You know?Yep.
I hate HD and go to ACE even if I have to drive further.
Dont forget during the Covid lockdown the small mom & pop hardware stores were forced to close…… but Home Depot and Lowe’s had 400 cars in their parking lots.
Now in the coastal area of Calabash/Sunset Beach, NC Home Depot and Lowes is a pretty good trip, 15 to 20 minutes from our house.
I have an Ace Hardware that is local and I am amazed how busy and robust with merchandise it is. I love going in there, I find myself going isle to isle just to look around. I guess I was always in more populated areas and even though I was in Ace stores in the past never really thought much about it and always defaulted to HD or Lowes... now Ace is the default for sure. Its a real hardware store and when I need something, anything, from ladders to lawn products I dont have to walk past isles and isles of flooring, carpeting, appliances and lumber that I dont need to find the stuff I do need.
This ACE is like WOW, love it, just beautiful and easy to find everything including nice workers. The only thing I dont like is the parking lot is crunchy for such a busy place.