Edele & Mertz Hdw Co

Do Expect: Friendly Helpful Service
Don’t Expect: The Huge Variety of Lowes
Prices are reasonable. I live in the area and often done feel like traveling to the big box stores, so this is the place to go!

Need stuff? Pipes? Wires? Glass? So here’s the thing, I love this place because it’s close, the staff is helpful, good selection of parts, ect. It’s no Home Depot. Need a fitting that 97/​121ths? I’m going to HD. Need standard plumbing, electrical, lumber. Go here.

What a nice hardware. I cannot remember being in a neighborhood hardware store with so much «stuff» and all of it very meticulously organized. It was a pleasure just walking through the aisles. If I lived in this area, this would definitely be my «go to» store. Great staff, who are all very knowledgeable. Parking is plentiful and convenient. Forget about the Lowe’s and Home Depot stores, this is the place you need to shop.

Stop! Hammer time.
Okay, so I’m not the first guy you’ll see getting in line at the hardware store. Frankly, I don’t have any business building things or doing manly stuff in general. However, sometimes these situations are unavoidable, so I might have to make a trip to Edele & Mertz.
I’ve only been inside this store on two occasions. First, my closet broke. The landlord must have put a cheap pole in my closet because the damn thing collapsed within a matter of weeks. We went over the Edele & Mertz, and the clerk was very helpful in our search for something more sturdy to mount in the closet. We haven’t had any problems with it since.
Today I had to make second appearance here. We wanted to hang up some decorations for Mardi Gras, and I must have used the last of the staple for the staple gun. Therefore, back to the hardware store! I was greeted right away, and the clerk told me where to find the staples. He even did a follow up on me, even though I already knew what I was looking for.
It’s nice to have something in the neighborhood instead of driving ten miles to a Home Depot or Lowes. Altogether, a good experience!
Definitely patronize this store if you’re near Soulard/​Benton Park.

I give this hardware store 5 stars because I am never disappointed when I visit. They customer service is so great and the guys working always help me find what I am looking for (even when I don’t know what it is)! I can explain what it is and they help me figure it out-​they have even helped me put a light fixture back together after the «clicker thingy» broke! Thank goodness for these guys!
I love supporting local stores and this is just about as local as you can get in my neighborhood! They also make keys which is so convenient since I seem to need copies made often.
I will continue to visit Edele and Mertz as long as I live in the area for all of my «hardware» needs! I even bought an ice scraper/​brush from them! It’s perfect for all these icy mornings we have been experiencing lately!

Great hardware store that has everything a hardware store should (plumbing, nuts/​bolts, lumber, paint, home and garden stuff, etc.) The store is independent and family-​owned and has a very helpful staff.

Edele & Mertz Hardware Co has that small town hardware store feeling, but without the overpriced products. I don’t know how they do it — but everytime I go in that place there is someone to help me out, and their products always cost less than the big box stores.
Everything from tools and hardware to lumber to steel pipe — even new metal stars like you see on the side of every downtown building ($ 10 — makes a great gift).
Seems they make a point to buy from other local dealers. For instance I needed some floor trim to match what is in my 1892 re-​hab. They were actually selling it for less than the local wood mill that I could also buy it from. And both places were willing to get me this speciality design for half the price of any big-​box.
For you folks that don’t go down this direction often, Edle and Mertz hardware is on South Broadway. That’s one block towards the river on the other side of the wide road in Soulad that connects Budweiser to Busch Stadium.

I didn’t even know there was a downtown St. Louis hardware store, but lo and behold, there it is. They’ve been there since 1912. I’ve been a half mile away for over a year and no clue. They’ve even got lumber. I’m thrilled to not have to drive all the way to Lowe’s or Home Depot for every little thing. St. Louis has a few family-​owned hardware stores, but none are particularly convenient for downtown.
I just wish Edele & Mertz would get a website. Even a rudimentary one. I hope this little SEO effort of mine helps, if even a little. Happy hardware!