Hardware Stores in Mountain View , CA

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Mountain View, 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.	Barron Park Supply 377 San Antonio Rd Mountain View, CA 650-948-7160	21 ratings	How does "Barron Park Supply" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Blossom True Value Hardware 1297 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 650-964-7871	38 ratings	How does "Blossom True Value Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Minton's Lumber & Supply 455 W Evelyn Ave Mountain View, CA 650-968-9201	31 ratings	How does "Minton's Lumber & Supply" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Orchard Supply Hardware 2555 Charleston Rd Mountain View, CA 650-691-2000	306 ratings	How does "Orchard Supply Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Home Depot 4000 Alameda Ave Oakland, CA 510-533-7379	27 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , 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 Mountain View , 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 Mountain View , 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 Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	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 Mountain View , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
11.	Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Mountain View , 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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Usually I can't find anyone to ask a question of--no matter which Home Depot I..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: I try to give them as much business as I can because I know they're..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Limited selection, open and inviting layout, generally helpful when asked........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Better than average mom and pop hardware store. Good advice........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: This is a relatively small hardware store but seem to have "one of everything." The..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: If its wood, its Southern lumber.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Small store with limited selection, but prices are kept reasonable, the store is clean and..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Re-opened July 5th. Was missed by the neighborhood. New store is nicer than the old,..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They have built their reputation on service, but my experience is that it isn't deserved........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: Gave this adequate, but in terms of getting help regarding products...not good.......
Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: If you need help finding that one screw and only want to buy just one..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: About my only issue is it sometimes takes a little while to find an employee..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: It depends on when you go (day of the week,time, etc.). Some people are very..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Not able to find staff or managers when needed or paged........
Subscriber from BRISBANE, CA wrote Another Store: A very clean, neat store, with competitive prices and friendly staff. More employees would be..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: Not enough staff........
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: a largely disorganized and poorly kept store. The worst Home Depot of all........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: I have used this facility since 1986. The staff are always there ready to help..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: I prefer Lowe's to Homedepot because of service, availability,and display areas........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Service in electrical supplies is superior........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Lots of stuff. Often hard to find clerks. Even harder to find a clerk that..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Store: Wide selection of basic hardware, adequate supply of items like bath and kitchen accessories, garden..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Check out lines are too long. Garden nursery has a good variety of plants; somewhat..........
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 SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Store: They are extremely helpful. Even though they did not normally carry the model or brand..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Pricey but definitely the act to beat!.......
Subscriber from LOS GATOS, CA wrote Another Store: ACE is very good except you never want to buy certain items that may be..........
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Store: Much more pleasant to shop here than Home Depot, but have noticed a trend toward..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Store: There is always someone knowledgable to help........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Experience can be terrible to excellent, mostly the former. They seem to run their stocking..........
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Store: I will go to OSH over Home Depot or Lowes because there are not long..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: smaller than the Gellert Blvd store. Same great staff attitudes........
Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote Another Store: An old time hardware store with knowledge of today's solutions........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Easy store to use, decent and adequate selection, a LOT nicer to visit than Home..........
Subscriber from BRISBANE, CA wrote Another Store: When this branch opened a few years back, you could barely walk an aisle without..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Fun to shop there. Helpful advice........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: greatest variety of items in a hardware store I have ever seen........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Always great advice and plenty of people to help........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Level of service, and variety of products, has decreased lately. Maybe they are having budget..........
Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Like the store your parents used to go to -- lots of knowledgeable, helpful staff,..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Much nicer environment than Home Depot........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff, both for finding items and advice on using products........
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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: lot of interesting things.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Knowledgeable staff who seem to enjoy working with customers........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Can't be beat for customer service: advice, willingness to take back an unsuitable product, &..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Impossible to find someone that knows anything except for paint. Their self-checkout kiosks are too..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Great local resource for Berkeley. Parking lot makes for quick in & outs, especially when..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Amazingly friendly and helpful staff. Very crowded store, but they have almost anything needed for..........

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