re: Ace Hardware Rewards Program

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I am just baffled that I have 3 downvotes for me trying to be helpful and warn users of my experience dealing with ACE Hardware spam.

If I can just make a difference for just 1 person to not have to go through what I am goung through with ACE hardware, then I feel I did my duty to helping spread the word about this shady spam gimmick from a beloved American company.

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Oh, I agree and I never sign up for any rewards cards or enter my number to get 5% off at checkout on websites. I get enough junk.

Say what you want about Google, they have perfected the Spam Folder. I have had to make a few accounts online to buy stuff, and a couple of them just bombard your email with multiple emails a day. So far, they have all been from the companies I bought from, though, but that poor spam folder is about to explode.

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That's an anomaly at this point

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Doesn’t seem to be based on what everyone is saying in this thread.

I’ll echo the same thing others have said - the folks at my local Ace (Highland Road Hardware in BR) are always incredibly helpful. Every time I walk into the store there’s someone immediately asking if they can help me find anything. Which is actually great because honestly it’s kind of hard to find shite in there with how much they have packed into a relatively small store.

If I’m “shopping” or looking for bigger stuff like appliances, lumber, etc. I might go to Lowe’s or Home Depot. When I know what I need to get shite done, I go to Ace. My only gripe with Ace is that they close pretty early so sometimes it’s tough to swing by there after work. But if that’s the price you pay to have a staff that gives a shite, so be it.

Remember when their jingle was “Ace is the place with the helpful hardware MAN”? About three years ago they changed to “hardware folks”. Folks rhyme’s with woke. I don’t reward them with my money.