[andy]

The hardware store near us is very similar to the one saddrag mentioned only they have incrementally huge parts, example: one 4 foot pipe wrench, one 5 foot pipe wrench and one 6 foot pipe wrench.

The employees all know us by name. We make hardware runs almost daily. The way this store works is if you want say four 1/4-20 nuts all you do is walk to the fastener area, select weather you want galvinized, coated, what grade, nylock etc. Once you have found the parts you need find the price and REMEMBER it.

Go to the checkout. The cashier asks how many at what price and you tell her what the price is. That's how everything in this store is.

Oh by the way, this store is General Hardware in Atlanta GA. They have everything, I mean everything from aluminum blocks (for our drivetrain componants), christmas lights, leadscrews, and a bunch more stuff.

You havn't lived until you've visited a REAL hardware store. We have a Lowes and a Home Depot CLOSER to our school then General but we still go to General.

We dream of one day buying the entire fasterers department for our shop. We woud never be without the right nut or bolt, ever.

Good Luck!!!

-Andy