i shopped at the home depot in ocala, florida for a specific item; a ryobi leaf blower. when i got to the area that the blower was in i found that they were all locked up. i looked around to find an employee and finally found one about 7 aisles away. i asked for assistance and he said that someone assigned to that area should be around. i explained that i already looked around so he then said that i should go check around the entrance to the garden center to see if that person was there. he left! i went to where he suggested and found no one. i started hunting again and ended up finding the first person i spoke with. i then asked if i was supposed to search the entire store to find someone or maybe he or his friend could help me. his friend grabbed his phone and dialed a number. i turned around and noticed my wife was also talking to an employee and that person was able to help us. when we headed to the self service check out i noticed how backed up they were. there were 4 self serve stations and 3 of them has customers who obviously needed help. there were 4 employees in the area but two were engrossed in conversation with each other. one station had 2 employees with one helping and the other just watching. there were a number of customers standing by waiting for a station to empty so they could complete their shopping.