Nelson Agri-Center Ace Hardware — Local services in Viroqua

I have always been a fan of the Nelson Agri Center, but sadly things are declining there. The items they carry are mostly outdated, and overpriced at that. I understand a certain amount of overhead and the convenience of having something you need in a nearby store does cost. No longer can I say that it is worth the extra expense. Westby has a True Value store, and La Crosse isn't that much further down the road. The clencher for me is the $2 cost just to leave something for UPS to pick up. They have always had UPS stopping there for as long as I've lived in the area and one used to be able to just leave an item there for pickup. I understand this is a quick $2 profit for them, and they got that, however that's the last $2 they will...

I took my 20 plus years old 2 cycle earthquake hole driller to Nelson’s small engine repair shop because it would not start for the first time this spring.

They tried a new carburetor and found that there was another problem that they could not repair.

I picked it up after a week or so expecting to pay for a carburetor and labor. I was blown away when the mechanic said, “No Charge. I don’t charge if I can’t fix it”. Wow.

He had to have put at least and hour or two of labor into the machine to figure out it was unrepairable. I fully expected to pay for that service. No charge . . .his parting words, “Bring me something I can fix and I will charge you.”

You bet I will be back. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR GREAT...

I found out thru word of mouth, that there would be a tent sale today. Arrived at 8:10 am, only to find the tent closed. Went inside to ask when it would start and was told in a snarky way " when we can find someone to open it". Waited with a few other customers for another 10 minutes before they opened. What a waste of time, seen products that were twice the cost of wally world for the exact same thing. Also, products that obviously nobody wanted due to the amount on hand. I think I'll stick with tsc. Used to look forward to this sale, even after moving away. Guess I won't need to waste the gas to get there...