Comments on: Giveaways: Win an Ace Hardware Store http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/giveaways-win-an-ace-hardware-store/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark H http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/giveaways-win-an-ace-hardware-store/#comment-14491 Mark H Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:27:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/giveaways-win-an-ace-hardware-store/#comment-14491 agree that it is a big Ace commercial - I actually looked into it a bit. tho the winner would be awarded beginning inventory & training, the fine print of the rules mentions that he must also sign a 10 yr lease at $20k/mo for an unspecified sq-ft, unspecified building, unspecified location. be interesting to watch it unfold - or fold. heck, now I just want a shot a that building site, contruction, and being the landlord agree that it is a big Ace commercial - I actually looked into it a bit.
tho the winner would be awarded beginning inventory & training, the fine print of the rules mentions that he must also sign a 10 yr lease at $20k/mo for an unspecified sq-ft, unspecified building, unspecified location. be interesting to watch it unfold - or fold.

heck, now I just want a shot a that building site, contruction, and being the landlord

]]> By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/giveaways-win-an-ace-hardware-store/#comment-11778 Myself Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:25:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/05/giveaways-win-an-ace-hardware-store/#comment-11778 Fascinating! Considering that my local Ace is closing, times for small hardware stores are presumably tough. I wonder how much publicity they'll drum up for this thing during the narrowing-down process, and whether it'll generate any sympathy for the little guy in the shadow of the big-box. Fascinating! Considering that my local Ace is closing, times for small hardware stores are presumably tough. I wonder how much publicity they’ll drum up for this thing during the narrowing-down process, and whether it’ll generate any sympathy for the little guy in the shadow of the big-box.

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