Parker's News Stand was a High Point institution. I believe the newsstand first opened in 1945 and…read moreclosed circa 2010. It was your classic, old-school, city newsstand, stocked with papers from up and down the East Coast, as well as all sorts of books and magazines. My dad, who consumed many physical newspapers back in the day (Barron's, Wall Street Journal, etc.), was a regular at Parker's News. It was a small shop, popular among local residents and furniture market visitors alike. When my picture was published in the February 1995 issue of GamePro Magazine (issue #67), my dad went to Parker's that weekend and bought out their entire stock of that issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6yHKFFd5iY&t=294s I remember making a special visit to Parker's in the mid-to-late 90s for a News Talk 1230 WMFR cookbook signing. Morning show host (and our neighbor) Max Meeks and company were at Parker's selling and signing cookbooks. https://www.yelp.com/biz/radio-station-wmfr-high-point I remember one of the younger guys with the WMFR crew was reading a professional wrestling magazine from one of the nearby shelves. I was a wrestling fan too. In the late 80s/early 90s, I thought pro wrestling was real. How dare Ric Flair cheat with the "Macho Man" Randy Savage's wife, Miss Elizabeth, as shown in the April 1992 issue of WWF Magazine? John A. Nagy wrote an excellent piece on Parker's News, published October 21, 1994 in the Greensboro News & Record. You can access the article online here: https://greensboro.com/newsstand-manager-wont-get-scooped-on-customers-needs/article_0d5b51fd-25b5-5b88-adc6-d890d2ec8bca.html. Hopefully, the link still works by the time you read this. Thank you, Parker's News, for the decades of service to the High Point community and its visitors from around the world.

Came to purchase Christmas toys with my job for our about 8,000 kids in the Wake County area. We…read morehave been using Global USA for years and have a great relationship with them. They deliver the toys and they always work with your budget. Thanks to them we are going to make thousands of kids happy! If you are a business/nonprofit organization and need bulk amounts of toys for anything, check out Global USA.

Ordered a Chesterfield leather wing back chair from Distinctive Chesterfields in the UK through…read moretheir US distributor Zaar Design Center over a year ago, it's been nothing but problems ever since and I've pretty much given up on them to make it right. First chair arrived with shipping damage, they arranged for a repair company to come by and fix it, they only made it look worse, so they sent a replacement chair, the second chair had worse shipping damage than the first chair, so I refused delivery/exchange, then they sent THAT chair to a repair center somewhere in California where it was refurbished, unfortunately it was refurbished to a color/finish that was way off color from the chair I originally ordered(and still have, shipping damage and all). I really have no better option than to keep the original chair(and damage) as they refuse to send their furniture across an ocean and a continent with more than a double layer of bubble wrap as packaging. This chair was about $700 cheaper than the other two or three other companies that make this type of furniture, but now I realize "ya get what ya' pay for", worst $700 I ever saved. Would I risk buying a matching couch for 3 times the price of the chair? No way in hell. I've learned my lesson.

I've known Ruth Olbrych for a long time. Not only is she a business woman who is dedicated,…read moreknowledgeable and passionate about her field and her beautiful antique Chinese furniture, but over the years she has become a good friend. The first time I met Ruth was when looking for an antique Chinese armoire to hide our TV and other things. We had been to a well known location in NY, and were inspired about the idea but not enough inspired by the items there to purchase. Somehow (!) I "found" Ruth and saw pieces on her web site. Connecting with her, we went to see her warehouse in Maine, driving there from MA and seeing family on the way. OK, just 5 minutes at her place left us breathless! Never mind the super-plain cabinet we went there for. Seeing the amazing armoire with an entire family story carved on the front was like stepping into another world. Whether in New York or even in San Francisco, we had not seen anything like it. The beautifully deep, rich red color and dark, somewhat worn metal hardware was brought to life by the softly highlighted figures embellishing the piece. The short story: Ruth has beautiful, high quality pieces and customer service to match. This was the first experience. A few years later I bought a pair of lovely Elm tables with wicker centers that we used together as a coffee table. Again, a very positive shopping experience. We didn't go to Maine that time but the whole experience was 100% great. As a designer and colorist, I have always had the greatest confidence in working with Ruth professionally and recommending Antiques by Zaar and Ruth as often as possible.

Interesting place. Have to pay each vendor individually- cash or Venmo. Bought a bunch of things…read more- not sure if we'll be back but enjoyed the single visit. Staff was super nice. Pokémon card store for Pokémon nuts. They have other stuff though and made some random purchases.

In a world where corporations own nearly everything, the Sports Attic is a throw back to the good…read moreold days. I mean the time when people bartered, traded, and business owners became good friends. That's the atmosphere in the Sports Attic. Bam, the owner, makes everyone feel welcome with his positive attitude. He treats every customer as if he or she is important. He patiently allows old golfers to hang around in the store shootin' thu bull. But the rest of what make the Sports Attic so special is you're going to find a good deal on new and used sporting goods. Bam is fair when you trade something in and his prices can't be matched anywhere in Asheboro. He's one of the good guys and society needs more like him.

These guys are great. My 7 year old son decided he wanted to try golf. They happened to have a set…read moreof clubs just his size. Even after offering a discount they threw in a bag of balls for free, as well. I highly recommend them and really appreciated the one on one attention we received. We always shop here first when we need some sort of sports equipment. Shop local and shop small businesses first!

Dan Cagle at Diamond Apparel is the best! Our production company ordered 13 shirts on a Friday and…read morehe made sure to have it in our hands that Tuesday. The shirts are of amazing quality and they're handmade in NC (which is awesome!). He maintained great communication with me during the weekend and everything was flawless. Unfortunately, due to the ever last minute changes of Hollywood production, we were not able to utilize his shirts. Called him and asked if we could return them. He was very gracious and told us it was fine. You don't see customer service like that now these days! Amazing customer service, great product, and wonderful staff. Will definitely recommend to others. Thanks, Dan!

i placed an order on july 11, 2014..... today is aug 25, 2014…read more i still do not have my order, but the credit cars was charged on 7/11/14 i am calling today to the credit card company to see what i can do to stop payment and get my money back. i will never order from here again. jd

Chip the owner & all his employees have a great sense of music and preforming experience. Years of…read moreknowledge of vintage and newer instruments or amps. They will help & set up your guitars' intonation or fine tune your tube or solid state amps. Will re-string your guitar whether - acoustic or electric with the right gauge strings depending on the guitar you play and the what music you're playing. Recommend what amp or effect pedal to select in order to get 'your' or a classic desired sound! great selection of vintage 'groovy' 60's or 70 or 80's sold state amps. MARSHALL, Peavey, TOM SCHOLTZ, Rockman, Fender, Stack amps heads. Matched and Mismatched Cabinets. Great selection of acoustic/ electric guitars. Great selection of Semi-hollow body and and great selection of solidbody guitars. Just a great place you can feel welcomed not a big box attitude. If you ask; they seem to just about match. A bit far away from where I live. * Call ahead they may be too booked to help you on the spot. I think they are Just bring your tired guitar to get in set up correctly. They are closed on Mondays. They like repeat customers.

Very knowledgeable! Took time to look at a couple guitars I had and showed me online everything…read moreabout their worth. Very honest and a really great person! Highly recommend!!

No doubt that when it comes to customer service there was no other. Frankie would bend over…read morebackwards to please. You could never leave without a handful of treats, if you purchased something or not. At least a cool pen or two or five. Unfortunately Frankie (Punk) passed away in April and this business has closed. So keep those pens as momentos, this fella and his business will be missed.