Apalachee Ace Hardware

My dad’s said for years that «If Ace doesn’t have it, you don’t need it» and he’s been proven right time and again.
Not only that, Ace is bound to have particular items that specialty shops in town don’t have themselves.
Case in point: Several months ago, I was fabricating a follow-​focus system for my DSLR. Rather than spending north of $ 900, I knew I could construct something myself. Shame on me for not having gone straight to Ace at the beginning. Instead, I went to Home Depot (I like Home Depot and Lowe’s equally, BTW) and the guy in hardware said that I was going to have a hard time finding a particular fastener — but to try Fastenal out on Appleyard & Jackson Bluff. I went there (pretty cool store) but they didn’t have what I was looking for. (I was looking for a particular 6.5mm standoff bolt with accompanying riser, washer and nut.)
Fastenal was very helpful, but didn’t have precisely what I was looking for. I figured I’d check out their major competitor (Grainger) but they weren’t helpful either.
Remembering my dad’s old adage, I went to the Ace closest to where he lives (this one’s out on the Parkway, before you get to Connors).
Sure enough — they had something that I could use. It’s wasn’t precisely what I was seeking, but it was better suited than any other fastener I could find in town that day.
So — bottom line is that while Ace isn’t centrally located (they’re inconveniently located outside of capital circle) they’re definitely worth the trip. When I think back on it — there’s no time that I went to Ace and didn’t buy what I was looking for.

Pretty good store wiwth great service. I would take them over home depot any day of the week. I went in there and I needed some help cleaning up a fridge I got off craigslist and they were very helpful the manager walked with me through the isles trying to figure out what I needed.
The prices were alright and they had decent selection. I also picked up some strike anywhere matches which are very rare. Ace Hardware is pretty much the only place that still reliably sells strike anywhere matches.