“We shopped around at many stores but we went with NYSD. We felt more comfortable with them. At the showroom Chris and Jane gave us a lot of advice and help with the patience of saints. The planner Jimmy skillfully put the plans together. We got glass shower door headers(door rail) and low e glass all around for both bathrooms. A low e glass towel bar on one door and a finger pull on the other. They installed everything cleanly and perfectly. Absolutely beautiful! I want to emphasize this next point. We wanted clips on the walls and floors. Jane, Chris and Jimmy discouraged the clips on the bottom, instead to use a U-channel to keep mildew at bay. Of course we didn’t listen at first. Then after much research, it all made sense to go with U-channel at the bottom. I am so happy I listened to 40 years of knowledge. Listen to them they know what they are talking about. Thank you Jane, Chris and Jimmy. See pictures.”
“Great store. Great service. Fantastic as always. Bought some paint today to touch up my flag boards. Perfect color for touching up the red!! Thank you for the help!!”
“Ordered a Mercury Avator 7.5E from Freeport Marine. It arrived quickly but was unfortunately damaged during the shipment. I contacted Freeport Marine immediately, expecting the worst, and spoke with Caitlyn. What a pleasant surprise Caitlyn turned out to be. She was caring and sympathetic to my call. She detailed the procedure we would have to go through to either make repairs or return the motor. Multiple emails back and forth between Caitlyn and myself as Caitlyn worked to solve multiple issues. Turned out we returned the motor. We had some delivery issues that needed to be worked out as we live in a rural area making delivery difficult. Caitlyn was awesome in addressing those issues to complete the return and delivery of the new motor from Mercury through Freeport Marine. I am very happy with the responsiveness of Mercury, Freeport Marine and especially Caitlyn for their professionalism and support and highly recommend doing business with Freeport Marine.”
“I'm a DIY amateur HVAC repairman attempting my first A-coil replacement. I needed to rent a nitrogen bottle to do the brazing and pressure test. Ace couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a very good price on a 1-day bottle rental with an extra refill. So nice to find a friendly, local supply house. Highly recommended!”
“Its just Home Depot.. What else would you except. But ..I must give them another star because it was pouring rain today and a nice associate was walking the women out to their cars one at a time to their cars. So 4 stars .”
Lowe's is giving its loyalty program a makeover to better serve small and mid-sized professional contractors. The home improvement retailer has changed its MVPs Pro Rewards & Partnership Program into the new MyLowe's Pro Rewards. The updated program aims to make life easier for professionals while offering more benefits from their first purchase.
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Ace Hardware is hammering out an impressive growth story. The retailer-owned cooperative is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a bang, reaching 5,000 U.S. stores and planning to open 200 new locations in 2024. The company hit a milestone when it opened its 100th new store this year in Henderson, Nevada. Another newcomer, Fixit Ace Hardware in Roswell, Georgia, became the 5,000th domestic Ace store.
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