Wow - came to this post looking for answers, and the trite judgement from responders regarding the example that was used (zip ties), is very much a "victim blaming" mentality. Obviously there are no answers to be found here, it's more reminiscent of social media trolling. I also live rurally, and we pay through the nose for the simplest items, it's much less expensive to buy items from China and being in WA it is often quicker as well. I sincerely doubt the links to online hardware stores will meet the poster's needs, because believe or not, we also have "Google" in the outback as well as eBay and the internet, and if this is what was required, they would not have needed to ask a question in a public forum trolled by inbreeds who might possibly have the occasional answer regarding an unfamiliar platform (just as the occasional inbreed can play a banjo quite well). Additionally, as inbreeds often don't understand when they've been schooled, you may leave your uninformed attempts at comeback below...