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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Washington DC Area? Now You'll Know.
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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
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Hardware Stores in Washington, DC |
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Hardware Stores in Annapolis, MD |
Hardware Stores in Ashton, MD |
Hardware Stores in Aspen Hill, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Bethesda, MD |
Hardware Stores in Bowie, MD |
Hardware Stores in Bryans Road, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Burtonsville, MD |
Hardware Stores in Capitol Heights, MD |
Hardware Stores in Catonsville, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Chevy Chase, MD |
Hardware Stores in Clarksville, MD |
Hardware Stores in Clinton, MD |
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Hardware Stores in College Park, MD |
Hardware Stores in Columbia, MD |
Hardware Stores in Damascus, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Elkridge, MD |
Hardware Stores in Ellicott City, MD |
Hardware Stores in Fort Washington, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Frederick, MD |
Hardware Stores in Gaithersburg, MD |
Hardware Stores in Germantown, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Greenbelt, MD |
Hardware Stores in Hyattsville, MD |
Hardware Stores in Kensington, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Landover Hills, MD |
Hardware Stores in Laurel, MD |
Hardware Stores in Montgomery Village, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Mount Airy, MD |
Hardware Stores in New Carrollton, MD |
Hardware Stores in Owings, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Oxon Hill, MD |
Hardware Stores in Poolesville, MD |
Hardware Stores in Potomac, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Rockville, MD |
Hardware Stores in Silver Spring, MD |
Hardware Stores in Upper Marlboro, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Waldorf, MD |
Hardware Stores in Westminster, MD |
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Hardware Stores in Alexandria, VA |
Hardware Stores in Annandale, VA |
Hardware Stores in Arlington, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Ashburn, VA |
Hardware Stores in Centreville, VA |
Hardware Stores in Chantilly, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Dale City, VA |
Hardware Stores in Fairfax, VA |
Hardware Stores in Falls Church, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Gainesville, VA |
Hardware Stores in Great Falls, VA |
Hardware Stores in Herndon, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Leesburg, VA |
Hardware Stores in Manassas, VA |
Hardware Stores in McLean, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Purcellville, VA |
Hardware Stores in Reston, VA |
Hardware Stores in Springfield, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Sterling, VA |
Hardware Stores in Vienna, VA |
Hardware Stores in Warrenton, VA |
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Hardware Stores in Woodbridge, VA |
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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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Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 09/24/09
- sometimes you get lucky and the staff will take pity on you and offer to..........
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Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 09/15/09
- good service option of ordering online and picking up in store.......
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Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 09/15/09
- parking a bit of an issue.......
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Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/26/09
- Home Depot used to have a knowlegable staff. But over the years the quality of..........
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Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/25/09
- Not as good as Lowes.......
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Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/25/09
- Better than Home Depot.......
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Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/20/09
- You practically have to beg someone to help you, and half the time they are..........
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Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/13/09
- Lowe's in Gaithersburg has been a great experience for me. I have had nothing but..........
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Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/12/09
- I had one of those ridiculous experiences at this store where I spent a total..........
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Subscriber from MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD wrote about SCHENCK'S HARDWARE & HOME CENTER, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/12/09
- Small community store, but has most needs at prices comparable to big chains........
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Subscriber from DARNESTOWN, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/05/09
- Mass market, lowest common denominator products and service. Don't expect quality.......
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Subscriber from DARNESTOWN, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/05/09
- Quality is generally low, but the variety of products is huge. If you want the..........
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Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/04/09
- Staff is not knowlegeable... product choice is limited...price is good if your item is in..........
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Subscriber from CLARKSBURG, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 08/03/09
- Nothing to brag about.......
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Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 07/27/09
- Better than average for large-chain warehouse stores........
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Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 07/15/09
- Rarely use........
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Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote about HOME DEPOT, Gaithersburg, MD on 07/15/09
- No one came to help even after being paged. Went to service desk and still..........
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Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote about LOWE'S, Gaithersburg, MD on 07/14/09
- manager who lies and falsely leads one on = store not worth its existence........
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Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about SCHENCK'S HARDWARE & HOME CENTER, Gaithersburg, MD on 07/12/09
- A community hardware store with a very helpful staff. My first place to turn for..........
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Subscriber from MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD wrote about SCHENCK'S HARDWARE & HOME CENTER, Gaithersburg, MD on 06/23/09
- located in Montgomery Village.......
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- See more comments at Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK.
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