What a good company! They arrived as scheduled, and had my…read morelawnmower going in no time. A pleasure to work with.

So 2 years ago our snowblower stopped working. The auger would turn but the snowblower would not…read moremove forward. We were going to get it fixed last year, but somehow didn't. The forecast for this winter is for a lot of snow. As much as I love getting an arm workout for myself, and squeezing my husband's big muscular arms, shovelling a double width double length driveway by hand when there's a huge snowfall is really time consuming, even with both of us doing it at the same time, so I figured it was time to get the snowblower fixed. One of my husband's friends recommend Aser so we gave them a call and we were happy with the service we got. The office said they would call us in a week or so to let us know when they could come. They called and gave us a date and said they would call back to confirm the time. About a week later (3 days before the appointment) they called with a 3 hour window period for the appointment. I felt this was reasonable. They are a small business out in Lanark and we're in Ottawa, so I understand that they want to organize their work to minimize travel and maximize the number of customers in close proximity. Alan came in his truck within the specified time period and he fixed the snowblower and gave it a tune up right there in our garage/driveway. He was nice and professional and the cost was reasonable. I would use Aser again and I would recommend them for snowblower repairs and tune ups.

Beautiful, hand crafted furniture. Very reasonable price given its resale or family heirloom…read morestatus. Lovely people running a small Canadian business.

New Oak Tree (Carleton Place, Ontario)…read more Given the sexy TV commercials, my wife and I were excited to make our first visit to the 'New Oak Tree' store located in Carleton Place. We drove all the way from Ottawa hoping to buy a new set of dining room furniture. Although the store wasn't busy, sales staff initially avoided greeting us. Two male staff in a different part of the store stared strangely at me and my wife, like they were sizing us up. Eventually, a salesman came over, but he only aggressively demanded to know where exactly in their lot I had parked my car. After telling him, he suggested I "check over" the furniture and then abruptly walked away. While my wife and I were shopping, I just happened to look out the window and noticed their salesman checking out my car in the parking lot. When another salesman approached me, he was all business and very high pressure; hoping no doubt to make a quick sale, like I was ordering lunch at a fast-food restaurant. I did notice that some furniture on display was badly damaged and seemed to be poorly made. Looking at a hutch the door wouldn't open, the latch was broken and not properly lined-up. Also, a different salesman or possibly a supervisor took a phone call during our visit. I couldn't help but overhear and was shocked at how loud, rude and aggressive this employee was with an upset customer who had phoned the store. Given my unpleasant experience, I will never go back to the New Oak Tree and can't recommend this business to anyone. I would have given a rating with no stars, but this isn't possible when submitting a review.

As far as thrift stores go, this place was a winner! Clean and well organized, easy to move around…read morein. Kitchen wares in one section, clothing labeled by size, a kids clothing section, and books galore!! There was not a lot of staff in the store, but a few volunteers. We had to ring for service at the cash. Purchases were worth what we paid for them, and probably worth more. I would not hesitate to go back.

Back in Carleton Place, ON this afternoon and thought I'd pop in at Thrift King on Franklin St. I…read morehad things to donate loaded in my car since the weekend and with a cloudy day, what better way to spend a few hours than looking for something special at my favourite op-shop. I was actually hoping to find a shower curtain to update mine but nothing struck my fancy. Since I was in the mood for looking at household items, I browsed the kitchenware section and then noticed the clothing rack at the front of the store. If you are doing Zoom meetings or engaging with family members on Skype or other apps, you know that you are always in need of colourful tops--blouses, T-shirts, sweaters, and of course, scarves. Light, frothy tops layered over a camisole are perfect for summer Zooms and as when the temps cool in the evening, a long-sleeve, form-fitting spandex garment can be worn underneath. O la la, c'est très chic!. Along with several blouses, I noticed a boho bag that looked as if it might be from the sixties. Then, as I was rushing out the door to dash between the raindrops, my eye caught a multi-strand, copper necklace. The jewellery section is sort of hidden along a wall near the coffee cup section and might be a bit tangled from my last visit but well-worth a looksee.

Don't let the appearance turn you away. The Thrift King has top end treasures, specializing in…read moreChildren's clothing, Kitchen Ware and small appliances.

Great customer service. Very friendly staff. I would recommend anyone starting to hurt or anybody…read morewho has questions definitely stop by here and check it out

What a lovely store. The owner is so attentive and helpful…read more Store has lots of new clothes and high end consignment pieces. The new clothing pieces are high end and so reasonably priced. Bought a gorgeous little black dress very upscale style. Lots of fun pieces to try. Right beside C'est tout bakery. Worth a stop!!

I've been in to buy some caulk and screws, and it's a perfectly fine establishment - nothing…read morespecial, but clean and competent. The staff were polite and helpful, and it's the only place around for miles. So when I saw some butt-hurt clown had signed up to write his first and only yelp review slagging the shop with an absurd story, I decided to balance things off with a 5 star rating (a more realistic rating is 3 to 3.5). I'm guessing that reviewer wanted to pick through the stacks and got pissed off when he wasn't allowed. No owner of a store would refuse to pick out a single good and straight piece of lumber for a customer purchasing twenty pieces.

It's not the appliance, you can get those anywhere. It's the customer service. Excellent!!…read more AAAA++++

Service was awesome and so was price. Staff took all the time we needed to have our questions…read moreanswered. Took our order and items we ordered were delivered much sooner than expected -- a real bonus these days. We would certainly visit them again when shopping for new appliances.