On 10/5/2015 4:04 AM, CRNG wrote:
On Mon, 5 Oct 2015 05:14:32 -0400, look wrote in


On 10/05/2015 03:59 AM, micky wrote:

Why do you suppose Ace won't ship these screwdrivers to a home, like
they do with lots of other stuff,

See the text under Free Pickup at your local Ace Check Availability

Also the Shipping tab a little below that.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...uctId=53090136

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=1286543


WTF?
Does Ace need to do a background check before they sell those?
Does a tradesman need a carry permit?

It looks like other screwdrives that Ace sells are available for ship
to home.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...uctId=19153956
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=1294494

My guess is that most products sold by Ace, are actually shipped by
the manufacturer. Some manufacturers may not ship to home. In that
case, buy someplace else.

+1

AFAICT, Ace doesn't *make* anything -- even the "Ace-branded" items
that they sell. So, most probably arrange for the firm that *does*
manufacture the items to do the drop shipments... either to their
*stores* or end users. This one probably doesn't want to deal
with onesie-twosie shipments (to homes), just bulk shipments (to
stores).