Hardware Stores in Hercules , CA

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Hardware Stores in Hercules, 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 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Home Depot 4000 Alameda Ave Oakland, CA 510-533-7379	27 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Home Depot 5631 Lone Tree Way Brentwood, CA 925-513-6060	17 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Hercules , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Hercules , 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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Sometimes OSH has a product I cannot find elsewhere. Also, there are people (like the..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: OSH is a good standard........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot bought them and closed the store!.......
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: Not enough staff!.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Never enough staff on hand to help customers........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: Had superior service when purchasing a John Deere Lawn Tractor this spring. Get salesperson that..........
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Helpful, friendly, good advice, patient.......
Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote Another Store: i would never go there except for its convenient location.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They pack a LOT of stuff in there! Good advice for the most part. Gene's..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: Family run, has everything including very knowledgible help.......
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Prices are a bit higher at the Orchard Supply stores compared to other chain hardware..........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: An old time hardware store with very knowledgeable staff. Soon to close, I hear........
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Too bad they had a buy out and have changed to ..........
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 SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: Not enough staff........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: They continue to amaze me. I've shopped there over a dozen times and they have..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Service is adequate for a large store. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Main thing is price..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: I love the general store atmosphere of this place. I support it whenever I can........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Exremely helpful, knowledgeable staff. Readily accept returns/exchanges so you don't have to hesitate when trying..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Store: NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO USE AN APPLIANCE, ONCE IT IS BOUGHT. MISS THE HARDWARES..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: Window railway display has not been functional for years........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: I've always found hard to find items here. Very knowledgeable about all their merchandise. This..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: The staff really know their stuff. Not the cheapest, but good quality and selection........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Store: I hate walking into a store and getting disoriented with all the stuff and not..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: I love Lowe's and can't wait for them to come to San Jose area........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Can never find help and when I do they lack knowledge about products. Difficult to..........
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 PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Poorly trained staff........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Continue to be disappointed with Home Depot. They started out great, but in recent years..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Store: There is always someone knowledgable to help........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Helpful. Good prices........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Had to wait quite a while to get someone to help me on my second..........
Subscriber from EL GRANADA, CA wrote Another Store: A pleasant place, with better quality plants and service than other Home Depots........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Great Service here. I would rather go here than Home Depot or Orchard Supply unless..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Outsanding - What a community hardware story should be.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Variety & range of stock has been substantially reduced over the laxt year or so........
Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote Another Store: Sometimes decent service, sometimes they couldn't be bothered to help........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Store: Very disappointed with the "new" Yardbirds / Home Depot. They can't decide if they are..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: What service? There is no service. You are supposed to know. Isn't that a DIY..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: An old fashioned hardware store where they actually find the parts you need.......
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Outstanding and experienced sales staff........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Hard to find things........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: Especially in the paint department I find I have to wait for service even though..........
Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Old-fashioned service. Bright, attractive, well-stocked store. Hardware, paint, housewares........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: THE BEST.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff does not typically know a lot about products. There seem to be a lot..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: This is actually an Ace Hardware store. It's casual, friendly. Staff very good at finding..........
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Store: Average Home Depot store, Very knowledgeable and helpful floor staff, but hard to find floor..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Like wandering around in a strange city.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: I ordered a barbecue from them, which they ended up giving me 1 month late..........

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