Carl's has the obscure tool you can't find in a big box store, people who know what you're looking…read morefor and where to find it, and occasionally a white elephant sale. My favorite shopping is for holidays. They're one of the few stores to have classic leaf pumpkin bags for Halloween. You can drive around the building behind the old Arrow pharmacy (I think it's a liquor store now) or if you're coming down route 4, make the hazardous left from the main road. There is plenty of parking when you do get into the lot though.

After going to Home Depot and Lowes, I went to Carl's and should have gone there 1st. Not only…read morecould I buy, just the amount that I needed, the sales associate offered his help installing the item if I brought everything down. I would recommend them 1st.

"The Queen of Hearts has shown her face She wants you to…read morebelieve You were never meant to have Aces up your sleeve" (John Hiatt) Super neat and heavily stocked with pretty much anything you'd find in a big box building supply store. Painting, lawn and garden, hardware, tools, grills and barbecue, electrical, and plumbing supplies are all very well represented on their shelves. Parking is never an issue at Ace because it's located in the very spacious Canton Village Plaza. So, if you ever need a can of spray paint, garden hose, specialty light bulbs, barbecue sauce or wood chips for your smoker, you'll definitely find it at Ace. Like the old jingle said, "Ace is the Place".

This is a well stocked and organized store located in the Canton Village Plaza. There were plenty…read moreof parking in front of the building. They had grills and outdoor patio furniture on their lawn since it's the spring season. When we walked in, we were immediately asked if we needed help with finding something. We were looking for exterior paint and the employee walked over and showed us the types of paint they had and was very informative. The prices were a little more than the big box stores but it is family owned, local, and has everything we needed for home repairs/upgrades. They have two locations, Canton and West Hartford. They offer paint recycling. If they don't have the product in stock, they will order it for you since they are affiliated with the Ace Hardware warehouse; the warehouse carries over 80,000 items. They offer many services in-house such as key cutting and propane fills. When you join the Ace Rewards, you can earn rewards with every purchase. Overall, a great asset for the community.

10 PLIS stars for Mark at Carr Hardware! Mark is…read moreknowledgeable, hugely helpful, kind & his prices are unbeatable in comparison to other hardware stores in Avon & Canton! He always goes out of his way to educate customers & answer any questions. I'm a single mom & I purposely go to see him for all my indoor & outdoor needs. He even helped pack my minivan! You can't ask for better customer service! PLEASE start going to see Mark at CARR HARDWARE, you will not regret it! Dee in Avon

Great store, great selection, wonderful employees. This little gem of a hardware store is stocked…read morewith many useful items. We've had quite a bit of storms, and very icy condition. No rock salt/ice melt around EXCEPT this very thoughtful place had an employee pick up 3 pallets from their other location (not close.) I stopped counting at 65 people in line (not including the 12+ people who bought plain rock salt.) Employees were very hard working, courteous and I cannot say enough about this place. Prices are excellent.

We wanted to update our experiences with Ace, and we realized in doing so that they really haven't…read morechanged much in the last three years. We like this store very much. We like the enlargement of their stock in recent years, the ease of access in this clean, well-organized store, and the helpfulness of the folks who work here. We think the store is more customer-oriented than ever, and we are especially happy with their rental section from whom we have rented everything from equipment to tents. And we continue to like that they offer a nice selection of Litchfield-tagged clothing items (hoodies, sweatshirts, etc.). Parking is better these days, and ... well, like we said, we're happy here. Thanks to the owners.

I haven't been in Ace since they were a True Value, and frankly much is the same. Tools, pet…read moresupplies, paint, more tools, etc. But there have been some changes - the area by the register is moved, with displays encouraging buy local. They have the Connecticut 169 books, local products, and really cute little stickers. There are even Litchfield sweatshirts. The employees were very engaged with the customers, and free ones were quick to offer their assistance. (One could call them "helpful hardware folk....) The aisles were clear, and the displays clean and well organized. The parking lot lines are a bit faded so it can be a bit of a free for all, or at least close quarters where the line is clearer one side than the other.

This update is for Lowe's home delivery and NOT in-store experiences, the latter of which have been…read moreboth good and bad, and sometimes on the same visit. This time we ordered online wooden garden boxes to be delivered to our home for convenience sake. Good news: we got the boxes, exactly as ordered, on the day they were promised, and their condition was excellent. We quickly got them unpacked and set up (you can see the results in our photos). We were very pleased with the experience, hence five stars. A little less confident about going in the store, however...

Or a good day for me at Lowe's. A little tidbit ; most customers don't understand this whole red…read moreshirt blue shirt thing. If I ask a question. Or ask for assistance I don't want to hear about a red shirt. Just handle it. Everyone's in the clock these days including me. I was there twice as long as I needed to be because the left hand and the right don't know each other well enough to help me.

It always happens at the worst time, doesn't it? Week before finals? At least that is our luck -…read moretwo different lap tops BUT these guys know their stuff. Technology is there thing for sure. Also super nice, honest, reliable, hopefully we do not need to go there again but ...

Computer Heads has been selling and servicing my computers for over 10 years, and I completely rely…read moreon their expertise. I have full confidence in the quality of their work and truly appreciate their prompt service, as my business depends on my computers. I highly recommend them and value the way they consistently go the extra mile.

Benjamin Moore paint is probably the best stuff out there. It coats the best, is the easiest to…read morework with and just looks better. So that by itself makes Besse's the ultimate painter's destination in Torrington - well, DIY-painter, that is. They know their stuff here, are very friendly and have just about everything you need to paint anything in their relatively small store. Parking is a bit problematic at times, but it's not a big deal. Great painting resource.