Although I'm so glad to have access to this new location in Coalinga, Tractor Supply Co makes me wish that I lived in a rural area sometimes!
The store is pretty unique and amazing for city folk (*adjusts monocle*). I looked into the history and it's pretty neat! The first Tractor Supply Co store opened in 1939 in North Dakota. Now, they have over 2400 locations; too bad there's none close to me in SF.
Anyway, this is the place to be if you want to pick up AG, farming, and lawn items. However, they also have clothes, some snacks, pet items, and tools too. I was happy to see the prices were cheaper than some of the other big boys like Home Depot and Lowes. The reason I like Tractor Supply so much is that have stuff you cannot get at the home improvement stores--we are talking esoteric stuff for gardening and certain chemicals. They also have interesting things you might not see at Home Depot such as mini-bikes, supplies for farm animals (horse cookies anyone?), truck tool boxes, winches, and all kind of blue-collar related clothing and gear. By contrast, I did notice lumber, sprinkler stuff, or many appliances here compared to Home Depot and the like. I've read that every store has items unique to that region which is pretty cool. They even have their own brand of items that appear cheaper and equal quality to the name brands.
The staff at this particular location in Coalinga were overwhelmingly nice. I'll be back! read more