Nick Offerman's Hilarious Fake Home Depot Ad Pokes Fun at Lowe's Robot Helpers

John Oliver strikes again

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Lowe's must have known its human-size robotic "shopping assistants," which are rolling out this holiday season, would be mocked, right? They couldn't possibly have believed that people would just let that slide.

Enter John Oliver and Nick Offerman.

The Last Week Tonight host, who expertly skewers corporate buffoonery of all kinds, smartly posits that employees at home improvement stores aren't just there to sell you stuff—they're there to referee the impending nuptial doom that such stores cause.

Check out Oliver's fake ad below—showing the nonrobotic, personal touch of rival chain Home Depot's employees, as epitomized by macho do-it-yourselfer Offerman.

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