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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.
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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
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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 |
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Home Depot
111 Shoreline Pkwy
San Rafael, CA
415-458-8675
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219 ratings |
How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in San Rafael , CA?
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| 2. |
Jackson's Hardware
435 DuBois St
San Rafael, CA
415-454-3740
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128 ratings |
How does "Jackson's Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in San Rafael , CA?
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| 3. |
Orchard Supply Hardware
1151 Andersen Dr
San Rafael, CA
415-453-7288
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141 ratings |
How does "Orchard Supply Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in San Rafael , CA?
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| 4. |
Pacific Lumber & Hardware
4224 Redwood Hwy
San Rafael, CA
415-492-8816
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18 ratings |
How does "Pacific Lumber & Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in San Rafael , CA?
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| 5. |
Rafael Lumber
930 Andersen Dr
San Rafael, CA
415-453-3043
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33 ratings |
How does "Rafael Lumber"
rate compared to other hardware stores in San Rafael , CA?
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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).
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE, San Rafael, CA on 07/28/09
- The shopping experienced is enhanced by their extra support staff in the aisles........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about JACKSON'S HARDWARE, San Rafael, CA on 07/28/09
- Jackson's people care!.......
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about HOME DEPOT, San Rafael, CA on 07/28/09
- Service has slipped over the past year.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about HOME DEPOT, San Rafael, CA on 08/26/08
- Hard to find things........
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Subscriber from NOVATO, CA wrote about HOME DEPOT, San Rafael, CA on 04/22/07
- Except for the appliance and paint areas most employees could care less about the customer!..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about JACKSON'S HARDWARE, San Rafael, CA on 12/05/06
- Full service, full inventory, and a place to visit whether you need anything or not...........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about HOME DEPOT, San Rafael, CA on 10/18/06
- Not a big price leader. Knowledgeable help often difficult to find (order desk better than..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about PACIFIC LUMBER & HARDWARE, San Rafael, CA on 10/18/06
- Convenient location for me, which is mainly why I patronize it........
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Subscriber from MILL VALLEY, CA wrote about JACKSON'S HARDWARE, San Rafael, CA on 10/15/06
- This is the place where contractors get much of their materials and tools in Marin..........
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