Bryant's Ace Hardware

I recently stopped by this Ace Hardware store to see if I could find anything useful for organizing my new place of residence. What I found instead was a bunch of cute home decor. As I looked around, I realized that this is definitely where a lot of Yosemite residents shop, because I recognized so many unique items.I ended up getting a Christmas cactus-- not a technical Christmas cactus, but a mini pipe cactus with little bells for hats. I also picked up a ceramic baking dish and a ceramic cat.There were so many items that I wished I could buy, or might have bought if I were decorating an entire apartment from scratch. I noticed that they had some really cute Tiffany style lamps, including one shaped like a rooster. They also had some really cool upcycled steampunk lamps. What I love about Ace is how the local/home goods section varies so much from city to city. They had so many items tailored to the Yosemite area. For example, they had wannabe Stanley cups that said "The Real Housewives of" either Mariposa, Oakhurst, Coarsegold, or Ahwahnee. Whoever curates the merchandise for this side of the store is really good at their job. Customer service was good. I tried to ask a hardware associate if they had any air plants, which resulted in him learning what an air plant is. This is a direct quote: "I never even knew these existed." LOL.The girls up front had heard of them, and directed me to the set of 5 they were selling for $50, which was just not what I wanted. As I walked around the plant section, I couldn't help but notice that many of them were in terrible shape. Some of the plants were so badly decomposing that I could smell them from at least six feet away. Any plant that smells like old vomit is a plant that needs to be immediately separated from all the other plants and disposed of. But there were a couple dozen. I wondered if maybe they just don't have any employees who like to garden. (Note that my cactus came from a pallet by the registers which had just been received, and was nowhere near the sick plants.)Other than the disturbingly sick indoor plants, this was a good experience. They had so much cute, quirky stuff. I'll probably definitely come back again.

Ace Hardware, Oakhurst: 2024 May to Jul (5 stars) The worst part about working on a project is not the idea, nor is it the thought. It's not the measurements nor the decision-making. The worst part of any project is shopping for items we need... especially in places where the employers speak and act like they're from another planet. They're slow as molasses - and can't seem to adapt to the present world. They just don't know what they're doing. This happened for several weeks here. Then, our luck changed. Imagine our delight when we encountered two helpful and pleasant employees, Grant and Lindsey on the same day, at the same establishment. Grant was knowledgeable about his paint mix and texture. He did quick work mixing and naming the paint. We got exactly the colour we wanted. Lindsey was helpful and cheerful. She's such a cheerful person - she just makes you want to smile. Lindsey is a 'star'. She makes our day better. Keep up the good work. Know that we appreciate you, Lindsey & Grant. *Both Lindsey & Grant agreed to have their photos taken and posted

Been here a few times now and am impressed with the amount of variety this place carries, aside from hardware. I seem to find what I need and the staff is helpful.

Used to be true value hardwareStill great selectionAll the helpful people still thereThings are a little rearranged compared to what they used to be, but all good

Fantastic costumer service...everyone is always happy to help.A special thanks to GRANT for being so helpful.Store is clean, fully stocked and seems to have more in stock than the other stores in Oakhurst.

Horrible Customer Service! The Staff literally don't care about customers. What a shame.....

The old person you have in the electric tool needs to be replaced!!! He very rude, I will not shop at your store ever again!!!

They have great customer service team and an exceptional rental department. They're always very helpful with brainstorming and educating me on given topics when I'm working on different projects.

For 20 years I've been trying to shop local but this stores lack of customer service wears me out and I frequently leave with nothing simply because no one will help me find what their website says they have in stock. It's not due to a lack of employees.

Went to Bryant's Ace Hardware in response to their ad that was mailed to my residence. I was interested in purchasing two Milwaukee Tool items that were on sale, reduced from $169.00 & $159.00 to $99.00 each. A sales floor employee, Greg, helped me acquire the items from a locked display case. I went to the cashier and she rang the items up with a total of approx. $223.42. I questioned the price as it was too high. Both items totaled $198.00 with local sales tax of 7.75%. The total should have been $213.35. The cashier could not explain why the total was ringing up $10 too high. The cashier called for assistance from a midlevel manager. After a few moments the manager stated that I had to pay sales tax on the non-sale prices. I advised I had never heard of any retail store charging the inflated sales tax on the non-sale price. The cashier was kind enough to take my phone number to have the store manager call me regarding the issue. A short time later I received a call from one of the store's owners, Paul Bryant. Paul explained that the items were "Instant Savings" and subject to sales tax on the full price. I related I have purchased a whole lot of sales items in my seven decades on this planet and never, ever paid full price sales tax on a sale item. Paul advised with a sarcastic tone that the State wants all of the sales tax and customers are notified in the small print on the back of the sales ad (that no one reads). I told Paul I felt that it was a deceptive sales practice. I also advised Paul I was glad that Tractor Supply had opened in Oakhurst and I would be patronizing them instead of Ace Hardware. Paul didn't seem to care. For a good ending to this long winded review, the same items were on sale at Home Depot. I had an appointment in Fresno the following day, purchased both items for their $99.00 sales price and only paid sales tax on the purchase price of $198.00.This wasn't the first time that deceptive ads and coupons were par for the course at Bryant's Ace Hardware in Oakhurst, CA. If you happen to shop at this store always check your receipts because they will take advantage of the unsuspecting customer. If it doesn't seem right, it probably isn't.