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    4.1 (91 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

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    Ariel M.

    I've come to this location of TAP Plastics a few times over the last year while working on a prototype of an aquarium product. The team (I've worked with everyone there now) is very experienced. They take you at your level and improve your knowledge as much as you want to know. For my particular project I needed sheet acrylic cut to exact specifications (less than 1/16" variance) and the shop was able to do it within a few days. When I got the pieces home I found a really nice instruction guide that Iczaa wrote up to help me put it together properly. While I was in the shop another wonderful associate spent a good deal of time with me discussing how to bond acrylic properly with the proper tools and solvent. I find the customer service here to be rare in other, similar shops, and it's clear that they are knowledgeable and trained to be efficient and helpful. I'll be back.

    Always forget about good old TAP plastics. But when I need them I am so glad they are around. Got some acrylic sheets cut up for some lighting fixtures. Iczaa help me. She was helpful, nice, pleasant, and wonderful. Got what I needed. Painless, easy, and exactly what I needed.

    Chris R.

    The crew at TAP plastics exceeded my expectations this afternoon. I am surprised with the amount of repair and Fabrication I have done on various projects that I have not visited Tap Plastics in the past. Love this store, love their ability to make items from scratch, in the service I received today. Also appreciated the various component items, ready to sell, avail at the store. I recommend TAP Plastics for your plastic needs!

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    Excellent customer service, fair pricing, friendly employees, useful products, and quick service. Highly recommend.

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    Outstanding service. Helped me get right sized Starboard for a Boston Whaler restoration and results are fantastic!

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    Thanks for the kind words David! We appreciate it.

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    riley, bryce and xander are great. very information and helpful. highly recommend. will be back

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    Dee, Thanks for your support, we appreciate your business!

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    Kathryn, Glad you finally got it done and glad we could help!

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    Great service from Enrique and Iszaa on helping me with a custom build as I had to make a few changes along the way.

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    Great solution to a hot tub issue. Found right sized rod, they cut it for me $6 and done!

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    4.2(184 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    Walked in to get keys made, and pick up a few items for the house. Three workers were standing, and…read morelaughing with each other, at the register in the center of the store. I walked to the key counter, and stood behind a man that had been waiting for someone to help him. I asked him how long he'd been waiting, and he said it had been ~5 min since he asked for help. I walked back to the center cashier, who said there was now no one on the floor to help as everyone was on lunch break. I asked for the manager, and he said he was on a break. There were now three people waiting to get keys copied, and no staff to help. After waiting a few more minutes, I walked back to the center of the store and spoke loud enough so that the manager could hear in the back. The message? That customers needed help at the key counter. Finally, a staff person came to the counter, clearly annoyed, and said they were having problems with their staff-to-staff communication device. Unlikely. What they were having a problem with, was a clear misunderstanding of what customer service means. Talk about a failure to train employees. Never coming back, nor recommending this business to my friends or family. There are better businesses nearby, ones that actually understand the importance of customer service ... and they're just a short drive away.

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    2.4(470 reviews)
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    Went in to return a few items, including a rug that I ordered online. The rug came with some spots…read morethat appeared to be a manufacturing defect. Called home depot customer service number and was told that I can just bring the rug back into the store, where a full refund would be issued along with a credit of some sort for the inconvenience. Brought the rug in and Courtney over at the return department saw the notes associated with my order, unfortunately it was not noted as to how much the credit would be. Courtney could have just given me the run around and not help me try get the credit that I was told over the phone. She went out of her way to ask her fellow peers and call customer support to get the credit that I was told over the phone. A thank you Courtney, Joseph and Olivia (store manager) for stepping in and going above and beyond to make sure that I'm a happy customer. It's individual such as these that makes a difference in customer service and what's sadly lacking in businesses and industries all across the board. They are role models and examples of what customer service should be!

    I went into this Home Depot ready to spend a few thousand dollars on recessed lighting housings,…read moretrims, and switches for a remodel. We knew we needed some guidance to make sure we were buying the right stuff, so we asked for help in the electrical department and were told someone would be with us shortly. We ended up waiting about 15-20 minutes, which honestly was fine. We were patient and totally willing to wait since this was a pretty big purchase and we wanted to get it right. While we were waiting, the only people who actually tried to help were employees from other departments who were doing their best to step in. When someone from electrical finally showed up, though, the vibe was completely different. It felt like we were interrupting their day rather than asking for help as customers ready to buy a lot of product. Whether they were having a bad day or just didn't care, there was basically zero interest in actually helping us figure out what we needed. We explained we were there to buy a large amount of lighting and just wanted to make sure we left with the correct materials, and still got little more than a point down the aisle. I was also told there's a newer manager who's only been there a month or two, and based on this experience it feels like the electrical department might have some disengaged or frustrated staff right now. The contrast between employees from other departments trying to help and the lack of effort from electrical was pretty noticeable. We were ready to spend real money and were willing to wait, but the lack of basic service was a major turnoff. We ended up leaving without buying anything and will probably take this purchase to a lighting supply store or another location where someone actually wants to help. ***Updated*** After Home Depot San Mateo thought it fit to respond. Yes, I got it resolved by going to a DIFFERENT Home Depot that wasn't San Mateo.

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    3.9(37 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    Established in 2008
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    If you want to have a delivery that's an hour late with no notice dumped on the sidewalk so it's…read moreunusable for everyone call these guys! They'll be rude and unaccountable:)

    If you have no other reason to go- this *feels* like a hardware store. I know when I say this I am…read morespeaking to a very specific subset of people. However, when I was a kid, my dad would take me with him to the hardware store, and I would get a lollypop while he and whomever from behind the counter would wander around looking for an eyebolt or the right shade of caulk. Giulio- who I assume is the owner, is easily 10 years older than my mom, who lives in the assisted living up the street. My mom can't be bothered to go to the chair yoga we're paying for, but Giulio went to work. He's not totally mobile, but he knows his s#!t. Whenever I come in, he or whoever else is behind the counter is happy to chat through my issue and suggest something. It's not a Home Depot- so they may not have what you're looking for every time- but they have a lot of things, and it makes me happy to know my money is staying local. Also, side story: One day during the summer, it's like 90, and I am behind a contractor who's getting a bunch of stuff - lumber, rocks...I don't know- but he's paying for it, and he grabs some water bottles for him and his crew and puts them on the counter. Giulio totals him up and says a number; the guy says, "Oh, don't forget these waters". Giulio says, "The town where I come from in Italy has the best water in the world, and it flows right off the mountain. If my father knew I was charging people for water, he'd come back from the dead and strike me down. Those are free." C'mon. How can you not go here first?

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    Outdoor Supply Hardware

    4.0(45 reviews)
    5.1 mi
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    I've been coming to this building for my hardware needs for over 20 years. Regardless of the name…read moreon the wall I've come here because I wanted to support local millbrae business. I've spent THOUSANDS of dollars here over TWENTY PLUS YEARS! I'm a "member " here. Basically they track my spending habits with my phone number. (I guess. Because I've seen no benefit to me from it ). Anyways that ends here and now. I've never been made to feel more unwelcome or unappreciated than I was 45 minutes ago. I work hard. I started my day at 5 am. Midday my trusty Carhartt jacket tore and I spent the rest of my 13.5 hour work day with cold drafts and a plan to come here for a new one. This is after all the same place I'd bought all my other high priced Carhartt gear. Put yourself in my shoes. 5 am start. Off at 6:30pm with a torn jacket. A feeble lunch of whatever it was I had and enough coffee to get me through. Race to the Outdoor supply and walk in the door to be "Greeted" by "You have one minute to shop!' We close at 7!!" (Mutters to coworker. Loud enough for me to hear "I know I know I shoulda locked it !" ). But I look at my watch it's 6:58. So apparently you don't "close at 7" you close a little before that. I'm followed by 2 men that are acting like children telling me "we close soon ! We close soon ! He's closing the register !!" In the MOST WHINY AND PATHETIC way I've ever heard. As I say. "I know I know I was already told. But I NEED A JACKET!" I'm followed to the jackets then I'm told again. "We close soon he's closing the register !!" (Look at my watch. It's 6:59) I find my jacket. It seems to have increased in price nearly double what I remember having paid previously but I'm literally so uncomfortable because I have two grown men and a teenager pacing and acting like they'll all be punished or something terrible will happen in the next 12 seconds. So I quickly find my size jacket. Only to discover that it's literally CHAINED UP!! With a steel cable and padlock ! In MILLBRAE. Not a third world country. Millbrae. Let me be clear. They've chained up the jackets and you can't even try them on!! Then as the three employees pacing around me figure out that they can't annoy me away. They begin to frantically try to unchain my $150 windbreaker while conversing loudly how inconvenient I am and how "he's closing the register !!" (Question ? Does ... like ?? I dunno. A BOMB GO OFF? Does like little Timmy lose a thumb if the register closes at 7:01? ) Cuz by 7:03 as I walk ran to the register in time to see another man shooed out the door with the entire rest of the store staff pacing by the door as If they all need a wee wee and the potty is closed .. the cashier is hurriedly ripping the cash drawer out of the register and trying to leave. Making me wonder what woulda happened if he left my sight ?? Would I have been told in that same whiny tone "sorry. We told you. He. Closed the register .." Seeing me ; his shoulders slump , he turns to the cash drawer and shoves it closed and BEFORE I can even ask "what's the easiest way I can pay and get out of this awkward mess?" He says "card only we're closing ". (Ok. I get that. It's literally all I've heard In the 4 minutes I've been here. ) I (for some reason) give my phone number even tho I already am seething and also oddly feeling guilty like I've somehow ruined 6-7 people's night by being their last customer. I pay and I'm followed out by 2 people. Only hearing my first friendly "thank you " as I walk out. Thinking to myself it felt like "thank you for FINALLY LEAVING !" It was 7:05pm So. I'll say online. Publicly for all to read what I said to her. "I'm sorry I came in .." I mean it. And when I say "I'm sorry. " the man I am means that it won't happen again. So don't worry Outdoor Supply. I won't bother you all again ever with my patronage. I'm sorry.

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    3.2(150 reviews)
    3.8 mi
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    2.4(400 reviews)
    5.8 mi
    $$

    If You go to this location, look for Paulina & Afu! They…read morewent above and beyond!!! Every Home Depot needs Employees Like these two! Professional, Friendly and So Helpful! Thank You to You Both The Kerosene Lady ;)

    Best Home Depot on the Pennisula. I usually drop by when the store first opens and almost always,…read moregreeted in person, "good morning!" This is the only Home Depot that employees greet their customers that I've been too. I usually go to the garden center as they have a larger variety of plants in comparison to East Bay. Plants selection is huge and are well taken care of. I find more tropical fruit plants here compared to where I live. Employees are eager to assist. I only had one horrible experience for a plant return with a female Hispanic associate with red hair questioning me. She pulled the citrus tree out of the soil and accused me that this isn't a tree. Given that the tree had died and shriveled up, I return what I had purchased under their 1 yr plant guarantee. She called a manager and no one showed up and was having a fit. She reluctantly processed my return but in the future, I won't try to save a tree and return it immediately once it goes bad because of her interrogation. I used to purchase a lot of fruit trees but it is no longer a hassle free transaction, purchases have been more restricted.

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