text: I love Ace Hardware It is like an oldfashioned hardware store not like your big box Lowes or Home Depot It is small and quaint and the same four people work there every day And if you go in enough times I suspect it would be like walking into the Cheers bar where everybody knows your name nnThe fact is Ace Hardware has just as much stuff as those other huge home improvement stores They just do not carry as much of a selection or stock as many items Nevertheless every time I have some sort of home repair need they always have exactly what I am looking fornnYou walk in are greeted by the friendly cashier and asked what you are looking for And just as quickly as you can say thingamajig they show you were it is at Now that is what I call service No need to stand around waiting for someone to help you or go searching the entire square foot store for one small item Nope like the jingle proclaims Ace is the place And by golly it is