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Supplies for Real Artists
Flax Art & Design has supplies that you just can't find other places. They are worth the drive to if you are a serious artist. And the staff is quirky, but they know the fine details about their...
Flax Art & Design has supplies that you just can't find other places. They are worth the drive to if you are a serious artist. And the staff is quirky, but they know the fine details about their stock.
I was looking for a specific type of paper for an unusual art project, and I tried all the local art stores and craft places. Flax had just what I needed -- and I enjoyed walking around and seeing new types of supplies that I had not found at my usual supply store.
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Trustworthy Auto Repair
My car was hit while it was parked and we were having dinner in down town San Carlos one weekend. I did not have a clue where to have it towed to. And, the responding police officer told me I had to...
My car was hit while it was parked and we were having dinner in down town San Carlos one weekend. I did not have a clue where to have it towed to. And, the responding police officer told me I had to have it towed right away. The tow service driver recommended Avenue Auto on Industrial because he said most of his customers had said they had good service with them. As it was really late on a Saturday night, and they were long since closed, the tow service driver left them a message on their answering machine about why he was leaving the car in their lot. Avenue Auto called me first thing Monday morning and told me they would take care of all the paperwork with my insurance agent.
My car had a lot of damage - and while I wouldn't say it is as good as new now, they did an excellent job on it. They also argued with my insurance company on my behalf when the insurance company did not want to replace the cracked windshield for some inexplicable reason.
Their paint matching was incredible!
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Good Selection Vietnamese Food
Excellent selection - especially of the pearl tea drinks. I stop in often to grab the spring rolls with the spicy sauce.
They also have an excellent bakery section. My son loves their croissants...
Excellent selection - especially of the pearl tea drinks. I stop in often to grab the spring rolls with the spicy sauce.
They also have an excellent bakery section. My son loves their croissants and always asks if we can stop and get one after school. They come in small and HUGE - which I always tease my son are great because they are bigger than his head.
Their sandwiches are very inexpensive, and they make the bread fresh throughout the day.
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Pretty good haircut -- no appointment needed
Today's Haircuts is a pretty good place for a hair cut when you've neglected to make an appointment with your regular hair cutter.
They have a seperate room for kids - complete with animal seats....
Today's Haircuts is a pretty good place for a hair cut when you've neglected to make an appointment with your regular hair cutter.
They have a seperate room for kids - complete with animal seats. The owner can be a bit pushy, especially since I always take a moment to select who I want to have the cut from rather than just take the next available stylist.
They even have a few male stylists, which makes my 6 year old son much happier about going.
Definitely a few steps above SuperCuts.
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Pleasant Spa -- nothing fabulous
My sister-in-law gave me a gift certificate to Avantgard Day Spa and then her husband gave her one also, so we decided to go together.
We both had massages with an aroma therapy treatment. I had...
My sister-in-law gave me a gift certificate to Avantgard Day Spa and then her husband gave her one also, so we decided to go together.
We both had massages with an aroma therapy treatment. I had requested a female massage therapist because when I try a new place I want to feel comfortable and not worry about modesty.
When we arrived, there were not 2 female massage therapists on duty, so I wound up having a male instead. Normally this would not bother me -- but in this case I was a little annoyed becuase I had called ahead to make the request.
Overall -- the atmosphere is fine, but not fabulous.
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Kepler's Books
Category:
Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California
(650) 324-4321
Awesome selection -- and you feel good about supporting an independant!
Awesome selection -- and you feel good about supporting an independant!
Kepler's has just as good of a selection of both books and magazines as the big chain stores -- but it is an independantly owned store. Earlier this year they were having trouble competing with the...
Kepler's has just as good of a selection of both books and magazines as the big chain stores -- but it is an independantly owned store. Earlier this year they were having trouble competing with the chain stores -- and had to close for a while. The community rallied behind them and a group of local supporters formed to invest in the store. Now I'm not the type who avoids the big stores -- but, Kepler's really is the type of book store you want to see in your neighborhood. One time when I needed a hard to find book -- they spent a lot of time tracking it down and getting it shipped to the store for me. I had tried Borders -- and they had just given up after a quick search of their inventory list.
Kepler's is great about having chairs around so you can look through their magazines and books at your leisure. And, you can't beat the cafe next door for their frosted cafe mocha's!
I go out of my way to shop here when I can.
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Great Book Store
A Clean Well Lighted Place for books was started with the premise that readers should be able to spend as much time meandering through the books and magazines as they wanted without any sales...
A Clean Well Lighted Place for books was started with the premise that readers should be able to spend as much time meandering through the books and magazines as they wanted without any sales pressure.
While they have several store fronts now -- they still are not one of the chain stores. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful, and you can sit in front of the magazine racks all day if you want to.
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Great Dentist In San Mateo
I would highly recommend Dr. Scopazzi in San Mateo. Not only is she an excellent dentist, she is really nice too. My husband has gone to the same dentist since he was 2. When that dentist retired,...
I would highly recommend Dr. Scopazzi in San Mateo. Not only is she an excellent dentist, she is really nice too. My husband has gone to the same dentist since he was 2. When that dentist retired, we had to find a new one. Dr. Scopazzi came highly recommended -- and even our 10 year old likes her.
Her office is run very efficiently -- which I really appreciate as my last dentist used to cancel appointments on me all the time.
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Excellent Quality workmanship, needs help with customer service
I had the floors in my family room replaced with new hardwood floors by White Oak Floors. The quality of the new floors is terrific. The owner of White Oak floors offered to do 3/4 inch hardwood for...
I had the floors in my family room replaced with new hardwood floors by White Oak Floors. The quality of the new floors is terrific. The owner of White Oak floors offered to do 3/4 inch hardwood for the same price as 1/2 inch - and the color that they stained the floors was very nice.
However, the installers did a copule of small mistakes including gashing my fairly new kitchen floor. Getting them to come back out and fix their mistakes took 4 or 5 phone calls and then finally threats to call the better business bureau. However, when they finally did come back - they finished the job nicely. Too bad they were not so responsive originally.
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