Ace Hardware

Ace Hardware is a US retailer cooperative of more than 5,000 locally-owned hardware stores plus acehardware.com, so pick your tools or paint, then check out through ShopBack before you pay: ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. The catalog covers tools, hardware (nuts, bolts, fasteners), paint (Benjamin Moore, Ace, Clark+Kensington, Valspar), lawn and garden (grills, mowers, outdoor power), plumbing and electrical, storage, housewares, pet, and hunt, fish, and camping. Ace positions itself as the neighbourhood helpful place, with the co-op model giving each store local pricing latitude and personal service. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to acehardware.com to earn Cashback on eligible orders.

Ace Hardware issues its own promo codes around headline sale events (Spring Fest, Grill Days, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday) plus periodic Ace Rewards member emails and Instant Savings coupons loaded to the member account. ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code: go through ShopBack before you pay.

Spring Fest is Ace Hardware's spring-season sale window that typically runs March through May. Strongest categories: lawn and garden (mowers, string trimmers, blowers, hoses, sprinklers), outdoor decor, grills and grilling accessories ahead of Grill Days, paint (Benjamin Moore, Valspar, Ace, Clark+Kensington) tied to spring repaint season, and pest control. It is the biggest lawn and garden window at Ace outside end-of-season clearance. Activate ShopBack US before checkout to earn Cashback on eligible orders. Category exclusions apply.

Grill Days is Ace Hardware's grilling-season sale window that typically runs April through July, covering the run-up to Memorial Day, Father's Day, and Fourth of July cookouts. Strongest categories: Weber gas and charcoal grills (Ace is a major Weber retailer), Traeger and Big Green Egg where stocked, grill covers and accessories, grilling tools, fuel (propane exchange, charcoal, pellets), and outdoor prep like patio furniture where individual stores carry it. Free assembly on qualifying Weber grills purchased at Ace is a headline reason many shoppers pick Ace over big-box for grill purchases. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to acehardware.com.

Ace Hardware's Memorial Day sale typically runs the last week of May, inside the broader Spring Fest and Grill Days windows. Strongest categories: grills and outdoor cooking, lawn and garden, patio and outdoor decor, tools, and paint. It is one of the earlier peak retail windows of the year for Ace and the biggest single week for Weber grill purchases outside Father's Day. During the Memorial Day sale, the sale price is what you pay at checkout. Going through ShopBack before you pay is an essential step, and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback. Check the rate shown on ShopBack's Ace Hardware page before you buy.

Ace Hardware's Fourth of July sale typically runs the last week of June into the first week of July. Strongest categories: grills and grilling accessories at Grill Days peak, coolers, patio, outdoor power equipment, and headline Ace Rewards bonus point offers on qualifying spend thresholds. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to earn Cashback on eligible orders.

Ace Hardware's Labor Day sale typically runs the week leading into the first Monday of September. Strongest categories: grill and outdoor end-of-season clearance, lawn and garden clearance (mowers, string trimmers) ahead of fall, paint tied to interior repaint season, storage and organization, and Ace Rewards bonus events. It is one of the deeper clearance windows of the year on outdoor categories that peaked earlier in Grill Days. Activate ShopBack US before checkout.

Ace Hardware's Black Friday sale typically launches the week of Thanksgiving and extends through Cyber Monday. It is the deepest annual window for smart home and Ring, tools and combo kits (DEWALT, Milwaukee, Craftsman where stocked), housewares gifting, holiday decor and lighting, and Weber grill markdowns as the outdoor season closes. Ace Rewards point events often double down over Cyber Monday. The sale price is what you pay at checkout, and the live Cashback rate is on ShopBack's Ace Hardware page.

For power tools and combo kits (DEWALT, Milwaukee, Craftsman where stocked, Bosch, Makita) the cheapest windows at Ace are typically Memorial Day, Father's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Ace's tool aisle skews toward core DIY and around-the-house repair rather than pro contractor pallets, so pricing is competitive on individual tools and hand tools but pro contractors typically compare against Home Depot or Lowe's on volume. For fasteners, drill bits, blades, and consumables (nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits), Ace's aisle depth and by-the-piece pricing is a common tie-breaker on last-minute project runs. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to acehardware.com.

Ace Hardware has one of the strongest paint mixes in US retail, carrying Benjamin Moore (premium), Valspar, Clark+Kensington, and Ace-branded lines across interior, exterior, primer, stain, and cabinet. The cheapest paint windows at Ace are typically Spring Fest (March to May) tied to spring repaint, Labor Day tied to interior fall repaint, Black Friday, and periodic Ace Rewards paint bonus events (bonus points on gallons and five-gallon buckets). Buying at the five-gallon size and colour-matching on the shop floor typically drives per-gallon pricing down further. Route through ShopBack US before checkout on the online order.

Ace Hardware is one of the largest Weber retailers in the US, and the cheapest Weber grill windows at Ace are typically Grill Days (April to July), Memorial Day, Father's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day end-of-season clearance, and Black Friday. Ace typically offers free assembly on qualifying Weber gas and charcoal grills purchased in-store or online for local delivery. Assembly plus local delivery is the reason many US shoppers pick Ace over Home Depot or Lowe's for the Weber category even at parity pricing. Route through ShopBack US before checkout on the online order and confirm assembly and delivery availability with the local Ace store.

For lawn and garden (mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, hoses, sprinklers, outdoor power equipment) Ace's pricing cycle runs: pre-season previews in February and March, peak selection at full price from April through May, first markdowns around Memorial Day and Fourth of July, and end-of-season clearance from Labor Day through September. Ace stocks Toro, Craftsman where available, EGO cordless, and STIHL through many locations. For pet food and pet supplies and the seasonal lawn treatment run (fertiliser, weed and feed, ice melt in northern markets), Ace Rewards paired with periodic Instant Savings coupons are the sharpest lever. Activate ShopBack US before clicking through.

Ace Hardware and Home Depot serve different shopping trips. Ace wins on neighbourhood convenience (5,000+ locally-owned stores typically closer to home than the nearest Home Depot), personal service and staff aisle-walk help, paint mix breadth (Benjamin Moore, Valspar, Clark+Kensington, Ace), Weber grill assembly, quick handyman runs for individual fasteners and consumables, and Ace Rewards flexibility (points, Instant Savings, Ace Cash). Home Depot wins on project scale (lumber, appliances by the truckload, pro contractor pricing), tool line-up depth (RYOBI, Ridgid, DEWALT, Milwaukee), installation services for kitchen and flooring and HVAC and roofing, and delivery on major appliances with haul-away. For a Saturday morning trip to grab paint plus a Weber grill plus fasteners, Ace typically wins. For a full kitchen remodel or an appliance suite, Home Depot typically wins. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to either retailer to earn Cashback on eligible orders. For a deeper look, see Home Depot Deals + Cashback.

Ace Hardware and Lowe's split along the same neighbourhood-vs-big-box axis as Ace vs Home Depot. Ace wins on store count and proximity (5,000+ locations vs Lowe's roughly 1,700), personal service, paint mix (Benjamin Moore, Valspar, Clark+Kensington), Weber grill assembly, and quick trip convenience. Lowe's wins on appliance scale (Samsung, LG, GE, Whirlpool, Maytag) with delivery and haul-away, Kobalt tool line-up, allen + roth home decor exclusives, MyLowe's Rewards on pro spend, and installation services for larger projects. For paint, grills, fasteners, hardware repairs, Ace typically wins. For a new refrigerator or a fence install project, Lowe's typically wins.

Ace Hardware, True Value, and Do it Best are the three big US retailer cooperatives of independently-owned neighbourhood hardware stores. The three run similar business models: independent owner-operators, co-op wholesale sourcing, and local service. Ace is the largest by store count (5,000+) and by consumer brand recognition, with the strongest national marketing spend and the most-developed loyalty program (Ace Rewards, Instant Savings, Ace Cash). True Value and Do it Best each run 2,000 to 3,000 stores, with regional strength varying by market. Product mix overlaps heavily across the three. For online, Ace's acehardware.com plus the local-store delivery and pickup pipeline is the most fully-built out of the three cooperatives.

Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight serve different tool-buyer profiles. Harbor Freight wins on tool price (house brands Bauer, Hercules, Icon, Pittsburgh, Warrior undercut mainstream brand pricing on individual tools and combo kits), tool selection breadth on specialty categories (welders, air compressors, hydraulics, lifts, generators), and coupon-driven markdowns. Ace wins on branded tools (DEWALT, Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita) shoppers already trust, on paint and lawn and garden and grills which Harbor Freight does not really stock, on personal service and aisle-walk help, and on quick trips to grab a single fastener or consumable. For a hobbyist stocking up on a workshop, Harbor Freight typically wins on unit price. For a homeowner tackling a project on the weekend, Ace typically wins on trip convenience and branded reliability.

Ace Hardware and Amazon overlap on small hardware, fasteners, hand tools, and housewares. Amazon wins on Prime same-day and next-day speed in metros, on price on Amazon Basics and third-party imports, and on catalog breadth for niche parts. Ace wins on same-day free next-day local-store delivery from the neighbourhood Ace (in eligible zip codes), on paint (colour-matched at the store), on grills with free Weber assembly, on lawn and garden equipment that needs unboxing and prep, on personal service and returns handled at the local counter, and on Ace Rewards on ongoing spend. For a Prime-day-fast individual part, Amazon typically wins. For anything that benefits from local service, delivery, or hands-on advice, Ace typically wins.

Ace Rewards is Ace Hardware's free loyalty program. Members typically earn points on qualifying spend, redeemable for Ace Cash (a store credit certificate) at redemption tiers, plus Instant Savings coupons loaded automatically to the member account and applied at checkout on qualifying SKUs. Bonus point events run regularly (double or quadruple points weekends, category-specific bonuses on paint or grills or lawn and garden). For anyone who shops Ace even four to six times a year, the free sign-up plus automatic Instant Savings is worth it.

Ace Hardware runs three online delivery paths. Free next-day delivery from the local Ace store, available on qualifying orders in eligible zip codes and fulfilled by the neighbourhood store. Curbside pickup and buy-online-pickup-in-store at participating locations, typically ready same day or next day. Standard shipping direct-to-home on catalog items not stocked at the local store, on standard carrier timelines. Payment at checkout is by card, PayPal, or Apple Pay. Local store availability and eligibility vary by product and zip code. Route through ShopBack US before clicking through to acehardware.com and confirm delivery method on the product page.

Typically yes on qualifying Weber gas and charcoal grills, plus free local-store delivery in eligible zip codes on assembled grills. Assembly is done at the local Ace before delivery or pickup, so the grill arrives cook-ready. Eligibility varies by grill model and by store; the largest Weber grill lines qualify most consistently. Free assembly plus free local delivery is one of the standout reasons US shoppers pick Ace over Home Depot or Lowe's for the Weber category. Confirm assembly and delivery availability with the local Ace store at checkout on acehardware.com.

Sign in to ShopBack US, open the Ace Hardware page, and go to acehardware.com from there. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. The current Cashback is shown on the Ace Hardware page on ShopBack.

Ace Hardware applies its sale price at checkout during windows such as Spring Fest, Grill Days, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Black Friday, and loads Instant Savings coupons to the member account. Going through ShopBack before you pay is the separate step that brings part of what you spend back as Cashback.

Ace Hardware Cashback usually appears as pending in your ShopBack US account within 48 hours of the acehardware.com order. Confirmed Cashback typically lands after Ace Hardware's return window closes, so the confirmation window usually runs around 60 to 90 days from the order date. Store pickup and local-delivery orders placed on acehardware.com follow the same timing. Current timing is shown on the Ace Hardware page on ShopBack.

Yes, Ace Hardware publishes promo codes on its own site and through email newsletters. Those are Ace's own offers, and the Cashback step stays the same: go through ShopBack before you pay.

Yes. Cashback tracks against a signed-in ShopBack US account, so sign up free at shopback.com/signup and sign in before you go to acehardware.com from the Ace Hardware page on ShopBack.