One of the interesting difference between Hong Kong and the States or other western countries is…read morehow we deal with our household situations.
In the States, you have everything in Home Depot, which is probably far away from down town and next to a highway. Big arse shop where you can practically get anything there.
In Hong Kong, we have all these local shops in each neighborhood. There was one when I lived in North Point, and there was one in Wanchai. Here comes the one in the Mid-Levels.
Yeah you wonder, how the hell they can sell you everything you need, with the size of the shop only 1/100th of Home Depot. Yeah that's the mystery I haven't actually solved, but I gladly take that as a fact. Shower head? You got it. That rubber covering the leg of a chair? Yes we have all different sizes and shapes. That something something that I can't even describe it, but here's a picture? Yup, no problem at all.
And they have an all-in-one electrician/locksmith/plumber as well. Usually he's not in the shop, so you have to make an appointment with the lady at the shop. He would come anytime from 1 to 2 hours at usual hours. I don't think he's on call 24/7, so thankfully I never had to call him off working hours.
And the service / accessories are reasonably cheap. Of course the price could go down another dollar or two in North Point, but that's probably not significant to most of us, but to them so I'd never mind paying for a fair price for a fair service.