Algonquin Rider Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Back in Windsor we had a place called A&H Nut and Bolt. You could go into their retail part and grab a paper bag and take hand fulls of what ever nuts, bolts washers etc and just paid by the pound. Is there anywhere around that does that? Not the Home Depot or Princess Auto where you put the Qty and item number on a bag and pay per piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Are you positive you cann,t do that at Home Depot ? I,ve been told you can, by someone who did just that, and they as well just weigh it and you pay by the weight bought. Maybe some Home Depots are different than others ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted December 7, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 7, 2018 TSC used to be like that. I dont think they are any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Algonquin Rider said: Back in Windsor we had a place called A&H Nut and Bolt. You could go into their retail part and grab a paper bag and take hand fulls of what ever nuts, bolts washers etc and just paid by the pound. Is there anywhere around that does that? Not the Home Depot or Princess Auto where you put the Qty and item number on a bag and pay per piece. HD Supply (brafasco) would be an alternate, still pay by the piece as far as I know, or Bolts Plus. I know Home Hardware uses that method for nails, not sure if used for anything else. That place in Windsor rings a bell, I am sure one of many suppliers I frequently visited when I lived there working for Haller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) A few years back I was in Brafasco. They had a large recycling plastic bin full of assorted nuts and bolts. Asked the guy at the counter what they did with all that stuff. They took my offer of $80 for the lot. Has saved me more then once. Had to be 10 lbs of stainless steel also mixed in the box. Edited December 7, 2018 by bladefever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 One of the first jobs I got when I was a kid (15) working in a factory was sorting screws that would collect over the day. Oh the nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyr Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 TSC in Stratford still sells by the pound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrettv Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, scottyr said: TSC in Stratford still sells by the pound. Guelph to I believe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 7:21 AM, Algonquin Rider said: Back in Windsor we had a place called A&H Nut and Bolt. You could go into their retail part and grab a paper bag and take hand fulls of what ever nuts, bolts washers etc and just paid by the pound. Is there anywhere around that does that? Not the Home Depot or Princess Auto where you put the Qty and item number on a bag and pay per piece. I can't see that working especially in the stores like Home Depot or Princess Auto. Their inventory replenishment would be automated based on sales. They set a threshold of 500 1/4 X 1 bolts as the reorder point, sales are tracked by stock number and when they hit that 500 they automatically replenish up to 1500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfish Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 TSC in Peterborough sells by the pound/kilo, or at least did, last time I was there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algonquin Rider Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 My Wife found a gold mine. Van Tuyl and Fairbanks Hardware in Petrolia, ON. https://vantuylandfairbank.ca/ She grew up there and was in the area. All nuts, washers and bolts $3 a pound. Up to 3/4" 6" long. So old some of the store still has a dirt floor. Been in business since 1866 supplying the oil industry. I'll be sure to check it out next time I'm there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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