I came to this hardware needing some specialised help, and bingo I received it…read more Problem: Adhesives previously brought at a chain hardware store meant that some of the art in my home kept falling off the walls. Frustrating, noisy and tiny bits of paints was chipping away, hence the need to re-paint those affected areas. Solution: Came here and was greeted courteously, and was recommended the right nail hooks and hammer to nail into the back of my artworks and onto the walls of my house, without wrecking the walls. Awesome: they check whether you have free reign (you own your joint) or are you a tenant? Then they come up with appropriate solutions. Excellent service, and the prices are great. Result: My artworks have not fallen down for at least a few weeks, not once. They're secure. The product knowledge here is top notch. Rare for hardware stores. My artworks are no longer falling down. Highly recommended, and I believe they also deliver too.

Apart from a BBQ spatula I welded in High School, and my mad IKEA building skills, I know nothing…read moreabout DIY. Zilch. Nada. So its not very often you'll find me in a Mitre10. Truth be told, I'm a little intimidated. But when my trusty instant-read meat thermometer ran out of battery and I opened it up to see some type I had never heard of, I was on mission. I stopped at every chemist, grocer, and office supply store between Central and Mitre10 Pitt St and no one knew what I was looking for. Even eBay couldn't help me out. With minimal expectations, I swallowed my fears and stepped inside Mitre10. Rather than asking me what the heck I was doing in a DIY shop, I was instantly met with a friendly hello and an offer of help. I mentioned the battery I was looking for and she LOOKED IT UP. Apparently there's a battery compatibility book and it turns out that my rare battery was equivalent to a very common one that I could have purchased at any of the other stores I had been to if someone had simply looked it up. I've been back to this location a couple of times since and the staff are always happy to provide guidance and really aren't so scary after all.

Help with navigating the store to locate what we needed quickly. Pleasant check out with last…read moreminute instructions and suggestions. What more could one ask for.

I've been going to Issenbergs for 25 years, the same friendly, helpful guys are still there, in…read morefact they go out of their way to help with tricky questions. Paddington shops have changed to the deterement in that time. Thank goodness there are a few, Issenbergs being one , unpretentious with all the hardware requirements you would want. I get a warm feeling every time I go in....... Thanks fellas

I think it means that I watch too much Dexter but when I go into a Hardware Store and I'm buying…read moreplastic sheeting, rope and fishing line, I worry that the people in the shop will think that I'm a serial killer. I enter Hatimi Marketplace Hardware on the corner of Marion Street and Foster and check my phone to ensure I have the list and can start tracking down these necessary items ahead of Tuesdays music video shoot. All of a sudden, an older woman approaches me and asks what I need. I tell her, "Rope, Fishing Wire, Pegs and Sheeting." She leads me through the large hardware shop to the various items and I pick them up one at a time and add them to the stockpile growing in my arms. A young assistant, possibly her son, (the place feels very family owned) cuts me 15metres of rope and then I retrieve my sheeting. I get to the front counter and the lady has already put aside my pegs, which is nice. I pay for my goods, thank the shopkeepers and then head out into the blazing hot sun to hunt for victims.

Refreshingly different experience to Bunnings. Warm, welcoming and knowledgeable staff. No lines,…read morepersonally help you locate your shipping list vs spend hours locating things at Bunnings. A couple dollars more as can't compete on volume, but it's nice to support local businesses like this. They are lovely.

I love hardware stores! I always feel like I'm adventuring into a world I don't quite understand,…read moreAlso, confession time, I always think anyone who sees me in there will think, "That's a savvy chick, she knows her tools". As it happens I do know a few tools, but only the human kind unfortunately. I wander in here maybe once a year, if I need something hardware-y like compressed air or a long weight (that's a hardware joke people!) The staff are helpful and friendly. My last visit was a quest for Tarzan's Grip to fix a wayward heel, and suddenly realised I didn't even know if that was the best product. So I asked the nice man which glue he thought would be best for shoes and he said," I was just talking about that with my mate", grabbed a tube of something and guess what? It worked.

Great store! I went in there looking for gorilla glue (best glue ever) as a last attempt to put up…read moresome light bookshelves that refused to stay up (regardless of drilling, replastering, anything). Not only did someone stop to help me just moments after I walked in the door, but they were able to give me multiple ways in which to fix and finally finish my pesky project (all of which have worked). The people there were knowledgeable and extremely nice- a wonderful difference from the Bunnings at Rose Bay!