Beaumont DO It Best Hardware Store

I have spent many a year in hardware stores, NEVER have I ever entered one with this kind of great service! They actually seem to wait on women and no one has ever treated me indifferently or as if I’m wearing an invisibility cloak! Every sales person has been helpful and knowledgable and if they don’t know something, they try to find someone who does know the answer. Great Place! Love the fact that it’s in my neighborhood, too. A win-​win!!!

Though I’m a fan of local stores in my neighborhood, this hardware store typically always lacks what I need. When I have a home project (where you end up typically making at least 2 – 3 trips to the hardware) I always come here first because it’s about a mile away from my home. The past few projects I’ve done, I’ve always leave here irritated because some of the staff here don’t know what they are talking about or maybe I’m the one who can’t explain what I need (probably the latter). 80% of the time, I end up having to make a mad angry dash over to Home Depot to get what I need.
This last time I was at Do it Best, I actually found a staffer that was REALLY helpful. I brought in my cartridge for my bath faucet, she took the time to clean it with a dental pick, made some recommendations for next steps for my project and even gave some advice to try some cheaper things before I end up just replacing my whole cartridge. After a couple of tries and watching some YouTube videos, I saved myself a plumber trip and the fix only cost me $ 35 with my Chinook Book coupon.
I’ll for sure come back to Do it Best again, but I’m pretty sure out of pure laziness and hopefulness, I would come back anyway because it’s in close proximity. At least the next time my hope will be much higher!

My failed building maintenance career thoroughly equipped me for screwing things into commercial drywall, no problem. The GF’s lath and plaster, with a chimney behind part of it? Stupid Ikea shelves.
The hardware store nearest Chez Wooga is thoroughly unimpressive, so we decided to hit up Beaumont on a Zipcar errand day and the park was knocked out of. Or something left a park to knock. Whatever, totally awesome experience.
There’s a small parking lot, super helpful since this part of Fremont is stupid with yuppies and strollers. I walked in, explained my sitch and was taken right to where I needed to go. A type of anchor was explained to me (some genius came up with that mofo) and when I said I’d need a masonry bit to go with my concrete screw I was told they usually include one in the boxes and if he could find one he’d give it to me. I have a free masonry bit now. I have no idea what I’ll do with it once this stupid shelf is up, tho. Maybe I’ll take it back so someone else can use it. If I ever get over the Fremont again.