[TheForge] HF- what works and what doesn't

[Chris Caswell]

Wow!!! A hardware store that sells Starrett!!!!
We need one of those in Vermont.

Chris Caswell
Blacksmith
53 Willys CJ3B owner


On 12/31/2011 2:24 AM, James Binnion wrote:
> Hardware Sales is my favorite, it is almost a religious experience to go there  :-)
>
> On Dec 30, 2011, at 9:48 AM, Ries Niemi wrote:
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>> There is nothing they sell that I cant get for slightly more at my local full service hardware store- the one that is locally owned, has adult, knowledgeable salespeople, and gives me 30 days to pay.
>>
>> I have never bought anything from Harbor Freight, or Walmart, and try my damnedest to stay away from Lowes and Home Depot, too.
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>> As a small american owned business, I tend to try to buy american things from small american owned businesses.
>>
>> Luckily for me, I only live a half hour from one of the best hardware stores in the country-
>> Hardware Sales, in Bellingham Wa.
>>
>> http://www.hardwaresales.net/
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>> I bought my forklift there- they let me pay 30/60/90.
>> I buy almost everything there that I would buy from Harbor Freight- except the service, and quality is better.
>> They sell Carhartts and Light bulbs and rope and rigging straps, tools and plumbing supplies, and they let me use the bathroom.
>>
>>
>> Ries Niemi
>> Industrial Artist
>> www.riesniemi.com
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