I went to Fairfax Lumber because I wanted to support a local business instead of going to Home…read moreDepot. After this experience, I won't be back. I had five keys made, and none of them worked. When I returned, Bob, the manager who made the keys, told me he could tell the original key was "a copy of a copy" and that he had doubts when he made them the first time. I did wonder at that point why the keys had been made in the first place if he had concerns they wouldn't work, or why I wasn't warned beforehand. However, he was friendly, seemed genuinely willing to help, and offered to try to fix them, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, the adjusted keys didn't work either. I went back a third time to return them for a refund. I had paid with a $50 Visa gift card, and Bob attempted to process the refund back to the card. He told me it went through. Later, when I tried to use the card for gas, it was declined because the funds had not been returned. Neither Bob nor I realized at the time that Visa gift cards cannot accept refunds. When I called about the missing refund, I spoke with Lexi. She was abrupt and rude throughout the conversation. She insisted the only option was a Fairfax Lumber store credit. I repeatedly explained that I had lived in Fairfax for six years and that this was my first time shopping there. I had specifically chosen Fairfax Lumber because I wanted to support a local business, but a store credit wasn't useful to me because I needed the money for actual expenses, not credit at a store I never use. I am on SSDI and live on a fixed income, so the difference between getting my money back and being stuck with store credit at a business I don't patronize actually matters. After going back and forth, during which she became increasingly condescending and told me things like, "Everyone knows you can't refund to a gift card," while listing other stores that supposedly follow the same policy, she finally agreed to refund me in cash. She added that they would "never do that for me again." The next day, I went to the store. Before I could speak with Lexi, Bob intercepted me and pulled me aside. He told me he had overheard how Lexi was speaking to me on the phone and didn't want me to have to deal with that. He asked me to come back when he wasn't busy and assured me he would personally take care of the situation. Unfortunately, I became very sick and couldn't return for about two weeks. I left a message during that time but never received a call back. Eventually, I called again, found out when Bob would be working, and returned to the store. On what was now my fifth trip regarding this issue, Bob said he couldn't remember all the details, which was understandable. However, instead of honoring what he had previously told me, he brought Lexi over. She immediately stated that Fairfax Lumber does not give cash refunds when a Visa gift card is used and that the only option was store credit. When I reminded her that she had already agreed to refund the money in cash, her response was, "I would never say that." At that point, Bob sided with her, saying, "Lexi knows more than I do. She's been here a long time." He then began getting an attitude and told me that this was simply how things were going to be handled. I responded that I knew exactly what I had been told and that if they weren't going to honor it, they should just give me the store credit and let me leave. The irony came at the very end. Lexi handed me a Fairfax Lumber gift card and then slid over an envelope containing extra change because, according to her, that portion couldn't be put on the card. Apparently, cash refunds are possible when it works for them. The way this entire situation was handled was unprofessional, rude, and, after five separate trips, a complete waste of my time. The issue was never just the amount of money. The issue was being sold keys that didn't work, being told one thing and then something completely different later, having an employee acknowledge that I had been treated poorly, promise to make it right, and then completely reverse course. When you're living on a fixed income, being forced into store credit you can't use isn't a minor inconvenience--it's real money. If anyone wants a Fairfax Lumber gift card with about $49 on it, let me know. I won't be setting foot in that store again.

Jesse and Michelle were super helpful and friendly in the garden department I'll be back for sure…read more Amazing customer service!

Great customer service! We are working on a tight timeline for a landscape project. I needed…read morequality soil on Saturday. The Tamalpias top soil turned out to be perfect for our needs. This place is truly low-key and even though I've lived in Marin for over 50 years I wasn't aware of their existence. They are now my go to place for quality soils.

Love this Small local business Friendly customer service…read moreand offer a great selection of landscape materials as well as animal feed etc!!!

Love these guys! They are very nice and helpful. Their selection of molding is incredible and…read moretheir hardware side is also very good. They will talk over a project with you if you are a DIY guy like me. I'll be back!

Richard is always incredibly helpful whenever I stop by. As a DIYer, I don't always know exactly…read morewhat I need, but he asks the right questions, understands the project, and gives clear, practical recommendations. I never feel upsold or rushed, just supported. He makes every visit efficient and stress-free.

Justin helped me so much in figuring out the best way to fill my flower beds over the phone What…read moregreat customer service !

I just moved to san rafael to help care for my girlfriends father whom just graduated from hospice…read more For celebration i decided to remodel his backyard into a fish pond with waterfall. Being that i know nothing about the subject of ground cover and landscaping materials, i went in to Shamrock excited to learn and purchase. I opened the doors with a smile and great posture, however left Feeling like i knew less than when i arrived, coupled with poor posture and disappointment. The staff is obviously miserable and hate their jobs sitting down, attempting to help, but instead projecting being inconvenienced and Not capable of helping others. That was last week. So i tried again today. Same thing. Different people. I will still buy materials there, i just now know what to expect. Unhappy employees, resulting in un happy reviews.

We have used them several times for mulch and decomposed granite. Their pathway bark is nice and…read morechunky. They are reliable, helpful, and their prices are very, very reasonable. Delivery in the nearby area is reasonable as well.

Great customer service & reasonable rates. Nice selection of pebbles, Sonoma fieldstones,boulders,…read moremulch & soil. They also have weedcloth, bender board and gopher cages. Time to get your garden beautiful.

The guy who delivered estate blocks did a nice job placing them where I wanted…read more Nice that homeowners like myself can go in and get relatively small quantities. People there are friendly and helpful. Really glad that colored gravel is in town. John B

Rude, lazy and you shovel it yourself while they laugh. Red…read morelava rock? 1/2 was red, after spraying it a hose for 10 minutes. USE AS LANSCAPE

DIY folk like me can get great service here. Although the majority of their business is with…read morecontractors, who actually know what they are doing, Ian, Christian and Stacey have gone out of their way to help me. I arrived with some clue about what I need then they help me find exactly what I need. I am impressed. Customer service here is excellent and they always seem to have what I need.

helpful and knowledgeable staff and quality products. They have everything that you could ever need…read morefor managing drainage on your property. A one stop shop.

Today I went to Goodman's Back to School Fair. It was a FREE fair put on my the employees of the…read morestore with a bouncy house, majician, face painting, games with prizes petting zoo and balloon twister. They also gave away free snow cones, and per the norm, free popcorn. We were there for close to 2 hours, and still I had to pull my kids away when it was time to leave. All I can say it THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to whomever at Goodman's does all the hard work to put this on, and whomever approves the check to pay for it. The community of parents and their kids who enjoyed it today are very, very grateful.

I'm all for shopping at smaller independent hardware stores and trying to stay away from the big…read morecorporate stores but when you need something and you take the time to go to a store and they have such a small selection that you can't find what you're looking for and you end up having to leave and go drive to the big box store to find what you need. You see why the smaller ones are slowly dying. I'm done going to the store because I could never find what I need. I just don't have it. They do have a incredible amount of staff for a store of its size, but they are not much help if the product is not in house.