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    Cole Hardware

    4.2 (245 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Right by the register, if you get a hankering for pie
    Jennifer O.

    Cole Hardware has funky and cool things outside of being a serious hardware store -though I really don't get the refrigerator case of frozen pies by the register. Are pies impulse purchases after picking up a wrench or a J pipe? I dunno, I can't fix things. Maybe you need sustenance after maintenance work. Cole Hardware has a few locations in the city. This outpost occupies a large corner on Polk Street in Russian Hill yet it doesn't look like a cookie cutter box store: A friendly canvas awning invites along with the little pots of succulents and herbs. I picked up a pair of binoculars I ordered online, ready in 15 minutes, birthday gift for my son so we can go whale watching. They only lose points that the box was so dusty you could've drawn on it. I asked them to wipe it down and they cheerfully did. Prices in line with other retailers and online. I try hard to spend my money in the city; Bezos is rich enough.

    Beautiful house plant
    Danice M.

    First time we visited Cole. Loved the plant I bought. No one really asked if we needed anything which is okay - we were only looking in the plant section. Would have been nice to have boxes available for plants with no dish. Price is reasonable.

    Mason jar containers with clasp lids
    Joanna S.

    *SOCIAL DISTANCING EXPERIENCE* Have you too started a new obsession with indoor plants during quarantine? This Cole Hardware has a great selection of planters, planting soil, and of course plants--including air plants, herbs, and air filtering plants. In December, they also sell small to medium Christmas trees. The plants are located in an outside display and inside to the left of the entrance. Gardening supplies are in the very back right-hand corner. Cole Hardware also has a great selection of basic household items--from storage containers to light bulbs. Prices are reasonable. The staff is incredibly friendly, and they have done a great job handling social distancing.

    Working lava lamp

    I went to Cole Hardware on Polk street with a broken lava lamp that I found at Goodwill in hopes I would find a way to repair. One of the store representative addressed my concerns right away and was able to provide some guidance and tools to get everything working. Great service and really caring about the customer, in a refreshing way, not seen in some time. The rest of the staff seemed very willing to help point me in the right direction. It felt like more than a hardware store. What was potentially looking at a one way trip to dump now has life anew in the turning tides of this lava lamp in action. I will be returning and have a new favorite hardware store.

    Casters successfully installed on heavy coffee table, thanks to assistance from Cole Hardware.

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    This is our local hardware store, so we come here often. Rick H. is awesome!! Level twice, hang once!

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    Good selection and love the Housewares. Thanks so much for providing a neighborhood hardware store!

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    friendly! Almost a one shop kinda store . Lots of good stuff!! Convenient for the neighborhood!! Great prices!!

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    Ask the Community - Cole Hardware

    Do they have their Christmas stuff out yet?

    No. Not until the end of the month. Our Rockridge store does if you find yourself in Oakland or Berkeley.

    Is there strong magnets here specifically rare earth magnets or neodymium magnets?

    Yes. Behind the counter because people steal them to rob other businesses.

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