Where can I buy a good snow shovel?

My good ergonomic (bent) snow shovel threw its last pitch today. I went over to Home Depot and they are still out.

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement snow shovel?

I was able to complete one side of my driveway, my neighbor's driveway, dug out the fire hydrant, heat pump, and 1/3 of my sidewalk all in 2 days' work. I still have an old 'back breaker' snow shovel, but can only use it for small periods at a time. I'll resume the sidewalk in the morning...time to watch the Saints beat the Colts now...

 

Wish I could help you with where you can get one. So I guess you think the ergonomic ones really make a difference? I haven't tried one but with all this snow I think buying a second snow shovel would be a good idea for us...

 

At this point you'd have better luck finding a snow shovel in Louisiana than you would around here.

 

Surprise! I just bought one about an hour ago at Home Depot. They arrived while I was shopping.

 

WOW!! How lucky is that???

 

We just called the home depot in Ashburn and they said they had no shovels, but the Leesburg home depot said they had a lot of shovels. Not sure what kind or how long they will last. Might want to give them a call. We are headed out there now.

 

I know it sounds goofy, but I actually just ordered a couple shovels online (from Sears' site). It was only $8 and change to have two shovels shipped by ground (one is a standard straight shovel with a metal edge, and the other is an ergonomic shovel with metal edge). I figure that's well worth it since I was getting sick of running around trying to see if anybody had them in-stock. They won't be here for the few inches we're supposed to get this week, but I figure our current shovel (which is on its last legs) will survive through that.

 

As soon as I saw your post I ran out to Home Depot and they were all out. A shipment of 150 arrived this morning, but was all gone in 45 minutes...even with a limit of 2/per person.

I guess I'll keep searching...I need to find one before tomorrow's storm which they are now calling for 10"+ more of the white stuff.

 

Hmmm... I paid about $12 for the one I bought this morning. Anybody wanna make me a deal? Totally just kidding but good luck. We just happened across this one. In fact, we were getting into the car when i saw a guy walking out with one. I asked him and he said they just came in. So I went back in and got one! Try Bed Bath and Beyond if you venture that far - they sometimes carry them.

 

Wegmans had some regular ones this morning not sure how many they have left as everyone seemed to be buying one.

Staci

 

You could check out the garden shovels and look for a "coal shovel" this is the type I used as a kid, as the snow shovels would not work on ice/snow that was pushed into the driveway of my house. I grew up on a snow emergency route (3 lanes into DC) and plows would bury the driveway and sidewalk.

This shovel also works well loading mulch into a wheelbarrow when you have a couple of yards delivered.

good luck.

 

Wegmans - no luck either. Now that the snow coming is another 10-20 inches - maybe I should be looking for a snow blower...probably even harder to find