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hk wrote:
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:23:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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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
is long gone by now.

Actually, "Crozier" would be closer to the speeeeeling...

In those days, the old Boston Post Road between New Haven and
Bridgeport, Connecticut, was *the* place to be if you were in the
manufacturing or manufacturing supplier biz. Many of the big companies
had plants there, and the area employed a huge workforce of skilled men
and women. Guns, machine tools, electronics, helicopters, you name it,
and they were making it there. No more, sad to say.

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