If you haven't been to Hardwick's, you have not been to a hardware store. I don't know how these guys know where everything is, or even what they have in stock, since they have no inventory system! But, believe me, they know! It has overstuffed aisles with everthing you can ever need, and at very competitive prices. I don't know if they still do this, but they take great pride in their gift certificates. They, too, are not recorded, and each is a work of art -- literally drawn on a brown grocery size bag! And, definitely woman-friendly...
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