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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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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 Shakopee , 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 Shakopee , MN?
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Lowe's
4270 Dean Lakes Blvd Shakopee, MN
952-367-9000
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How does "Lowe's" rate compared to other hardware stores in Shakopee , 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 Shakopee , 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 |
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Ace Hardware
814 Lake St S Forest Lake, MN
651-464-6262
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13 ratings |
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Home Depot
1943 W Broadway Ave Forest Lake, MN
651-464-5277
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14 ratings |
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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 |
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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 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: This is my favorite menards...smaller, but friendly people........
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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 RICHFIELD, MN wrote
Another Store: It is hard to find someone to help you........
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Subscriber from ARDEN HILLS, MN wrote
Another Store: Their new store is a standard by which other hardware stores are lacking. The size,..........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Long-time satisfied customeer........
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Subscriber from MAPLE GROVE, MN wrote
Another Store: Go there for everything I can. Home Depot and Lowes are just as close to..........
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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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Great inventory and all employees are knowledgeable and helpful........
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Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Helpful always.......
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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 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 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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: Enjoyable shopping at friendly neighborhood store........
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Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: New Ownership, new location, new name.......
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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 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 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN wrote
Another Store: True old fahioned hardware store, if you need it they have it........
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Subscriber from ANDOVER, MN wrote
Another Store: Love the local HW stores for fast service!.......
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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 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 COON RAPIDS, MN wrote
Another Store: Attentive when first coming in the store, but not necessarily the most knowledgeable when asked..........
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Subscriber from GOLDEN VALLEY, MN wrote
Another Store: If they don't have the product on hand they will order it for you........
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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 WOODBURY, MN wrote
Another Store: Generally very good for small store competing against Home Depot. A lot more user friendly..........
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Subscriber from EDINA, MN wrote
Another Store: You get first rate advice here. Staff really know their stuff. Their prices are alittle..........
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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: This is a respected store store that has been in business about 50 years and..........
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Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote
Another Store: Good prices on most products........
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Subscriber from MAPLE GROVE, MN wrote
Another Store: Every single time we need help, they are able to solve our problem. Courteous, helpful,..........
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Subscriber from ST. PAUL, MN wrote
Another Store: Great neighborhood hardware store........
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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 EDINA, MN wrote
Another Store: excellent.......
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Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote
Another Store: I had a broken storm window pane. It was repaired there for $9 or $10...........
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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 MINNETONKA, MN wrote
Another Store: An old fashioned hardware store; wide selection and very good service. The big stores are..........
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Subscriber from ROSEMOUNT, MN wrote
Another Store: Recommended using a leaf blower to blow insulation into an attic when they did not..........
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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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote
Another Store: This rating is for Jerry's in St. Louis Park (Miracle Mile Shopping Center). I love..........
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Subscriber from ANDOVER, MN wrote
Another Store: Excellent prices happy employees.......
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Subscriber from EAGAN, MN wrote
Another Store: I bought a chainsaw from this store, it had problems, they had to send in..........
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Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote
Another Store: I like the "no waiting for savings" saying at the check outs. I like the..........
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Subscriber from NEW BRIGHTON, MN wrote
Another Store: The manager refused to "match" a price (and a 10% discount) on a tool at..........
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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 APPLE VALLEY, MN wrote
Another Store: Best store ever for over 20 years.......
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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 EAGAN, MN wrote
Another Store: no service EVER!.......
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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 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 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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