I always end up at their "hub"! Whether I'm getting a storm window fixed, knives sharpened, am…read morebuying lightbulbs, or need a paint sample, the helpful employees always get me the service or information I need promptly.

What a great store coupled with service that is always outstanding. Shopping local is key to our…read morecommunity and this place certainly delivers quality products and service. "Darren", the delivery person, made it a point to call me to ensure proper delivery and was just as courteous as "Dan" was at the store when I called with a question. This is how business should be done!

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.

Bought nearly 40 replacement vinyl Crystal windows from them. Forgot to save the energy rating on…read morethe windows for tax purposes. Asked them if they could take a picture of one and send it to me...they refused...and the higher I went the less cooperation I got, so I am screwed out of my energy rebate by this dispicable place.

Don't buy appliances there, they sell junk! Got a…read morerefrigerator with no meat draw, dented door that they never replaced, & wire, not glass shelves for CRT energy conservation program. They don't stand behind what they sell!

"The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways Like a vision,…read moreshe dances across the porch as the radio plays" (Bruce Springsteen) We have a three-season sunroom in the back of the house with screens on the windows and sliding door. When that nasty Christmas week windstorm dropped a whole load of tree debris in our backyard, some of it struck the back of the house, and cut holes in a window screen and the slider screen. So we threw the damaged goods into the car and drove them over to Matt at Welden Hardware. Within just a few days, he called us and said the screens were ready to be picked up. They look great and the price was very fair; in fact the job cost just a few bucks under what our homeowner's insurance company allowed on their estimate. Welden is really quite a cool store. We spent some time wandering around when we dropped off the screens and saw a big variety of products -some of which you'd expect to see in a hardware store (electrical, tools, paint, garden equipment) and some surprises, like snowblowers, kitchen supplies, and gloves. Next time you're thnking of driving to one of those big box hardware stores, check out Welden. You'll probably find what you're looking for, and the customer service will be off the charts fantastic.

Really refreshing not to have to go to a big box hardware store for a change. Just moved to…read moreSimsbury and needed a small thing the movers lost. Matt knew just what it was, found it for me and was incredibly helpful. Really happy to have found Weldens!

We purchased an older home and had a lock for the front door that looked like it was from the…read more1800s. I called a friend who suggested that we dismantle the innards of it and take it down to Builders hardware to see if they could change out the locking mechanism. That they did and rather quickly, even filing down some areas of the new one to ensure a perfect fit. These guys are awesome!!!

This wonderful old-school hardware store is close to my office. I like the fact that it's small and…read morefull-service. The owner and his employees are always here to help you. Big box stores leave me basically on my own. Their employees seem to sense when you need help and run away. I'm older and love full-service stores like this that remind me of a different time, before independent hardware outlets started to die off. (Remember full service pharmacies, too?!) Brace yourself for some little points that some may find annoying: the inventory is organized with no rhyme nor reason (that's why it's good to ask). For example, I recently was looking for ant traps. There is a display with mousetraps and traps/repellants for spiders, wasps and roaches. No ants. I turned around and was going for help and there, at the end of an aisle six feet away from the rest of the pest supplies, was a good variety of ant mitigation products (don't buy the little Raid traps, they were useless - I upgraded to a costly, elaborate alternative and it rid us of ants in our summer kitchen.) Finally, the owner has a lot on his plate. He can be abrupt - on the verge of grouchy. But he has a good heart and is never malicious. Just grouchy. The employees can be brief with words and cheerless, but they'll get you what you need and get you on your way rapidly. After all these caveats, a "plus:" they carry many of the latest items - you'll find stuff like the latest laser measuring tool, the hot colors in paint, LED lighting equipment including dimmers, and metric screws, nuts and bolts. Try them. If you like walking around an old-school Hardware "emporium," this is the place for you!

Great place to shop. Great Store, If you have a concern, ask for Joe. He will help you. Nothing…read moreis impossible. See you soon.

The ventilation system for my dryer had fallen a apart inside of my walls. So I was without a dryer…read moreand the cost to repair that would have been in the thousands. (I live in a condo and it was a large area of sheetrock and ceiling that would have had to have been cut) George responded to my cry for help and hooked me up with a self venting system for my dryer!! It was inexpensive and works beautifully!!!

This shop is a cross between an 'Estate Sales' business and a 'Good Will' shop. Some of the items…read moreare very high quality (Waterford glassware) other items are more mundane (common glass pitcher). Definitely a come often and see what they have sort of business. One big, open floor organized by type. Bathroom items together, chairs/lamps/coffee tables near each other and so on. There were some brand new, never used, 30" bathroom vanities with marble tops, two larger vanity tops only - also marble, a couple of medicine cabinets, lots of doors both inside and out, attic vents for the exterior, tiles, so many chairs from waiting room to living room. Beds, electric stoves, carpet squares, office chairs, lots of lovely curio cabinets, desks, some artwork, mirrors, and plenty of lamps, some books, and a little bit of kitchen ware. Remember to look up! There are a lot of ceiling lights suspended from pipes running overhead. The prices here are excellent. I'm a big advocate of reduce, reuse, recycle and this is a good location to find household items, some used, some new and your purchase supports the Habitat for Humanity mission. Win-win!

We are in the process of moving and I have become a frequent donor. When I stopped to donate again…read morea couple of days ago, two of the guys recognized me and greeted me with a very welcoming smile. They are very friendly and helpful. I give then 5 stars!!!!

HUGE selection, the largest I've seen. Friendly, helpful staff. Prices fair. They have the tools…read moreand expertise necessary to make sure your job is done right.

Love this shop! Small town feel, but had EVERYTHING I needed for our kitchen renovation…read more When the big box stores were quoting 3 months... I got my stuff in three weeks!

UPDATE: Shout out to Store Manager (Mario) for working with me to resolve this situation…read more Good to know some people still have a heart and can apply logic despite "policy". Thanks again! ---- Original Post---- As a homeowner, my husband and I have shopped in both Lowe's and Home Depot for over 20 years. We have spent an extraordinary amount of money in both of these stores. We rarely need to make returns, but we just had a recent instance of having to return 5 bags of polymeric sand because we decided to have the job done by a contractor. I saved the receipt and my husband went to the store to return the sand. It was a VERY UNPLEASANT experience to learn that there is a 90 day window on returns (with receipt) and NO EXCEPTIONS ARE GRANTED FOR A RESELLABLE ITEM such as polymeric sand! Needless to say, we have made our LAST purchase at Lowes and I will be sharing this VERY NEGATIVE experience EVERYWHERE I can.

Creepy privacy policy. It's no wonder they have signs posted warning about their (anti)privacy…read morepractices. Facial recognition, tracking of what isles you enter, logging of what products you check out with, license plate readers, and more. Yikes.