I called one more time and emailed. The call got me the actual mechanic, who admitted he had been…read moreavoiding me because he had fried the electronic board on my sewing machine so it won't work at all. My email didn't get a response. I was far more annoyed by the continuing avoidance issues than the need to replace the machine. The repair guy made some promises about trying to fix it and getting back to me. No surprise, it's been a month, and it's more avoidance. It's sad, because I'd love to buy a Bernina to replace my old machine, and this is the closest dealer. I obviously won't be coming back here.

Lots and lots of choices of fabric! Beautiful learning space as well! Friendly and knowledgeable…read morestaff willing to help with locating a specific line of fabric or color options. I was a great store! Hard to leave all that beautiful fabric for others! Thank you!

Casey was spectacular! She worked with us to define exactly what we wanted, then sourced the…read morecomponents and built an absolutely stunning engagement ring. We could not be happier!

My fiance and I only worked with Casey from start to finish. She was phenomenal! She caught on to…read moreour style as individuals and as a couple. She was not pushy or overbearing at all! She truly wanted us to find the piece that suited us, no matter how long it took! Casey greeted us with a smile and enthusiasm every time she saw us, remembered our names from the very first day, and sent us thank you notes after we bought jewelery from her. I could not be happier with my engagement ring. One of the things we liked the most about Howes was that they contract with all the jewelry designers in the area and have them agree that once they design a piece, they only sell one and that is sold to Howes. So, essentially, you are getting a one of a kind piece! This was very important to me, as I didn't want a "cookie cutter" ring.

I am absolutely obsessed with this place!! I literally…read moreslammed on my brakes when I seen boutique my poor passenger, I almost put her through the windshield lol this place is so adorable. Something for everyone you walk in the door you're greeted asked if you'd like wine or water. The ladies are so super helpful but not like the pushy over-the-top just perfect. like I said it's just adorable. I told them I wanted to move in.

Boutique Station is an incredible space that truly serves the community well. The environment is…read morecozy, professional, and community-centered. I'm thankful for the heart behind this place and the way they lift others up.

I was visiting my daughter, she had just moved to WI from CA. I wanted to make her a sweater from…read morelocal yarn or at least support a local yarn store. The owner of yarn cakes stayed open so we could come after work. She walked us thru the store explaining the organization. There was so much beautiful and unusual yarns and notions. I'm looking forward to stopping by again on this visit.

My fiance' had a watch that fell off the top of a coat tree onto a hard wood floor and one of the…read morelinks broke and bent to the point where we couldn't repair it by ourselves. I took the watch back to JCPenney where we had purchased it from and they advised us that they'd have to send the watch in and it would be $40 to $50 and take several weeks. They suggested that I take it to a jewelry store. I took it to a store in the LaCrosse Mall and the young lady working told me that she always recommended, "Clocks off Main", to people who needed watches fixed. I drove straight to the place she referred me to and was promptly assisted by the owner, Joe, who was able to fix the watch in less than 5 minutes and only charged me $10. Joe was very personable and easy to work with. I would highly suggest taking any watch or clock you need repaired to Joe. Anne J.

I needed a new battery in my cheap, but overcomplicatedly designed, watch. Other shops were unable…read moreto do so and referred me to Clocks Off Main. He skillfully did the work right in front of me in just a few short minutes for a very reasonable charge. I am grateful, as I did not want to replace the entire watch. It has all the functions I need for my work and I've worn it through a lot. When the watch battery dies again in another three years, I'll return to Clocks Off Main.

I had such a great time at All Glazed Up! I was taking a girls trip one weekend, we were walking…read morethe area trying to find things to do about 10:30am, nothing was open. Until we reached All Glazed up. Walked in and were happily greated. There were 3 people working here so we had plenty of help when needed. There are many projects to choose from. Pottery making, string art, pottery painting, wood projects, I think jewelry. And much more! Prices were very reasonably priced. I'm not from the area, so my pottery is going to be shipped to me. Iv'e never done this before, so I didn't have much of a clue what I was doing. They have lots of ideas, for the un-artistic person ahh like me haha... Oh almost forgot, they have classes, food and booze! I will totally be coming back here!

Place is nice if your only looking to paint pottery. Our group also did tie-dye which didn't work…read moreat all, dye came out and shirt stretched out. We also did two pieces of glass which they completely disregarded our instructions, ended up getting an ugly bumpy piece of flat glass I can't do anything with. Do not waste your money here!!!!

I described the problems with the TV, and he said they would look at it to determine what was wrong…read moreand fix it. I was not only skeptical that they could repair it, but that it could be repaired at a price that was worth the money. I actually resigned myself to losing this TV. They got the TV to work again, and at a price that I think was very reasonable and fair. I was amazed! So I am very happy with the service I received here. I had a very good experience with Stevens electronics and recommend them highly. They do excellent work.

"Fat Stacks" In…read moreWinona there was a bookstore With Al Franken fans filling the floor 300 souls packed Between the book stacks Then they exited out the back door "Yeah, I'm checking you out," I muttered in my head as I stood pressed against a swarm of steamy bodies, some half-wrapped around book stacks. All were waiting breathlessly...the excitement was palpable. I'm sure at least one of them was licking their lips. No, that's not a scene out of a horribly-written romance novel, but it is what came to mind after staring at "The Dastardly Duke" and "I Adored a Lord" for 45 minutes as random body parts bumped up against me at Paperback and Pieces. At least the books proved better visuals than looking at a sea of heads while listening from the center of the fan crowd to the muffled musings of our Minnesota Senator, there promoting his book, "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate". He's good enough. He's smart enough. And gosh darn it, people like him! All this standing still gave me plenty of time to contemplate the décor and layout of Winona's oldest bookstore. Partly because I was trying to take "aerial" photos of the crowd by standing on my tiptoes in order to try to find an open spot to move to in the store, I noticed the tops of the shelves that lined the walls...specifically, how bare they were. This would have been a perfect area to spruce up the store's shelf esteem with either book-related or holiday vignettes. I also noticed that the shelf that housed the lord-loving-lady book was flanked by flocks of other romance-book-filled shelves...perhaps more than what seems normal for a store that doesn't require you to go behind a curtain to check out the merch. The second thing that came to mind while boxed in place was that there was no way this crowd was compliant with building occupancy fire codes, but shhhhhhhush....I'm not telling (and alas, no citations were given). While it may not be novel to hold an author event in a bookstore, I give props to this independent shop for tackling this circus--it was a rare treat to be entitled to meet the man of Stuart Smalley fame. However, I would recommend to the event coordinators involved to book a larger venue when the author is a celebrity comedian/politician. I'm also not entirely sure why there weren't bookstore employees walking through the lines outside with mobile check out devices in hand--it would have greatly helped the wait and lack of crowd control inside. But what the store lacks in crowd control tactics and style, they more than make up for in substance. Bring in your used books and score some trade credit deals as well! Here's an abbreviated list of contents of fun treasures you will find inside: Book lights Candles Coloring books to familiarize yourself with the impending zombpocalypse Cool 3-D Animal Bookmarks Greeting cards And more! Come in and wish the owner luck on her next chapter in life as she has put this bookstore up for sale. But that's another story. ~The Nosy Norwegian, Sniffing out good deals and dust from brittle book pages so that you don't have to!