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- Menards home-improvement stores earned John Menard Jr. his $22.2 billion fortune.
- The Midwest chain is different from other stores, with mail-in rebates and no installation services.
- I visited a Menards in Milwaukee and was surprised by its size and enormous selection.
If you've spent any time in the Midwest, chances are the "Save big money at Menards" jingle is permanently embedded in your brain.