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[[File:YouTool-GTAV.png|thumb|300px|You Tool store on [[Senora Freeway]].]]
'''You Tool''' is a retail, home improvement, and hardware store featured in [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. 
 
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'''You Tool''' is a retail, home improvement and hardware store featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. It is a parody of [[wp:The Home Depot|The Home Depot]] and [[wp:Lowe's|Lowe's]], two competing big-box hardware stores in the U.S. The orange signage and [[Shopping Cart|shopping carts]] near its entrance are likely references to The Home Depot, while the dark blue building and the arched shape of the store front is likely a reference to Lowe's.
'''[[File:Youtoolenter.png|thumb|233px|You Tool]]'''
 
   
There is a You Tool store in the [[Grand Senora Desert]], [[Blaine County]], though it is inaccessible. The store is also advertised on the [[radio]].
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A You Tool store can be found on [[Senora Freeway]] in the [[Grand Senora Desert]], [[Blaine County]], though it is inaccessible. It includes a large parking lot, a Discount Jewels shop and a self-storage service named Carson. A [[Sprunk]] [[Vending Machines|vending machine]] can be found directly outside the entrance.
   
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==Weapons==
==<span style="font-size:18px;">Trivia</span>==
 
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*A [[Crowbar|crowbar]] can be found left to the main entrance, next to the washing machines.
*The orange signage and shopping carts are likely a references to [[wikipedia:The Home Depot|The Home Depot]], while the dark blue building and the arched shape of the store front is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Lowe's|Lowe's]], two competing big-box hardware stores in the U.S.
 
*The name is a reference to the insults; "you tool", a tool being a person who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used; and 'you fool'.
 
   
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==Trivia==
*"You Tool" could also be a reference to YouTube, a popular video sharing website.
 
 
*The name is a reference to the insult "you tool," a "tool" being a person who lacks the mental capacity to know they are being used.
 
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*A carboard box outside the store reads the date "[[2008|31/08/08]]."
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*The You Tool store shares some similarities with the [[Davis Mega Mall]]. Both locations include the same Discount Jewels shop and the Carson Self-Storage service.
 
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*Flags atop the building depict the national flag of the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[San Andreas (HD Universe)|San Andreas]] state flag.
 
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*The business is advertised on the radio and by [[Imran Shinowa]] during the reality show "[[Fame or Shame]]".
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Revision as of 02:43, 2 August 2014

YouTool-GTAV

You Tool store on Senora Freeway.

You Tool is a retail, home improvement and hardware store featured in Grand Theft Auto V. It is a parody of The Home Depot and Lowe's, two competing big-box hardware stores in the U.S. The orange signage and shopping carts near its entrance are likely references to The Home Depot, while the dark blue building and the arched shape of the store front is likely a reference to Lowe's.

A You Tool store can be found on Senora Freeway in the Grand Senora Desert, Blaine County, though it is inaccessible. It includes a large parking lot, a Discount Jewels shop and a self-storage service named Carson. A Sprunk vending machine can be found directly outside the entrance.

Weapons

  • A crowbar can be found left to the main entrance, next to the washing machines.

Trivia

  • The name is a reference to the insult "you tool," a "tool" being a person who lacks the mental capacity to know they are being used.
  • A carboard box outside the store reads the date "31/08/08."
  • The You Tool store shares some similarities with the Davis Mega Mall. Both locations include the same Discount Jewels shop and the Carson Self-Storage service.
  • Flags atop the building depict the national flag of the United States and the San Andreas state flag.
  • The business is advertised on the radio and by Imran Shinowa during the reality show "Fame or Shame".