Hardware Stores in Milpitas , CA

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Milpitas, 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 1177 Great Mall Dr Milpitas, CA 408-942-7301	82 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Orchard Supply Hardware 125 N Milpitas Blvd Milpitas, CA 408-945-9555	94 ratings	How does "Orchard Supply Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Milpitas , 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 Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Home Depot 5631 Lone Tree Way Brentwood, CA 925-513-6060	17 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Milpitas , 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 Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Milpitas , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Milpitas , 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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: I assume this doesn't just apply to the garden center, right? My responses are ONLY..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Prices are a bit higher at the Orchard Supply stores compared to other chain hardware..........
Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote Another Store: The staff is always very helpful and ready to assist anyone needing help. I go..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Much nicer environment than Home Depot........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: lot of interesting things.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Workingman's Headquarters is an old-fashioned hardware. Two brothers work in a place that looks like..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot in a shoe box.......
Subscriber from LOS GATOS, CA wrote Another Store: Too often, I can't find what I need because either they don't sell it, or..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Big box store-what else to say?.......
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Basic-- doesn't carry full range of HD products. Friendly at times but terrible service when..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: This new store is an extension of the Standard Plumbing on Clement, but it is..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Always great advice and plenty of people to help........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Store: I'm impressed with how friendly and outgoing the staff is here. It makes me want..........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Store: The only shortcoming of this store is lack of staff; the folks working there are..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Easier shopping here than Home Depot.......
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: train employees.......
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: this is a particularly good OSH, very helpful staff.......
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Store: Always difficult to find what I want. Help is difficult to get........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: This place is better than superior. It has an amazing number of things - all..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: A great little neighborhood hardware store.......
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: For Lumber.......
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Store: Much more pleasant to shop here than Home Depot, but have noticed a trend toward..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Love this neighborhood store. Friendly and competent service. Prices are a little higher but we'll..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: There are many informed salespersons on the floor. The manager stands behind his products and..........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: If you can't find what you're looking for at this hardware store, it isn't made!.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: If you get the right salesman, this place rocks. Otherwise, you're on your own........
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 BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Pastime has almost everything anyone could want to find in a hardware store, I love..........
Subscriber from SUISUN CITY, CA wrote Another Store: My main complaint with Home Depot is that it is nigh onto impossible to get..........
Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: Pete's is a Castro Valley hardware icon........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Still a contender........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Check out lines are too long. Garden nursery has a good variety of plants; somewhat..........
Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote Another Store: Much better than the San Carlos Home Depot, but not a real hardware store such..........
Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot has rude, uncaring customer service workers. They always have long, slow lines and..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: All service is provided at the counter (90% of the products are behind the counter)...........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Love the smaller, less intimidating nature of the OSH stores, in general. It is easy..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: The staff really know their stuff. Not the cheapest, but good quality and selection........
Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Like the store your parents used to go to -- lots of knowledgeable, helpful staff,..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Go only if you can't afford anything more expensive. The service stinks........
Subscriber from MILL VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: This is the place where contractors get much of their materials and tools in Marin..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent for lumber.......
Subscriber from ANTIOCH, CA wrote Another Store: Their prices are higher than big box stores, so I shop for more expensive items..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Have had more luck with employee help than at Colma store. I don't like the..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Dale Hardware is the world's greatest hardware store. There are very few times they did..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: This is an awesome store for getting advice. Best I've ever been too........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Good service when you can find the "expert" for that area. Bought a Home Depot..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: This would be like every other chain store were it not for the staff. The..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Ace is the place for the helpful hardware person is truly the case at Pastime...........
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: Only go there when I couldn't find it at ACE........

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