2801 Encinal Avenue, Alameda CA 94501
“I love that there is an old-school hardware store on the island. I haven't had access to a place like this is a long time. They still have aisles of bolts screws and other hardware. They also have individual hex keys and drill bits (unlike the big box stores that just want you to buy a whole new set nowadays). Best of all, they still have an old school key duplication machine and the guys here really know how to use it. They can fine tune it if is isn't working well, unlike what you get from the new robo-key machines. I really appreciate this store for what they have but more importantly the people that work there that really are there to kelp with suggestions, recommendations or even a little advice. I will probably be back regualrly.”
2900 Main Street Suite 1900, Alameda CA 94501
“I was sent to buy screws and bolts of various sizes by my boat painter. I honestly dreaded the assignment. I was assisted very effectively by Paul. Tedious, a little, but I had a really good experience here.”
2298e S Shore Center, Alameda CA 94501
“A good place to get keys and advice on household repairs. The kind of personal assistance you would never get at a big box store. This business has been in Alameda for decades and repeatedly evicted by notoriously greedy Alameda landlords who use the Costa-Hawkins rent control loophole to evict good tenants in order to triple rents. And they persist in spite of this. I'm glad to not have to resort to going to Trump-funding Home Despot.”
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