Hardware Stores in South San Francisco , CA

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

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

Hardware Stores in South San Francisco, 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.	Orchard Supply Hardware 2245 Gellert Blvd South San Francisco, CA 650-878-3322	155 ratings	How does "Orchard Supply Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in South San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Cole Hardware 2254 Polk St San Francisco, CA 415-674-8913	22 ratings	How does "Cole Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in South San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Home Depot 4000 Alameda Ave Oakland, CA 510-533-7379	27 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in South San Francisco , 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 South San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave Hercules, CA 510-245-9572	31 ratings	How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in South San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 South San Francisco , 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 South San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 South San Francisco , 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 EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: mixed service. some staff are superior, some inferior........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Nice people. A fair amount of outdoor/garden stuff........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Ace is the place for the helpful hardware person is truly the case at Pastime...........
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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Easy store to use, decent and adequate selection, a LOT nicer to visit than Home..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: This is an awesome store for getting advice. Best I've ever been too........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: This store has been a neighborhood fixture forever. Gary has just about anything you want..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent for lumber.......
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 PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Has a parking lot........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff does not typically know a lot about products. There seem to be a lot..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Store: A FRIENDLY, LOCALLY OWNED STORE. OWNERS CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO THE QUALITY OF BERKELEY........
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: I really wish we had a Lowes so we wouldn't need to deal with Home..........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Store: Staff is very helpful and products are usually in stock.......
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: Had superior service when purchasing a John Deere Lawn Tractor this spring. Get salesperson that..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Variety & range of stock has been substantially reduced over the laxt year or so........
Subscriber from EL GRANADA, CA wrote Another Store: I like the hardware store, but not the rentals-- they're 'way too expensive!.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They are re-organizing the store, so things should clear up a bit........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: train employees.......
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: hands down better than home depot. They tend to have desired products in stock........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: For small, neighborhood hardware store, they have a very wide selection, are knowledgeable about the..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Not able to find staff or managers when needed or paged........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: I have not been in Bolfings this year, but it used to be another one..........
Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote Another Store: Every time I go to Orchard Supply they are out of stock in something on..........
Subscriber from SAN PABLO, CA wrote Another Store: Too bad they had a buy out and have changed to ..........
Subscriber from HILLSBOROUGH, CA wrote Another Store: Remains one of the best places to do business on the Peninsula.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Salespeople are much easier to find and more knowledgeable than at Home Depot........
Subscriber from PLEASANT HILL, CA wrote Another Store: Generally can get assistance without a wait........
Subscriber from NOVATO, CA wrote Another Store: Simply the best in every way. Employees are very helpful and knowledgable........wow............
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Good service when you can find the "expert" for that area. Bought a Home Depot..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: GREAT PLACE TO SHOP. VERY HELPFUL SERVICE........
Subscriber from CORTE MADERA, CA wrote Another Store: Wonderful store........
Subscriber from NAPA, CA wrote Another Store: Very friendly & helpful employees!.......
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: About my only issue is it sometimes takes a little while to find an employee..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Great local town hardware store. The people remember your name and stand behind the products...........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Very nice neighborhood hardware store with personal service. Can order items they don't carry, but..........
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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff.......
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Pastime's selection and prices are comparable to the local Home Depot, and Pastime staff are..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Small store, but nice people.......
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: If its wood, its Southern lumber.......
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: I like these guys better than home depot, but there are fewer stores, farther away........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Have had more luck with employee help than at Colma store. I don't like the..........
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 JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Finding help in the store is inferior.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: This is actually an Ace Hardware store. It's casual, friendly. Staff very good at finding..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Best neighborhood hardware store in San Francisco........
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 CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: Home Depot bought them and closed the store!.......

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