Saint-Gobain's Worcester Tent Sale Returns After 2-Year Hiatus

WORCESTER, MA — Think of it as a trip to the local hardware store on steroids.

The Saint-Gobain Abrasives plant in Worcester will bring back its annual tent sale this weekend, offering a chance for the public to score deals on all sorts of construction and home improvement materials.

"Customers are not only getting severely discounted prices on high-quality, locally produced product, they are also reinvesting in their community," said Saint-Gobain Abrasives Director of Sales Training Joe Mielinski, who is also a United Way of Central Massachusetts board member.

Saint-Gobain started its annual autumn tent sale more than a decade ago, with all proceeds going to the United Way of Central Massachusetts. But the sale hasn't been held over the last two years due to the pandemic.

The items that will be up for sale — like sandpaper, weld grinding wheels, wire wheels and floor pads — are produced at the Saint-Gobain plant between I-290 and West Boylston Street in Worcester. Any items that don't sell during the tent sale will be donated to local schools.

The sale will start Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Greendale Campus, 315 Stores St.