Mclendon's Hardware

Elite '08

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andrew d.

Seattle, WA

Great dep't/hardware store.  Knowledgeable staff, average prices, the selection isn't as broad as other stores with a bigger budget, but they are good at keeping what they do sell in stock (unlike a certain orange big-box store). Obviously for the best selection it's best to shop around at all the hardware stores and find what you like.  However, shop at Mclendon's for a more personal touch; I think twice as many people work here vice the nat'l chain stores so help is readily available!
It's a Mom & Pop kinda shop, with a selection on par with Lowes and HomeDepot.
They have a good selection of tools, although budget oriented with good prices and reasonable quality.  The selection at this White Center store isn't as good as the larger store on Rainier Blvd.
...And they sale Christmas trees!

cons:  they close earlier than the competition.

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Eric Lane B.

Seattle, WA

I love Mclendon's. I am grateful that the people in the West Seattle Home Depot have proven to be laughably, amazingly incompetent. For it was in the spirit of 'I will not step foot in this store again' that brought me to Mclendon's.
People who have shopped here already know why this place is so wonderful. It is a store with actual, real people in it, carrying actual, real products. It is not a big box store full of corporately-decided products that no one knows anything about. The people at this Mclendon's know their stuff. I asked for help in the paint department (a Miller paint was matched perfectly) the electrical department, the gutter department... everyone there that I have talked to or run into - and I mean everyone - seems friendly, knowledgable, and happy to help. Hell, they seem happy to be there. (How often can you say that about a Home Depot or Lowe's employee?)  It's a warm and happy place.
This store reminds me of the hardware stores I used to go to with my father when I was a kid. You can buy a single screw here. The ailes are narrow, the shelves are full, there are all kinds of products that you never thought you'd find in a hardware store. It is, in short, a human place. I have been completely satisfied with not only my shopping experience there, but with the products I have bought (one employee strongly recommended a wood-cleaning product that is a wonder) And it makes me happy to know that the profits are not going into some corporate kitty. The profits of this mom-and-pop store are going back into the store.
I never thought I would look forward to going to a hardware store. But I am honestly eager to go back. It is that kind of place...

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