Breed & Co Hardware-Housewares-Garden

This place has everything! I personally go there for their scent diffusers/​candles. They have so many different brands and scents its amazing! I also go there for their Vera Bradley products. They have a lot of Jon Hart stuff as well. You can get your keys copied there. There is also a lot of home goods to choose from!

This is not your average hardware store folks. They have great gifts, specialty foods, plants and of course any hardware needs you have can be taken care of as well.

This is the larger of two Breed stores in Austin. It’s one of my favorite local stores and my relatives from out of town often want to stop in to check it out. Half is a hardware store, and the other half is a gift shop. The nursery is amazing and well priced. This is my favorite place to find a gift and the hardware section is legit. Highly recommend.

I have shopped at this iconic Austin multi-​purpose store for years. Whether it’s nails, kitchen equipment, wedding gifts, bug spray or coffee I find myself going to Breed & Co. almost weekly. I feel right at home when I shop there as the staff know my name and offer professional and attentive service.
If you haven’t been, it’s time you go.

I will not patronize this store anymore… The other week Breed and Co lost one of the nicest and most hardworking employee that gave almost ten years of her working life to this company. In these ten years, I have seen this company go from an amazing store to one that operates like a bureaucratic Walmart and treats their employees just as bad. The store culture changed so much and has gone in such a deplorable direction that she felt the need to quit.
I don’t foresee Breed and Co being open for very long if they continue towards this downward spiral.
It’s a shame!

Great local hardware store with so much more to offer than just hardware. I go in with one thing in mind and end up leaving with a bag of unique items in hand.
Some items can get pretty pricey where others are completely reasonable. I’d rather spend a little more $$ here in town than spend time and gas driving south to the large impersonal big box stores.
Convenient, unique, and friendly! They even have a knife sharpening service along with a coffee and chocolate counter. Go in, you’ll be glad. :-)

Excellent service every time we’ve gone in, and overall a very positive experience. Would recommend them over the national chains, despite the prices being a little higher as they go above and beyond to help and ensure a great experience.

The hand tools here are the best quality I’ve seen in any retail store. Additionally, if you are looking for just a particular screw, nail, fitting, or nut, you won’t have to buy an entire box of them — just get what you need. Long live local hardware stores!

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty!
I went in trying to repair the roof rack on my girl friends Subaru. Subaru wanted $ 150 for the parts to the roof rack I was missing. Two of the guys in the hardware section helped me out by bending a metal L bracket and wrapping it in eletrical tape. Despite the fact they were slammed busy, they took the part I was trying to replicate and modified the L bracket to serve my purpose. They called a few hours later with the modified part and when I showed up and it wasn’t quire right, they continued to bend it until it correctly secured the roof rack. I wish I could remember the names of the gentlemen that were so much help to give credit where it is due (Sean and Brad maybe?) I got out of there for less than $ 2(no labor charge) and we won’t have to worry about he skis falling off on the highway. Kudos to Breed’s

Another review I should’ve written a long time ago.
I can’t say enough about Breed & Co. I use them mainly for cooking items, but they are a «full-​line» hardware store as well. It just so happens that if you need a particular kitchen gadget and can’t find it ANYWHERE else, you stand a better chance of finding it here.
Since I shop there mainly for cooking type items, I’ll concentrate to what I know best for this review. They have a complete line of cookware, knives, and any sort of gadget you would want. Among the things I couldn’t find anywhere else locally, but Breed & Co had: A Borner Mandoline, bought so long ago that I’ve forgotten how long I’ve had it, still in great shape; I do a certain amount of home canning, and ya really need a jar lifter to insure you don’t have an accident. Again, Breed & Co was the only place I could find one.
They carry a complete line of Wusthof cutlery, and other brands, in a range of prices.
They also do «on-​site» knife sharpening, just call ahead for schedule, so ya won’t be without your knives any longer than possible. That’s the most recent thing I’ve used Breed for, although I found a new lemon squeezer, one that doesn’t look as easy to BREAK, which I have a bad habit of doing.
There’s a North (OK, Central, I guess) location on 29^th St., near Guadalupe, and a South location, on Bee Caves Rd. (that’s «my» store).
Staff is extremely courteous and knowledgeable.
Yeah, there will still be times when you’ll have to endure going to the «Big Box» (aka Home Depot or Lowe’s). But I recommend Breed & Co when you have a choice. Even if you THINK you need anything right now, just go by and browse; you’ll find something you forgot you needed. That’s why I can’t let myself stay too long when I go, cuz I’d just keep buying stuff. But that’s OK really; everything they carry is of the highest quality, and for many things, you’ll never have to buy the same item again.
No, they’re not always gonna be the cheapest, but there’s an old saying: «QUALITY is remembered long after PRICE is forgotten.»
An easy FIVE STARS!
larrythediner
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I love Breeds. I used to live in west Austin and the Hardware department was my goto store — the people in the hardware department managed to always help me finding replacement parts for my 100 year old house and the paint department is tremendous. Because of their tremendous support I made it a point to always shop Breeds before any big box store.
This review is for the counter staff at the Westlake breeds. The heavyset lady who took my money refused to look at me when she spoke to me. She was terse and I felt that my $ 65 dollar purchase was an annoyance and burden to her.
So what is up with that. the hardware staff had just spent 10 minutes trying to find a plumbing part for me and the lady in housewares happily showed some me a selection in housewares. And then they hire somebody at the register who is rude? Why Breeds? Why have a person like this? Why hire this person and put a dent in your reputation.

Seriously? What’s not to like about this place!!!
You are greeted like a valuable customer when you walk in the door. It’s great for gifts, hardware, and just unique stuff. They have a huge selection of Tervis tumblers. And most importantly, there is someone there who can actually answer questions (be it hardware, gifts, whatever) — and cares about helping customers with their needs.
The gifts range from fairly inexpensive to high end, so there’s a good variety whatever your budget.

A real gem in a day and age where BIG BOX hardware stores are all the rage. When I need some special gift for family or friends I head over to Breed $ Co. and I’m always surprised and delighted at their ever changing selection. ASK FOR ADVISE and you will find «experienced» employees who’ve been around for a while and know a thing or two. Did you know that if you take the shiney side of aluminum foil and little water it will take off rust? Don’t ask me WHY but I learned that from one of those old guys there. Go to Breed & Co. and explore a simpler time and let them put a smile on your face.

Breed’s is a little pricier than your big box home improvement stores, but they also have swanky bridal registry-​worthy items like fine china and silverware you won’t find at Home Depot or Lowe’s. They really pride themselves on customer service, and you won’t be looking around for long before someone pops up and asks if they can help you. They’re helpful without being pushy, and I left with some horticultural charcoal, cactus potting soil, and several succulents.

It took me a while to figure out the store layout here, so my first few visits were a bit chaotic.
But once I realized the trick of parking on the Westbank Drive side of the store (hence avoiding the intimidatingly clean home and garden section), I was able to settle in and appreciate this place for what it is – one of the last places in Austin where you can find the screws, tools and advice you need to keep your overpriced home from falling apart.
The staff is always patient and helpful, and they seem to have nearly every size and type of screw, nut, bolt and nail ever made.
How they do this and keep up with the crazy Westlake rents is beyond me.
I’m just glad they exist. And that they are open until 7pm on weeknights.
Thank you!

There’s something crazy about Breed and Company. It’s not that big of a place. They have fancy stuff, plants, and hardware. What kind of place is this?
I go to Breed when I can’t figure out how to fix something and haven’t gotten lucky at Lowe’s or Home Depot. You walk in, talk to someone about your problem, get a suggestion how to fix your problem, they dig in a drawer to hand you the thing you need to fix your problem, point out something else that will prevent the problem, and you hand them $ 10. Sweet!
The example — my last issue was fixing some ceramic plug covers from Mexico. The hole was too small for the screw. The guy behind the counter first hands me some plastic screws (so the screw gives, not the ceramic — genius!), then we found a file that Lowe’s probably refuses to carry because it’s so small. I went home and had the covers on the plugs before sundown.
They have knife sharpening too, and it’s no joke! Very pleased.

This review is for the registry department.
Dishes and cookware do not excite me, but I didn’t want to use my hand-​me down stuff anymore that burned everything I tried to cook. So, based on a friend’s recommendation I headed to Breed and Co to register.
The staff took care of everything! I am not a designer, and I have no vision for my kitchen, etc. But, they put together an awesome looking dish set with place-​mats and napkins and all. If I want to have a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, now I can have one and it will actually be pretty. They have a great selection and we had a lot of fun looking around their many other departments too. It’s like an upscale general store!

Great place, has all the pieces and parts i’m never going to find a the Despot. Particularly, I must commend the «older» (over 40, for you kiddos) staff– super knowledgeable in all fields — plumbing, electrical, odd-​obscure replacement parts for my older home. The gentlemen in hardware never let me down.
However, you lose 2 stars for hiring the teenage bimbo-​types to rock the counter. No only are they unfriendly, but snide comments on my purchase will get me a bit pissy. Almost.
Trying to add some levity was unfounded on the 19 year old MGMT fan-​girl. she smirked, swiped my card and ignored the rest of the convo.
Please, keep the adults, but kill the teenagers. They don’t need to be on the payroll. Smart people make your business shine. The hired idiots make you look, well, idiotic.

Driving up to this place after the Beagle Brigade yesterday, I thought it looked small and was really usure about it, that is, until I entered the threshold to this gadget superworld!
Loved Carole, very nice staff who enjoyed the beagles (they were in the car right by the front door so we could watch them.)
The kitchen tools, selections, and prices are flat happy-​making.
The chocolate and candy aisle… MMMMMMMM woah.
The Christmas aisles, WOW, packaged angel hair? Like the kind Mamma used to use to decorate? Super Fluffy and iridescent? What? No way… flashback to better days!!! Woo hoo! Count me in!
This staff is short of miraculous and the selection will be a shocker to all Breed & Co virgins.
I am going back as soon as I can! They can always get what you want in stock and will hold an item for you, too, and that is nice to know with this time of year!

Hands down best «hardware store» around. I’ve purchased some tool gadgets, touch-​up paints and switchplate covers here, really the only reason being the friendly and readily available helpful service (vs. having to search for someone in the aisles at Lowes). But the main reasons I go here have nothing to do with hardware. I go because of:
1. The greeting card selection. You know sometimes an e-​card just won’t do, and so when I want something a little more original that the selections at Target or Hallmark, I go here!
2. The «scents» aisle. I adore candles, scented oils and such… and they have plenty for me to sniff.
3. Plants! Yes, more expensive house plants than you’ll find at the big box stores, but you get what you pay for and when I’m purchasing something living I want excellent quality and lush green foliage!
4. Kitschy Things. When I need that Long Horns logoed gadget for so-​and-​so, a talking bottle opener, a rawhide picture frame, animal shaped kitchen tools, a garden gnome, or when I just had to have a nice bronze Texas Star for my home…