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27 September 2006

Probably really dumb question... But where do you buy those little rubber feet that go on the bottom of furniture that has steel tubing for legs?→[More:]I'm going to look at some Arne Jacobsen Ant chairs today (similar to pic but not the exact chairs)... the seller has told me that some of them are missing the little rubber feet. I went to the hardware store as I assumed it was a given they'd carry them and the guy thought I was ridiculous for asking and had no idea where to get them. Ideas?

post by: dobbs at: 08:21 | 8 comments

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posted by dobbs 27 September | 08:23

Huh. Hardware stores are where I've found them in the past. An office-supply place, possibly?

posted by taz 27 September | 08:38

You should go to a different hardware store.

I've also found them at places like Kmart. So you could try Zellers too.

posted by sciurus 27 September | 08:47

IKEA has them, and I find them at hardware stores, too

posted by matteo 27 September | 09:42

personally i purchase those little rubber things from bill. he's got the best deals in town. he lives on the corder of 1st and 3rd. big yellow shopping cart. you can't miss it.

posted by panoptican 27 September | 10:29

Okay, well thanks for confirming I'm not a crazy person. I'm new to this neighborhood and don't know it well but there's gotta be another hardware store. Thanks!

posted by dobbs 27 September | 11:56

Go to a better hardware store than the one you tried. In Australia, I would go to Bunnings (the rubber feet you need are in the aisle next to the one with bolts etc, next to the castors on the right-hand side - I think it's #20, but don't quote me) because, while I hate that they have pushed all the small hardware stores out and now have almost a monopoly in the market, I'm time-poor and they have almost anything. I'm sure you have an equivalent.

posted by dg 27 September | 17:54

Yup, found 'em at a Home Hardware. A buck each, which I thought was rich, but whatever.

posted by dobbs 27 September | 18:15

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