New owners' new prospective . I have to admit I love True Value now with the new owner . Every time I have come into the store he has greated me . One trip he asked me what I was interested in , my response was learning how to Bee keep ! He surprised me by saying he had just brought in bee keeping hives and equipment. Holy wow, this is in a small town like ours . So now I'm looking at a new hobby. I was just thinking about it. Love this store. Also use to buy Eco Friendly granular for ticks and fleas to spread in my back yard to safely protect my 2 dogs who are family . Home Depot stopped selling it so I was looking to order it from Amazon . The Owner told me he could get it for me , even was cheaper and no extra for shipping . I bought 4 bags . He said he would put a few bags on his self to sell as well . Guess what after I recommended it to my friends those bags only sat on the self a few hours so he ordered more. Again I love this place. read more

Closing down for good. Been a staple in the community for a long long time. Sorry to see them go. Only one left is in Coloma. Bon voyage! See you on the other side! read more

Our window screens were frayed and old. Brought them to replace the screens. $10 deposit on every screen, no problem. They took about 5 days and called when we could pick up. I am seriously impressed with both the result and price! 11 screens replaced for less than $200. To me that was worth it! Thank you! read more

Pater Tru Value is my favorite store in the area. Each year they offer Ladies Night (just before Christmas sometime) with discounts on top of coupons, raffles, gift bags and snacks. And you are able to earn points with everyday purchases towards $10 coupons that arrive in the mail. They have an ad in MailMax (I do believe, might be FullMoon advertising) each month for a 30% off coupon. Friendly, but mostly helpful staff with local employees and if they don't have what I need in stock they call me when it comes in. Never have had a problem with an exchange or a return. Great place for a last minute functional gift for boys, girls, women and men. My kids go for the free popcorn. read more

Purchased a 22" Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker at Pater True Value. Got it home and realized the door was defective. Called them and they asked me to bring it in so they could see if it could be repaired while I waited for Weber to send them a replacement. I did have 30lbs. of meat that I needed to smoke the next day, so I could not wait for the replacement. Took the door to the "repair" window and the employee was very accomplished and had the door good enough to get me by my first smoke. (well second actually after I seasoned the new Weber.) Three weeks later I called the store to see if they ordered my replacement door. Joe, Pater the store owner answered the phone and told me they had the replacement door waiting for me. Great service, glad to see this level of heads up at an independent retailer. Would not expect this level of personal service at the Orange, Blue, or Green Box store. I'll continue to shop this store, and appreciate the attention to detail. read more

Awesome place full of unique items. They sell items you never knew you could replace. Items I've looked for @ Meijer & Wal-Mart, but couldn't find. I see why my husband loves this place. He says they have the best paper yard bags, & only buys them here. I only went down 4 aisles & was amazed. Supposed to be resting my legs, but I'll come back when I'm feeling better. I will definitely be shopping here more often. read more

I love this store. I frequently have projects that need doing around my business and have no idea what I need to accomplish them. I walk in, the CSR always ask if I need help, she'll call the right department. They meet me there, I describe what I'm trying to do and they find the materials I need - even if it means hitting several different aisles. AND they never treat me like an idiot, but always as a valued customer. They're never too busy to help me and/or check me out - unlike a couple of other stores in the area. read more

my son lives in st joe just moved there last fall so he bought a poulan lawn mower a few weeks ago, he got it home and mowed one strip ,stopped the mower to adjust the wheels and the mower would not start,turns out the pull cord was assembled wrong but when he brought it back in to true value they told him it was his fault for not putting oil in the motor, they told him the motor frooze up and never looked at it to determine what was wrong they told him that his mower was his problem and the sales person laughed at him and walked away,this is the reason people go to home depot will never be back there again. read more