[Chat] Fw: [I-NEIGHBORS] Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A Local Hardware Store

[Kathleen Wilsbach]

I shop at Lowe's in Timonium and Bel Air (I go to a vet in Bel Air),
Courtland Hardware in Bel Air,
Home Depot on Perring Parkway, and Falkenhan's in Hampden.  When we 
first bought our house in 2000, it came with one skeleton key for the 
outer front door (it has more substantial locks on the inner front door).
I went to Falkenhan's and they opened a big drawer full of keys,
picked out three likely candidates and told me to bring back
the ones that didn't work (which I did).  I also remember a trip
to Home Depot when they couldn't figure out what kind of paint
would be acceptable for painting my radiator.  The guy helping
me couldn't seem to grasp the whole radiator concept.

I also buy plants at the Farmer's Market, and Greenfields, and
some gardening supplies at Mill Valley Garden Center next
to the dump on Sisson St.  Cheryl, who runs the place, is super
nice.

I would definitely patronize a local hardware store.  I shop
at the Giant frequently but the other locations mentioned
would also be OK.

-Kathleen Wilsbach


> --- On *Wed, 1/7/09, JOSEPH STEWART /<Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US 
> <mailto:Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US>>/* wrote:
> 
>     From: JOSEPH STEWART <Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US
>     <mailto:Jstewart at DAT.STATE.MD.US>>
>     Subject: Your Feedback Is Sought Regarding Opening A Local Hardware
>     Store
>     To: EDNORGARDENSLAKESIDE21218 at I-NEIGHBORS.ORG
>     Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 1:34 PM
> 
>     Dear Community members,
>      
>     Hello.  My name is  Gina Schaefer and along with my husband, Marc
>     Friedman, and associate, John Elliot, own Federal Hill Ace Hardware on
>     Light Street.  We opened that location almost two years ago and love
>     being in the Federal Hill community.
>      
>     We have been presented with the opportunity to open a second location
>     in Waverly in the old Post Office (Blockbuster) space and are interested
>     in getting some feedback from you.  
>      
>     You can read more about us by visiting www.acehardwareDC.com but I will
>     also give you a few tidbits of information.
>      
>     We are members of the Ace Hardware co-operative which makes us
>     independently owned and operated yet gives us a larger buying group to
>     work within.  We currently own five stores and try very hard to become a
>     destination location in each of those neighborhoods.   We carry more
>     than 20,000 items and have access to many, many more.  We divide our
>     stores into the following departments; lawn & garden, paint & cleaning,
>     electrical, plumbing, housewares, and hardware.  We love to adapt our
>     products to our neighborhoods' needs and will bring in almost any items
>     that are requested by our customers.
>      
>     As we continue to do the research necessary to determine if this
>     location is a good fit for us, we welcome any comments (both positive
>     and negative) that you might have. 
>      
>     I'm curious where everyone currently shops for their hardware and
>     housewares items?  Where are you buying things like plant pots, mulch,
>     etc.  Do you think the neighborhood would enjoy having a community
>     hardware store?  Are there still enough renovations going on to sustain
>     a large store?
>      
>     Please feel free to email me at gina at acehardwareDC.com.  I look forward
>     to hearing from you.
>      
>     Sincerely,
>      
>     Gina Schaefer
> 
> 
> 
>     Owner of a "few cool hardware stores"
>     202-682-4517 (work)
>     202-246-3450 (cell)
> 
>     Now you can shop our stores on-line!  Visit www.acehardwaredc.com 
>     You're not a clone, why shop at one?
> 
> 
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