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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Chicago Area? Now You'll Know.
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The big hardware chains give most independent stores a drubbing on the price front, but there are many small independents sprinkled throughout the area that provide what many consumers want most: helpful information and advice. A few of these stores even make a reasonable showing on price, and bring a lot of other strengths to the table. We'll help you find them.
From Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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Number of ratings |
Checkbook's top rating ( ) |
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" |
Firm's price index score |
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for price |
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Duke's Ace Hardware
5634 W 87th St Burbank, IL
708-422-4000
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103 ratings |
How does "Duke's Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Burbank , IL?
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| 2. |
Wahler Brothers True Value Hardware
2551 N Halsted St Chicago, IL
773-248-1349
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21 ratings |
How does "Wahler Brothers True Value Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Burbank , IL?
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Home Depot
3500 N Kimball Ave Chicago, IL
773-463-6306
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10 ratings |
How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Burbank , IL?
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Menards
521 E North Ave Glendale Heights, IL
630-545-2247
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16 ratings |
How does "Menards" rate compared to other hardware stores in Burbank , IL?
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Home Depot
4755 Schmale Rd Carol Stream, IL
630-462-8607
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24 ratings |
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Lowe's
1440 S Rte 59 Naperville, IL
630-445-6226
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18 ratings |
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Menards
1800 Marketview Dr Yorkville, IL
630-553-4280
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12 ratings |
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Lowe's
300 N Randall Rd Lake in the Hills, IL
847-458-0419
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14 ratings |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Hardware Stores Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Hardware Stores.
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Subscriber from LIBERTYVILLE, IL wrote
Another Store: Staff is great and so are sales.......
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Subscriber from S BARRINGTON, IL wrote
Another Store: Very pricey. Service is one of the worst........
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Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote
Another Store: helpful. expensive........
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Subscriber from RIVERWOODS, IL wrote
Another Store: Sales people who actually know about the products and are helpful, ask if you need..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: Customer service is excellent. I purchased a snowblower and due to my unfamiliary with its..........
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Subscriber from WILMETTE, IL wrote
Another Store: Often they are understaffed. On busy days it's hard to find someone who can answer..........
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Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote
Another Store: Very helpful local hardware store with nearly all I have needed. Good knowledgeable staff........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: Staff members are very helpful and knowledgeable. We can often find products here that the..........
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Subscriber from DOWNERS GROVE, IL wrote
Another Store: A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS. SERVICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUTSTANDING. HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER THERE FOR MANY..........
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Subscriber from LEMONT, IL wrote
Another Store: The help here is phenominal! You can't go more than a few minutes without being..........
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Subscriber from GLENVIEW, IL wrote
Another Store: They are sometimes a little pricier than Home Depot (sometimes lower too,) but the staff..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: It's a home center - big and impersonal. You go there for wide variety of..........
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Subscriber from LINDENHURST, IL wrote
Another Store: Very helpful staff........
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Subscriber from AURORA, IL wrote
Another Store: This is your local hardware store and is staffed by knowledgeable people. It is seriously..........
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Subscriber from S BARRINGTON, IL wrote
Another Store: Good garden center........
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Subscriber from LAKE ZURICH, IL wrote
Another Store: Great asset for Lake Zurich. Very helpful........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: Vert helpful people, always a pleasure to shop there.......
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: They have been in the neighborhood for a very long time & know the old..........
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Subscriber from WILMETTE, IL wrote
Another Store: This is no longer an ACE store. Staff is knowledgeable for the most part and..........
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Store: I go to Buikema's when I am looking for something that might be hard to..........
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Subscriber from OAK PARK, IL wrote
Another Store: Wonderful hardware store - large selection of products, especially given the size of the store...........
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Subscriber from OAK PARK, IL wrote
Another Store: Big Box stores are terrible.......
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Subscriber from BUFFALO GROVE, IL wrote
Another Store: I now go to Zimmerman first before going to Home Depot. Everyone who works there..........
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Subscriber from GENEVA, IL wrote
Another Store: Prices are probably better than those at the local Ace Hardware. However, staff attitude varies,..........
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Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote
Another Store: Knowledgable, reliable & nice staff for the last 20 years........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: Good little neighborhood hardware store. Limited selection due to size but good advice and information........
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Subscriber from GLENVIEW, IL wrote
Another Store: I was just here the other day and found some very helpful and enthusiastic employees...........
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Subscriber from HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL wrote
Another Store: Well staffed, very helpful........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: I have never been in a hardware store where I have gotten so much help..........
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Subscriber from PARK RIDGE, IL wrote
Another Store: return policy good. finding help on floor hard........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: An old-fashioned, neighborhood hardware store where the people greet you at the door and help..........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: This Home Depot, as well as the store on 3500 N. Kimball, are fine if..........
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Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote
Another Store: In the heart of downtown Evanston with knowledgeable and helpful employees........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: I LOVE this hardware store!.. The staff is more than helpful and always seem to..........
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Subscriber from BURR RIDGE, IL wrote
Another Store: They do not cut keys well........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: Some staff members are quite helpful and knowledgeable but others are not........
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Subscriber from ELMWOOD PK, IL wrote
Another Store: Staff occupied with storekeeping activities while I wandered looking for an item. Four customers waited..........
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Subscriber from GENEVA, IL wrote
Another Store: Very helpfull and knowledgeable staff.......
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Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote
Another Store: they are the best.......
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: I spent 15 minutes looking for a service person who then took me to where..........
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Store: Extremely helpful staff.......
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Subscriber from WILMETTE, IL wrote
Another Store: Superior service to big box hardware chains but it comes with higher prices........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: This is the worst Home Depot I have ever visited in Chicago and in Atlanta........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: VERY OFTEN OUT OF STOCK OR NOT AVAILABLE MERCHANDISE... POOR HELP WHEN NEEDED.........
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Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote
Another Store: I use these guys a lot. I am not going to lie, if I find..........
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Store: Love to shop here. Nearly always find what I need; staff are very helpful........
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Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote
Another Store: We always go there first. Simply the b est guys!!.......
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Subscriber from NAPERVILLE, IL wrote
Another Store: the staff is generally helpful, though sometimes hard to find. The variety is great uneless..........
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Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote
Another Store: OK for a large store. Check out lines are often slow........
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Subscriber from WILMETTE, IL wrote
Another Store: These folks take great care of their customers, including us!.......
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