Capitol Ace Hardware

friendly neighborhood service, they all know me by name, as I live in an old old house, that always news something! thanks gang!

Good service, friendly staff at Capital Ace. I love visiting Ace Hardware Stores because they stock a wide array of merchandise. It is always to fun to visit and see what is on the floor of your local Ace.

Small parking lot out front. The store is much bigger inside than you realize. Impressively so. Every time I have gone I’ve been able to find exactly what I’m looking for and the guys there have been super sweet and helpful! :)

This place is like the Tardis of hardware stores: I looks so much bigger on the inside.
Friendly helpful people who know their stuff. Free parking (that’s getting rare in Sacramento). A much better experience than wandering through the big box stores.

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They have their own little lot in front but there’s also metered street parking.
It’s the local hardware store and I’m grateful they’re there and I love that it’s next to The Mill because it’s like two birds with one stone.
This store has met any of my hardware and gardening needs. They offer popcorn during certain hours. I’ll see little bags of complimentary popcorn on the counter next to the popcorn machine for the taking. Yet, I’ve never taken any. It’s a little odd, right? Odd and nice. Like me? jk.
The employees have been cool. The prices are not outrageous and I even get a mailer from time-​to-​time on their current deals.

It’s a small store, okay? Totally perfect for most of my household needs and the staff are helpful and entertaining. Sure it’s funky looking, just like every Ace I’ve been too, but that’s all good. Beats walking around forever at the big places when all I needed was some dust masks, you know?

A hardware store in midtown !!! I’ve been driving to west Sacramento for lowes or Home Depot since moving to town. The drive gets annoying so I was glad to find this place not too far from my place. It a small store, but they do have a large selection. I came in to get some glass cut. Very attentive and knowledgable staff; those two combos I feel are difficult to find at most hardware stores.

I love this place! I live around the corner in an old house so I’m there multiple times a week. The workers know my name and always ask me about how the repair supplies I bought on a previous trip worked for me. The prices aren’t always the lowest I’ve seen, but I don’t even care because the customer service will always keep me coming back! The workers are knowledgeable and friendly, always taking time to explain a repair to me if I don’t understand how to go about it. Plus it’s so convenient that it’s worth the extra 50 cents to buy an item around the corner instead of at a Walmart across town. Thanks Capitol Ace!

Man customer service is great in this place
Love the $ 5.00 off coupon.
Elliott is new in town he has great costumer service and always has a smile
He should get a raise

I have been going to this store for 23 years. They just refused to allow a return for something, with the receipt, because I had it too long. A five dollar item. Not even store credit.
The person at the register was totally sneering at me and condescending. Not even an apology. I know this item will just go right back on the shelf. I told him to keep it and that I won’t ever be back. And I won’t. I get having a policy. I don’t get being a rude jerk about it.
The service used to be great. It’s gone way downhill. I’ll be going to Hollywood Hardware from now on. Bummed.
(Update: I think I dealt with the same guy others have recently complained about. I will be messaging the store and telling them this guy is ruining their reputation.)

I went to get some. keys made.and this Hispanic guy who. helped me had the worst Customer service. He had an attitude as if he didn’t want to do his job and he was throwing all kinds of attitude to the cashier. Top it off they forgot to give me the keys, and he just had my keys sitting out in the open for anyone to take.

Worst return policy ever. I purchased some paint supplies and Swiss Coffee paint. 3 gallons. I realized the color wasn’t right, my fault, but they wouldn’t take back the unopened cans. I had spent about 150.00 in supplies. Later that week, I took a swatch to them to get 2 cans of matched paint. I bought a ladder as well and spent about 100.00 total. I got to my house and started painting when I realized it was way off in color. Tried to take it back and they only refunded the unopened can of paint, even though it was their screw up on the color. They said they can’t sell an opened can of paint. I’ve been going here for many years and never had such a bad experience. If you’re doing a paint job, I suggest you go to Home Depot. I heard they take back unopened cans of paint.

So I hate to complain… But I called these guys at 3 o’clock and they told me they were closing at four on an Easter Sunday. I got there at 3:40 and the doors were locked. I guess that’s why a lot of us end up at places like Home Depot!
The first time I went here they were great!!!

I miss living so close to Emigh’s Ace Hardware, but luckily Capitol Ace Hardware is nearby to serve me (and the rest of midtown!) in my times of hardware and housewares need. They have all the basics you need at a hardware store, the random household novelties and gifts you want, and the free popcorn you need and/​or want. The staff is always super friendly. I wish they had more of a garden section but I understand they have limited space; other than that, Ace has me completely covered.
Savings Alert: Capitol Ace Hardware has a Unilocal check-​in offer for $ 5 off a $ 25 purchase, so remember to check in before you check out!

This place is great, but they’re never open. Anyone who wants to go there after work is basically screwed.
I think they just wanted bankers to be envious of someone else’s hours.
When I have gone in, the staff is very helpful and the selection is great. Prices are affordable, too.

2.5, I am hot and cold on this place, sometimes I want to rename it to Crapital Ace Hardware leaving empty handed, other times staff are great and I get what I’m looking for.
They sell lots of different stuff, some higher quality, some junky. I did get a key made here rather easily once. I also got a good deal on a few garden implements, but the spade broke after a month. I came in to get some azalea mix and they didn’t have any, despite 20 different kinds of soil. Prices are hit and miss, sometimes way out there, other times a good deal.
Staff are very hit and miss as well. I was pretty upset to come out after calling ahead to ensure they had what I needed. The guy on the phone wasn’t too coherent and it took me a while to get across what I was looking for. His repeated response was ‘we just got a ton of soil in, we have everything’. I noted that many places don’t carry this particular soil, but he insisted they had it. Got there after work, no azalea mix. A very nice bearded man helped me find the next-​best alternative, but I’ll just go where I know they have it.
I can’t recommend Capitol Ace Hardware, but it works in a bind and is locally owned.

When you’re being sent here by Home Depot, you know that the store has to have a good reputation.
In search of a handful of tiny bookshelf suspension brackets, I combed through both Staples and Home Depot, before being sent here. Shame on me for not trying ACE first.
First and foremost — being in the heart of Sacramento, parking is always a pain. Guess what? These guys have their own private lot! No need to circle, pay the meter, and worry about being a minute late.
Once in the store — I walked up to the Customer Service desk with one of the clips I needed in hand, and both employees at the desk raced to give me the same right answer. Woah — these guys were definitely on point. I walked down the aisle, and sure enough, dozens of bags of the long-​elusive clips.
All in all, the staff were a pleasure to work with, they had exactly what I was looking for (at a decent price, no less), and I managed to be in and out of there in under 10 minutes. I’d call that a win!

They pretty much have exactly what you’re looking for. I would give them a 5 star, but one of the employees did not seem to be the most personable.
I am liberal in regard to how someone wants to run their business, but I prefer that our country’s standards also include friendliness, to everyone.

I admit that I underestimated the breadth and variety of goods in this store since the space *seems* to be minuscule in comparisons to the Lowe’s and Home Depots of the ‘burbs.
I am convinced that I am wrong.
The only thing that keeps me from shopping here all the time is the crap hours. Capital Ace just isn’t close enough for me to *just* pop in, and if I don’t plan my visit, chances are good that the place is closed. If they changed that, I would stop here first and foremost, always.
Until then… thanks for the popcorn…

Mom & Pop’s do exist…
Well ACE Hardware still is a well known name and store, but not so much these days. It’s great to have this hidden one on the grid. I don’t have to drive off the grid to a big box — Home Depot or Lowe’s — for one thing! Kudo’s to you for surviving the American obsession with cheap prices and poor customer service!
Please do not expect anything fancy here. That is what is to love about this little place. I went to get two things, both of which I walked out with. (I should add, I went to Home Depot a few nights before this and they were out of the one thing I needed — out of everything they stock) I peeped a few things I knew I’d need in the future, but I didn’t buy them at the time. Their prices are slightly higher than the big boxes, but for sheer convenience this place does wonders.
There was approximately three people working and one customer (me). Apparently they are doing something right at this store, because they are keeping grid-​ies employed. They have everything an Ace Hardware should offer. From paint to making keys, this place is full service. They also sell decorations, lawn chairs, and snacks in case you want to get it all in one fell swoop!
They offer free parking! Most places on the grid can’t say that! They deserve extra stars just for that alone. One of those lovely grid gems that doesn’t make you pay to shop at their establishments ;) Granted it might only be a quarter, but trying to find one elusive quarter takes a lot of time and effort most times!
I know where I’m going when I need to pretend to be handy!