Wisconsinite Menards has great tool section and dope toy selection and a shitty electronic aisle lmao
I recently learned Menards is a regional store on a Wikipedia spree
Cheap groceries. Any tool or hardware you need. Lumber. Chatchkies.... Like a buckees in Texas😂
Awesome band practice
Bubble Boombox is 🔥
I need it 👍
People may mock, but that was better than a lot of today’s music lol
It's 1000% not Mee nerds. They say the name on the ads all the time. It's the first one
Do y’all have a HR department 😂😂😂😂😂😂
They played a little bit of In A Gadda Da Vida
So 8:19 was the whole point of this "episode", LTT must be sooo jelly of this Physical Activity Room/Space (or is it a meditation room?). 🤓
Matts hair looks nice here 👌🏽
When you gotta save big money.
Me-nerds? They sound like them-nerds
So we have come to this (is)... Watching two grown (ish) men flicking rubber chickens inside a white room... Peak UA-cam.. :)
This was the worst episode of these strange places to buy tech. I also this as someone who has a Menards and can't find much of a reason to go into one
Mah-nards. it's in the jingle. And Menards is everything you love of Ace and Home Depot but also with all the best old people candy, random assorted snacks and sodas, and the most random offbrand tech for black friday.
It's Me-Nerds
Happy Friday
Homies listen to the commercial for the name
6:25 watch that tone
3:46 my ears omg make it stop
That’s a deer not a moose
7:28 Flicking the chickens was too difficult for them so they immediately started cheating by tossing the chickens instead. LOL
It's called "Flickin' Chichen" not "Chicken Toss".
That’s definitely NOT a moose. Lol
I HAD A THOUGHT WHILE LISTENING TO THE FREE COPYRIGHT MUSIC. WHAT IF UA-cam HAD A BUTTON THAT WOULD PLAY THE ACTUAL SONG BUT IT WOULD GIVE THE MUSIC ARTIST TRAFFIC.
Me- nards 🥜🥜
4:12 Janeway all the way.
spend 5 mins in ther store hear the jungle inside nonstop like its brainwashing
Actually the commercials pronounce like what Austin pronounced it
I feel like you missed the chance to just scream into Austin's ears as loud as you can. With the mic at a respectable distance away of course.
Mee nerds. Straight to jail.
It is my first first comment , love the content !
It's a lumber yard and these guys bought the cheap toys that kids want for Christmas. Let me know if you know what a lumber yard is?
I'd buy that bubble boom box for 12 bucks.
It’s pronounced Meh-nards
Austin PETA on line 1? lol
Every Midwesterner is now triggered.
So you bought Xmas clearance from a hardware store?
Neat, I guess.
Sounds like
muh ·naardz
According to google
SAVE BIG MONEY AT MENARDS