Unless you're buying thousands of dollars worth of kitchen appliances, if you live in Larchmont or Mamaroneck you should forget about Home Depot or Lowe's and shop Foley's for your basic hardware needs (and they have great little gifts for grandchildren!).
Their stock is extensive, their staff is helpful and knowledgeable, and their prices are comparable: I recently had to replace some fluorescent bulbs, drove a mile to Foley's, spoke to a friendly salesperson, got the bulbs and was home in minutes.
Just out of curiosity I went on-line and checked the price of the same bulbs at the national chain:
SAME price as Foley's!
It's always good to patronize local businesses, who pump the dollars you spend with them back into the local economy, but with places like Foley's you're not sacrificing time or money. read more