BEST Hardware Store: McGuckin Hardware
Winner
McGuckin Hardware
www.mcguckin.com
2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder
303.443.1822,
McGucking Hardware
McGuckin Hardware stocks more than 200,000 items in 18 departments, including hardware, tools, housewares, camping gear, sporting goods, electronics, pet supplies, eco-friendly products, fireplaces, flowers, gifts, and school and office supplies. Don’t get the wrong idea though; McGuckin is anything but a generic, impersonal warehouse. It’s a 60,000-square-foot embodiment of our community’s essence. “Our product mix is geared to being located in Boulder,” says marketing manager Randy Barker. “Being independently owned allows us to react to our customers’ needs immediately. There’s no corporate office that needs to be consulted.” The owners are on the floor every day, taking note of customer preferences so inventory can be tailored to best meet their wants and needs. Also on the floor are the green vested heroes of McGuckin, the ones who can find the light bulb, hinge pin or nontoxic paint that has eluded you at every other store in town. “The key to that level of service is the longevity of our staff,” explains Barker. “We have a strong core of employees who have worked in the store for 10, and some even up to 40, years.”
Runner Up
Home Depot
www.homedepot.com
1600 29th St., Boulder, 303.449.4221
1200 W. Dillon Road, Louisville, 303.661.9600
393 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 720.494.0319
