A Desperate Plea to Home Depot (PSA)

We can't go on like this. Things gotta change.

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A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.

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[korn]

As a former Home Depot employee, thank you for this.

[VlogEva]

As a spirited woman herself who works in a hardware store in the Netherlands, I too suffer. For 38h a week, 140 colleagues, including myself have to endure the pop radio channel that is always on. Repeating songs that should not be popular, all day, everyday. Thank you Van for noticing. It means so much to me to see it’s not just the people who work in these stores who suffer. Sharing the suffering most definitely helps a little bit.

[jamesdiven]

Worked the stock room at an independent Department Store as a kid. Muzak Christmas music from November until New Years, mind numbing. This Spirited man was also a spirited kid, climbed the racks and pulled the wiring from all offending speakers. Couldn't help the poor souls on the floor, but was a hero to everyone in back.

[JustinCase]

As a Former Home Depot employee of 5 years and Home depot shopper ...AMEN Brother!

[cooperbybee]

The music of ringing hand tools, the music of the quiet murmer of the knowledgeable sharing their expertise, the music of the hyster chiming its warnings, the music of commerce ringing itself up. The store is singing, but we can't here it over nickelback

[nathancaswell]

As a Home Depot customer I absolutely agree. Silence or classical music would make my store browsing, problem solving, solution creating, material calculating so much more pleasant. This goes double for Menards. Triple for Walmart. It often feels like an intentional assault on the senses to disorient the customer and convince them to buy what they don't need.

[franklindillard]

I know a guy who knows The guy in “corporate”. I just forwarded him the link in hopes he will pass it along 👍🏻

[paulturner]

This is rich, I go into a home depot 3 times a week and i’ve always thought it was weird that i was the only person with my noise cancleing headphones on. It’s like being in a mall at times

[coreysmith]

Current Home depot employee here, music is hell. thank you for this

[Jammin]

I worked at Ace hardware for a while and they had the same playlist of about 50 songs that just looped constantly. Hey There Delilah is seared into my memory like some form of psyops torture that triggers negative thoughts every time I hear it.

[captainslam]

Another episode of Van's mortgage payment. I'll happily watch it while wearing my spirited man hoodie and have my ad blocker turned off.

[TheLawnCareNut]

My Home Depot plays 90s Country. Brooks and Dunn; ride, rope, hammer and paint kinda stuff. I dig it. Must be a Florida thing.

[CallieMasters]

Been to HD a million times, never noticed the music before.

[averydunn]

I would love to walk into The Home Depot and just hear Beethoven's 5 rocking out.

[mlannon]

Oh my God I’m crying! That was hilarious and yet so true. Home Depot, it’s not us…it’s you. Do the right thing!

[muhammadshuaib]

In all the times I have been in Home Depot I never really noticed the music. Now I won’t be able to unhear it.

[jackpast]

Now I have to go to my local HD and listen.

[thebrotherzt]

"nobody likes that music, not even the bands themselves" lol

[justinfriskie]

Used to work at a thrift store with a similar play list. Sometimes suicide seemed the only way out...but then I realized I could quit.

[JaredFrasier]

It is a precious moment when a YT creator settles down to do the hard work for a better tomorrow.