Home Depot and Toro

I haven't ranted in a while so I thought I would let one loose on Home Depot today. I've been pretty faithful to Home Depot over the years, and have pretty much bought everything I've ever needed for the house there.

So here is what pisses me off. For years the only irrigation system you could get at Home Depot was Toro. It was either that or Rain Bird. I chose Toro and bought all Toro products for my sprinklers, valves, and timer. For years when something has broken, I was able to get a replacement item, or repair part from Home Depot. Now all of the sudden, the valves I've been buying for years, along with all the repair parts, are gone from the shelves. You are lucky if you can find anyting from Toro on a Home Depot shelf. Oh and yes I've tried Lowes and they have never carried Toro products.

So not only can I not get the Toro valve, but now the valves connectiors are all female in and female out and you guessed it, all my current valves are male in and male out. It makes me want to scream. Here you are loyal to both brands and they SCREW YOU be stop carrying the brand you have been purchasing there for years, and manufacturer is making the product the totally opposite of the way they have for the past 10 years. It's a racket and worth a rant!