A store that is usually owned by a family that depends on suppliers such as
Orgill, Midwest fasteners, to sell merchandise they usually sell Hand Tools, Weed Eaters, Nuts and Bolts, Pex tubing, PVC Pipe, Brass Fittings, Electrical Supplies, Water Hoses, Paint. Some rural small town Mom and Pop Hardware Stores will Sell Small Engine Parts, Fishing rods, Night Crawlers Knives.
Some have services such as Small Engine and Power Equipment Repair, Cutting Keys, Filling Propane Cylinders,
And tasks by employees are Sweeping Floors Organizing Nuts and Bolts, Assembling Mail Boxes, Cutting Keys, Helping Customers, Stocking Shelves, Assembling Wheel Barrows. Some sell major brands like Echo Outdoor Power Equipment,
Cub Cadet, Dewalt, Midwest Fasteners,
Eveready Batteries,
Exmark Mowers, GE lightbulbs,
Victorinox, Kohler products such as their Engines and Faucets,
Sabic Lexan, Black And Decker, Shark Bite fittings, Yella-Wood, Kwickset and
Master lock. Customer service is usually better at mom and pop hardware stores. And Employees are generally treated better than at large corporate retailers like Lowe's or Home Depot. Customers Prefer Hardware Stores Over Larger Big Box Stores. And some have hard to find items.