This was my first time checking out an Ollie's, the store is huge! I came on my lunch break so I…read moreonly spent 20 minutes shopping. They have a great card selection and each card is only 99 cents. I love that each card was in plastic wrap with its envelope. I saw some nice rugs for a great price while walking by the furniture section. It looks like you could get just about anything here. Prices seemed very fair. I also got a cute yard flag for only $5.

You must reserve at least an hour to peruse the many finds at Ollie's. I always find things I have…read morewanted or needed. They have a large selection of items for your home, including carpets, kitchen, bedroom, small appliances, beauty items, and books for all ages.

Excellent gift items. Friendly staff. Yummy chocolates & teas selections. Lots of beautiful & fun…read morecards to choose from.

Fun selection of fair trade decor, jewelry, ornaments, and gifts. Welcoming, friendly staff,…read moreprivate parking, and located very close to the Duke campus and Brightleaf Square.

I love tacos who doesn't right, well if you want to try something really authentic this is the…read moreplace that you need to go, i love food and i like to try different type/styles/techniques when comes to food so I will try anything at least once, (if you are picky then this is not a place for you) I think this place is one of the best places where you can have good tacos, i live in Raleigh and when it come to tacos I drive all the way to Durham for tacos, in my personal opinion there are not really good tacos in Raleigh or around Raleigh other then this place, don't get me wrong i eat tacos in Raleigh once in a while if I can't come here but they are not good like this ones. So if you want to have some good tacos, churros, crepés, chicharrones you need to visit this place. For tacos i go to Taqueria Allende , for crepés Mike's Ice Cream, chicharrones I don't know the name but you will see them in the entrance, for churros. If you decide to go let me know what you think.

"Great flea market: A taste (in both senses) of community in Durham"…read more I saw a posting about this place on Carpe Durham (focused just on the food) and decided to check it out. In a word, "Wow." It's a big market, with many indoor "shops" and many outdoor stands- takes a bit of walking to see it all... much bigger in size than the downtown Durham Farmer's Market, for example. There's a bit of everything there- small electronics (especially car adaptors), cell phones and accessories, household items (ranging from mattress pads to fly swatters), toys, BB guns, cosmetics, incense, and other miscellaneous items. Most of it is stuff you'll pass right by, but still neat to window-shop. LOTS of FOOD, too... tons of vegetables and fruit from multiple vendors, candy/ chocolate, etc. Best of all, it's all very cheap! In addition, it's a great place to go just eat! Many vendors sell burgers/ dogs, but also tacos, pupusas, sliced up fruit (like mango-on-a-stick), fresh-made ice cream, cooked nuts, smoothies, and other interesting drinks (coconut milk, tamarind drink, etc). I had a loroco (vine flower bud from Central America) pupusa, and it was delightful- came with a spicy pickled slaw. Also thoroughly enjoyed the coconut milk as well as some of the chocolates from a vendor inside. Best of all, it was just generally "friendly." I felt like a part of a real community walking around there, as the vendors and shoppers were so nice. My son used some of his allowance to buy a box of "snappers" from one vendor, and the vendor went ahead and gave him a second box for free. Many food vendors gave samples, and didn't then look at you funny if you didn't buy anything, but instead, wished you a nice day. Other shoppers were working-class and very friendly, helping each other out. Too often, we spend our days not noticing others around us as we swiftly sweep through sterile shops. This was a welcome change.

Great classes and overall environment. There's lots of different teachers and in my experience they…read moreall offer different perspectives on the same material (clay! lol). I've learned a ton from every teacher I've taken a class with in the studio. Also a spot to pick up clay, dry materials, and supplies!

I took a 6-week intro to sculpture class here. It was a pretty fun experience. I wish there had…read morebeen a little more structure the first two weeks or so.. we were supposed to come in already knowing what we wanted to work on and I was clueless. But otherwise, I enjoyed the class, and there's some really cool people in the studio!

Great people like Ricky at the Geer Street location makes this location a great choice. He quickly…read morefollows through on inquiries and problems, and works really hard at keeping the facility and rental trucks clean. Ricky is a great person to go to if you need help renting a storage unit or moving van. Security Self Storage North Durham is the best pick in the area for storage and rental trucks because of the outstanding service you get there.

I can't say enough positive things about Ashley at the 1601 E Geer Street location. I had to empty…read more2 storage units my late husband had used and I didn't have the number of the units or the codes to get in Ashley reviewed my documents giving me access to these units and within minutes I was able to get into the units. Ashley is professional, kind, patient with excellent customer service skills. Ashley - you are the best. Additionally the property and the storage buildings and facilities were clean, climate controlled and comfortable. There is ease in and out of the buildings, wide hallways, and great lighting. I will definitely be back it I need storage again!

New things on the racks every day. Huge selection on men's suits. All workers are always happy to…read morehelp. Items are priced to sell and they use color coded price deals. Just watch out in the food section as it tends to expires soon.

Pretty dry bones. Found some books that were in the children's section clearly stated 50 cents…read more There were about 10 of them. They were colorful art, comic type-was charged the full amount and all I heard was "We have employees that put things in the wrong place, these aren't children's books." Okay, that's their fault..not mine. The customer is last here, if you want that, come here! Also the first time in Durham-gosh this place looks like it's rotting away!

Second time this week, I've come around 9:30 and the doors are locked. Of course the "Store Hours"…read moresign is on the door but they took the hours section out. Should be open till 10, got here at 9:31pm, doors are locked and 3 employees are in there.... If your store hours have changed, PLEASE PUT THE NEW HOURS ON THE DOOR!

Don't shop here. Drive 10 mins north to the other DG. Appetently you can't do multiple transactions…read more.. only one account as well. I was shopping for other people who had Covid, but that was none of her business. It was early on a Saturday morning and I was using self checkout, paying with cash, and there was literally 1 other person in the store. I was minding my own business. I can see why all there product is on pallets and the parking lot is bare. Have fun putting away my cart full of items, because of your one transaction rule, which I never heard of.

If you're living in downtown Durham, this is the place to get absolutely everything you need…read more They have the best staff and they even have dinner ready to pick up!

I had a very disappointing experience at Bulldega on W. Parrish Street today…read more I stopped in because I needed an item for a last-minute client and this store was within walking distance of where I was working. The apple cider vinegar I purchased was clearly labeled $8.19, but I was charged $11.89 at the register -- $3.70 more than the displayed price. I politely brought the discrepancy to the associate's attention. He told me that management was not there and that he could refund the purchase, but he could not adjust the price to the price displayed on the shelf. Because I actually needed the item at that moment and did not have a practical alternative nearby, I paid the higher price. What disappointed me most was how the situation was handled. Pricing mistakes can happen. But when a customer points out a clear discrepancy, I would expect the business to acknowledge it and make a reasonable effort to correct it -- not simply give the customer the choice of paying the higher price or leaving without the product. To be clear, my concern is not the $3.70 itself or whether I could afford the item. It is the principle. If an item is displayed at $8.19, a customer should not discover at checkout that they are actually being charged $11.89. Customers deserve to make purchasing decisions based on accurate pricing. What made this especially frustrating is that this is a downtown neighborhood market serving an area with limited walkable grocery options. When customers rely on a convenient neighborhood store, accurate and transparent pricing matters even more. Being charged substantially more at the register than the displayed price -- and then being told the only option was a refund rather than correcting the discrepancy -- left me feeling taken advantage of as a customer. I understand that small businesses have expenses and that downtown pricing may be higher than larger grocery stores. That is the business's choice. Charge whatever price you choose -- just clearly display that price so customers can decide whether they want to pay it. I have photos showing the $8.19 displayed price and my receipt showing the $11.89 price I was actually charged. I support local businesses and do not leave negative reviews lightly. This isn't about being unwilling or unable to pay a higher price. It is about accurate pricing, transparency, and how a legitimate customer concern was handled. I sincerely hope management addresses both the pricing discrepancy and how situations like this are handled going forward.

Man, WHAT A SANDWICH! I got the chicken cutlet sandwich with prosciutto (Uncle Primo's Chicken…read moreCutlet), and it absolutely did not disappoint. Easily one of the best sandwiches I've had in a long time!!! The chicken cutlet was delicious, the prosciutto added a great salty flavor, and the whole thing just worked. I would absolutely go back just for this sandwich. The only downside was the wait. We stood in line for about 45 minutes in the heat, and since it's a pretty small spot with no real waiting area, it can be a rough experience during the summer. There also wasn't any shade or any umbrellas, so standing outside for that long was definitely brutal (highly recommend they add a couple umbrellas or covering to help). That said... what a sandwich. The food was good enough that I'd happily come back and wait again. I'd just recommend going on a cooler day or being prepared to stand outside for a while.

I came by on a Sunday right around opening time and the line was wrapped around the block. It took…read moreme about 75 minutes from getting in line to get my sandwich. I got half an uncle primos chicken cutlet sandwich ($11). It was a lot of food and was loaded with chicken! Even just the half sandwich was too much for me to eat at once. While it was tasty, I did feel like it was missing something, and personally didn't find it to be worth the wait. But if the line were shorter in the future I'd come back and try other yummies from the menu.

The Durham Scrap Exchange is truly a marvel. So many odds and ends, and I found exactly what I…read moreneeded. Made me think of the Room of Requirement in HP (not a fan of the series anymore but the world building is still something short of a miracle). A dangerous place for a rapidly emptying wallet and endless ideation. Service was good, and the atmosphere/setting was chaotic but wonderful.

This is a very, very, very cool store. I can understand why I've heard so many awesome things about…read moreit. It's actually rather large inside and not exactly what I was expecting. There's so many different sections and they're all arranged very neatly. Creativity just oozes out of this building pores. I didn't buy anything at this time because I was slightly overwhelmed. But now I know where to go when the creative bug bites! There are sections for fabric, for art supplies, for any craft imaginable. I would definitely check this place out if you are sick of Michaels.