Big, diverse hardware/tool store

I can't seem to find a good hardware store to buy tools. There are hundreds of them and they're all small, with the same generic stock, with workers who don't know anything and look at you like you've got three heads when you ask where the screwdrivers are. There's got to be a big, diverse hardware store, ideally with knowledgeable or at least not brain dead staff, kinda like a B&H, but for tools. I restore old typewriters, so often I need tools on the smaller, more precise side.