This is my SPOT! I used to run around all over town trying to find different odds and ends offered at specific stores. Then I stumbled on True Value on 17th which seems to have everything I could ever need and quickly became my one stop shop. Feels like I'm in this store just about every weekend. I was treated like family (with great customer service) on day one and that continues to be the same experience with every visit since. Have actually come to enjoy seeing the same people on every visit and catching up. The staff is not only friendly and conversational, but also very knowledgeable. These folks have advised me on mounting curtains, replacing a bathroom sink, removing graffiti, patching a hole in the wall, painting, plant care and countless other household projects/hobbies. I could go on and on raving but I'll stop there. You'll have to stop in and experience it...
Read moreAfter being told I'd have to pay $400 - $700 by a plumber to fix a leak under my sink, I thought I could do it myself. My hope started to fade when Ferguson's, Home Depot and Grainger didn't have the piece I needed or cared to help me try something else. Michael worked with me for 15 minutes to come up with a possible work-around sending me home to try out a piece (Step 1). It worked, I returned and with another 15 mins of his time, he figured out Step 2. It worked! I'm so grateful for his ingenuity, his interest in solving this puzzle and his time. I saved hundreds of...
Read moreA gem, a bigger on the inside gem with everything... if you can't find it ask, someone will take you around the corner down a hallway round another corner and they have a wall of it. So much better and more personable than Lowes or Home Depot. Friendly nice people who are proud to show you exactly where to find it and are a real pleasure to work with. Prices are surprisingly reasonable. They may even have more than Lowes not in to the tall emptiness with no help sense or run over in the parking lot by arrongance sense but the carefully large variety for...
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