Sounds almost the same (for example my place gets $20 for a 3/4 Pony pipe
clamp...beat that!!!)

I don't worry about a few bucks here or there considering the convenience,
but when the list gets too long I suck it up and head to the Borg.

"Sweet Sawdust" wrote in message
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Local hardware store has
prices in dollars that I can only envision in Pesos.

I think we must have the same local hardware store. Hinge I needed at
local
hardware was $4, at Lowe's 20 miles one way away $1.40. Local's
explanation
" if you go to the city to get it you will spend more in gas, get
something
to eat and wind up spending more on it anyway in the long run". I needed
10
of the things so even with gas and eats it would be cheaper to go to town.
Local hardware has a mail flyer put out somewhere else and they never have
the items in stock, but can get them in next Thursday if you pay shipping,
only game within 20 miles so he stays open.