Hardware Stores in Ashton , MD

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Ashton, MD and Nearby

Our research finds that the area's two largest chains-Home Depot and Lowe's-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 Washington 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.	Ashton Paint & Hardware 25 Olney Sandy Spring Rd Ashton, MD 301-570-1300	122 ratings	How does "Ashton Paint & Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Mag Hardware 2200 18th St NW Washington, DC 202-265-3205	22 ratings	How does "Mag Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Glover Park Ace Hardware 2251 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 202-333-6378	37 ratings	How does "Glover Park Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Annandale Hardware & Supply 4711 Backlick Rd Annandale, VA 703-256-1200	27 ratings	How does "Annandale Hardware & Supply" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Ace Hardware 5057 Westfields Blvd Centreville, VA 703-378-7320	39 ratings	How does "Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	American Hardware & Hearth of Waldorf 2875 Crain Hwy Waldorf, MD 301-645-2700	19 ratings	How does "American Hardware & Hearth of Waldorf" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Lowe's 13000 Gateway Center Dr Gainesville, VA 703-468-6000	30 ratings	How does "Lowe's" rate compared to other hardware stores in Ashton , MD? Subscribe Washington 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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Store: Service has declined sharply, to below the level of Hechinger's just before they went out..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Don't overlook them even though they've moved to Foggy Bottom from Dupont Circle. Still great..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Great store, comprehensive stock but very expensive.......
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Customer service far exceeds that of national chains........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Some staff have bad attitude, especially at check out, self and regular. Getting like the..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Friendly neighborhood hardware. Staff goes out of their way to find what you need........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Store is dirty. I understand its a working warehouse but, they could clean the floors..........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Store: When it started, Home Depot employees knew how to repair things and could offer advice..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Store: This store has excellent stock for a small local hardware store. All the service people..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: great neighborhood hardware store.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: Strosniders Hardware is a wonderful community asset. Their staff is very knowledgeable and have helped..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Strosnider's provides exceptional customer service, though at busy times you may have to wait to..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Occasionally you get a helpful store associate, but more often you get one who is..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Big box boring. Staff stretched thin and not well trained. Some can be outstanding, but..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: A great and helpful staff is marred by high prices and small selection (though to..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Love these people! They know their stock and how to use it. If they don't..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Excellent hardware store. The place to go for hard-to-find items, much better than Lowes or..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: I knew more about concrete sealers than the guy in the department, which isn't very..........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Store: I am put off by employees jabering in foreign tongues and not being able to..........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Store: Best hardware store in Fairfax County. The variety of products is exceptional........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Store: Staff's knowledgeability and helpfulness has been on the decline recently........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: good selection of products--fairly depensive.......
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Home Depot used to have a knowlegable staff. But over the years the quality of..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Great store with wonderful staff.......
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Professional, personal service, worth the price differential with Lowes, Home Depot. The best example of..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: You'll get misdirected at least three times before you're pointed to the right aisle when..........
Subscriber from CAMP HILL, PA wrote Another Store: I tried to get a roofing bid. They had to get back to me and..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: they're big and have a lot of stuff at relatively good prices. Not much advice..........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Store: Woefully understaffed. Some staff are very good. Some are not. If you are fortunate enough..........
Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Store: What can I say? Its Home Depot........
Subscriber from DAMASCUS, MD wrote Another Store: I wish there was a rating between "adequate" and "superior" because this company would fall..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote Another Store: Worth the extra money when you don't feel like dealing with soul-crushing Home Depot anymore........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Excellent local hardware. Much easier to get good advice than from a box store........
Subscriber from COLLEGE PARK, MD wrote Another Store: In my opinion, this Home Depot and the one in Silver Spring are the two..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: There is never any help to be had and most of the Displays are out..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Unique, great prices, hard-to-find items, quirky toys, great, historic store!.......
Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Nice, clean store........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Store: poor service.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: Customer service is poor. Sales people often try to avoid customers and are quick to..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: What a hardware store. There's a reason the local hardware stores are still around in..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: An old fashioned hardware store with the advice and quality that go with it. Wonderful..........
Subscriber from COLLEGE PARK, MD wrote Another Store: difficult to obtain advice or get location of item unless you know exactly what you..........
Subscriber from CENTREVILLE, VA wrote Another Store: purchased sliding glass door and door installation.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: This is an "old time" neighborhood hardware store. Convenience/accessibility and friendly, neighborly service are the..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Stiff competition with Home Depot.......
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote Another Store: Beats Home Despot........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: ones pays the price to shop here but the level of competence of staff makes..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: One of my favorite hardware stores. Even though the size of the store limits the..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: great little hardware store.......
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Store: A wonderful place to shop! Well-staffed and knowledgeable........

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