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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Twin Cities Area? Now You'll Know.
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Our research finds that Home Depot, Menards, and Mills Fleet Farm offer low prices, but their customers are typically less than thrilled with the advice and service each offers. Yet picking a hardware store doesn't have to be an exercise in tradeoffs. Sprinkled throughout the area, there are many independent stores that provide helpful advice, and some of these stores even make a reasonable effort to compete with the Big Guys on price.
From Twin Cities 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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for price |
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Ace Paint & Hardware
3098 65th St E Inver Grove Heights, MN
651-455-2228
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75 ratings |
How does "Ace Paint & Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Menards
2005 University Ave W St Paul, MN
651-645-1295
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34 ratings |
How does "Menards" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Arrow Ace Hardware
485 Marschall Rd Shakopee, MN
952-233-5010
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14 ratings |
How does "Arrow Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Home Depot
1701 County Rd 18 Shakopee, MN
952-496-3076
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16 ratings |
How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Ace Hardware
814 Lake St S Forest Lake, MN
651-464-6262
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13 ratings |
How does "Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Home Depot
1943 W Broadway Ave Forest Lake, MN
651-464-5277
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14 ratings |
How does "Home Depot" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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DJ's Ace Hardware
6060 La Beaux Ave NE Albertville, MN
763-497-4211
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24 ratings |
How does "DJ's Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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Kaz Do It Best Hardware & Rental
19 Oak Ave N Annandale, MN
320-274-5214
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13 ratings |
How does "Kaz Do It Best Hardware & Rental" rate compared to other hardware stores in Inver Grove Heights , MN?
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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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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.
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Subscriber from EAGAN, MN wrote
Another Store: no service EVER!.......
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: New Ownership, new location, new name.......
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Subscriber from ST. PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Staff not very helpful. Good place to go get general stuff of average quality at..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Long-time satisfied customeer........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: They were able to, within 10 minutes of closing, pull some supplies that we needed..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Great neighborhood store. Friendly people. I like supporting the little guy........
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Subscriber from BROOKLYN PARK, MN wrote
Another Store: What a wonderful experience, I've been back several times and will continue to do so!.......
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Prices at register did not match prices advertised. Salespeople very rude and refused to give..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: This place is too small to carry everything, but they make up for that with..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: A super hardware store! A staff person is always ready and eager to help you........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: A small but well-run community hardware store. The owner is nearly always there and has..........
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Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote
Another Store: All Home Depot's are dirty (dust/dirt on merchandise), one can't find knowledgable help, slow check..........
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Subscriber from APPLE VALLEY, MN wrote
Another Store: Best store ever for over 20 years.......
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Helpful knowledgeable staff. Good selection of merchandise. Committed to community they do business in. Nice..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Placed orders at two Lowes, both Blaine and Coon Rapids and they lost both orders,..........
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Subscriber from OTSEGO, MN wrote
Another Store: Always very helpful and usually have what you are looking for........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Very friendly and helpful staff........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: This is our local store we run to. There is always someone there to help..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Quality of service varies from one area to another. The staff in paints have been..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Jim Welna runs a wonderful store and his staff is excellent.......
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: A great neighborhood hardware store. An institution in the neighborhood for years, but as a..........
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Subscriber from FRIDLEY, MN wrote
Another Store: Front end staff at this location is appalling when main management is not present. Have..........
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Subscriber from COON RAPIDS, MN wrote
Another Store: If you're looking for at odd replacement part or a hard-to-find hardware item, Beisswenger's is..........
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Subscriber from WOODBURY, MN wrote
Another Store: Great for fasteners, small garden/lawn equipment, paint, pipe & electrical fittings.......
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: not the cheapest place around, but very helpful, usually have what I need, and I'm..........
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Subscriber from ANDOVER, MN wrote
Another Store: Excellent prices happy employees.......
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Has changed hands a lot, with lots of staff change, bad attitutudes and don't know..........
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Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote
Another Store: Great for fixing screens. Quick turn around on repairing lawn mowers and snow blowers, since..........
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Subscriber from MAPLE GROVE, MN wrote
Another Store: They have a solution for most problems I come in with. Very helpful!.......
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Another great hardware in helping costomers with housing maintainence problems........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: I like Menards better than Home Depot. They seem to stock things based more on..........
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Subscriber from ST. PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Great neighborhood hardware store........
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Subscriber from LAKE ELMO, MN wrote
Another Store: The best among several stores I know: they are very helpful all the time........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Noll's Hardware is a great neighborhood resource for all things hardware. I have purchased garden..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Now that they are planning to close this store Nov-Dec some items are not being..........
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Subscriber from MENDOTA HTS, MN wrote
Another Store: My first place in a hardware store.......
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Subscriber from COON RAPIDS, MN wrote
Another Store: Not enough help on floor to ask questions........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Good selection of products. Refunded overcharge grudgingly. Helpful staff. Difficult parking........
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Subscriber from COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN wrote
Another Store: Beiswengers is the "old-fashioned" hardware store similar to what I knew as a child. Good..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Very helpful staff when searching for product........
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Subscriber from PRESCOTT, WI wrote
Another Store: When you can find an employee, they are very helpful -- far better than most..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Great inventory and all employees are knowledgeable and helpful........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: I like supporting an independent business. The older owner is a bit crotchety. The middle-aged..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: A great hardware store!.......
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Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote
Another Store: Good prices on most products........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Never had better service. Knowledgable staff is able to direct one to an answer one..........
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Subscriber from LAKE ELMO, MN wrote
Another Store: Being fairly newly renovated/rebuilt, it's hard to find where things are, but the choice of..........
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Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote
Another Store: Staff greets you when you come through the door and can answer any question. They..........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: This is my favorite menards...smaller, but friendly people........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: This is a great neighborhood hardware store - has a great variety of items, from..........
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