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Lowe's

306 Providence Hwy
Dedham, MA 02026 781-355-3780

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After months if waiting for install they told us to give up. We did. Would... - Apr 09, 2024

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Jarvis Appliance

958 Worcester St
Wellesley, MA 02482 781-235-5112

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We have used Jarvis for the majority of our appliance purchases for many years.... - Mar 16, 2023

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Advantage Appliance

127 N Main St
Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-1002

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great staff good prices - Aug 20, 2021

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Appliance Corner

199 Lowell St
Lawrence, MA 01840 978-686-9988

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We’re very professional, and knowledgeable about product. - Dec 23, 2023

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Douglass Appliance

74 High St
Danvers, MA 01923 978-777-0166

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Very good store,great product and staff. - Dec 27, 2023

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Dracut Appliance Center

1112 Lakeview Ave
Dracut, MA 01826 978-957-2300

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Been there forever has pretty much everything it well organized and the staff... - Dec 22, 2023

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Dracut Appliance Center

2100 Main St
Tewksbury, MA 01876 978-658-7330

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Staff was responsive to any problems - Dec 21, 2023

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Tri-City Sales

262 Highland Ave
Salem, MA 01970 978-744-6100

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Very good local company - Dec 16, 2023

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Warrendale Appliance

170 High St
Waltham, MA 02453 781-894-4543

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ADDRESS CHANGE TO 170 HIGH ST, WALTHAM 781-894=4543 - Feb 13, 2023

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AAA Appliances

769 Centre St
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-522-4020

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No complaints. They were helpful in identifying and locating what I needed. - Dec 27, 2023

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Beach Sales

80 VFW Pkwy
Revere, MA 02151 781-284-0130

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staff was helpful and knowageable about there products - Dec 27, 2023

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Home Depot

615 Arsenal St
Watertown, MA 02472 617-926-0299

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Always get what I need here - Nov 21, 2022

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Lowe's

350 Cochituate Rd
Framingham, MA 01701 508-309-1183

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I got a stove from them recently and the job was great from order to delivery... - Nov 10, 2022

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Best Buy

700 Providence Hwy
Dedham, MA 02026 781-461-6768

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The environment was good and the staff was very good with assisting their customers. - Dec 15, 2023

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Home Depot

85 Main St
Tewksbury, MA 01876 978-640-0400

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They have no staff. Limited stock in stores and very sparatic deliveries with... - Dec 29, 2023

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Best Buy

1 Worcester Rd
Framingham, MA 01701 508-872-2223

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Great store has a good selectiom - Dec 22, 2023

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Home Depot

100 1st Ave
Waltham, MA 02451 781-672-0900

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Home Depot has everything you need. It’s so enormous it can be hard to... - Dec 21, 2023

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Lowe's

1500 Broadway
Saugus, MA 01906 781-417-1027

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I needed a part for my amana dryer and the employee not only looked up the... - Dec 14, 2023

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Lowe's

153 Andover St
Danvers, MA 01923 978-646-9099

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I was impressed with the staff's willingness to help us. - Sep 12, 2021

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Poirier Sales & Service

244 Needham St
Newton, MA 02464 617-558-5500

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Despite visiting the showroom in the middle of remodeling, we were able to... - Feb 16, 2023

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