Harry's Hardware

Harry’s hardware is really called Attadale Hardware and Harry has been running it seven days a week for 25 years serving the good people of Attadale.

The store is a mere 100m2 and packed with goodies to rival Bunnings and other monster stores. Harry doesn’t do lawnmowers, edgers, whipper-snippers and other petrol or electric garden tools….he leaves the warranty problems on such gear to places like Bunnings.

I have known Harry for around 15 years and actually taught both his lovely daughters at Willetton SHS.

He has an incredible gift of remembering names, number plates and telephone numbers. Of his roughly 1,000 loyal customers he reckons he remembers about 98% of their names and this shows when one visits Harry’s Hardware. It is certainly good business when a business proprietor addresses you by name as you enter their store.

People come back and don’t quibble about prices when they get good advice on a job or product. Harry even lends out his personal tools to home handymen and gals to ensure they get the job done with the least hassle.

We are shareholders in Bunnings and because of that we hope the Bunnings empire prospers, however if you are after some long out of date bit, Harry either has it or can get it for you. He is one of the very few hardware stores who will sell you individual screws etc rather selling a blister pack.

Because of Harry's location at some distance from the big hardware stores and the personal service shoppers get, his store is not going to be squeezed out by the big boys.

I’m more than a bit sorry that we no longer live close to HH.