CHP Hardware

I’m a local guy. I know my way around a few basic tools, but other than that, I’m not much of a «hardware» guy.
I came on a slow day (Saturday), and they were kind enough to fit a NASTY stripped screw for me. Must’ve taken the guy about 20 minutes to muscle the thing out of there. He was helping other customers in between, but he didn’t stop until the job was done. All he charged me for was $ 15 for the drill head he used. Nice guys. You can’t find this anywhere else in the East Village. I can’t say much else about any of their other services, but I was impressed by the level of personal attention I got. 5 Stars.

They are very helpful, very nice and they have everything you may need. Their prices are really very OK and these Latino guys know their job.
Also key duplication was A+.

These guys are well-​stocked and importantly, THEY CUT KEYS. They do it right. (I have a serious peeve against hardware stores that cut your key wrong; there oughtta be a law.)
They’re my neighborhood hardware store, they got the local flava, and when I went in to buy boric acid one time, I said to the guy, «Mata cucarachas.» He laughed.
(I also went there the other day to try and get some automotive adhesive to try and fix my rainboots, explaining that they’d sprung leaks; remember in the 70s how they came out with that «Shoe Goo» to slather on your running shoes – and maybe extend their life a little bit? Well, all the guy said was, «Gone!» with a dusting-​off motion of his hands. Tells it like it is.
So I threw out the boots.)