BARGAINS : RETOOL AT HARDWARE HAVEN.Byline: Trisha King & Deborah Newmark Does poking around and looking at hardware ``stuff'' sound like fun to you? If so, then head over to M & M Sales where you can find discounted prices on everything from drywall mud mixers (they looked like long-handled potato mashers For the hand grenade, see . A potato masher or bean masher is a food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, apple sauce, or refried beans. to us) to electric welders. The inventory at M & M Sales consists of name-brand power tools - including Makita, Bosch, De Walt, Milwaukee, Black & Decker - and hardware-store items. Shoppers will find a mixture of mostly new items, but also factory-serviced goods (items with a full manufacturer's warranty that were returned to the manufacturer for whatever reasons), and used merchandise. For example, a Skil 77 worm drive “Worm gear” redirects here. For the computing term "WORM drive", see Write Once Read Many. A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm gear saw sells new at M & M Sales for $125 instead of $137 at a large warehouse store. When M & M Sales has factory-serviced Skil 77s, they run $99, and $75 for used ones. We found M & M Sales when someone asked where to get the best prices on a specialty pneumatic pneumatic /pneu·mat·ic/ (noo-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to air. 2. respiratory. pneu·mat·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to air or other gases. 2. power tool. After doing some research, we found that M & M Sales beat one of the biggest wholesalers in the Valley by $30. We also were charmed by its jovial (Jules' Own Version of the International Algebraic Language) An ALGOL-like programming language developed by Systems Development Corp. in the early 1960s and widely used in the military. Its key architect was Jules Schwartz. owner, Marty Black. In most cases, if Black can't offer deep discounts on an item, he won't stock it. To back this up, Black always has the latest catalog from a major home-improvement warehouse chain so his customers can compare prices on the spot, and there is always someone in the store who can answer questions. In addition, there are always items that you wouldn't normally find in a hardware store. For example, name-brand blank videotapes are 99 cents ($2 and up retail), while supplies last. M & M Sales buys working power tools (identification needed and serial numbers are checked), and if you're a tradesman who is changing trades, you can swap your existing tools for needed ones. Last but not least, if you buy 10 of any one item, the 11th one is free. M & M Sales is located at 7544 Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Blvd., Van Nuys; (818) 989-7514. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Most major credit cards are accepted. Inside info Save 30 percent off finished furniture when you shop at Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] Furniture store - a do-it-yourself unfinished furniture store. Their inventory includes everything for the home, e.g., children's furniture, bedroom sets, dining tables, chairs, bookcases and more. While supplies last, you can save on closeouts such as dining tables for $299 (normally $350). Culver Furniture is located at 4366 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. ; (310) 391-6391. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Calm your nerves with some peppermint tea Peppermint tea is a drink that is either a mixture of tea and peppermint (Mentha piperita) or a tisane (infusion) of peppermint alone. This drink is said to have health benefits. from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Herb mail-order company. They offer more than 400 herbs and spices in 4-ounce and 1-pound bulk packages at wholesale prices to the public. For example, a 4-ounce package (70 bags) of peppermint tea bags is $1.78, 1 pound (250 bags) is $5.85 ($2.99 retail for 24 bags). Four ounces of garlic granules Granules Small packets of reactive chemicals stored within cells. Mentioned in: Allergic Rhinitis, Allergies costs $1.29, or $4.05 for 1 pound (2 ounces retail for $2.50). A minimum $30 order must be placed. Call for a free catalog. San Francisco Herb mail-order company is at 250 14th St., San Francisco, Calif. 94103; (800) 227-4530. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Owner Marty Black sifts through a bin of sockets at M & M Sales in his Van Nuys store. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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