Hardware Stores in Arlington , VA

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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Hardware Stores in Arlington, VA 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.	Ayers Variety & Hardware 5853 N Washington Blvd Arlington, VA 703-538-5678	409 ratings	How does "Ayers Variety & Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Bill's True Value Hardware & Garden Center 2213 N Buchanan St Arlington, VA 703-524-2503	205 ratings	How does "Bill's True Value Hardware & Garden Center" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Cherrydale Hardware & Garden Center 3805 Lee Hwy Arlington, VA 703-527-2100	382 ratings	How does "Cherrydale Hardware & Garden Center" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Crystal City Hardware 1612 Crystal Square Arc Arlington, VA 703-413-8000	15 ratings	How does "Crystal City Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Mag Hardware 2200 18th St NW Washington, DC 202-265-3205	22 ratings	How does "Mag Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Ace Hardware 5057 Westfields Blvd Centreville, VA 703-378-7320	39 ratings	How does "Ace Hardware" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	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 Arlington , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
11.	Lowe's 13000 Gateway Center Dr Gainesville, VA 703-468-6000	30 ratings	How does "Lowe's" rate compared to other hardware stores in Arlington , VA? 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 LAUREL, MD wrote Another Store: Pretty good service, it seems there's more staff available than others........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Has gotten like other (now gone) stores. If you need it it will not be..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Has done much to improve service in past year. More people and more helpful. Overall..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Frager's is a wonderful store that just keeps getting better. It's also locally owned........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: All HDs are the same. Mediocre unless you run into someone who actually cares. Which..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Store: Unlike the Home Depots and Lowes, once you walk into McLean Hardware a competent staff..........
Subscriber from BOWIE, MD wrote Another Store: My first go to hardware store in Bowie........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Store: Small store but has a great selection considering size. Much faster than Home Depot........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: This is a neighborhood store, so not the selection of your big stores, but good..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: At times help is very hard to find, and attitudes are not always the best........
Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: They wouldn't match their own online store!!! How can you not do that???? Also, the..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Pricey, but excellent. Look for coupons in the mail & phone book........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: I will drive the extra 10 minuntes to go here as opposed to the Home..........
Subscriber from COLLEGE PARK, MD wrote Another Store: Pretty decent for a big box store. Quality of service, knowledge of staff can fluctuate..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Village Hardware has the characteristics of Fisher Hardware in a much smaller space. Service and..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: not as cheap as the big box stores but superior in helping the customers........
Subscriber from BRISTOW, VA wrote Another Store: Dumpy store. Low stock levels........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: The staff is not knowledgable about the products that are being sold. They are rude..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: The service is a throwback to an earlier time, with the legions of knowledgeable hardware..........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Store: Perry's isn't my first choice in a hardware store, but for building materials they are..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Store: Superior for a big box store (of which there are two). Customer service and variety..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Classic neighborhood hardware store where the clerks are williing to give advice; the place has..........
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 , wrote Another Store: its a chain store - what can you expect?.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Ayers always has it. We shop at what we feel are the obvious places, but..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: I don't like this home depot - particularly because the parking lot is a nightmare..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Lowe's beats Home Depot hands down. Stores are cleaner and things are easy to find...........
Subscriber from RENTAL OFFICE, MD wrote Another Store: This is an awful Home Depot. I only go there when it's too far to..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Lots of staff. Frequently busy, but eventually available for questions and always knowledgeable........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Old-fashioned (but large!) Mom-and-Pop hardware store, with great service and items you won't find anywhere..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: They have everything one could possibly need........
Subscriber from CENTREVILLE, VA wrote Another Store: A dream hardware store! You name it, they have it. Or they can tell you..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Can't always find someone to help you esp. weekends - either short handed or busy...........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Often out of stock; often no price posted on stock; low prices are often justified..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Store: Spectacular service and superior products. Can get very busy on the weekend!.......
Subscriber from CHANTILLY, VA wrote Another Store: Sometimes hard to get help on questions about products--inadequately staffed, not all help is qualified..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Prices are very high........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: EXPENSIVE, BUT YOU GET GOOD STUFF AND REAL SERVICE. ITS THE MERRIFIELD GARDEN CENTER OF..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: A store that has beenhelpful to do-it-yourselfers for many decades........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Village Hardware is a God Send in our area, with a good range of products..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Prices are a bit higher than other chains but the products are first rate, and..........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Store: Excellent service and always helpful...........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Store: Never anyone to help, mostly do not have what I need........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Old fashioned store stocked with tons of stuff, with staff always willing to help. Prices..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: They're small, convenient with knowledgeable service. Sort of the opposite of Home Depot. Right near..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Store: I feel unsafe going to Home Depot........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: One of the best in the area for those of us who own and try..........
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 WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff and a surprisingly wide range of products available for a small store........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Great store if they have what you need. Smaller inventory then HomeDepot/Lowes........

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