Hardware Stores in Oakland , CA

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Hardware Stores in Oakland, CA

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.	Ace Ellis Hardware 5424 Martin Luther King Jr Way #J Oakland, CA 510-653-4365	85 ratings	How does "Ace Ellis Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Foothill Hardware 6733 Foothill Blvd Oakland, CA 510-638-9317	29 ratings	How does "Foothill Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Glenview Hardware 4218 Park Blvd Oakland, CA 510-530-6222	20 ratings	How does "Glenview Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Home Depot 4000 Alameda Ave Oakland, CA 510-533-7379	27 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Laurel Ace Hardware Center 4024 MacArthur Blvd Oakland, CA 510-530-1966	56 ratings	How does "Laurel Ace Hardware Center" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Markus Supply Ace Hardware 625 3rd St Oakland, CA 510-832-6532	26 ratings	How does "Markus Supply Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Montclair Village True Value Hardware 2011 Mountain Blvd Oakland, CA 510-339-9366	37 ratings	How does "Montclair Village True Value Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Sincere Hardware Supply 258 11th St Oakland, CA 510-832-2838		How does "Sincere Hardware Supply" rate compared to other hardware stores in Oakland , 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 MORAGA, CA wrote Another Store: This store has been in Moraga for years and is beeing competed with by a..........
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Store: The sales associates are nowhere to be found, especially when you need to talk to..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: love the store, especially the way they take back items, even without receipts........
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Store: Much more pleasant to shop here than Home Depot, but have noticed a trend toward..........
Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote Another Store: Support them they are great.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: greatest variety of items in a hardware store I have ever seen........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Go only if you can't afford anything more expensive. The service stinks........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: A while back I needed help getting a piece of wood cut in the store,..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Almost always find what i'm looking for when i go into cliff's. The location is..........
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 LOS GATOS, CA wrote Another Store: This is a nice, well-run store with good service. I would rather go here than..........
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 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Trend is to lese service and higher fees for delivery........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Big box store-what else to say?.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: I ordered a barbecue from them, which they ended up giving me 1 month late..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Good if you know what you're looking for. Sometimes hard to find salesperson for advice..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Store: NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO USE AN APPLIANCE, ONCE IT IS BOUGHT. MISS THE HARDWARES..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff does not typically know a lot about products. There seem to be a lot..........
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 SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Store: Service has slipped over the past year.......
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 LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Store: Very personal and professional service from knowlegable staff. If they don't have it, they will..........
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 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff, both for finding items and advice on using products........
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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Sometimes OSH has a product I cannot find elsewhere. Also, there are people (like the..........
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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They often stock items that can't be found elsewhere........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: It is hard to find someone to answer questions. I usually research what I want..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Over the years, the customer service at Paganos seems to have declined, but it's still..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Prices tend to be on the high side as compared to places like Home Depot........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Store: If you are going to just grab something off the shelf, they have a great..........
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Store: What impressed me was that the salesperson tried to help me complete a project and..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: They have everything -- from phone equipment to usual hardware equipment. They are always very..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Small store, but nice people.......
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Store: Service has gone downhill as they have less staff now.......
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Helpful, friendly, good advice, patient.......
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: They have everything and they know how to tell you to use it........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Customer Service appears disorganized. Conflicting information to customer. Glitch in made-to-order software creates problems for..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: Knowledgable staff........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Don't go there unless you know what you need. It's tough to find a sales..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: When you go to Home Depot, you had pretty much already know what you want...........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: I've occasionally gotten bad advice or incorrect product recommendation from this OSH, but in every..........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: Especially in the paint department I find I have to wait for service even though..........
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: THE BEST.......
Subscriber from STANFORD, CA wrote Another Store: Offers convenient recycling of batteries and fluorescent light bulbs........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: I special-ordered a product. The model number on my invoice, written by Carlos at this..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: I try to shop during their "no sales tax" days, when prices are better. Overall,..........

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