On Apr 22, 8:56*am, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:23:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:03:59 +0100, Andym
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I am not sure what ACE hardware store you buy from, but I manage the
hardware department of one and I have never charged a $1.10 + for a
stainless steel wingnut (1/4-20).
ACE hardware - Danielson, CT *- $1.15.

I very recently bought 5 stainless wignuts at an Ace in CT. Slightly larger than
1/4-20, but not much. They were $1.30 each. The cashier gasped at the price I
had written on the little bag, and asked if they were actually 30 cents. When I
told him the price was correct as I had written it, he shook his head and rang
them up.

That must be some wig...needs five nuts to hold it on! *:)

Our local John Deere, Stihl, Husqvarna dealer is part of a nice, locally
owned hardware store that charges rational prices for pieces and parts,
and specializes in fasteners. I always shop there first, and avoid the
"chain" stores if I can.

In the good old days when Connecticut was an industrial powerhouse,
there was a place up the road from my father's land-based boat store
that had every fastener imaginable. It was called Roberts, Corozier and
Ballou, or something close to that. It was a huge, warehouse operation
and supplied all the manufacturers in the area, including Sikorsky.
You could find any damned bits and pieces you needed there. I'm sure it
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Of course it's not there now. It never was.