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Masters Hardware was killed off in the latter part of 2016
A few months ago it was announced that a major US/Australian challenge under the brand name Masters for a significant portion of the national hardware and home-improvement market had failed and all stock was to be sold off at significant discounts. This was a bit sad for us because the stores were huge, and had offered good service and many new brands of quality stuff. Nevertheless most of our family have put sentiment aside and been taking advantage of the steadily increasing discounts. For example T&M got a great deal on the kitchen suite and other interior stuff for their new home, T&C did equally well with paint for a renovation project they undertook, and a few days ago K&M cleaned up with some ceramic tiles at 50 percent off. Meanwhile us two oldsters P&J know a bargain when we see one and have acquired possibly a lifetime's stash of imported Italian terracotta planter boxes for our geraniums. Soon unfortunately, the doors of Masters will close forever. But there's still plenty of stuff left for them to quit. Jill took the above pic when we were at the Bibra Lake store yesterday. Here a link to an interesting entry titled 'The lore of the capitalist jungle' which I wrote on 6 March, 2012 about the arrival of Masters: fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/749273.html
Masters Hardware was killed off in the latter part of 2016
A few months ago it was announced that a major US/Australian challenge under the brand name Masters for a significant portion of the national hardware and home-improvement market had failed and all stock was to be sold off at significant discounts. This was a bit sad for us because the stores were huge, and had offered good service and many new brands of quality stuff. Nevertheless most of our family have put sentiment aside and been taking advantage of the steadily increasing discounts. For example T&M got a great deal on the kitchen suite and other interior stuff for their new home, T&C did equally well with paint for a renovation project they undertook, and a few days ago K&M cleaned up with some ceramic tiles at 50 percent off. Meanwhile us two oldsters P&J know a bargain when we see one and have acquired possibly a lifetime's stash of imported Italian terracotta planter boxes for our geraniums. Soon unfortunately, the doors of Masters will close forever. But there's still plenty of stuff left for them to quit. Jill took the above pic when we were at the Bibra Lake store yesterday. Here a link to an interesting entry titled 'The lore of the capitalist jungle' which I wrote on 6 March, 2012 about the arrival of Masters: fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/749273.html