McLendon Hardware

I have never, ever had such fast and friendly service from a hardware store. EVER! This place has all the selection for those that are way into DIY, and those of us, like me, who rely upon the kindness of others for their hardware needs have easily accessable help.
My husband and I initially went in here looking for bird feeders. Like a freaking genius, of course we walked right past them. On the bright side, it gave us an opportunity to see the store, and even though they have a ton of stuff, it was nicely organized and clean.
When we finally gave up and decided to ask for help, it was easy to find someone who got us the right answer quickly. Even the checkout staff was quick and effecient.
We came back a second time, and we experienced the same great service, and the store looked great. They even have a fun assortment of Seahawks stuff. Also, the parking lot is spacious.
This has offically become our hardware store of choice!

i agree with other reviewers. price is higher than bigger stores but the service is better too.

I made a point this morning to be at McLendon’s early (at 7:10) to miss crowds as I can’t stand long enough to wait in line. Didn’t work. One cashier, waiting on someone along with another employee helping and gabbing away, I appreciate good customer service, however making a phone call in the middle of waiting on her and then continue to gab while someone else is waiting? I realize that they don’t know the amount of pain some people are in, was that phone call that important that you couldn’t have waited on the ONLY other person waiting to check out then make your phone call?

Prices are a higher.
But t t t
They have inventory, great service and they are in my neighborhood.
Don’t have to drive very far.
It’s accutaly clad enough to walk.
You can get your project finished in a timely manner, even if you have to make a few trips
For the right parts.
I support my local hardware business.
Juanita Goldman

I love McLendon’s for their selection of specialty fasteners, hardware and tools. The store is also well-​stocked with cleaning supplies, fencing materials, kitchenware, plumbing supplies, birdseed and feeders – you name it. The garden center gets some interesting plants in their shipments, but I’d recommend that you shop soon after the delivery truck arrives – plants don’t always get the follow-​up watering that they need when the staff gets busy. Even though a larger home improvement chain store is closer to where I live, McLendon Hardware is my go-​to store for home projects.

they are my neighborhood store. always great customer service. i had to return $ 200. in circut breakers that i did not need, even though i scratch them they gladly took them back. money was in my account within 2 days
gotta love these people
thanks, barney

This is the addiction you get when you own a home. You just don’t know how much I’ve spent here just getting the basics you need for a home; hoses, screw drivers, nails, paint, paint thinner, the list goes on and on.
McLendon has a at — home neighborhood feel where it’s like spending the money your spending at a local place other than a national chain. I find it has everything I need in just a fraction of the floor space you’d be wondering around at a Home Depot.
The service is great and you can tell the employees have been there forever. This is a great place to have just down the street when you need something. I’ve actually been here 3 times in the same day.

Talk about high prices. I bought ¾″ copper coil at $ 7.99/ft. I then saw it at Lowe’s for $ 3.12/ft. I feel robbed. So much for buying locally.

This is our «go to» hardware/​home improvement store. Their employees are always friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. We recently worked with Chris and George on some recent projects and both were wonderful to work with. Their delivery guy, Bob, called on schedule and delivered on time. If you need materials or tools for your next project, we highly recommend McLendon Hardware.

Sorry, McLendon. I know that shopping local is best, but I can’t stand this place any more. The prices are uniformly higher for the same product than at Home Depot — a trimmer I looked at there was $ 99 and was $ 127 at McLendon, and that’s not the only example. A weed puller that I ordered online for $ 20 was $ 26 here.
And while they claim that they’re all about customer service, when I had a plant in my selection that didn’t have a price tag on it, the lady just asked me how much it was — when I didn’t know, she didn’t offer to have anyone look it up so I just told her to forget it. The plants are not very well looked after in any case. The store’s aisles are crowded and getting a cart through is tough. No one offers to help you get heavy stuff into your car. I never thought I’d say this but Home Depot’s customer service is so much better than McLendon’s. The only thing McLendon has to recommend it are the occasional end of season sales.

I was not expecting to enjoy the hour we spent wandering around this ginormous hardware/​camping/​housewares/​yard supples/​construction store. But you can’t help but be inspired to make plans when you’re here.
This local store has anything you’d need for a remodel, but also a variety of garden supplies, homesteading equipment, lighting options, and more. All it’s missing is the fishing/​hunting section, and I’d gladly move in.

Excellent selection, and so good to deal with. Always helpful folks! Great variety, and many people to offer their suggestions. I’ve gotten many nuts & bolts as well as specialty lumber pieces for a ton of different projects. Always awesome!

You get help and how-​tos that you don’t get at the big box stores – great customer service. Well worth the slightly longer drive from my home. Thanks McLendon’s!

As a new homeowner, I was told to acquire as many gift cards to Lowe’s and Home Depot as humanly possible. After visiting both big-​box stores, you couldn’t pay me to shop at either store. Sales associates are difficult to find when you need one, and they push you to buy their store brands – cheaply made and lacking quality. And what is with people walking down aisles to release flatulence at near high-​decibel levels? Oh hell no.
At McLendon I’m able to find friendly and knowledgeable sales associates that take the time to answer my questions. I’m not pushed to buy any particular brand, and I’m given solid recommendations if the store doesn’t carry a particular item. Best of all, nary a wind breaks in the store aisles. If it does happen, at least people are kind enough to keep it silent.
I bought a fireman-​grade axe to aid in my battle against English ivy growing in our front yard. I was slightly disturbed that a hardware store sells all sorts of accoutrements that I’ve seen in damn near every horror movie I’ve watched since childhood, but as we live nowhere near a corn field and terrifying cult of children I’ve made peace with my double-​tooth saw.

McLendon had more than we needed without the plastic and confusion of Home Depot and Lowe’s.
There were 4 people sick the day I visited, so there was a bit of a wait for some departments, but we still managed to get everything we wanted. The staff apologized profusely for the wait, and still ran the store with efficiency, so kudos!
There’s such a neighborhood feel about this location too. People were coming in after work and saying hi to the employees, identifying everyone by name.
The prices for nuts, bolts, hinges, etc. were fairly competitive, although the non-​hardware components (shelving, knick knacks) seemed overpriced.
All in all, the friendliest hardware store I’ve ever been to!

My dad when I was little would always drag me along to a local hardware store – one of those ones that was family owned and dated back to the 1930s. Every shelf, every aisle, overflowing with useful things, and the aisles sometimes so narrow and arcane that it felt like walking through some weird mysterious place of weird stuff.
Then I found Home Depot when I got older and went full retard, as Kirk Lazarus says.
Until we bought a house and our realtor told me about McLendon’s in White Center, and it was like I was a little kid again. There is pretty much nothing you can’t find in here related to hardware and home improvement. Do they have the sheer volume of stuff that a big box warehouse does? Of course not, anymore than a Thriftway or local family grocery will have the same volume of crap as a Costco.
But who cares? You keep the money local, and the McLendon’s staff is just fantastic. They know their shit, and will guide you to exactly what it is that you need to buy to fix and sort out whatever it is that you’re having trouble. Even when you’ve watched one of them answer three consecutive completely stupid questions, and you come up and ask the fourth stupid question in ten minutes they still have fun, because these guys and ladies love hardware, and plumbing, and all the rest.
Bonus: If they don’t have a specific thing, they’ll order it for you. They have a frightening number of parts books all over the store and can easily order more stuff by raw count than Home Depot carries for you. You may just need to wait.

I love you McLendon’s! I grew up frequenting big box hardware stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot. My dad was always working on some home improvement project or fixing one of his cars so I would get dragged in there with him. His assurance that the trip would take ‘just a few minutes’ was almost always a lie. My sister, mother and I have logged countless hours waiting in the parking lots of these places. Therefore, I have a major aversion hardware/​home improvement stores. I recently moved to the border of White Center and accompanied my husband to McLendon’s one day.
I bet they have almost everything that any of those other places have and you don’t have to get lost in a ginormous concrete jungle. And the employees are actually very friendly and know what they’re talking about, what a concept!
My favorite part of McLendon’s is definitely the kitchen section. They have a great selection of pots, pans and gadgets. They also carry lots of supplies for pickling (a hobby I’m hoping to start soon). This past December, I also perused their Christmas section quite a few times. They had lights, decorations, cards and candy, almost every kind of Christmas accessory you could need.
I never thought it possible that I could love a hardware store!

There is NO question which hardware store I’ll go to first to find what I need…
McLendon’s in White Center almost always has what I need (or can get it if they don’t), and even better, the staff there is actually helpful and also knows exactly where to find whatever I’m searching for amongst the aisles. Just a great experience all around.

I live in Seattle right in between those other hardware stores (you know, the ones that rhyme with Blows and Foam Repo), but I drive all the way to White Center to go to McLendon because they actually staff the store with humans who know the store and its products and are available to help.
Basic customer service: After shopping at those other stores (and that other store in the north end that rhymes with Hard Dicks and hates women), it feels like McLendon invented it.

Their must be a requirement that the only people who get hired at McLendon rat city must dislike working with the general public. Yep, I got my xmas tree from Home Depot this year, bad service does not help you stay in business.
Good selection of Grade 8 fasteners,