Mr. Argumentor
I fab shitboxes and shitbox accessories.
I like my local Ace. They know me, I know them. Its generally a good experience when I go in there.
Do any of you manly-types ever stop in an Ace Hardware?
When I was a yute, the one in lovely Benson (Omaha) had an Ace with creaky wooden floors and a huge wall of wooden drawers, and had everything you’d ever want. There was no such thing as a big box hardware store back then, the first being Handy Dan which came around in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s.
The one nearest my house (now) doesn’t have the wooden drawers or floor, but it has darn near the same vibe. I’ve never left there without what I needed or pissed off about something, and I can’t say that about Home Depot.
Yesterday, one of my older brothers texted a picture of a lamp part and said he was ignored at “all the stores I’ve been to” and I suggested Ace. He texted back later to say thanks and that he’d found what he needed. He also left calm.
Just curious. I know most folks rely on online shopping these days, and was compelled to ask.
its hard for that to make up for a 3x price difference though :/I like my local Ace. They know me, I know them. Its generally a good experience when I go in there.
Depends on what you're getting. I usually go there for fasteners or semi-obscure plumbing shit. Sometimes gardening stuffits hard for that to make up for a 3x price difference though :/
I remember going into town to the hardware store/farm supply/shop that had the heavy duty shit you didn't/gettin place as a kid and they had this contraption that didn't seem all that different from that thing the guy at the shoe store used to measure your feet but they stretched your old v-belt across this thing then I guess subtracted a little bit to allow for stretch and got you the right new belt every time.
I would love to have one of these things. Don't know the proper name. Gargling "old school v-belt measure gauge" just yields those dumb little spring gauges that measure deflection pressure for dummies who can't tell if a belt is loose or not just using their hands.
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THose are so fucking cool. Damnit, if I was a younger man I might buy one.
Hmmmm, could be used for measuring Sasquatch prints.
its hard for that to make up for a 3x price difference though :/
Is that really the case or an exaggeration? I haven’t priced big ticket items at either type of place, so it’s an honest question. I know for a fact though that fasteners and basic hardware/plumbing fix stuff isn’t 3X the price. The last kitchen faucet I bought was from HD.
The closest Ace to me has a WAY better selection of fasteners than HD does, and easier to find on my own, or help if needed is always available. Knowledgeable help too.
Look pal, if you want one this is what's available. There were some that were 2X that and really looked like shit. This one fit your shoe-measuring device description. I recently acquired a piece of older shop gear that has 2 v-belts, then there is the air compressor and the drill press. hmm, maybe I DO need one.That's the bare bones of it.
Theirs was mounted on a "sign" of sorts on the wall, presumably from a belt company.
Looked like something antique folks would pay good money for now.
I'm thinking maybe a 25-50% markup compared to HD. And yes, much better selection on small, odd stuff. Less selection on generics like nails and wood screws. NO knowledgeable help at my Ace - pimply-faced teens and moms working part time.Is that really the case or an exaggeration? I haven’t priced big ticket items at either type of place, so it’s an honest question. I know for a fact though that fasteners and basic hardware/plumbing fix stuff isn’t 3X the price. The last kitchen faucet I bought was from HD.
The closest Ace to me has a WAY better selection of fasteners than HD does, and easier to find on my own, or help if needed is always available. Knowledgeable help too.
Look pal, if you want one this is what's available. There were some that were 2X that and really looked like shit. This one fit your shoe-measuring device description. I recently acquired a piece of older shop gear that has 2 v-belts, then there is the air compressor and the drill press. hmm, maybe I DO need one.
Totally get that. "Gerry, I need one of them JOhn Deere belts that decapitated Hip's daddy's, brother's uncle last week. No, not the one that took his foot. The other one that took his'n hand."Theirs stretched out really long as some of that farm equipment can have some pretty long belts.
The side of the old combine looked like one of those aptitude tests where "if this pulley spins this way, which way does that one spin" 6 connections later.
Darn, they could have solved one of your problems.We don't even have a real Ace around here.
The one on the site is a tool and equipment rental place that somehow qualifies as an Ace Hardware.