Rufus T. Firefly wrote:HONDO74 wrote:Rufus T. Firefly wrote: you still have hardware stores.......
2 hometown owned hardware stores. Parkway and Journagan Hardware. I love both of them. I can get stuff there for projects that you can't get at Lowes or Home Depot.
We used to have a really good old-time hardware store that was where you went when you needed "stuff". It got sold and then the new owners got into some tiff with Ace and it all got closed down and lost forever.
Same story with hobby shops - nearest one of any real use is 90 miles and 2 states away.
Same story here. We had Paul Moyer for lawn equipment along with Histands. Histands charged a few dollars more then Moyer. Moyer knew you buy name and machine. You could show the guys at Moyer's a part and they would find something to work. No need for a list of numbers. They flatout knew what would work. Histands sold larger machines. Histands got sold to a larger company. Now they are running a zero inventory business. that sux. I can order the part online also and have it the same time as them. Moyer is slowly selling off their inventory and going zero. I tried to get a set of brushes there for a drill. Their counter guy said " order them online we don't do electrics anymore" He still knew my name. Just did not sell the part. both these stores have great locations. At some point they will probably be a wawa.
Finkle's in Lambertville nj. has Hardware that you can't find anywhere else. It's still family owned. They have stuff that could be 100+ years old.
