tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post6222641963165411999..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: The small hardware storeSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-6295425799680897042014-06-07T22:24:29.571-04:002014-06-07T22:24:29.571-04:00Makes you wonder if there was something wrong with...Makes you wonder if there was something wrong with his hearing. :)<br />Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-70812050107634994562014-06-07T21:49:54.306-04:002014-06-07T21:49:54.306-04:00we have 'handyman' here no further than th...we have 'handyman' here no further than the orange store. they know everything and each little part and its place.<br />great place. n e ohio<br />went to orange store in another state and got a piece of downspout. lacked a number sticker. he said he'd call plumbing. i said it isn't plumbing and told him what it was. he called plumbing anyway with me standing there saying loudly, 'it isn't plumbing.'. he said they didn't know what it was. i repeated that it wasn't plumbing. i gave up and returned to get one with a sticker.<br />those guys are either dumber than dirt or do it on purpose so you'll give up and do it yourself. that way they don't have to stir their stumps.<br />a ccording to what you werertold they don't care if the customer walks out if he's not a contractor. now it all makes sense.<br />deb h.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-33850964964197356912014-06-07T20:38:41.086-04:002014-06-07T20:38:41.086-04:00I find the savings from the big box store is not w...I find the savings from the big box store is not worth it and sometimes the small guy is even cheaper. Go figure. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-52208194852732595612014-06-07T17:38:20.411-04:002014-06-07T17:38:20.411-04:00Me too. I have been going there long enough that I...Me too. I have been going there long enough that I get a discount on what I buy. I'd still go even without the discount.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-48360340077948365772014-06-07T12:59:55.306-04:002014-06-07T12:59:55.306-04:00It was said that the big box stores would kill all...It was said that the big box stores would kill all the little hardware places, but plenty of them are holding on. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-65693419365986594902014-06-07T12:44:51.040-04:002014-06-07T12:44:51.040-04:00I am lucky to have a hardware store fairly near, c...I am lucky to have a hardware store fairly near, closer than the big lot stores, and they are very helpful. You either take in what you want to replace or just tell them and they personally take you right to where the parts are and even help you choose what you need.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-13920113296534957452014-06-07T11:33:05.529-04:002014-06-07T11:33:05.529-04:00You are lucky to have a store near you that still ...You are lucky to have a store near you that still knows what customer service is all about. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-22226175086413991602014-06-07T09:28:12.363-04:002014-06-07T09:28:12.363-04:00I agree with Phil our Ace is family owned and run...I agree with Phil our Ace is family owned and run right.The owners Mom is my go to gal then him his daughter and son.What the hell is 5% extra when you get in out and good advice in one.Most his workers are old contractors that just like talking and seeing their old buddys.I always pick ACE over the orange one.Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-54608867062539160642014-06-07T08:08:04.785-04:002014-06-07T08:08:04.785-04:00She's a find, that one. Hope they keep her.She's a find, that one. Hope they keep her. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-30795453870807068732014-06-07T08:07:07.990-04:002014-06-07T08:07:07.990-04:00No apologies for that. Besides, I ain't dead ...No apologies for that. Besides, I ain't dead yet!Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-1739415488486563902014-06-07T08:06:07.120-04:002014-06-07T08:06:07.120-04:00I'll even pay a bit more for people who know w...I'll even pay a bit more for people who know what they are doing. My time has value.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-41078886685943387292014-06-07T05:39:21.607-04:002014-06-07T05:39:21.607-04:00I was told point blank by an older ex contractor w...I was told point blank by an older ex contractor who was working at the Big Orange Sign place once that the joint is set up expressly for contractors and everything else they sell is just gravy for them.<br /><br />I was in one recently and couldn't even find anyone who knew what all thread IS, let alone where in the hell it might possibly be.<br /><br />Give me a small time good old fashioned HARDWARE store any day.<br /><br />There is an Ace hardware not too far from me that has a young lady there that knows what is in that store front to back.<br />She stocks the damn thing and probably knows it better than the actual owner.<br /><br />I go find her when I need something I can't find myself.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-52472933093389844222014-06-07T05:24:55.574-04:002014-06-07T05:24:55.574-04:00Let's face it guys, we're part of the old ...Let's face it guys, we're part of the old school and we're a dying breed.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-81663499113144338012014-06-07T03:34:47.980-04:002014-06-07T03:34:47.980-04:00Same over here. The sales assistants have no idea ...Same over here. The sales assistants have no idea what they sell, no idea what most things are for, or where they are. If the computers are down they are lost. On the other end, I have a small hardware store nearby, fairly old fashioned in that they know what they got, they know what it's for and where it is! The men there are pleasant, happy to spend the time of day chatting. I like old fashioned.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.com