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We've been looking for a new vet for a while, having not been completely happy with our previous vet, and got a recommendation to come here, and its been like night and day. The staff is highly...
We've been looking for a new vet for a while, having not been completely happy with our previous vet, and got a recommendation to come here, and its been like night and day. The staff is highly competent, courteous, and they truly care about the animals. The vet we worked with was super nice, and our cat came away well treated. I was pleased that she followed the philosophy of not overmedicating for a problem, and was even more pleased to hear that they will do house calls, seeing as one of our cats is very uncomfortable with vet trips. I recommend Columbia w/o reservation.
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Sometimes it's a bonus when a store is small enough to browse, even if that means a smaller selection. This is definitely true of King's Books. Not a huge store, but just the right size to look...
Sometimes it's a bonus when a store is small enough to browse, even if that means a smaller selection. This is definitely true of King's Books. Not a huge store, but just the right size to look around without growing overwhelmed. Good selection across the genres, and I think they store enough stuff off-site that there's a lot of variety instead of 500 copies of the same book on the shelves. And of course you have to love any store that has a cat. Great place to visit!
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The News Tribune (often referred to as TNT) is an OK paper, nothing special. The columnists are hit-and-miss, and sometimes (like much local news coverage, and some national) the choice of lead...
The News Tribune (often referred to as TNT) is an OK paper, nothing special. The columnists are hit-and-miss, and sometimes (like much local news coverage, and some national) the choice of lead articles is a bit lightweight. Sports coverage is pretty good, though. Personally in an overall sense I prefer the Seattle papers, particularly the P-I, but TNT has coverage of local events that I would not be able to get for those papers. Based on that, if you live in Tacoma or the surrounding areas and want a daily paper, this is really the only choice you have, and is generally acceptable.
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Nifty little drive-up kiosk to get keys duplicated. They have always done a great job when we've gone here--excellent duplicates with no rough edges and they don't catch up in the locks. They are...
Nifty little drive-up kiosk to get keys duplicated. They have always done a great job when we've gone here--excellent duplicates with no rough edges and they don't catch up in the locks. They are fast and helpful, and the prices are no different than really anywhere else, with the bonus of better service.
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Just down the road from PLU, NPCC is a great little coffee shop also serving sandwiches, bottled beer, etc., occasional entertainment, and lots of tables for visiting and/or studying. It definitely...
Just down the road from PLU, NPCC is a great little coffee shop also serving sandwiches, bottled beer, etc., occasional entertainment, and lots of tables for visiting and/or studying. It definitely has a college-like feel to it and most of the clientele are current or recent students at PLU, but for the most part it remains pretty chill and thus is not obnoxious to visit even though I am now long removed from my days as a Lute. If you find yourself in Parkland, this is a great place to sit down and relax.
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The people here are nice and they've always done good work for us on our cleaning. We've had tons of clothes cleaned here, including sweaters, pillows reticked, my wife's wedding dress was cleaned...
The people here are nice and they've always done good work for us on our cleaning. We've had tons of clothes cleaned here, including sweaters, pillows reticked, my wife's wedding dress was cleaned here, etc. I believe some of the stuff, like the pillows, may have been done by a company they use, for what that's worth. Anyway, they have been reliable with time-frames and we've generally been very happy
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We got our wedding cake from here and wouldn't do it any differently now. These guys are extremely nice and make really good cake. Willing to do a variety of cake styles in the same cake, are...
We got our wedding cake from here and wouldn't do it any differently now. These guys are extremely nice and make really good cake. Willing to do a variety of cake styles in the same cake, are flexible with frosting, etc., and offer great design advice. They even offered a fresh baked tiny cake for our first anniversary so we wouldn't have to eat year old cake. Wonderful people and delicious cake.
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Mud Bay Granary is a great place to buy natural pet products. There is a big focus on nutrition here, and understanding what exactly the diet of a dog or cat should look like. We've been really...
Mud Bay Granary is a great place to buy natural pet products. There is a big focus on nutrition here, and understanding what exactly the diet of a dog or cat should look like. We've been really happy with the advice we've gotten here, and our cats like the various new foods we've started getting for them. Of course this isn't as ginormous as a place like Petco, but the selection is still great.
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This is a cool little store in the Proctor District that is a good place to buy yard stuff for your "bird oasis". Feeders, seed, baths, etc., as well as other yard art. Don't buy the squirrel...
This is a cool little store in the Proctor District that is a good place to buy yard stuff for your "bird oasis". Feeders, seed, baths, etc., as well as other yard art. Don't buy the squirrel feeders, though, those things are total pests. They've also got lots of great pet food here, like natural and organic stuff, even raw food that is supposed to be more like the natural diet of a cat or dog. Fun store for browsing. Helpful clerks as well, who are willing to help you find what you want and also to hook you up with free samples of the pet food, etc.
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We've been really happy with this place the times we've needed to take our cats. The staff is patient and compassionate, and the vets that put in time here are very friendly and offer lots of good...
We've been really happy with this place the times we've needed to take our cats. The staff is patient and compassionate, and the vets that put in time here are very friendly and offer lots of good explanation to us "parents". We were especially impressed with Dr. Petryk. One of our cats, who is pretty cautious of just about everyone but us, has a bad history with vets, but Dr. Petryk seemed to do a good job of calming him down and he stayed patient. So if you need a vet on the weekend or at night, I would not hesitate to suggest this place.
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