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| − | + | [http://stonebrothers.com/ Stone Brothers & Byrd] is among the few downtown survivors from Durham's earlier heyday. In business since | |
| − | + | 1914, the store displays a clear sense of their own history – including decades-old wooden seed bins and an antique cash register. | |
| − | [http://stonebrothers.com/ Stone Brothers & Byrd] is among the few | + | They focus on gardening, including tools, plants, seeds, and even [[EarthSunMoon|]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves. |
| − | downtown survivors from Durham's earlier heyday. In business since | + | ==Reviews== |
| − | 1914, the store displays a clear sense of their own history | ||
| − | including decades-old wooden seed bins and an antique cash register. | ||
| − | They focus on gardening, including tools, plants, seeds, and even | ||
| − | [[EarthSunMoon]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made | ||
| − | sauces and preserves. | ||
| − | == | ||
===[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)=== | ===[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)=== | ||
| − | [[User:Harena|Harena]] and I wanted to get a weed-whacker which would | + | [[Htwiki:User:Harena|Harena]] and I wanted to get a weed-whacker which would take a blade, because I'd had good experiences with a FujiRobin model I used for nearly a decade. We went to SB&B because Harena's dad used to shop there back in the 1970s and SB&B carries FujiRobin. For the more powerful models which could accomodate a blade, however, they only carried Tanaka models. The main guy at the store (George?) recommended the middle one of three (about $350; the high-end was over $500) and I ended up spending over $400 for everything (about $350 for the whacker, $15 for the blade adapter, and $20 for the blade, plus $5 for a 1.25 gallon container) which was more than planned but not really unexpected for a good unit. |
| − | take a blade, because I'd had good experiences with a FujiRobin model I | + | |
| − | used for nearly a decade. We went to SB&B because Harena's dad used | + | The service guy filled the tank for free and powered up the unit to make sure it was working, and they threw in a bottle of the recommended |
| − | to shop there back in the 1970s and SB&B carries FujiRobin. For the | + | oil for that brand. He also gave us a quick walk-through of the maintenance procedures. Both he and George (?) seemed knowledgeable, and emphasized repeatedly that they were also the service center, repairs done on-site. After an afternoon of trimming, I can say that the whacker seems very much what I expected, so I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience. |
| − | more powerful models which could accomodate a blade, however, they only | ||
| − | carried Tanaka models. The main guy at the store (George?) recommended | ||
| − | the middle one of three (about $350; the high-end was over $500) and I | ||
| − | ended up spending over $400 for everything (about $350 for the whacker, | ||
| − | $15 for the blade adapter, and $20 for the blade, plus $5 for a 1.25 | ||
| − | gallon container) which was more than planned but not really unexpected | ||
| − | for a good unit. | ||
| − | The service guy filled the tank for free and powered up the unit to | ||
| − | make sure it was working, and they threw in a bottle of the recommended | ||
| − | oil for that brand. He also gave us a quick walk-through of the | ||
| − | maintenance procedures. Both he and George (?) seemed knowledgeable, | ||
| − | and emphasized repeatedly that they were also the service center, | ||
| − | repairs done on-site. | ||
| − | After an afternoon of trimming, I can say that the whacker seems very | ||
| − | much what I expected, so | ||
| − | from this one experience. | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 10 October 2005
Stone Brothers & Byrd is among the few downtown survivors from Durham's earlier heyday. In business since 1914, the store displays a clear sense of their own history – including decades-old wooden seed bins and an antique cash register. They focus on gardening, including tools, plants, seeds, and even [[EarthSunMoon|]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves.
Reviews
Woozle 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)
Harena and I wanted to get a weed-whacker which would take a blade, because I'd had good experiences with a FujiRobin model I used for nearly a decade. We went to SB&B because Harena's dad used to shop there back in the 1970s and SB&B carries FujiRobin. For the more powerful models which could accomodate a blade, however, they only carried Tanaka models. The main guy at the store (George?) recommended the middle one of three (about $350; the high-end was over $500) and I ended up spending over $400 for everything (about $350 for the whacker, $15 for the blade adapter, and $20 for the blade, plus $5 for a 1.25 gallon container) which was more than planned but not really unexpected for a good unit.
The service guy filled the tank for free and powered up the unit to make sure it was working, and they threw in a bottle of the recommended oil for that brand. He also gave us a quick walk-through of the maintenance procedures. Both he and George (?) seemed knowledgeable, and emphasized repeatedly that they were also the service center, repairs done on-site. After an afternoon of trimming, I can say that the whacker seems very much what I expected, so I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience.