Hardware Stores in El Cerrito , CA

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Hardware Stores in El Cerrito, CA and Nearby

The big hardware chains give 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. We've rated 146 area stores.

From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	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
			for quality	for price
1.	Home Depot 11939 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 510-235-0800	217 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Orchard Supply Hardware 1751 Eastshore Blvd El Cerrito, CA 510-234-9818	34 ratings	How does "Orchard Supply Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Pastime Ace Hardware 10057 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 510-526-6615	657 ratings	How does "Pastime Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Home Depot 4000 Alameda Ave Oakland, CA 510-533-7379	27 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Antioch Ace Hardware 501 Sunset Dr Antioch, CA 925-757-2500	20 ratings	How does "Antioch Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Ace Hardware 700 Santa Cruz Ave Menlo Park, CA 650-325-2515	17 ratings	How does "Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Home Depot 5631 Lone Tree Way Brentwood, CA 925-513-6060	17 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	Home Depot 860 E Dunne Ave Morgan Hill, CA 408-779-9755	14 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in El Cerrito , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Hardware Stores

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).

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.

Subscriber from SUISUN CITY, CA wrote Another Store: This is the best all-around hardware store I have ever found. Extremely good in answering..........
Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote Another Store: They are always willing to take your question. They usually have a good answer, steer..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: extensive choice of products in stock.......
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: OSH is a good standard........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Pastime's selection and prices are comparable to the local Home Depot, and Pastime staff are..........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Store: I hate walking into a store and getting disoriented with all the stuff and not..........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Store: Great location, but parking is horrible. Stock up the shelves!.......
Subscriber from STANFORD, CA wrote Another Store: Offers convenient recycling of batteries and fluorescent light bulbs........
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Store: the attitude of the staff is along the lines of "I'm doing you a favor"..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: I really wish we had a Lowes so we wouldn't need to deal with Home..........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: It's often hard to find help, but when found, they are excellent........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Store: Very unfriendly staff, difficult to get assistance, selection of products is very poor........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: Just a good all around hardware store. Staff is usually attentive and sufficiently knowledgeable, the..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: A very good local hardware store. The place to go if you are not sure..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Store: Will really try to help you, once you grab an employee. Very friendly atomosphere........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: Generally can get assistance without a wait........
Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote Another Store: The store is difficult to navigate and it is difficult to find help. The staff..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Service is adequate for a large store. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Main thing is price..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Friendly, helpful staff and usually well-informed. Not the lowest prices but convenient when you don't..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Mcivor's is a local institution. They donate generously to all kinds of local events/groups. They..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Sometimes OSH has a product I cannot find elsewhere. Also, there are people (like the..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: If you live in the Mission San Jose area of Fremont, this hardware store should..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: The is "the Nordstrom's" of hardwares. I'm legally blind and they will do many things..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: This store is one of the best OSH stores in the area--which is why I..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: Lowe's considers Home Depot to be their direct competition. In my opinion, Home Depot is..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Great local town hardware store. The people remember your name and stand behind the products...........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: They have everything and they know how to tell you to use it........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Once you locate what you want, check-out can be a time-consuming nightmare. Returns are also..........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Store: Very personal and professional service from knowlegable staff. If they don't have it, they will..........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff is very helpful and products are usually in stock.......
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: This is an awesome store for getting advice. Best I've ever been too........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Store: If you are going to just grab something off the shelf, they have a great..........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Store: They've been very helpful when I've been perplexed and have given me helpful advice........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: If you can't find it here, chances are good that you won't find it........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Not able to find staff or managers when needed or paged........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: For small, neighborhood hardware store, they have a very wide selection, are knowledgeable about the..........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: Our tiny kitchen makeover was a nightmare thanks to their complete and utter failure to..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Lots of stuff. Often hard to find a clerk that knows what he or she..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Need more knowgeable employees........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: If you can't find something, ask; they often have it rat-holed elsewhere, or will suggested..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Good "Old-Time" Hardware Store.......
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Store: Superior rating based on service and advice provided by owner/manager; staff not nearly as capable.......
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Store: Name should not say Orinda Village........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: I don't always find what I need here. Sometimes I have to go to several..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: For Lumber.......
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Friendly helpful staff, but limited variety of products. Prices tend to be high. Some products..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: Window railway display has not been functional for years........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Store: I enjoy shopping at Pete's - service is outstanding! There are always helpful, knowledgeable staff..........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: I'm a new member. The new Wholesale store I visit would do better if it..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Limited variety of products but sometimes they will have an obscure product that isn't carried..........

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