True Value - another must claim magical realm in case of a zombie apocalypse...or any apocalypse, really. It's like a compact version of S&R (minus the food, drinks and groceries). The good thing is that you don't need a membership. I'm not a girly-girl so growing up I was close to my brothers. I'm close to my dad too so he'd bring me along in hardware stores and unlike some little girls, I wouldn't complain. I would love it! I'd often get lost because I'm in awe of all the cool stuff they have. They don't just sell hardware products but paints and painting accessories, cleaning supplies and car accessories too.
My top 3 would be house ware, home decor and kitchen accessories. I love their collection of candy and chocolate scented candles. They even sell legit hair chalk, rad star wars characters Lego key chains, Katana umbrella swords and an equivalent of a Swiss army knife for ladies. My dad buys vacuums and steamers here and mum buys light bulbs and fixtures for her design job. There's a lot of staff ready to help you as well and I find that they are very knowledge about all the products. read more