Williams-Sonoma and Ace Hardware

For whatever reason a couple of our Apilco cereal bowls got chipped. We purchased a few Apilco items when we first moved here. We no longer had any of our china or every day items from Milwaukee. This dinnerware was the same as our son's down the street and they guaranteed this brand was virtually indestructible - and for the most part they were right. Also, in the rare instance we were ever in need of more items, we could borrow from their plentiful supply. Luckily there is a Williams-Sonoma store in Alexandria right on Washington Avenue. While in the neighborhood we decided to check the Ace Hardware just down the block for shower curtain rings. We just repainted the apartment, got a new shower curtain, and were in need of very simple, clear rings. I always like seeing the customers get treats at the register there. I'm not so sure Willams-Sonoma allows pets in their store. The tails would probably knock over too much of the valuable merchandise. In a hardware store it hardly matters.