Hardware Stores in Scotts Valley , CA

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Scotts Valley, 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.	Scarborough Ace Hardware 218 Mount Hermon Rd Scotts Valley, CA 831-438-0581	15 ratings	How does "Scarborough Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Scarborough Lumber & Building Supply 20 El Pueblo Rd Scotts Valley, CA 831-438-0331	12 ratings	How does "Scarborough Lumber & Building Supply" rate compared to other hardware stores in Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Scotts Valley , 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 Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Home Depot 5631 Lone Tree Way Brentwood, CA 925-513-6060	17 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Scotts Valley , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Scotts Valley , 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 Scotts Valley , 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 CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: If you need help finding that one screw and only want to buy just one..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Not quite the variety that they offered years ago before becoming an ACE store, but..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Usually very easy to find staff to ask questions........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Unfortunately, they forget that they are a hardware store, not Williams-Sonoma. The store is filled..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Outstanding! Puts the Warehouse places to shame!.......
Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: Pete's is a Castro Valley hardware icon........
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: a largely disorganized and poorly kept store. The worst Home Depot of all........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Amazingly friendly and helpful staff. Very crowded store, but they have almost anything needed for..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: So much better than Home Depot. Employees are much happier to help you........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Friendly, helpful staff and usually well-informed. Not the lowest prices but convenient when you don't..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Sincere has the best selection I've found in the bay area of efficient toilets that..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: I prefer Lowe's to Homedepot because of service, availability,and display areas........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Store has much improved over the years. Service can be very spotty. Some folks are..........
Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote Another Store: Every time I go to Orchard Supply they are out of stock in something on..........
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Store: This store has been in Moraga for years and is beeing competed with by a..........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: this is a particularly good OSH, very helpful staff.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Pastime has almost everything anyone could want to find in a hardware store, I love..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: A hardware store with a smile! Always helpful - both in the aisles and at..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They often stock items that can't be found elsewhere........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: On most items I get there I haven't "comparison shopped," so can't rate how prices..........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: This store has a very large variety of products. The staff is usually knowledgeable about..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Best place to get keys made. Other hardware stores recommend Cliff's for key cuts........
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 KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: They have everything -- from phone equipment to usual hardware equipment. They are always very..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Pastime still feels like an old-time service-oriented hardware store. Their take-a-number system is centrally located..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Store: Convenient ! Good Parking ! Large Selection on most items. Helpful Staff,friendly athmosphere !.......
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 CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: I love Lowe's and can't wait for them to come to San Jose area........
Subscriber from MILLBRAE, CA wrote Another Store: Everything is great, except for the checkout lines. Only one register open and five people..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: THE BEST.......
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Store: I hate walking into a store and getting disoriented with all the stuff and not..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: SF Cole Hardware is a DIY paradise. Take your problem--bring as much of it as..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Still a contender........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: love the store, especially the way they take back items, even without receipts........
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 PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Store: Really nice helpful people. Seems to be out of things a lot. Will special order,..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Service is adequate for a large store. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Main thing is price..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: Not enough staff!.......
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 RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: Gave this adequate, but in terms of getting help regarding products...not good.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: I am very impressed with the recent helpfulness/staff attitude of the staff at the East..........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: train employees.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: In addition to the fine service, the owners hire people who are "on the margin"..........
Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote Another Store: I tried to get a closet organizer part listed in a flyer on their shelves,..........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Store: Get rid of the take a number system!.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Highly variable. Some staff are outstanding in knowledge and helpfulness; others are barely adequate. Store..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: Just a good all around hardware store. Staff is usually attentive and sufficiently knowledgeable, the..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Ace is the place for the helpful hardware person is truly the case at Pastime...........

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