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Lens Crafters in the Broadway mall

March 12th, 2011

Lens Crafters in the Broadway mall is a great place to buy your next pair of glasses. Choosing a new pair of glasses for yourself can be an intimidating process. You’re basically picking a new face and in a way a new identity. That is why it can be so vital to get the exact pair of glasses you feel are right for your style and face shape.

Lens Crafters offers more options than any other glasses retailer in Tyler and with the funding of national corporation it’s no surprise. Lens Crafters can easily afford to supply major brand names and also has the awareness to choose popular and emerging contemporary styles.

Most frame retailers in Tyler have a very limited selection of eye wear, they tend to accommodate a specific demographic of customer that more commonly buys glasses, I speak, of course of the elderly.

The intersection in style between the elderly and the young is practically non existent. This raises a dilemma for people looking to get some glasses with a more modern or individual look in mind. Lens Crafters meets the dilemma of frame choice head on, providing a great number of stylish choices including the ever popular Ray Ban frames.

Even if you prefer the look of a sunglass frames for your next pair of prescriptions simply request your regular prescription be put in and they will be happy to fulfil this wish. If you’re lucky Lens Crafters does occasionally have a worthwhile sale, even recently taking fifty percent off your lenses with the purchase of new frames.

One wonderful thing about Lens Crafters is the efficiency, their famous one hour assembly is a true luxury if you are eager for glasses and costs you nothing extra. The sales staff are also extremely bearable, many sales people can be over bearing and annoying, it takes a skilled people person to encourage a choice without pressuring the customer.

The employees at Lens Crafters are more than graceful in their approach, and extremely polite and willing when it comes to glasses repair and maintenance. One more benefit to using Lens Crafters is the thirty day trial period with any pair of glasses, if you aren’t completely satisfied with your new glasses you have for thirty days the option to exchange them for any other pair at no additional cost.

Essentialy Lens Crafters takes all the worry and pain out of choosing and buying  your new glasses. Although glasses are a high priced expense, it is hard to overcome the obstacle of price, however Lens Crafters has certainly done their best to cut down the eye wear bill and make it fast, easy and relatively inexpensive to get new glasses fast.

Swanns Furniture in Tyler Texas

August 10th, 2010

For over 100 years Swann’s furniture has been turning people’s houses into their dream home. Swann’s Furniture first opened in downtown Tyler and was family owned and run. At Swann’s it is very important for the customer to be matched with the perfect furniture and designs for their home. Saleswomen and men are all prepared to help you find what you are looking for.

While I was shopping at the store I really felt the pressure that the saleswomen were trying to meet their quota. I told the same lady about four times that I was fine and did not need any help but I almost felt like I was being stalked. I really just wanted to leave the store. That is not a great feeling when you just want to look at furniture for your house.

But besides the obnoxious sales team, I enjoyed my time at Swann’s Furniture. They really do have what you need to make you house beautiful. Something that stood out to me was that Swann’s not only had the large furniture items, such as beds, couches, and tables, but also had the small details that really make your house stand out such as their large selection of clocks and upholstery. It was quite humorous to hear the saleswoman talk about the upholstery and try to sell me the products by naming the brand names of the products. I had no idea who any of those people were, but they had such a big selection that you really can find the right colors to match your house.

My personal shopping experience may not of been the best, but it really is undeniable that Swann’s has some of the most beautiful furniture. Swann’s furniture has everything you need to transform your bedrooms, dining room, living rooms (including entertainment centers) and home offices.

Rent a Center Tyler TX

August 6th, 2010

Have you ever drove by Rent a Center and curious how it worked? At first I thought it was a ton of furniture and electronics that are passed around by tons of different people and many different homes.  The thought of this sounds pretty gross. I am glad I was wrong about how the business is run. Rent A Center is not only a rental store, but also a “rent to own” business.

It really is made easy to rent from here. They do not even ask for your credit, all that they ask is that you have a job, and a place to live. They may ask that you give them a few references. They even deliver and set up your furniture with no extra charge. You can order online, over the phone or in the store. They make payments easy by allowing you to pay weekly, every two weeks, r monthly; whatever is the best option for you. I you decide that you really like the furniture or electronic that you are renting, within the first 90 days you can decide that you want to buy it. When you are renting a product you are not under a locked in commitment and you can return your items at anytime. If your product needs repair, they fix it without any extra charge to you, and if they think that it will take them a long time to fix, they are willing to loan you a replacement item.

Rent A Center’s rents out all the things that you need for your every day lifestyle. They have all the top brand names such as, LG, Whirlpool, Sony, Serta, Ashley furniture products, Philips, Klaussner home furnishing products, HP, Albany, JVC, Toshiba, and Standard products. You really can find all different electronics such as, TV sets, home audio, computers, and even game consuls. Now days it can be really hard to live with out the house hold appliances and sometimes you do not have the money to pay for it. Here you can make affordable payments so that you can have a washer and dryer, refrigerator, and other appliances in your home. One of the things that Rent A Center is their nice furniture for every room in your home. They have large items and small items for bedrooms, living room, and dining areas. They have anything from tables and beds to lamps and television stands.

I think the deals and renting process at Tyler TX Rent A Center are reasonable. And if a retired Cowboy player such as Troy Aikman guarantees a business, it must be worth your money and time.

Hand Me Ups

July 2nd, 2010

Almost every day I pass by this small store called Hand Me Up and was always curious about it. I finally went into the store the other day. It was really nothing special, about two rows of men’s clothes, maybe a foot and half of the rack in the children’s section would have fit my children, and they have about five rows of women clothing.

The women’s section was a few rows including pants, shirts, dresses, junior and misses sizes. There really were not very great clothes. I dug through the women’s dresses but most of them were full suit dresses that the women in church would wear when I was a little child.

They had a small selection of over sized jewelry behind the glass counter. If anyone knows me they could tell you that I love long and thick jewelry; but there was nothing very fashionable about huge blue rocks tied together. They had a pretty big selection of purses, most leather and had those ugly strings of leather hanging off of them. Lastly they had a pretty descent selection of shoes and that probably was the best thing about the whole store.

I glanced over the men’s section, but the outfit on the manikin in the window was tight pants and a pink collared shirt. If that was the best outfit I was curious what else they offered. There were about two rows of men’s clothes most were odd sizes and extremely out of style.

Lastly I checked out the children’s selection. Probably they most annoying thing was the fact that all the clothes were on miss labeled hangers. Eighteen month clothes were on three month hangers. It was so difficult to find the right size of each outfit. They had a cute selection of shoes. They were organized so I could see each pair of shoe and their sizes.

Hand Me Up is a consignment store. All clothing is pre-owned and way over priced! I did not want to spend twenty dollars on used clothes, I do not care if they are brand names or not. If you are interested in selling clothing in the store, they take consignments, such as clothing and accessories, Tuesdays thru Saturday. You get 50% of the sold price of every item you bring in.

All clothes have to be designer labels and not from Wal-Mart or Target. I do not really understand why they do not sell items from Target, some of my kid’s cutest clothes are from Target.

You have to make sure all clothing is clean, pressed and on hangers. Also all the clothes that you bring up there has to be in season, right now they are looking for summer clothing. Every four weeks the store will write you a check of the money earned of the items you sold. If the clothing that you brought in is not sold after 90 days, they will donate all clothing to local charities.

It was not worth it to go up there when I went shopping, but you never know, they are constantly getting new clothes. You might be able to find something that you will like. None of the employees seemed like they wanted to help anyone in the store. The business seemed poorly ran and the products were over priced used clothes.

Target in Tyler Texas

January 4th, 2010

Target

I may be a little partial toward Target as I am writing this, because I love the Target shopping experience. When you go to Target you may not be get as good of a price as if you were shopping at Wal-Mart. I can be guaranteed to get great brand names and great quality. I am pretty frustrated that Tyler does not have a Target shopping center, and only one Target store.

Target has some of the cutest little children’s clothes. Although the baby/toddle boy clothes are very few, the boy clothes have a great and stylish selection. As the season change find all you need for this up and coming winter. Find great brand name for assurance that you are getting the best quality for your money.

Target has great selections of men’s clothes for whatever your taste is. No matter the style, Target has clothes for all events or just every day prices. Also look at for Target for great work and sporting shoes.

At some stores it seems impossible to find the style of clothing that you like in the right size, but at Target you can always find beautiful selections in your size. Target also has great designs when you are expecting. You can find maternity jackets as the weather begins to become cold and you can find cute maternity bathing suits for those extremely hot Texan days.

Though the infant boy’s clothes selection is pretty limited, Target has a rather large selection for a little girl. They have great prices and wonderful sales. Target in Tyler Texas also has brand names and beautiful styles for every season of the year. Target is a bit more expensive that its neighboring competition, Wal-Mart. Target has beautiful bedding, cribs, car seats, high chairs and anything else you could need to be ready to welcome your new baby into the world. As your kid grows find great selection for your young toddler, such as gates and a training potty. Look for the developmental toys for your young child and bedding to match your child’s themed room.

If you are expecting and love the Target baby brand names, register. Target makes the register easy and simple to read. Also out of town friends can look at your registry online and at other stores.

If your big wedding day is approaching, you can find all the needs for your new house! Wedding registry is also available online or in the store. You can find beautiful kitchen appliances. Make your first home as a married couple your own with tasteful furniture, beautiful lamps, mirrors, wall clocks and so much more. Make your bathroom show your designer tastes with Target’s large selection of bathroom appliances.

Check out the great collection on televisions, video games, movies and music. In my opinion you can always find better prices on televisions at Wal-Mart and Target selection in very limited. Though the television selection is very limited, the video selection is very organized and plentiful. So instead of going to other stores and digging elbow deep into a giant box of movies, walk through aisles and pick through the organized displays of new releases, oldies, family, and even television show seasons.

If you are clothes shopping at Target and start to feel a little hungry, Target sells snacks and some frozen meals. The Target in Tyler has very little food, so I don’t recommend doing your grocery shopping here. But you will be able to pick up all your household needs, such as dish and laundry soap, toilet paper, and diapers. Also you will be able to get all your bath soap and shampoo, and all and all brand names makeup.

So find all your wants and needs here at Target and be sure to get great quality and brand names. Even though the prices may not be as good as many of their competitor’s prices, but their quality and the neatness of the store makes the shopping experiences easy and enjoyable.