Parkdale Home Hardware

Great neighbourhood hardware store with reasonable prices. Pretty good selection for a smaller store. Staff are helpful and friendly. I usually fine what I need here in a pinch.

Parkdale is not one of the bigger Home Harware locations but the store stocks enough supplies for DIY jobs. I thought that the staff was knowledgeable and provided lots of valuable advice whether I was buying caulking or furnace filters. Glad to have an essential hardware store in the community.

Haha, first to review. Something tells me the folks who frequent this place do so out of necessity, simple convenience, or happen-​stance.
This is my closest local hardware store. I love supporting local business (although its a chain) but I usually bike to Canadian Tire for my odds n ends/​light bulbs/​handy things because they can be pretty cheap there. The prices there (and at every Home Hardware I’ve ever been to) are nearly double the price that I can source the products for elsewhere. so I only go here when I’m in a pinch or I want to treat myself to an over-​priced hardware product and excellent customer service.
The folks who work here are very friendly and knowledgeable. Recently, they set me up with all the bits and pieces I needed to build a cold frame. helping me choose bolts, hinges, etc that work with the tools, materials, and ideas I had. And they’re really sweet. They always keep treats behind the counter for dogs and whenever I walk by with my dog she strains toward the doorway in anticipation of a snausage.
One time, however, I went in hoping to replace a fairly conventional halogen lightbulb for a desk lamp. They didn’t have it and they told me that Ikea was probably the only place I could find such bulbs, which is not true and would have been very inconvenient for me had I not known better. This place is old school and a lot of the products on the shelves look to be at least 5 years old.