The parking lot here is currently under construction therefore it is difficult to turn into this lot from Kenmore Avenue. Your best bet is to turn into the CVS parking lot and go through into Valu Home Centers. The second I walked in, I was immediately greeted by one of the workers and he asked me what I needed. I told him I needed to cover a few picture nail holes in my apartment and needed some spackle. I asked for the smallest container and he brought me over to the spackle section, not before asking me how big the holes were, to make sure he was recommending the correct product. The products in this store are reasonable priced and they have tons of products. The only thing I really disliked about the store is that it wreaked of fertilizer. Yuck. They need some candles or febreeze or something!
Fox E.
Place rating: 5 Buffalo, NY
Valu has everything you need, except an «e», hence the mis-spelling. They say Valu has everything you need and in this case it was true. We needed carbon monoxide filters, smoke alarms, and a girl about yay high with pink hair and a penchant for drinking a gallon of Thai Iced Tea while singing the Polish National Anthem. We were able to find everything except the filters and alarms. Seriously though, good prices, good selection, very satisfied. Valu had everything we needed. It’s a bit of a pain to get here when traffic is heavy, but then it’s a bit of a pain to get anywhere when you’re heavy, so what’s the difference. I seriously need to lose some weight. I wonder if Valu has EVERYthing I need. As in, a Gym inside that I can use for free.
Bryan S.
Place rating: 5 Buffalo, NY
I was on my way to Home Depot and traffic was moving slowly so I decided to give it a try. When i go to hardware stores, I know EXACTLY what I need. I like to get in get my things and get on my way. At Lowes and Home Depot someone usually asks what I need, I tell them, and they have no idea what or where it is, and I go find it myself. This is what I expected when the Jolly older gentleman asked what he could help me find today. Me: «¼−20×¾ Socket Head Cap Screw» Jolly Older Gentleman: «Alloy or Stainless?» Me:(With discernable surprise) «Alloy!» I had 6 or so items on my list and silicoln caulk was the only one that I expected the average Lowes employee the be able to help me with but this guy had me out of the store in 5 minutes with everything I had come for. He knew what it was that I was lookin for and where to find it. Spectacular.
Alex K.
Place rating: 2 Buffalo, NY
The square footage of the store is massive, but the store contains surprisingly few useful items. In comparison to other hardware stores(even including Home Depot), space is not conserved well. Maybe 25% of the store is dedicated to floor models of patio furniture and assembly-required TV consoles and bookshelves. Items are incredibly difficult to find as aisles are not labeled!!! I don’t know how a store can get away with doing that in this day and age. I literally went around the store twice looking for blinds before experiencing the frustration of having to track down an employee, itself a frustratingly difficult task because only three or four employees are on the floor at any one time. When all is said and done, the pricing here is below competition for many items, but with the shopping experience so poor, it’s hard to justify the visit.