Employees experience aside (cause if you expect them to know everything you are being unrealistic and should talk to licensed tradesman), they are always trying to be as helpful as they can and respectful. Don’t think you could say that about most hardware stores they compete with.

It is always a pleasure to shop and find everything we need at Great Lakes Ace. The staff is so kind and always helpful.

Always a great place to quickly run in and get what we need. Not huge like the big box stores and usually always someone to help you! Definitely recommend this store!

This is one of the better stocked hardware stores in the area. Clean, brightly lit, organized and easy to navigate. Super helpful staff. Prices slightly higher than the big box stores but one can get advice and assistance easily. Services like key cutting, paint mixing, etc. Great selection of small hardware for any project you might have like nuts, bolts, screws, springs, washers, wire, plumbing, electrical, etc. and it's easy to find what you need because it isn't the size of a football field. Spacious parking and they can help load bigger items in your car. Good store and easy to spend too much time browsing in. And one thing that is a bonus to me is that they carry a good stock of higher wattage incandescent light bulbs (100W - 150W-200W) which the manufacturers had to stop making a few years ago but are allowed to sell what they already built. They are getting harder to find and when they're gone they're gone.