Originally Posted by
urbanknight
If someone walked into Home Depot and asked the plumbing guy how to fix a broken sprinkler, he shouldn't expect to pay if the employee hops in his truck, goes to the house, fixes the sprinkler, and then hands the customer a bill.
That's not what happened. The OP tried to buy a new sprinkler from the plumbing guy. The plumbing guy said "We're out of stock, but wait a second". Plumbing Guy then proceeds to pull a screwdriver out of his back pocket and pick out the easily accessible piece of crud jamming the sprinkler, and hands it back to the OP, who goes to leave. No, I don't think Home Depot should be paid for the "Sprinkler Repair".