Hardware Stores in Westminster , MD

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Westminster, 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.	Green's Ace Home Ctr 1706 Old Liberty Rd W Westminster, MD 410-875-2660		How does "Green's Ace Home Ctr" rate compared to other hardware stores in Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	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 Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Mag Hardware 2200 18th St NW Washington, DC 202-265-3205	22 ratings	How does "Mag Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Ace Hardware 5057 Westfields Blvd Centreville, VA 703-378-7320	39 ratings	How does "Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Westminster , 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 Westminster , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Westminster , 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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: This hardware and variety store is small but has all the essentials and alot of..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: Friendly staff, neighborhood atmosphere. Surprisingly good selection of items considering it is smaller than Lowe's..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Most of the employees are not knowledgable about the product and where they are in..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Always helpful staff, offering great advice!.......
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Fisher's is an icon in Springfield with former practitioners/experts in a trade now working as..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: This is a neighborhood hardware store--for the most part the employees are nice and willing..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: They have an amazing variety for a small neighborhood store........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Store: Superior customer service more than makes up for slightly higher prices........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Store: What staff? Try finding someone to help you..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: This Home depot has gone down hill and prices have gone up. Lack of staff...........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: You get what you pay for - big box prices but with sparse staff and..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: I love this store! Their attention to their customers is incredible...makes it worth the extra..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: Home Depot is slipping. The store is not as well staffed as it formerly was...........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Parking is a real problem especially the comingling of the plant shop and main enterance..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: I would never purchase a home improvement product that a subcontractor would install. HD does..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Prompt answers to questions; prices were twice I'd seen for item in other hardware store..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Lowes just needs a complete overhall from top to bottom; that's the only thing they..........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Store: When I can find someone to help me, which often takes quite a bit of..........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Store: I believe most of the staff are ill-equipped to answer customer questions. And, you have..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Great independent hardware store; always can get advice from knowledgeable staff.......
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: A real pleasure to shop or browse at........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: They destoyed my floor delivering their merchandise to my house. After a month of discussions..........
Subscriber from LAUREL, MD wrote Another Store: They do not install all they sell. For example, they do not install tankless water..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: This store is extremely well-staffed: a high number of staff who is product knowledgeable. Their..........
Subscriber from ELLICOTT CITY, MD wrote Another Store: Service is poor and it is understaffed. Also, the staff is not always knowledgable or..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Run down store that often is cluttered. Hard to find help at times. Parking can..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Very happy to have a hardware store nearby without having to drive to Home Depot...........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: So much better than getting lost in Home Depot or Lowe's. You can actually get..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: I would love to say Cherrydale Hardware is great. I love the idea of a..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: I love having a little local hardware store........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Better than Home Depot. This store at least offers a nice clean facility, polite staff,..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: The one place to go for difficult items and "having just what you need.".......
Subscriber from MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD wrote Another Store: located in Montgomery Village.......
Subscriber from CENTREVILLE, VA wrote Another Store: purchased sliding glass door and door installation.......
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Fischer's is a GREAT hardware store. They may cost a little more but it is..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Store: Fischers has everything, they know where it is in the store, and they can tell..........
Subscriber from CROFTON, MD wrote Another Store: Nasty little mean people. Go to Lowe's.......
Subscriber from LAUREL, MD wrote Another Store: Lowe's does not call in advance to schedule deliveries -- making it difficult to be..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Fantastic store. Very knowledgeable and helpful staff........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Very convenient and more personalized than the large chains. Have a big selection for a..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Nice store with friendly employees. Service is good but knowledge is uneven. Selection is limited..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Store: May they go the way of Heckengers!.......
Subscriber from DARNESTOWN, MD wrote Another Store: Quality is generally low, but the variety of products is huge. If you want the..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: It's hard to find help in Home Depot. When I do find help, they are..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Strosnider's is a wonderful store. Before I discovered it this year, I drive from Dupont..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: best hardware store I've ever used!.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: This is an old fashioned hardware store. Doesn't have the variety of the big box..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Price competitive with Home Depot........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Store: These folks may be a little more expensive than Home Depot, when HD has the..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Lowes does have a nicer presentation than their major competition and seems to have employees..........

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