When Crump Plumbing Supply on Burnet Road closed several years back, Austin was left with one last place carrying the random parts necessary to cheaply fix leaking faucets and running toilets. This DIYer recently had a valve stem on a bathtub faucet go bad. Fortunately we were just around the corner from Josco's. The young men behind the counter identified the part instantly – something that probably wouldn't have happened at Home Depot. Total cost of repair: $30. And the feeling you get supporting a 50-year-old Austin business? You can't really put a price on that.
