Ace Hardware-Truckee

 

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Ralph C.

Sparks, NV

What?  No Ace for you?  Ha I went in looking for a toilet and ran into my ex-mother-in-law.  Speaking of toilets, she's quite a turd.  Cutting to the chase, the staff here is strictly awesome.  I was referred to the veteran employee eating a tuna sandwich and drinking prune juice at the back counter.  I said, "I need a really powerful crapper."  He had me with the proper turd shooter in mere moments.  He was still munching on his sandwich as I waved good-bye and thanked him for such a magnificent shit flusher.

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John L.

Oakland, CA

If you're in my ski lease this is the store that sells the anti freeze for the toilets.

The workers there are knowledgeable and friendly.  I said all of, 'where do I get the anti freeze for..' before the person at the register pointed me to the right place.  I was in and out of there in 2 minutes.

On top of the other things mentioned in the reviews before mine this Ace has gifts/home decor stuff.  I remember seeing a hand crafted 4 x 6 picture frames.  Price tag on it was like $25 or $30.  Not regular Ace stuff.

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Heidi B.

Truckee, CA

I have a love/hate relationship with Ace...mainly because it means I am in the middle of a project and something that I may not really want to be doing. Cause, face it, if you live in or visit Truckee, you want to be outdoors DOING something. Not inside trying to install a magnetic screen door so your dog can hang out on the deck.

But, they do have everything. Except the french door size of the screens...must order those before winter.

Their decor section is great...but a bit pricey. Hardware stuff is regularly priced. Don't like that you have to go outside to lumber/outdoor department and then go and pay...I always forget things because of it.

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Teri B.

Vallejo, CA

OMG...when I had my home in Tahoe Donner I used to LOVE any excuse to drop into this store.

all the cool stuff...beyond the crap you need at the house (like antifreeze for the toilet and the ice scraper for the car I kept misplacing)...blankets and boots and mittens and shovels and pet stuff and bakeware and....and...AAAAAHHHHHH!

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kim n.

Mountain View, CA

The place to load up for the winter gear, although there's a lot  of other things to be purchased here. My only gripe: How can a hardware place in Truckee be out of snow shovels?

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Maryanne R.

Cupertino, CA

This ain't your grandpa's hardware store.

They have all the usual hardware stuff along with a great selection of outdoor wear, woodsy housewares, cabin-inspired decorative objects, gourmet kitchen and dining stuff and a coffee cart on the way out the door.  And those are just a few of the things that caught my eye while I looked around for a little plastic sled, of which they also had a good selection.  If I wasn't carting around a 2-year-old, I could have lost a good part of the morning browsing around in here.

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Pea H.

San Francisco, CA

Love this place.  Offers all the goodies for your rustic and not so-rustic Sierra adventure.  Impressive selection of outdoor gear --fishing, camping, snowshoeing, tire chains, winter-wear and more.  

They don't rip city folk off for wood for your fireplace. They offer a $5 bag of wood.  I *think* it's the cheapest offer in Truckee, certainly cheaper than 7-11, Albertson's or Safeway per cubic measurement.

Remember --Burning wood is like burning money -- gimme the cheapest possible.

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Mary J.

San Francisco, CA

WAAAAY more than a hardware store! They have clothing, gifts, random ski gear, sunglasses...you name it. Everything from snow chains, to firewood, to gloves and boots, to decorative candles. You can even get keys made.

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Philip M.

San Francisco, CA

There aren't too many choices when it comes to local hardware stores around Truckee, but even still, Ace is the place (...that's "with the helpful hardware man" for you young folk). Everything you could possibly need and super friendly staff - clean bathrooms too!

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Hurston P.

San Francisco, CA

Great hardware store with a helpful staff. It's small enough you don't get lost, but big enough it has a good selection. Every time I've been in I got what I needed quickly and easily, even the time the electricity was out and a staff person had to guide me through the store with a flashlight.

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