Hardware Stores in San Mateo , CA

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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

Hardware Stores in San Mateo, 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 2001 Chess Dr San Mateo, CA 650-525-9343	143 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Wisnom's Hardware 545 1st Ave San Mateo, CA 650-348-1082	166 ratings	How does "Wisnom's Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in San Mateo , 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 San Mateo , 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 San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in San Mateo , 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 San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Home Depot 5631 Lone Tree Way Brentwood, CA 925-513-6060	17 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 San Mateo , 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 FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: This location is exactly why when a small company has more then two locations what..........
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Store: Name should not say Orinda Village........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Great service, knowledgeable and personable........
Subscriber from ANTIOCH, CA wrote Another Store: This HD store has become very run down. I realize that it is the clientele..........
Subscriber from CORTE MADERA, CA wrote Another Store: Wonderful store........
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 DALY CITY, CA wrote Another Store: They are always willing to take your question. They usually have a good answer, steer..........
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Store: The sales associates are friendly, helpful and approachable. As a small store, they try harder..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot bought them and closed the store!.......
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Store: A special order for flooring that was supposed to take five days turned into 32..........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: Generally can get assistance without a wait........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Store: Convenient location for me, which is mainly why I patronize it........
Subscriber from BRISBANE, CA wrote Another Store: When this branch opened a few years back, you could barely walk an aisle without..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Limited variety of products but sometimes they will have an obscure product that isn't carried..........
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: All service is provided at the counter (90% of the products are behind the counter)...........
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: good selection.......
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 KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: They have provided excellent service for years. Everything is neatly arranged and there is a..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent neighborhood yet large hardware store........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Store: The shopping experienced is enhanced by their extra support staff in the aisles........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: the staff is more knowledgeable than the big box stores. you can also find things..........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff is very helpful and products are usually in stock.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Cannot recommend highly enough. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Wish they were closer........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: A real neighborhood store with a well-stocked back room. I've often hunted all over town..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Incredibly helpful staff and wide selection. Prices a bit more than Home Depot but service..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff does not typically know a lot about products. There seem to be a lot..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: I'm so glad this OSH opened near our house so we don't have to shop..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Very friendly, helpful, good selection.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They are re-organizing the store, so things should clear up a bit........
Subscriber from NOVATO, CA wrote Another Store: Simply the best in every way. Employees are very helpful and knowledgable........wow............
Subscriber from SANTA CRUZ, CA wrote Another Store: The staff here is remarkably helpful and knowledgeable for this type of store........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Store: If you are going to just grab something off the shelf, they have a great..........
Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: Lots of things in stock. Not easy to order most special order items........
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Too bad they had a buy out and have changed to ..........
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 NOVATO, CA wrote Another Store: Except for the appliance and paint areas most employees could care less about the customer!..........
Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote Another Store: An old time hardware store with knowledge of today's solutions........
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: Staff seems less informed than a few years ago........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: Not enough staff!.......
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 MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Better than Home Depot, OSH is helpful and can give good advice, and their selection..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot in a shoe box.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Store is located 1/4 mile away from home so it is a great store for..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Small store, but nice people.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Knowledgeable staff who seem to enjoy working with customers........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Store: Great location, but parking is horrible. Stock up the shelves!.......
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: they can solve most problems on the spot........

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