Magnet Hardware

Been meaning to jot this review down for awhile, so here I go. I have lived on the drive for a number of years. (Every. Single. Time) I pop into Magnet hardware for this and that the staff are courteous, professional, and helpful. Above and beyond really. I mean what are the chances that every single time they are all of those things? You would think once they would be in a bad mood. surly, or overall hardware bastards. But no. So kudos to the staff. You do a great job and I shall keep on coming back!

I don’t usually get passionate about hardware stores, but I love Magnet Hardware. Despite being small enough to fit in a Commercial Drive storefront, they have just about everything. Four varieties of cutting boards? Three gauges of speaker wire? A hatchet. (?!?) The staff is helpful and knows where everything is, which is critical, since you could wander for half an hour without finding the nook with the shower curtains. Perhaps even more notably, they have consistently suggested the least expensive product that will get the job done. On the basis of a very incomplete comparison, their prices on housewares seem better than Wonderbucks down the street. They probably can’t beat Home Depot, but for someone living on the drive without a car, the warehouse stores are ridiculously inconvenient, and Magnet gets the job done.

They has the Oster blender seal, Home Depot didn’t.

So I’m wandering around Commercial Drive and where do I go to avoid the inevitable rain? Magnet Hardware. Actually my husband was drawn to this shop like the proverbial moth to a flame and I found him ecstatically gesturing towards a row of rice cookers. We hadn’t bought our official «Vancouver Souvenir» yet, and we needed a rice cooker, a nice one. So why not?
I was kinda hoping that it would be on sale. $ 39 was more than I had ever spent on a gadget to cook rice. Not only that, but the box had some weird Engrish on it and said it would keep my rice «punky and tasty.» Last time I checked, I didn’t associate rice with the Sex Pistols, but I suppose that is better than «mushy and cold.»
I asked the nice guy if the rice cookers were on sale (they weren’t). However I think he could pick up on my I-​want-​this-​to-​be-​on-​sale vibe and he knocked off five bucks.
Magnet Hardware reminded me of a small Ace Hardware, a little bit of this and that. Friendly service and that neighborhood feel.

The service is always friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
There’s a lot of great stuff packed into a small space, too.

This place isn’t a big or have as much selection as the big orange box, but the service is alway friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
I can walk here from my house and be back in under 15 minutes — a great time-​saver. Plus it’s alway great to support local business and the smaller guys!
I’m glad they are there!