Economy True Value Hardware

This is a pretty solid shop.
As everyone mentioned, the place has a surprising amount of «nontraditional» items in addition to a full suite of hardware. Perhaps the best way to describe it is a regular hardware store + a mini Target housewares section.
The prices seem OK, though they definitely vary and try to catch you on some of the smaller stuff (way overpriced picture hooks, for instance).
Where this place unexpectedly stands out is in the customer service. I’ll admit that I was very skeptical the first time I needed assistance, given that most of the staff seemed to be just college kids hanging around. Their «do you need anything?» seemed somewhat halfhearted, and I expected to just be thrown an aisle number when I asked for suggestions on repainting part of my furniture /​hanging a large mirror /​catching the pesky mouse in my apartment.
But each time, they would immediately spring to life and help me sort through the various options, offering pros-​and-​cons and suggestions for completing whatever little job I was working on. They knew their stuff and it was always easy to find a staff member.
Overall: convenient location, good service, and has everything you’ll need (and more).

Super magasin ou l’on trouve tout le nécessaire lorsque l’on s’installe (vaisselle, meubles, canapé, couette, petit électroménager…) tout ça a un prix plus que raisonnable. Venant d’arriver sur Boston, il m’a bien servi.

If you just moved to Boston this is the place to go! Everything you need from rugs, to kitchen and bathroom supplies, to cleaning supplies and even the little shelf supports. I’m always amazed that they have pretty much everything I seem to need. They have some good furniture pieces, most of it comes in boxes that you have to put together but it’s easy enough to do.
The staff seem to be all college kids that are nice and always try their best to help figure out the random problems people have.
The prices are standard for what you pay for anything else in the back bay. Over all a good place to get what you need for things around the apartment.

The store is very well stocked. Big variety of products, from hardware to furniture, home décor and supplies. Ideal to start up a new apartment. However the store is quite expensive, compare to Bed Bath and Beyond and the staff is mostly rude and incompetent.

I was fooled by the name. I figured it would be just a regular hardware store with hammers and nails and paint and whatnot. Then I went inside to buy some mouse traps, and WOW. This is so much more than a hardware store. Along with nuts and bolts they have every kitchen implement imaginable, shelves and bookcases, linens, gardening tools, a million little organizational gizmos, electric fans, irons, light fixtures… and yeah, it’s not the cheapest, but it’s convenient. It’s hard to find a place in Back Bay that’s essentially a tiny Container Store crossed with a tiny Target, and they could probably get away with charging higher and still do good business. It’s a lifesaver if you live around here and don’t have a car.
They have everything for you to decorate and furnish an apartment, have a bunch of people over for dinner, clean up afterward, and fix the damage your drunk friend of a friend caused. Perfect.

Went in to get keys made, and buy some things for the bathroom. Everyone was really helpful. It was fast service. Prices weren’t terrible.

Great, great, great. They have anything I’ve ever needed (including cheap furniture for my apartment) and the employees are helpful. They know their store very well and if you have any issues with anything they will solve them. I am very impressed and will be returning back for all my future hardware needs.

Everything I need for house repairs, i can find it in there.

My hardware needs are minimal but they also carry housewares and it’s great to have these guys steps away in case I need something related. You pay a little extra for the convenience of having them right in the city but it’s worth not having to drive out to a big box store in the burbs.
The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They know their inventory and how to treat customers.

This store is pretty good in terms of selection and quality of merchandise. The only beef I have with them is their store name. The stuff they sell there are pretty high end, and very expensive. It’s anything but «Economy». If you want a better deal, I’d recommend Phil’s Hardware just a few blocks up the street in Central Square.

Maybe I’m a bit biased since I worked here in college, but I’ve always had good experiences when I’ve been in here since. Whenever I need something like *right now* & it can’t wait until the next Lowe’s trip, I pop in here. Even though I usually know exactly what I need when I go in here, the staff is always friendly & points me to the section I need. The other day as I was checking out, I mentioned that I was hungry & wanted to grab a bite to eat that wasn’t too heavy… well, the cashier came through for me & suggested a tasty place nearby.

You really can’t go too wrong at this store. It’s very spacious and has most anything you could want. The workers were very helpful and friendly right when I came in and I was able to find what I needed immediately.
I was very excited to find that the perlite I needed for my container garden on my deck was there. I had looked in other places and almost given up hope. It was also reasonably priced! They had lots of other potting and gardening stuff there as well which I shall have to peruse again. I wish I had come here before I got other stuff at a different local hardware stop. Live and learn.

So I got these file cabinets for $ 50 which I am currently and successfully using as dressers from here and I LOVE them. Sadly, other than the woodworks, everything else here is kinda blah.
They’re kind of like an everything store, but the everything they have is pretty pricey and narrow in selection.
If you want Tupperware, or any other household item for that matter, you’re forced to settle for the mid-​level quality brand they carry and it’s ALWAYS cheaper on Amazon.
The people there are pretty nice and they do allow you to hold stuff at their store for up to a week before picking up. That comes in handy when you dont have a car and have to strategically plan a move date.

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place yet!
Basically, Economy Hardware is a hardware store crossed with Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They sell hardware, paint, and the usual hardware-​store things, but they also cleaning supplies, garden supplies, kitchen & bathroom stuff, pet things, pest things, and some furniture and room organizers.
Their website is named «City Living Online,» which best describes what they carry. It’s not an ideal hardware store for doing involved projects, but it carries all of the things you would need living in an apartment or dorm room. Price-​wise, they’re pretty evenly matched with the competitors on most items, and I’ve gotten good deals there on stuff like a mop, a bucket, potting soil, measuring cups, etc. I also got these nice wooden cubby-​cubes there, which make an excellent narrow TV stand/​shelving unit without looking like they belong in some boy’s dorm room. They also have featured deals of the month, where they put certain items on ridiculous sales just to get you in the store. I got a $ 10 tape measure for $.70 that way!
The thing about this store, though, that most recently excited me was when I discovered they sell a wide variety of the replacement backing for 3M Command hooks! I have a giant bag of those hooks from college, but until today I’ve never been able to find the replacement backings for them. They have backings for every size hook you could possibly need, so now I can put those hooks to good use.

You’d think all the hardware stores are the same. «Not so!» says this Unilocaler.
We’re completely replacing the heating system in our brownstone, which is a total first time round for me. In the dead of December winter, this means the buildilng will be without heat for 2 weeks as they gut the old asbestos-​cased system and bring in a fancy-​schmancy new one that resembles Optimus Prime’s truck morph.
Enter Economy True Value, and a young guy named ‘Ted’ who was extremely knowledgeable and quite possibly the friendliest associate I’ve ever met. He educated us on the different heating options, including an eco-​friendly, watt-​saving option, which I REALLY wanted, but just couldn’t suit our needs. We went with 5 of the more expensive Vornado brand, and 1 other brand that I just can’t remember.
I’ve never left a hardware store thinking «gee, that was pleasant…» I have to say, it really felt like a neighborhood store you’d find on Sesame Street when you were a kid.
Awesome!

I love this place! Whenever I am in the area I stop by just because they have such nice, inexpensive furniture and so many cool home goods. Not that I really usually need anything, but just in case I ever do!
The staff is very helpful and there are always plenty of people there to help you.
I think their unfinished furniture selection is really great. I got two leaning bookshelves there and finished them myself. They look like Pottery Barn’s leaning bookshelves only they cost about half as much.

The Hardware store saves my life! It has everything. I got a dog harness here, curtain rods, screws, hooks, and everything else. Without my curtain rods I couldn’t sleep during the day!
It is a very large store for it’s location. And the staff is usually very friendly to me. I never have had to ask them questions because I usually know what I need, but they offer to help.
It’s much better than some of the other smaller Hardware stores in the city.

I’ve been going to this location off and on for almost as long as I’ve lived in the Boston area. The location in an interesting mix between college furniture store and proper little hardware store.
The location is really staffed by a random assortment of college kids but they normally know their stuff and they tend to be friendly and willing to help out if there is something that you need. Unlike some other smaller hardware stores they have a decent paint section and also have a well stocked section of screws and basic building products.
I’m still not sure how but even though it isn’t anywhere near as large I’ve never felt like the giant hardware stores have much over this location. Perhaps it’s because I don’t shop for windows and carpeting.

Rating is for the genuinely nice service. I was in search for a sturdy umbrella and the one I bought next door from CVS did not look like it was going to last (it cost $ 10). I returned that and went to this store and found nice wooden-​handle umbrellas that have bigger arcs. Though they cost $ 24, which is pretty reasonable for that kind of umbrella, they were cuter and looked sturdier.
I dragged that umbrella around with my stuff around Harvard med, thinking, «yeah I’m prepared for the rain.» It ended up not raining today.
This trip has been a crapload of curveballs – leaving my wallet on the plane, my bed falling apart, my jacked up interview schedule… and not raining when I expected it to.
Ahhh well… the staff are super chill and let me return the umbrella.
They have a lot of housewares here. A lot.
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Though quite expensive (but what isn’t in the city), this hardware store is always a great bet. They have a lot of stuff for such a small location, including a large selection of furniture and random stuff you would need moving into your first apartment. They also, joy of all joys, have sternos! None of the camping stores in the area have them, and I called about 4 different places before I thought to call True Value! Lo and behold, 10 minutes later I was in true value with sterno in hand, and fondue night was a go :)

I went here last night for coaxial cable stays and a rubber concealment strip. They had the stays, but not the strip. The dude who tried to help me out, however, was wicked nice, and everyone there seemed totally helpful and cool. I was able to walk here from my place, and considered stopping at Betty’s Wok and Noodle on the way back and reading a little Hocus Pocus, but instead went home and finished running cat-​5 and coax around my place.
If I need haahdwayah in the fyootcha, I will definitely come back.