If you live anywhere near, or around Angel Fire then you know that it's pretty slim pickins when it…read morecomes to restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations. Well, pretty much any business you find will be the only gig in town. This hardware store is situated right on the 434 highway and can easily be seen from the road (watch for the garish orange flags that indicate either a strip club or a used car lot, or..... a hardware store). Inside you will find alot of different items that you may need for your home improvement projects or contracting jobs. The friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to help you pick out the best items for your needs and answer any questions you may have (come on, it's a hardware store. You're GONNA have some questions.) Their lumber yard is well stocked and their paint department is state of the art. Allowing any of their customers to not only leave RBS with exactly what they were looking for when they walked in, but also leave with peace of mind knowing that now they can tackle that job they're working on.

We have a second home in Angel Fire and it seems there is always something I need to fix or repair…read more I head straight to RBS and find what I need vast majority of the time. They can even order what you need from their main store in Raton. The personnel are very friendly and competent and freely give advice and recommendations as you need it.

Got all the material I needed for my job and didn't have to drive an hour to a major city. Very…read morehelpful staff.

Thea helped me with my transaction. She was professional, courteous, and very efficient. Thank you…read moreso much!

I've never been to a hardware store where people are so helpful, and multiple people at that. They…read moregot creative with us. Helped us find what we needed. Had everything we needed and more. Very competitive in pricing versus others in town. Completely recommend for anything you need regarding outside projects, inside projects or general miscellaneous things.

Customer service: friendly and helpful. I always find the folks cheerfully ready to help. They…read morewill usually walk you to the item, not just tell you what aisle. Several folks in Gardening excel in knowledge of how to effectively grow various plants and trees around here, which can be tricky. Selection: big selection of garden stuff. Soils (including organic brands), flowers, herbs, bulbs, trees, pots, organic fertilizers, soil amendments, row cover sheeting, tools... Has a decent selection of items in other departments; It's not the size of a huge box store, so it can't carry their extensive variety, but I generally find what I need. Many different bird seed blends, which are reasonably priced when you have a coupon or it's on sale. Prices: generally high at all the Ace stores without a sale or coupon. We have two other hardware stores in Taos, and a feed store, where we can compare prices if they have what we need; but that takes extra time and energy. It would be so much better if Ace would charge more realistic prices. Driving to Espanola or Santa Fe costs in gas, time, and fatigue for our many older folks, especially if they have health problems. They in particular shouldn't have to try to handle these high prices. Service is friendly and helpful. Selection is good for a small store. Prices are high.

Randall's is superb for house renovation projects. Carla is especially professional and fantastic…read morewith interior and exterior house paint and wood. She spends considerable time making sure my questions are answered and my needs attended to. She took extra efforts to make sure my Dunn Edwards paint colors came out to match the swatches exactly. She gave me the names of six painters. She's talented and proficient and it makes a huge difference! Everyone at Randalls are friendly and helpful and the store always has what I am looking for. Thank you for making my projects come to life!

Great example of an old school lumber yard and hardware store…read more I needed some parts to install a toilet and they had exactly what I needed, and it was in stock- not just an empty hangar on the wall, mocking me, like so many places I shop- including Lowe's which is my go-to back home. I grew up in Dallas and currently live in a suburb of Dallas. So I'm living in a metroplex of 6.8 million people. I own a small place in Taos now, and for sure it is a radical change, but one I welcome. So a bit of history for those who came from elsewhere. I recall when most hardware and lumber operations closed at noon on Saturday, and virtually everything was closed on Sunday (Texas Blue Law). Most retail stores closed at 5 or 6 pm weekdays, except might stay open to 9 pm on Thursdays. This was customary. I lived in a small town of less than 1,500 people in North Texas 40 years ago. They "rolled up the streets" around noon on Saturday back then, and most businesses still do. So I have seen both sides of this issue. For the working man who is into DIY, it makes it difficult to work on a project over the weekend. When I get started on a project Saturday morning, I can't say how many times I realized I needed something else to finish it, but it was after everything closed, so I was stuck until Monday morning. Not good if it is the only toilet in the house. But I also understand how valuable it is to owners and employees to have time off themselves, and how we should all take a breath and relax. In that small town in North Texas, if my ox ended up in the ditch, I could call the owner of the hardware store or the lumber yard and they would meet me at the store and get me what I needed. Taos is too big to operate like that, and times have changed, as have people. Moral of the story, there are two sides to this issue. The business owner takes a hit when you go to WalMart, Espanola or Santa Fe to shop when his/her store is closed. They have judged it is worth the loss for whatever reason- custom, rest, whatever. I won't hold it against them and will try to support a family business whenever I can.

I have always received excellent service at any of the Taos Ace Hardware stores. If I can't find…read morewhat I need, every clerk I have talked to went out of their way to help me.

Stephanie in the paint department is AWESOME! Thank you so much for helping me get my big paint…read moreproject paint mixed on Christmas Eve.. All the staff are extremely friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and just all-around excellent.

This is a smaller hardware store, but George was very helpful in answering my questions and…read moresteering me in the right direction to fix my problem. Hard to put a price on good advice. Stop here before you go to Ace or anywhere else.

Perhaps the best customer service and hardware inventory in Santa Fe. Yes, their prices are higher…read morethan Home Depot or Lowes but their friendly, knowledgeable staff will get you the parts or tools you need without running all over town. Excellent stock of hardware and home maintenance supplies.

My shopping experience at 1610 Hardware Store was excellent…read more The staff greeted me with a smile and were very helpful in pointing me in the right direction to make a selection. Alex - Salesfloor Employee is very polite, kind, attentive to detail and assisted me in selecting an electric weed wacker and explaining the features to me. Alex even carried my selection to the cashier. He 'wears a smile' and treated me with courtesy and kindness. Barbara - Cashier was also very professional and kind. She made sure everything was accurate and also 'wears a smile.' Thank you for your hard work Alex & Barbara. Both of you made my shopping experience wonderful. Karen-1610 Hardware Store located at 3003 St. Francis-Santa Fe, NM

Nightmare experience and nightmare people. Went in to buy a…read morefew house filters, and you would not know that there was a global pandemic ravaging this little town. And, it's not just the cavalier tourists that are bringing it..... it's dangerous and reckless locals and you will find them here. There were two people behind the counter, one being office manager Elizabeth Sisneron. And on the other side of the counter were two customers. It was an enclosed room with little ventilation. There were no masks in sight, not even around the necks of anyone. They were literally less than a foot from each others face, talking and laughing. I stayed outside until the customers left. When i entered, the male walked from behind the desk and up to my face. I told them that i felt unsafe and to please respect the mandatory indoor mask requirement. She said no. I reminded her that it is not a mere suggestion, but the law both in New Mexico and in Taos. She told me that she was vaccinated and was safe. I asked her if she has seen the vaccination cards of the two that just left, or the man standing too close to me. I asked her if she knew that she could still carry it and pass it to others. I asked her if she dealt with dozens of unmasked people every day, and conversed with them closely, how could she be positive that she wasn't being reckless and could seriously hurt or even kill someone. She didn't have an answer to any of these questions, but insisted that she wasn't going to wear a mask, even when she dealt with members of the public. This place is a public menace and a danger to the entire community, and i will hound the public health officials every single day to stop this deadly and illegal behavior. The first two infractions and it will come out of their wallet, third time and they'll be shut down. Maybe that's what it will take. They have no one to blame but themselves..... in the meantime, avoid these selfish people. Dahl and Bond both take the mandate seriously. so you won't be risking your life just to buy a plumbing part.

From the owner: Taos Winnelson offers a wide range of high quality equipment and parts. We source the industry's…read moretop products at competitive prices, so you can get what you need when you need it, to get the job done right.