Ace Hardware

i don't know if any of you regularly go to Ace Hardware or even know what it is...but i come from small town iowa...where we have an ACE hardware in my town of 2,700 people! we found out that in a city close to us there was a new store opening called "Ace Hardware" and i thought...could it be the SAME chain of ACE? so we traveled 1 + hours to see this new store and sure enough...it was the very same ACE Hardware that i know! but i love it so much more now!!!!! because it was like stepping into America! the shelves were the same, the smell was fresh, things were dusty when you picked them off the shelf...we recognized things right off the bat and gavin and paul ran around the store saying "i remember this!" or "hey mom, you have one of these!" but in reality...i don't anymore...but i thought it was good for all of us to see things from the homeland! we took our time looking at everything on all 3 levels...they even had TIDE detergent...my favorite...so i just smelled it cuz one little bottle was $12! they had laminate wood flooring....and mr. clean...they had drano and i hear from other sources that it actually works! so many things you buy here thinking they are going to be great...and they turn out "NOT"... we found vacuum cleaners...they had rubbermaid tupperware...and plastic that feels like it won't break after one week of use! they had nice frames and clocks...garden stuff...those little trees you hang in your car to make it smell good! they even had IGLOO chill boxes...and tents, backpacks, tools and toolbelts and just everything you need! they even had a toilet with toilet paper! and i don't know if my siblings remember "the green machine" we had growing up...or at least the brothers had it??? THEY HAD ONE!!! so funny! the prices were very shocking to walk into but at least we know this kind of thing exists...it's like traveling back to america only a lot cheaper! and it was fun to be there...in all it's glory! just had to tell you about our "little america" experience :D