You should try our local Ace Hardware store. The owner is always there, always asks what you are working on, loves to discuss projects with you, has super trained people, ALWAYS says “Thanks for your business,” takes anything back without a receipt. His store is filled to the rafters with all sorts of stuff and he will order anything you want. Prices are great. Best place to shop for hardware anywhere in the entire country. It feels like 1958 in there with the inventory, the breadth of goods and the great service. I give him all the business I can.
We love our local Ace store.
Our neighborhood hardware store is much the same. Beats Home Depot hands down.
We’ve Ace Hardware here as well. Some are exceptional and others are stores one would never seek a return trip.
In Dallas there was once a hardware store in the Oak Lawn area of town. Named “Elliott’s” That store was so outstanding. The persons working were as helpful as they could be. The merchandise displayed and when anything new was introduced, you would be certain to find it in that store. In past years Elliott’s became Ace Hardware and must have moved to greener pastures or Completely closed their doors. After moving from Dallas, we lost track. The Ace Hardware in this small town now, is not much to write home about. They have opened a new one on the nearby highway, but not visited as yet.