# Menards

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### **Preliminary Checklist**

Before setting up tasks on Menards, make sure you have everything below prepared:

### **Profiles**

> Create and save your checkout [profiles](https://guides.stellaraio.com/stellar/navigating-stellaraio/what-is-the-profiles-tab/how-do-i-add-a-profile) under the **Profiles tab** in Stellar. These contain your billing, shipping and payment info.

### **Proxies**

> * **ISP proxies** – Recommended for some of your tasks
> * **Residential proxies** – Recommended for majority of your tasks
>   * Save both proxy groups under the **Proxies tab** in Stellar.
>     * If you're looking for proxies, check out [Stella Proxies](https://guides.stellaraio.com/stellar/getting-started-with-stellaraio/stella-proxies) for high quality ISP and Residential proxies

### **Cook Group Access**

> Optional but recommended. Your [cook group](https://guides.stellaraio.com/stellar/getting-started-with-stellaraio/cook-groups) can help you find product URLs, SKUs and early restock alerts.

### **Test Task**

> Before big drops, run a **test task** on a random in stock product to confirm your profiles, proxies and delays are functioning correctly.

### Task Overview

### Monitor mode

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### Normal mode

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* What **Mode** do I use?
  * **Monitor mode** will only monitor your desired items. When an item restocks, your monitor mode tasks will ping your running watch tasks (Normal mode) tasks to atc and checkout
  * **Normal mode** is your normal checkout mode task
* What does **Profile** mean?
  * Select a **Profile** you want to use and that profile information will be used when checking out items
* What type of **Proxies** should I use?
  * ISPs and residentials will both work
    * If you're looking for proxies, check out [Stella Proxies](https://help.stellaraio.com/stellar/getting-started-with-stellaraio/stella-proxies) for high quality ISP and Residential proxies
* Where do I find **URL**?
  * Every product will have it's own unique Product URL. Ex. <https://www.menards.com/main/outdoors/outdoor-recreation/camping-rv-supplies/playing-cards/pokmon-trade-trading-card-game-ex-battle-deck-assorted-styles/1010131101/p-1642874373768775-c-6506.htm>\
    \
    SKU is also supported and can be found directly on the product page \
    \
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* What is a good **QTY** to use?
  * A good default to use is 1, but if the listing on the site allows for multiple in one cart then feel free to increase the QTY. max quanitity varies by product but can be found within the product page.
* What **Delays** should I use?
  * Experiment between 4000 - 6000
* What is **Reset Delay** and what should I use?
  * **Reset Delay** is the time in ms your monitor mode tasks will restart and monitor the product again after it catches a restock
    * Around `5000` is OK
* What is **Watch Task?** box?
  * **Watch tasks** and **non-watch tasks** are different
    * **Non-watch tasks** will be monitoring the site, which means that it will be using proxies. When a product restocks, this same task will atc and checkout
    * **Watch tasks** are "watching" your **Monitor Mode** tasks waiting for a product you're running for to restock. Your **watch tasks** will add to cart and checkout when its pinged from a **Monitor Mode** task
  * Your Monitor mode tasks will ping/notify your running Normal mode watch tasks when the product has restocked so they'll attempt to atc and checkout