Tatyana R.
Yelp
This review has been a long time coming. Let me start by saying that I know absolutely nothing about any of those "DYI/handy people thingies" but you've got to do what you've got to do when stuck between a rock and a hard place.... and so, I happen to walk into Mazzone Hardware one Sunday morning while waiting for a friend who was running late for brunch. At the time, I was in the complicated process of attempting to undo a whole lot of damage done by some very ... "not nice" tenants, while doing my best not to break the bank. Walking past the store I thought - "well, there was that Pinterest post I saw about fixing a tub, may be I can actually find something here." I walked in and was immediately greeted by friendly faces (later to be known as Nelson and Dwayne) offering to help. With an apprehensive "I don't know if it's possible but perhaps" I asked if there is such as thing as painting your tub instead of buying a new one as Pinterest claimed I was supposed to be able to do...and what do you know! indeed! Nelson was able to give me various options where not only did I not have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new tub and its installation but was able to get a "fix it" for less than $50!!!!
Having this huge project on my hands, I ended up at Home Depot that evening to pick up "little odds and ends to start with" and get some more advice - boy was I a fool. Having wasted 2 hrs of my life and not gotten far, I decided to return to Mazzone's.
Things certainly happen for a reason - I've gone back to Mazzone Hardware multiple times, asking questions, seeking advice, getting more supplies. The team at Mazzone's has proven to be most helpful, friendly, and encouraging. From pluming and electrical to the paint room, all the guys - Nelson, Dwayne, Lou, Roberto, Matt and even Patrick - have been of a huge help for my "little DIY" project of renovating a house. Thanks to Nelson, I was not only able to "rejuvenate" a bathtub, but also completely redo the butcher's block for less than $70! (pictures attached); as well as undo (what at the time appeared to be devastating) damage to a previously "barely used" stove.
The girls at the register - Shatima, Bee, and Olivia, helped maintain positive attitude while the end did not seem to ever be in sight. The managers - Liz and Jordan - have been super helpful with additional advice/returns/and general questions (thanks for helping with the rewards card Liz!!!). The garden experts - Sylvia and Karod - helped in making things look pretty with advice on the outside (plants etc) of it all. Even the delivery guys, Hallum and Angelo, were always there with an encouraging word.
The team at Mazzone is not just "employees at a local hardware store" - they're really a family who don't make you feel silly for asking silly questions and are always ready to help guide you along in your project.
Thank you all for your friendly smiles, encouraging comments, directions, and never-ending patience for the (even more so) never-ending questions of a "need-help-please!" customer. The neighborhood is lucky to have the team at Mazzone Hardware for the little, as well as big things around the house.