You can pick up pretty much anything you’re looking for at Menards, whether it be a shovel, drywall, a refrigerator—or even love! Thomas and Anna met when Anna was a fresh-faced Plumbing Department team member. She had gotten trapped in the ever-busy Hardware Department by yet another guest who had come to Plumbing for screws. Not yet knowing where the screws were located, she snatched a young Hardware team member named Thomas. Thomas knew EXACTLY where the specific screw was that the guest had described. Proving himself a reliable and knowledgeable guy, Anna continued to seek him out each time a guest searching for garden supplies or air compressor parts snagged her amongst the plungers. However, they each had significant others at this time, and did not pursue anything more than casual friendship along the border of Plumbing and Hardware. Fast forward a year and a half, and Thomas had moved from Hardware over to Plumbing while Anna was studying abroad in Spain for a semester. With each passing day after her return, their friendship (and flirtationship) grew stronger. They began to dread any shift apart and would wait eagerly at the desk casually “getting a drink” when they knew the other was soon coming in for a shift. One day, Thomas announced to Anna that he would be leaving the department to help with the store remodel. Anna was devastated at the thought of her best work friend leaving her. The pair soon decided that they could not bear being apart, so they finally became boyfriend and girlfriend in February of 2018, and have been madly in love ever since.