Ditto on local Ace hardware. Prices are a little higher, but there actually is service! -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >That's why I like my local Ace Hardware. It's all of maybe five minutes >away (I have big box stores like Loews and HD maybe 15 minutes away in >two directions) and they have nearly everything I need unless it's >really unique. > >Plus they have free popcorn. The wife gets a bag of popcorn every time >I go there. I told one of the old duffers that works there the only >reason I get to go there was because I brought home popcorn.... > >Dan > >Sent from my iPad > >On Jun 6, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Sears, like so many companies, decided that everything was all about >price. As long as the prices were low, they theorized, people would >buy. Well of course if your prices are super low you can't afford good >help so they got rid of anybody who knew anything and kept the mouth >breathers who would work for no wages. As soon as anybody got any kind >of smart they left for greener pastures. >> >> Today we're finding that most companies have done the same thing and >we're left with a retail world which has raced to the bottom. Sears is >done, JC Penny is done. Lowes and Home Depot hang on for reasons I >don't understand. I come out of those places angry every time. The only >reason I go is because often I don't know what I'm talking about and >its easy to browse. >> >> The local places that survive are the ones that focus on customer >service. We've got an excellent lumberyard/hardware store near our >farm. When you order lumber the salesperson goes to the yard with you >and picks out your materials. Its that extra service that makes me want >to go there. If I don't know exactly what I want the salesperson goes >out with me and shows me the options. Its a great place and they're >doing great business because of it. >> >> -Curt >> > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
