WotD: hardware store

[muckefuck]

1. der Eisenwarenladen
2. de ijzenwinkel
3. la ferreteria
4. la ferretería
5. le magasin à ferraille, le magasin de quincaillerie
6. y siop nwyddau haearn/metel
7. an siopa crua-earraí
8. sklep z narzędziami
9. 철물점 (鐵物店)
10. 五金店 wǔjīndiàn

Notes: Been meaning for over a week to make it to Clark-Devon Hardware for some drain cleaner but circumstances have conspired against me. Finally I decided a weekday morning trip would be most foolproof. I was in and out in a jiffy--which frankly is a bug rather than a feature. Next time I'll try for a Saturday morning, when the...ahem...browsing is at its most rewarding.

Comments

[itchwoot.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can buy drain cleaner in an Eisenwarenladen. What you mean here is called der Baumarkt. :-)

[areia.livejournal.com]

I couldn't think what the correct usage was in Dutch, but reading your comment I think it's very close to the German. There's de ijzerwarenwinkel, where you're more likely to find tools, doorhandles, letterboxes; and then there's the de bouwmarkt, which is closer to an American Lowe's or Home Depot, in that it also sells everything from chemicals to entire kitchens.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it's just because it has narrow aisles and knowledgeable staff, but Clark-Devon has always impressed me as a traditional hardware store writ large rather than a non-chain Home Depot or Hornbach. The clientele is more career handymen and builders rather than DIYers, and it shows.