As most know The Tupelo Hardware Store in Tupelo Mississippi will be closing on December 31, 2025... The Hardware Store is known mostly as where Elvis purchased his first guitar on January 8th 1946,, Elvis's 11th birthday.. The Hardware Store was privately owned by Booth family.. Mr George H. Booth opened the store in 1926,, the store has been passed down thur 4 generations.. On January 8th 1946 Elvis wanted to pay a rifle but Gladsy wanted him to get something else.. Mr. Forest L. Bebo a family