Question: si chen wrote: Hi there, Does anyone know where to buy thoes ropes for binding mattress on the top of a car? Thanks a lot. ------------------------------------- Answers: >I think the nearest and most convenient store is Hardware in Beltway Plaza. Hardware is next to Radioshack if I remember right. >Home Depot. You can select the length. >You can also get it free outside IKEA. The string there is strong enough to bind the mattress. And it is free. Hope it helps. >Haiyu Qi wrote: Wal-Mart. The nearest from here is at Laurel, I guess.