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San Francisco Honors Our Garden Centers Its Small Businesses Even on a gloomy, foggy San Francisco day, the garden centers at our Cole Street, May 16 kicks off San Francisco Small Business Week! Mission Street and Polk Street locations provide an irresistible assortment of color for the urban gardener. Whether you have a large backyard garden or a few windowsill Every day we hear lots about the City’s interactions planters, you will find everything needed to with many large businesses in San Francisco. Will Twitter successfully grow flowers, vegetables, herbs, settle in the mid-Market area? Can we hang on to Zynga fruit trees and more. by giving them some tax breaks? What’s up with Oracle We partner with local growers to provide and its sailing friends’ attempt to own our waterfront for plants that will thrive in our unique climate. Bill and Rick welcome you to the Cole Street nursery and garden center. years to come? The stories are always ripe with politics Our knowledgeable staff offers expert advice and intrigue. to plan out your garden for any season. In addition to flowers and plants, our garden centers Did you know that below the radar of all this chatter, stock a wide assortment of planters, soils and mulch, organic fertilizers, seeds, and gardening the foundation of San Francisco’s economy rests on the continued on page 2... shoulders of its thousands of small businesses? There are lots of us serving our neighborhoods, other small SM businesses, government agencies, the City’s many Clipper Cards Available in May institutions and more. We do it day in and day out, without making too much of a fuss, and without any Downtown at Cole Fox! special incentives coming our way. For one week each Over the past few years, Bay Area transit agencies have been transitioning year, the City expresses its appreciation, focusing the to the Clipper card for fare payments. Now that Muni is on board, City spotlight on the many great small businesses in our City transit riders will need to purchase a Clipper card to load with their monthly during Small Business Week. Fast Passes. We are pleased to announce that our Cole Fox location will The economy aside (remember flat is the new up!), have Clipper cards available for purchase. Bay Area commuters who use multiple transit continued on page 4... continued on page 2... “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” 3312 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110-5009 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERMIT #3137

TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL Clipper Cards Available in May Downtown at Cole Fox! Huge Co l e Ha r d w a r e ...continued from page 1 Sidewalk Sale agencies to get to work can conveniently have (which are specific to the transit system being Saturday, May 21 multiple fares loaded onto just one card, since used), as well as up to $300 in cash value at one (Friday, May 20, at Cole Fox, downtown) Clipper can now be used on Muni, BART, AC time. Cash value on your Clipper card can be Transit, VTA, SamTrans, Caltrain and Golden used to ride any participating transit system. Savings of Gate Transit and Ferry. To get your Clipper card, just visit our Clipper is an all-in-one transit card that keeps downtown Cole Fox location and visit www 25% to 75%! track of any passes, discount tickets, ride books .clippercard.com to set up auto reloads and In honor of Small Business Week we and cash value that you load onto it, while for further information. May will be the last are throwing a sidewalk sale at all of our applying all applicable fares, discounts and month for Muni’s paper Senior and Youth Fast stores. We’ll be selling the usual end-of- transfer rules. This lets you customize your card Passes, which will transition to the Clipper card season closeouts, products with damaged for your own transit needs. The Clipper card starting in June. packages, mistaken purchases and more. can hold multiple passes, ride books or tickets But the real treat will be our brazen attempt to empty our warehouses. Lots and lots Our Garden Centers of regular, everyday merchandise will be ...continued from page 1 marked down by at least 25%. Cleaning tools. You’ll even find beneficial creatures, such gem in its backyard nursery and greenhouse— supplies, housewares, garden products, as worms, ladybugs and nematodes to rid you’ll find two levels of plants and accessories tools—we’re striving for a win-win: you get your garden of pest insects. And don’t forget if you just wander through the paint a bargain on great everyday products; we our large selection of indoor plants to help department! Gardening can be therapeutic pick up some space and enhance our cash improve your home’s air quality and add some and stress relieving, and spring is an excellent flow, too. What a deal! warmth. time to start an urban garden. Our Cole Street location also has a hidden See you in the garden! s f l o m a p a r t n e r o f f e r s

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— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 3 San Francisco Honors Small Business Week Events Its Small Businesses San Francisco Small Business Week (SF SBW) is a San Francisco Bay Area while sampling some of the ...continued from page 1 part of a national celebration of the contribution City’s top food and wine. our local businesses are hanging of small businesses and entrepreneurs. A series of Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in there—if not always prospering, educational and networking events that inspire, • Small Business Conference—At this free, daylong certainly surviving. A few years educate and connect the business community take conference, you will choose from more than 30 ago this was borne out by a study place this week. For further information, visit www workshops and seminars designed specifically commissioned by the San Francisco .sfsmallbusinessweek.com. for small business owners. Topics include finance, Locally Owned Merchants Alliance Monday, May 16, 2011 green business, marketing, technology, social (the full report can be found at www • Flavors of San Francisco—Start the week off media, manufacturing, procurement and more! .sfloma.org). Small Business Week with a bang at the gala kickoff to San Francisco This year we’ll be hosting most of these sessions at helps focus our attention on the Small Business Week 2011! At this fun-filled, free San Francisco State University’s downtown campus study’s conclusive request: if each of celebration, you’ll meet and mingle with more in Westfield Center. The most popular sessions will us could adjust our shopping habits than 1,000 small business owners and community also be presented in neighborhoods throughout a bit, to spend just 10% more within leaders while you savor and sample food from San the city. local small businesses, thousands Francisco’s local restaurateurs. Saturday, May 21, 2011 of jobs would be created, and more Tuesday, May 17, 2011 • Shop Your Neighborhood—Take to the streets! dollars would be recycled into our • San Francisco Board of Supervisors Small Find out what makes San Francisco a unique, local community. Think about it! Business Award Ceremony—The Small Business vibrant community of commerce. All across The box accompanying this article Commission will team up with the San Francisco town, merchant associations will create a once-a- lists all of the activities during Small Board of Supervisors to honor and recognize an year shopping experience that includes in-store Business Week. Businesses will be exceptional small business from each of the 11 demonstrations, discounts and sidewalk sales. honored, food and drink will flow districts. Shop in your own hood or check out a new one. at various venues, and the City’s • Make Mega Contact—A match made in Ongoing Throughout May neighborhood businesses will be heaven, the Golden Gate Business Association • Merchant Association Mixers—Local merchant offering special promotions, sidewalk and Merchants of Upper Market & Castro host associations, in partnership with San Francisco sales and more. Check them out, have this networking event celebrating the impact of Small Business Week, will connect small business fun, shop—and thanks in advance for the LGBT business movement! Mingle and meet owners and celebrate the uniqueness of their own thinking about “just 10% more.” members of the premier networking groups in the neighborhood.

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4 May 2011 Four locations serving you every single day of the year! “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” Fr o m t h e Ga r d e n Ce n t e r VISIT OUR GARDEN CENTERS AT COLE AND POLK STREET STORES AND EL JARDIN AT MISSION STREET In the Garden with Rick May Garden Tasks Springtime is an excellent time to work in the garden. Most likely our rains are all behind us, and the extended daylight provides time to enjoy our gardens after a long day at work. Gardening can be therapeutic, provide physical activity and relieve stress, too! Work on your garden now to enjoy summer barbecues and outdoor entertaining to come.

a Rhododendrons, May. At the end of the month, the warmer a When purchasing annuals, choose those camellias, azaleas and weather should allow for planting salvia, zinnias without flowers to enjoy the blooms for a longer evergreen-type plants can and marigolds. time. still be fertilized this month. a Roses should be checked a Snails and slugs will probably Use an all-purpose fertilizer for aphids and other pests pay your garden a visit this month. and make sure to work it in and diseases, such as black Control them before they reproduce, take over well with water. We offer the spot. Spray them if needed. your garden and control you. E.B. Stone brand for these a Unless you are harvesting a Don’t overwater. purposes. (Sku 745032, $7.99) seeds, remove spent flowers If you notice both a To get your from all flowering plants. new and old leaves hydrangeas to This will encourage further falling at the same produce pink blooms. time, you might be flowers, work lime a Seed peas, potatoes, lettuce, carrots and overwatering. Moldy into the soil; for corn in your garden this month. plants are also a sign of too much water. blue flowers, use a Weed! Much of the first a Rotate vegetable plants to keep your soil aluminum sulphate. growth you see this month may in tip-top shape. This will also help to control a Summer bulbs, such as be weeds. Stay on top of them! pests. dahlias, gladiolus, begonias Compost weeds and leaves fallen a Now is a good time to mulch your garden and lilies, should be planted from tree. in preparation for the (hopefully) warm and dry right away if they haven’t yet a Combat aphids with a months ahead. Mulch conserves water, keeps been planted. strong hose spray or an organic soil temperatures even and prevents weeds from a Plant snapdragons, insecticidal soap, like the Safer germinating. It also improves the organic content impatiens, petunias, fuchsias brand we stock. (Sku 74805, and texture of soil. and geraniums around mid- $8.49) a Watering your roses with soaker hoses will help to reduce the spread of black spot disease. The Noodlehead® Garden Sprinkler Soaker hoses prevent soil erosion, conserve water First of all, how could anyone not love a hold it in place. The three topside mounting and are ideal for shrubs. (Sku product called Noodlehead? The word just holes also allow this amazing sprinkler to 7194566, $14.99) brings a smile to your face. The Noodlehead is a be positioned on a fence or even under a Annual vines work well in small vertical flexible lawn and garden sprinkler that waters an overhang. spaces and are ideal to cover up an eyesore of a exactly where you want it to. Noodlehead’s 12 (Sku 759001, wall or fence. Morning glories and nasturtium are flexible PVC tubes, with three orifices each, $14.99) two varieties that will work, also creating privacy direct the water exactly where you want it. and shade. No more overspraying, flooding or wasting Attract ladybugs to your garden by planting water! The fully annealed stainless steel wire morning glories, goldenrod and yarrow. within each tube bends and rebends easily, Marigolds, fennel and lemon balm will attract keeping the “noodles” correctly pointed under lacewings and hoverflies. water pressure. The Noodlehead connects to any standard See you in the garden! garden hose or in-ground system and comes Just bend the tubes to point the streams of water complete with a ground stake to securely where you want them to go.

— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 5 Rooms Down Under: Renovate a Lower Level Space There are so many advantages to living in • Are you a budding San Francisco that homeowners are usually painter, sculptor or willing to endure one of the main drawbacks— photographer? Allow the lack of space. The ubiquitous 100 x 25 foot your talent to flourish lot size, quirky architecture of your purchased in your new art space! home and the desire to maximize any existing open space are all good reasons to look down when considering adding habitable room to your home. The official term for this expansion (per San Francisco Building Department) is “Rooms Down.” The benefits of Rooms Down are virtually limitless: • Bored with • Want to do more telecommuting? Manage • Has your child decided to the same old your career from a home office! take up the trumpet? Encourage practice time gym scene? Get fit in your private exercise room Expanding downward gives you the advantage downstairs in your new music studio! or relax in your new spa! of more living space and increases the value of your home without increasing the building’s footprint. Our contractor Kevin has completed a Room Down family room with bath for his Repair Referral Service client Mary. Her active family includes three teenagers. According to Mary, “Now the kids Co l e Ha r d w a r e ’s Repair Referral Service was can have friends over and hang out downstairs created to introduce our customers to the Re-COLECOLE-mend... Co l e -mend... Cole H Hardwarea r d w a r e Re p a iRepairr while I enjoy the rest of the house in peace and finest contractors and tradespeople we know. Re f e ReferralR R a l ServiceSe r v ic e quiet!” We have formed alliances with independent Independent contractors and tradespeople for… • home, business, and property repairs businesspeople in order to provide you with • maintenance Another client, Holly, is thrilled that Kevin was • remodeling/room additons the very best in home repair, maintenance and Contact us at 415/753-2653 ext. 3 or able to transform her dark and dingy basement remodeling. Some jobs may even be performed [email protected] e-mail into an urban retreat with a garden view. Holly All of the vendors and trades people in our Home Repair Referral Service have been by qualified members of our staff. pre-screened and carefully selected. Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Period.* * If you aren’t 100% satisfied, we will work as your advocate until you are. thinks it is now the most beautiful room in the We provide referrals for: house—a little oasis in the city. Air Conditioning Emergency Power Restoration New Construction There are many considerations for obtaining Alarms/Security Systems/Access Control Faucet Repair and Installation Painting Interior/Exterior a building permit for a Rooms Down project, Antique Restoration Fences Plumbing 24/7 Appliance Repair and Installation Furnace Repair and Installation Powerwashing, Commercial primarily ceiling height and a means of Arborist Furniture Refinishing and Repair and Residential Cleaning emergency exit. Kevin is very familiar with Architectural Planning Furniture Upholstering Remodeling/Major Remodeling building codes and procedures, and he is a Asbestos Removal Garage Door Repair/Installation Roofs New/Repair Bath Resurface Gardening/Pruning/Tree Trimming Room Additions member of San Francisco’s Code Advisory Brick and Stone Masonry General Contractors Safes Committee. Kevin can provide you with a Cabinetmaking Glass Installation Security Evaluation/ variety of structural solutions to any preexisting Carpentry Handyman Services Consultation Carpet and Linoleum Installation Hardwood Floors New/Refinish Seismic Upgrading cramped conditions. Once your plans have been Carpet Cleaning Hauling Sheet Metal Work completed, he can often obtain a building permit Chimney Sweep and Repair Home and Office Organizing Shutter Installation within a day. There is no need for you to endure Commercial Kitchen Installation Home Entertainment Systems Skylights Computer Data Cabling Insulation Installation Solar Energy Installation the tedious neighbor notification process—he Computer Grounding Intercom Systems Stained Glass Creation can take care of that for you, too! Computer Repair and Tutoring Interior Design, Staging and Repair If a Room Down idea sounds intriguing to you, Custom Closets, Pantries and Color Consultation Stucco Work turn to Kevin for all the answers! He has over and Storage Solutions Interior Wood Refinishing Telephone System Installation Decks New/Stain and Restoration Tile Installation 35 years of experience as one of San Francisco’s Design + Build Iron and Metal Works/Gates Wallpaper Application most respected remodelers, employs an in-house Disaster Cleanup and Restoration Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Water Heater Installation architect and offers a full spectrum of design/ (Flood/Fire/Sewage) Landscaping Welding Door Refinishing Lead Inspection and Abatement Window Cleaning/Repair build services. He also has the expertise to Drain Cleaning Leak Diagnosis/Waterproofing Windows and Doors advise you about creative options for obtaining Drywall/Lath Lock Installation financing for your home improvements. Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning Locksmith Service 24/7 Electrical 24/7 Mold Remediation To get in touch with Kevin, our Rooms Down Emergency Locksmith Moving expert, and find out how your buried treasure Contact us at www.colehardware.com/homerepair can come to light, call 415/753-2653 ext. 3 or Co l e Ha r d w a r e is a licensed California General Contractor, license number 708403. e-mail [email protected].

6 May 2011 Four locations serving you every single day of the year! “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” Locksmith, Home Repair, Design + Build Re-COLE-mend: and much more! See pages 6 & 7 A Paint Primer: Evaluating Paint Quality

With spring upon us and our rainy season paints made today. The two most common safety data sheet (MSDS), which are available to behind us, many homeowners will undergo binders in water-based paints are acrylic anyone right where the paint is sold. painting projects to spruce up their homes. Our and vinyl acrylic. The 100% acrylics provide Volume of solids is also sometimes referred quality housepainter Yefim shared this article for better overall performance than vinyl to as solids by volume. Higher-quality paint evaluating paint. acrylics. will have a higher percentage of binders and Where house painting is concerned, one of • Liquids’ main role is to keep pigments in pigments—collectively called solids—and a the prime objectives is to ensure that the paint an easy-to-paint fluid state. The liquids smaller percentage of liquids than lower-quality remains bonded to its substrate and that it evaporate, and what remains is a continuous paint. A higher percentage of solids by volume retains its essential properties for as long as film of pigment and binder. In oil-based will translate into a thicker and stronger paint possible. Selection of the right paint materials paints, the most frequently used liquid is film, greater hiding ability and better protection is absolutely crucial in achieving this objective. mineral spirits. In latex paints, the main of the painted surface. Lower-grade latex paints liquid is water. will typically contain about 20% to 30% solids • Additives are ingredients used to improve by volume and 70% to 80% water, while higher- the performance of paint in some way. quality latex paints will generally be 35% to 50% For example, preservatives keep the paint solids. from spoiling in storage; mildewcides keep Titanium dioxide is the ingredient that gives mildew from growing on the surface of the white or light-colored paint its ability to cover paint. darker-colored surfaces in fewer coats. Quality By varying the amounts and types of white latex paint will usually contain 20% to 25% pigments, binders, liquids and additives, titanium-dioxide. Lower-quality paints contain paint manufacturers can create a large variety more extenders than higher-grade paints. of paints and, as they substitute the lower Because of this, they will have less hiding power, quality/cost ingredient for higher ones, they even though their solid content may be high. can manipulate their costs Higher-quality paint and profits. For example, the will typically cost more. On term “pigment” is also used to the other hand, lower-cost, refer to extenders, which are lower-quality paint may materials such as clay, mica not be a bargain at all— and silica that, among their particularly if its service life For your painting jobs, we recommend Yefim, one of the quality painters in our service. other properties, add bulk to is much less than that of a the paint without significantly higher-quality paint and The primary function of architectural paint is adding to its cost. requires more for better to protect metals, wood, and other materials The two main indicators coverage. against corrosion and decay. To be able to of the paint’s quality are its If you’re considering better differentiate between grades of paint, it is volume of solids and the hiring a professional painter necessary to have at least some understanding titanium oxide content. This and wish to have Yefim of what raw materials go into every can of paint. information can generally be and his crew assess your Hopefully, after reading this, you will learn how found on a product’s technical painting project, contact to make a better decision as to what paint data sheet (TDS) and material our Repair Referral Service materials should be used to protect what is at 415/753-2653, ext. 3, perhaps the biggest investment you will ever or e-mail homerepair@ own. colehardware.com. All paints consist of four basic components— pigments, binders, liquids and additives. Each of these ingredients has a specific effect on the paint’s performance. • Pigments are finely ground materials that give the paint its color and hiding capacity. The most common white pigment in paint today is titanium oxide. • The binder holds pigment particles together. As the paint dries, the binder binds pigment particles into a continuous film as well as binding them to the painted surface. The type and the amount of binder also have a big effect on the paint’s durability, stain resistance and color retention. Alkyd (a chemical compound made with vegetable oils) is the binder used in most solvent-based A few examples of Yefim's work around the City

— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 7 Mo t h e r 's Da y —Ma y 8

Breakfast in Bed Pamper Mom with breakfast in bed. A decadent Laerke Teapot Mimosa & Bellini Champagne Cocktails gift that the can involve the kids, breakfast is Reminiscent of an Amish Serve up a champagne cocktail. Just add 2 one of the simplest meals to make. Even cereal barn star, this 26-ounce ounces of a fruit juice to 4 ounces of champagne; can look luxurious when served on a tray with porcelain teapot is perfect orange juice for a mimosa and peach juice for a a mimosa or pot of English Breakfast tea. Just for 2 cups of relaxing tea. bellini. Garnish with a strawberry or an orange add the Sunday newspaper to the mix, and Mom (Sku 628219, $12.99) slice. Almost any fruit juice can be added might not get out of bed all day! to champagne for a sparkling Bodum® French Press beverage. (Set of 4 Champagne Fabulous Frittata The reason the French press coffeemaker Flutes: Sku 6196596, $19.99) This frittata makes an easy brunch has become one of the most for a lazy Sunday morning. Simply popular coffeemakers sauté some onions and mushrooms; in the world is pure combine with whisked eggs, and simple—taste. The tomatoes, and shredded cheese. materials (glass and Pour ingredients into an oiled cast stainless steel) are iron pan and arrange some bacon completely taste-free strips on top. Bake at 350 degrees so nothing comes for 20–30 minutes. Voilà! Sunday between Mom and her brunch! And any ingredients in ground coffee beans. the fridge will work. (10¼" Cast Iron Choose black, red or green. Skillet: Sku 6102974, $19.99) (Sku 633007, $11.99)

Mother's Day Sunday, May 8

Our marketing coordinator Julia's mom, Helen (2nd Mission Street's Noel from right), with her mom and sisters in the 1950s with his mom

Training manager, Irma, with Jack Ryan and husband, Ryan Cole Fox Manager Renato and his mom, Terese Rick with his parents, Dave and Marge

8 May 2011 Four locations serving you every single day of the year! “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” Wh a t ’s Un i q u e ?

Aura® Satin Finish Aura Satin Finish is part of an innovative paint and colorant system integrating the best technologies to deliver superior durability for any color, along with the promise of long-lasting beauty. In addition to using 100% acrylic latex, proprietary resins have been incorporated to give this interior paint its extraordinary performance properties. LunchBots™ Features: Children's Stainless • Extreme hide, never more than two coats in any color Steel Dish Set • Color Lock® Technology, no The Children's Stainless Steel Dish Set from color rub-off LunchBots is the perfect solution for a healthy • Easy cleanup and safe mealtime. Made from the highest quality • Excellent touch-up 18/8 stainless steel, the dish set is healthier than • Provides a mildew-resistant plastic and more durable—and safer—than coating glass. The set includes an 8" plate, 5" kid-sized • Stains wash off easily bowl, and an 8 oz. mug. Great for meals and • Self-priming snacks at home and also for picnics, camping, • Easy application and other outings. (Sku 630115, $19.99) Think Pink! A member of the red family, pink is no longer Pink Planter Pink Carhartt® Hoodie just bubblegum and Barbie. Pink carries energy Let your love grow Pretty in pink, but and excitement. A standard fashion color for with a plant in this dainty tough as nails, years, pinks range from pale baby pink to rich, Geneve 7" planter. (Sku these Carhartt deep fuchsia tones, and the color can convey 730071, $11.99) Plant sold hoodies are love and passion. Make Mom separately. perfect for the feel special and loved with layered City look. pink! Matchbook Nail Files Available in sizes Purse perfect for a small to XL. (Skus Marilyn Pink Apron glamour girl on the run, 928530–3, $39.99) Flirty and fun and not just this book of nail files will for cleaning the house—host come in handy. (Sku a brunch or dinner party in 999011, $1.99) Occupancy style. Assorted colors of sugar Sensor and spice available including Pink Flamingo mint, pink chocolate and Park this flamingo in Switch cherry blossom ranging a garden to add some Save energy with the from $21.99–$27.99. (Pink fun and kitsch. Set of occupancy sensor and Marilyn Apron: Sku 698502, two. (Sku 7204928, switch, which features $21.99) $14.49) a 180-degree, 600-square-foot detection range and manual on/auto-off setting. Princess Parking Pink Screwdriver With a load capability of 0 to 600 watts, Everyone wants to feel This mini 4-in-1 these sensors will also work with CFLs. Set like a princess now and screwdriver is perfect the time delay between 1 and 30 minutes. then! Park your pink Prius for smaller hands for These sensors are Title 24 compliant as perfectly parallel here with a do-it-yourself mom. required for all new kitchen and bath a magnet or sign. (Magnet: Available in assorted construction and remodeling. (Sku Sku 653213, $4.99; Sign: Sku pastel shades. (Sku 325050, $24.99) 533099, $22.99) 220042, $5.99)

— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 9 Environmental In f o GOOD FOR THE EARTH — WE TAKE ACTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!

Seventh Generation® 4X Liquid Laundry Concentrates Recycle at o l e a r d w a r e Wash 66 loads of laundry with Seventh dyes, synthetic C H ! Generation’s new 4X liquid laundry concentrates. fragrances or Bring to any of our four stores: Save money and energy with these detergents optical brighteners Cell Phones: that perform excellent in cold water—formulated are included in the Personal cell phones—batteries and char- with additional enzymes to fight a broader set formulation. Choose gers not required. PLEASE, no of stains. The new Ecologic bottle is a molded from Geranium cordless home phones, car phones, walk- fiber shell from 100% post-consumer recycled Blossom & Vanilla ie-talkies, pagers or two-way radios. material and is 100% compostable, using 70% or Free Clear in a 50-ounce Batteries: less plastic than comparable plastic jugs. No size. (Skus 113022,5, $19.99) Rechargeable (NiCad, NiMH) and household (alkaline and carbon). Old latex paint: Recycle Your Unused Paint! • Recycle dry, clean, empty metal paint cans through your regular trash pickup. For many years, Co l e Ha r d w a r e has been to safely get it into recycling without having The latex paint containers you bring us an unused latex paint recycling location in pools of paint all over our store. We cannot should have paint in them! partnership with Recology and San Francisco’s take leaking cans. • The original label on each can must Department of Environment. City residents are How Latex Paint is Recycled clearly state “latex,” able to drop off unused latex paint at anyC o l e • Each day Recology receives the equivalent of “acrylic,” or “water- Ha r d w a r e location—up to 10 gallons per visit. several drums of latex paint from residents based” paint. No Most of the recycled latex paint that is sent to and processes them daily. handwritten labels the San Francisco Household Hazardous Waste • Each can is opened to see if it is in good will be accepted. Collection Facility is recycled on site and given enough condition to remix and distribute • Be sure that lids are sealed on tight and away for free. If you would like some of their to the public. They do not remix paint that is containers are rust-free and don’t leak. free paint, just stop by the facility at 501 Tunnel full of rust or mold or too thick from drying • You must not be a commercial paint Avenue during regular business hours, 8:00 am out over the years. (They empty the rusty user. to 4:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday. or moldy paint into drums that eventually • Please limit your drop-offs to no more Please keep these guidelines in mind when get shipped to a cement factory in Southern than 10 gallon-size containers (or 40 recycling your unused latex paint: California. Latex is an important ingredient quart-size containers or a combination • WE DO NOT TAKE EMPTY PAINT CANS. Paint in the manufacturing of cement.) of both) at a time. Containers are cans with dried paint in them or empty paint • Next, paint is sorted into warm colors counted by size, not by the volume of paint they contain. cans go into the blue recycling cart at your and cool colors and poured into separate • Take paint to the customer home or apartment building. mixing drums that are equipped with service desk. • We do take cans with useable latex paint mixing paddles and special motors. The • PLEASE, no brushes or rags! in them that seal well enough to keep the warm colors are in the yellow, red, orange paint in. Up to 10 gallons per visit. and brown range. The cool colors are in the PROPANE TANKS: Small (14 or 16.9 oz.), empty, • Is the paint LATEX? We do not take oil-based blue, green, and gray range. nonrefillable propane or alkyd paint. That has to go to hazardous • The paint is mixed for about 30 minutes. cylinders only. Household waste. Call 415/355-3777 to arrange a home Each 50-gallon batch results in a different only. Limit 5 per visit. pickup or visit www.sunsetscavenger.com shade. SPENT FLUORESCENT BULBS: for drop-off information. • When the paint is mixed to an even color, CFLs, tubes up to 8 feet, • Is the paint useable? We do not take paint it is poured into new 5-gallon buckets, the U- and D-shaped tubes. scum or sludge in the bottom of the can. It is batch is numbered, buckets labeled and Drop-off limit is 10 bulbs. the paint that is recycled, not the can. So, to a thumbprint of paint is put on the lid, so SCRAP METAL: make a long story you can see what color is Copper and brass. short, the paint inside. EXPIRED PRINTER has to SLOSH to What Colors are CARTRIDGES: be liquid enough Available? Must be in plastic bags to avoid to be used. They call the warm colors leakage. • A little rust on Sandpiper (beige), Fawn SOFT PLASTIC RECYCLING: the can is okay, (tan), and Fort Funston Clean plastic only. Households only. One or a not exactly (brown). The cool colors basketball-size amount per visit please. perfect seal. But are Sage (green-gray) San basically, the can Francisco Fog (blue-gray), For Bay Area recycling resources, visit has to SEAL for us and Granite (gray). www.colehardware.com/recycle.htm

10 May 2011 Four locations serving you every single day of the year! “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” Wh a t ’s In Se a s o n The Chicago International Housewares Show Besides relying on our fabulous sales Bamboo: Out with Leatrice Eiseman: representatives, we also visit a few national, or the old (wood) We went to two in this case, international trade shows when we and in with the presentations that she can to see what is new in the marketplace so new—that gave. She is the premier that we have the newest and greatest offerings is, bamboo! expert on color—for for our loyal shoppers. This past March we Just about real! She is the director visited the International Home & Housewares anything that of the Pantone Color Show in Chicago. With over 1,900 vendors and used to be made Institute. What a fun just three days to get through the entire show, from wood can job! needless to say it was a bit daunting—even for now be made from a housewares veteran. bamboo. It is a more Phil Brandl: On our first morning, we visited a few of our renewable resource and gaining popularity We had a nice favorite vendors together. Then realizing that among suppliers. conversation with our time was too precious, we decided to divide Soda Stream: Their new model, available this Phil, the head of and conquer. With our running shoes on, we fall, will feature a gauge that tells you how much the International managed to visit each and every vendor, and CO2 is left in your cartridge. Housewares here are some of the highlights to share with Other highlights from our trip: Association. you, and what you can look forward to in our Rahm Emanuel: fashionable housewares departments over the He was the guest next few months: speaker at the annual Azure: Last year’s Pantone color of the year industry breakfast, was turquoise, and since home colorations are so we decided to generally six months to check it out! We Emeril: Irma enjoyed one year behind runway were impressed a front-row cooking fashion colors, this makes with his warmth demonstration and sense. Azure evokes a and openness to all samples from Emeril tropical island escape. questions asked of Lagasse. It was a striking him. He kept it all “G” combination rated. —Julia and Irma paired with the apple green we saw all over. Co l e Ha r d w a r e Rewards Apple Green: The green movement has Rewards Member Benefits: given this shade new life ➪ Membership is free, and you’ll receive the and continues to do so. Look Hardware Hotline, our monthly newsletter around; green is everywhere full of valuable information and promotions. and an everyday color. ➪ Free delivery in San Francisco with $25.00 Purple: Maybe it is the color for next season, purchase. but we seemed to see a lot of it—in everything ➪ New members receive an instant 5% How points are earned: from deep purple frying pans to gentler lavender discount on their first purchase for joining ➪ and a $5 coupon toward their subsequent shades of chenille bath For every $1 spent, one point is earned. ➪ purchase of $25. rugs. Points are converted to dollar value in increments of 100 points, converting to ➪ Attach your Rewards key fob to your key Peace Signs and $5 posted to your Rewards card quarterly. ring—if you lose your keys, they’ll come to Polka Dots: Not sure Leftover points remain in place. us in the mail, and we will notify you. if this means we’re ➪ Points are calculated daily and shown on ➪ Lifetime warranty on most products nostalgic receipts. purchased at Co l e Ha r d w a r e . for the ➪ Dividends for 5% of purchases made in 2010 ➪ Receive a birthday discount equal to 50% of old days, will be transferred to your new Rewards your age, up to a $100 discount. but these gift card when you come in to redeem after ➪ We don’t sell our customer list, and all February 1, 2011. seemed information is kept confidential. ➪ to be For us to track your Rewards points, please For more information, visit identify yourself as a Rewards member each www.colehardware.com/rewards popular and time you shop. or e-mail [email protected]. popping up everywhere.

— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 11 Co m m u n i t y Ne w s

Attention Artists, Helping Small Businesses Save Costs While Vendors, Musicians, & Going Green Owners of Unique Cars We all understand the value of a dollar these make smart purchasing decisions, and works to days. Additionally, we all understand the need to solve their biggest challenges—whether that’s The Cole Valley Improvement Association lessen our impact on the environment. Simple identifying the most cost-effective way to bring (CVIA) is pleased to announce that the Cole changes like using CFL lightbulbs and lowering organic foods onto a menu or determining a solar Valley Fair will be back again for its ninth year your thermostat reflect both of these priorities. energy system that’s best for their property. on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Imagine what changes like this could mean to One of his clients, a small restaurant in a low- The Cole Valley Fair continues to be a charming keeping your favorite neighborhood businesses income neighborhood, is saving $17,000 each and well-attended event sponsored by local open. year. Urban Solutions evaluated everything from merchants and organizations with outstanding Urban Solutions refrigerators to, quite literally, the kitchen sink, records of community support. The fair features is a nonprofit where the restaurant eventually installed high- local art and fine crafts, food from neighborhood social enterprise velocity spray nozzles and sink aerators to restaurants, live music, a display of historical that helps small save water. Small temperature adjustments Cole Valley photographs, a full block of vintage businesses find to the refrigerator and freezer greatly automobiles owned by neighborhood residents, solutions that are reduced the electricity bill. Educating events for children, and more! practical, cost- the restaurant staff on composting and effective and good for business. Experienced recycling practices not only diverted waste from consultants help businesses secure loans to going to landfills but also significantly lowered support their operations, purchase equipment, garbage collection costs. Savings like these can and buy their own building. Businesses keep business doors open while conserving the throughout the Bay Area are making changes environment. to become more environmentally sustainable What can consumers do to support small based on recommendations from the businesses and preserve the environment? organization’s consultants. By shopping local, you are already making an Anthony Tsai, Green Business Program important contribution. Your neighborhood Manager at Urban Solutions, is constantly business is more likely to make local purchases finding new ways for businesses to save money Cole Street’s Beverly and Tessa that require less transportation, which equals enjoying last year’s Cole Valley Fair while they also make environmental changes. less pollution and a smaller carbon footprint. He starts with the basics of reducing their waste Find out more about Urban Solutions at www If you’re an artist with unique handcrafted and use of water and energy. He also helps them .urbansolutionsSF.org or by contacting them work or a food vendor with tasty morsels, we examine their use of chemicals, guides them to at [email protected]. hope you’ll apply for a booth space. The deadline is July 1. Priority will be given to Cole Valley residents, returning vendors, and to promising new applicants. (Imported merchandise will not be considered). Ahoy Seadogs, Landlubbers, We’re also seeking musicians from all genres and styles for one-hour performance slots. Lasses and Lads! Please note that limited amplification will be allowed—see the application form for details. George Peabody Elementary School is space with salmon The Cole Valley Fair is a small and intimate street hosting their annual Spring Carnival! Past burgers! Additional fair where the right sound will attract a lot of favorites like the Rock Wall, Jumpy House, favorites comin’ out attention. and Dunk Tank will be there, plus this year of the galley include And, yes, Cars on Cole will be back again this they are adding a huge slide! They will also nachos, pirate punch, Thai iced tea, coffee, year. Never been to the event? We look for have a hands-on science booth presented and water. Seaworthy eats, indeed! Raffles interesting neighborhood vehicles—whatever by Edventure More! and prizes, too! that may mean. It need not be a “show queen” Their usual yummy or vintage or rare. Application forms for vendors, grilled lunch Peabody Pirate Palooza musicians, and cars are available online at www items of hotdogs, Saturday, May 14 .cviasf.org and on paper at Postal Chase, 912 hamburgers, veggie 12:00 until 4:00 pm! Cole Street. Send your questions or comments burgers and corn on 251 6th Avenue to [email protected]. the cob will share grill (Enter through gate on 7th Avenue) We look forward to seeing you at the fair!

12 May 2011 Four locations serving you every single day of the year! “Our commitment to you: Your satisfaction guaranteed. Period.” Cu s t o m e r Se r v i c e s THE EVER-GROWING LIST OF EVERYTHING WE DO FOR YOU

ACE® Hardware: Our affiliation with ACE allows us to get get 10% off all discountable merchandise in our stores. bin, lids off!), used rechargeable batteries (nickel-cadmium), quality products quickly and opens doors of the world’s man- Senior Citizen Discount (age 65 or older): 10% off all pur- used household batteries (alkaline and regular), copper and ufacturers, so we can get you what you need. ACE’s buying chases of nonsale merchandise. brass scrap metal (such as keys, bathroom and plumbing power enables us to sell to you at the right price, too! Student Discount: Show us your student I.D. and receive a fixtures), cell phones, expired printer cartridges and spent ATM and Credit Cards: We’ll accept your ATM cards for 5% immediate discount, plus 5% annual rebate, custom key fluorescent bulbs into any of our four stores, and we will send payment. You can get cash back, too. We also accept VISA, tag, use of our fax machines and more! them off to be recycled into new products. See page 10 for MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards. Electrician: Call our Repair Referral Service at 415/753-2653 details. Balloons: We have free Co l e Ha r d w a r e helium balloons for ext. 3 Monday through Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm and after Repair Referral Service: Our alliances with competent, hon- the kids. Helium is available to inflate your party balloons for store hours for emergency referrals 24/7. On weekends and est, quality tradespeople assure you excellent work on your fifty cents per balloon. during store hours, dial 415/753-2653 and press 3 for a direct home, property or office. We are a licensed contractor (#708403). Bridal and Gift Registry: We’ll load your name and list of referral. Call 415/753-2653 ext. 3 or go to www.colehardware.com/ everything you wish to register in our computer. Your friends eLine: The Co l e Ha r d w a r e eLine is delivered free, direct homerepair. and family can then call us to place gift orders. Recipients to your desktop. The eLine contains information on new Repotting Service: Pick out the plant and the pot, and our Cole, receive a gift card equal to 10% of the total value of all gifts products, practical tips and more (or less!). Sign up at Mission or Polk Street Nursery staff will repot your plant for free. purchased. E-mail [email protected]. www.colehardware.com. Return Policy: We accept returns on just about anything. Business-2-Business: Members of the program receive free e-mail: Write us at [email protected]—any (Power tools, appliances, etc., may only be returned subject delivery, special pricing and personal service. Call our Cole time! to manufacturer’s warranty. Hand tools exchanged for defec- Fox location at 415/777-4400. Fax Service: Our fax machines are for your personal use. We tive replacement only.) Carry-Out Service: We’ll be happy to load your purchases do charge for our fax service—please ask for rates. Fax num- Rewards Program: Earn an annual 5% dividend on pur- into your car. Just let the cashier know, and we’ll take care of bers: Cole Street: 415/753-0957, Mission Street: 415/647-6554, chases and much more. Membership is quick and free. Sign you. Cole Fox: 415/777-4453, Polk Street: 415/674-8917. up today! Charge Accounts: For your convenience, we have in-house Gift Cards: We offer Co l e Ha r d w a r e gift cards and ACE Room Painting Software: All of our paint departments are charge accounts for businesses. Stop by and fill out the sim- Hardware gift cards in almost any denomination. equipped with room painting software. Simply bring in your ple application, and we’ll open one for you. Glass Cut to Size: Plexi, single and double-strength glass cut camera’s memory chip, upload your image and choose paint Chauffeur Service for Senior Citizens: If you need help while you wait. We can also special order curved, tempered, colors to review. getting to our stores and you live in San Francisco, call us to laminate and obscure glass, as well as mirrors and tabletops. Rug Cleaners Rented: We have steam carpet and uphol- arrange a mutually convenient time to pick you up. Hardware Hotline: We publish our newsletter every month stery cleaners available for rent at each store. Color Matching: We have terrific paint matching comput- of the year. See the online version at www.colehardware. School and Community Assistance Partnership ers. Bring in a swatch of fabric or quarter-size paint chip and com. It’s homegrown and filled with interesting articles about Program: Nonprofit organizations whose mission is to the staff can match just about any color. hardware, our community and, of course, Co l e Ha r d w a r e . improve the lives of those around us, either directly or Commercial Supply: We have an entire division devoted Hours of Operation: We’re open every single day of the through cultural enrichment, can join a special program of to servicing the needs of commercial and industrial custom- year including every holiday. discounts and donations. Co l e Ha r d w a r e donates 10% of all ers throughout the Bay Area and beyond. We offer charge Cole Street: weekdays 7 am–7:30 pm, weekends 8 am–7 pm purchases made by your organization’s community. Go to our accounts, on-site account specialists, free delivery and the Cole Fox: weekdays 8 am–7:30 pm, weekends 9 am–5:30 pm Co l e Ha r d w a r e Community Partners page for information and personal services of Joe, Damion, Melinda, and Rodney. Give Mission Street: weekdays 7 am–7:30 pm, weekends 8 am–7 a list of partners (page 15). Also, be sure to check out www. them a call at 415/647-1800 or e-mail colesupply@colehard pm colehardware.com/partners. ware.com Polk Street: weekdays 8 am–8 pm, weekends 9 am–7 pm Sharpening Service: Knives and scissors sharpened while Community Savings Days: One day a month, we offer a Lamps Rewired: We offer rewiring services for table and you wait or same day service at our Cole, Mission and Fox 20% discount to students, seniors, school district employees floor lamps. Contact our stores for information and pricing. stores (Note: Fox doesn’t sharpen scissors, just knives). and active members of the military or veterans. The promo- Lifetime Warranty: Your “complete satisfaction” dictates Speakers Bureau: Topics range from home repair, to tion cannot be applied to Rewards accounts and is not valid that we offer a lifetime warranty on just about everything we gardening, to security, to small business, marketing and more. on gift cards, Muni or special orders. sell. If you need a speaker for your organization, call 415/753-2653 Coupons: We honor all manufacturers’ coupons. If we carry Locksmith Service and Key Cutting: We cut keys at all our ext. 5. the product, we’ll honor any other store’s coupons as well. stores including hard-to-find computer chip keys for automo- Special Orders: If we don’t have Delivery in San Francisco: Free delivery for Rewards mem- biles. We have an expert locksmith on duty Monday to Friday at what you need in stock, we’ll do bers with purchase of $25 or more. See store at the time of our Cole Fox store downtown (415/777-4400). We can also send our best to obtain it as quickly purchase for scheduling deliveries. a locksmith to your home or business 24/7. Call 415/753-2653 as possible. Digital Camera: Have a problem that you can’t describe? ext. 3 Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, or after store hours, Tool Rental: We rent floor We’ll lend you a digital camera to take a photo of the problem dial 415/753-2653 and press 3 for a direct referral. sanders, many hand and power so that we can better help you. (Note: Credit card required for Low Price Guarantee: Just bring in another store’s ad and tools, and garden tools, too. camera loan.) we will honor the lower price. Contact our stores for availability. (Note: Floor sanders not available at Discounts: Muni: We sell monthly Adult, Youth and Senior Fast Passes, monthly Disabled Stickers, 1-Day, 3-Day and 7-Day Passports Cole Fox or Polk Street stores.) Birthday Discount: Come in on your birthday, show your and Parking Meter Cards in $20 and $50 denominations. UPS Shipping Service: We ship packages all over the I.D. and we’ll give you a percent discount amounting to half Pipe: We cut and thread galvanized and black pipe, your pipe country for our Rewards members via United Parcel your age. Must be a Rewards member. Discount is available or ours. (Note: Cole Fox can’t thread.) Service. only on your actual birthday and cannot be applied to sale/ Plumbing Service: Call our Repair Referral Service at Website: Visit www.colehardware.com. promotional merchandise, power tools, household appli- 415/753-2653 ext. 3 Monday through Friday 8:00 am to Windows, Doors and Window Screens: Window and ances, water heaters, special orders or Muni. Discount applies 5:00 pm and after store hours for emergency referrals 24/7. screen repairs are available at our Cole Street and Mission to purchase for the personal use of recipient only. Maximum On weekends and during store hours, dial 415/753-2653 and Street stores. Contact these stores for information and discount $100. press 3 for a direct referral. pricing. Disabled Customer Discount: Sign up for our Rewards pro- Recycling: Bring your old latex paint (S.F. residents only; liq- By the way, we sell hardware, too. gram, show your Medi-Cal card or other proof of disability, and uid paint only—put dried paint cans into your own recycle

— Rick Karp, President, aka Keeper of the Karma Co l e Ha r d w a r e 's Hardware Hotline May 2011 13 Co m m u n i t y Co n n e c t i o n s BAY AREA BUSINESSES

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Merionettes (21422) Visitacion Valley Community Center (*50) Buddhist Church of San Francisco (21346) The Garden Conservancy (21302) LINES Dance Center (21424) The Perry Initiative (21446) San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design (21210) Visual Aid, Artists for AIDS Relief (*720) California Jug Band Association (21293) Garden for the Environment (780) Literacy for Environmental Justice (21269) Pets Unlimited (2343) San Francisco Organizing Project (21250) Walden House (520) California Native Plant Society (*1424) Gay and Lesbian Medical Assn. (*211) Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly (909) Philipino Senior Resource Center (21429) San Francisco Parks Trust (5011) Wallenberg Community Found (21245) California Reinvestment Coalition (21329) Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (21311) Loco Bloco (21445) Planet Drum Foundation (*312) S.F. Planning & Urban Research (21301) Woman, Inc. (*1537) California Revels (*337) Gay/Lesbian All. 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