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| − | [http://stonebrothers.com/ | + | ==Overview== |
| − | Stone Brothers & Byrd] is among the few downtown survivors from | + | [[Category:Local Businesses]][[category:Durham, NC]][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. They focus on gardening, including tools, plants, seeds, and even [[EarthSunMoon|EarthSunMoon]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves. |
| − | Durham's earlier heyday. In business since 1914, the store displays a | + | ==Links== |
| − | clear sense of their own history | + | ===Reference=== |
| − | bins and an antique cash register. They focus on gardening, including | + | * [http://stonebrothers.com/ web site] |
| − | tools, plants, seeds, and even [[EarthSunMoon]] t-shirts, but they also | + | ===News=== |
| − | have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves. | + | * '''2007-05-19''' [http://www.thedurhamnews.com/front/story/58738.html When suppliers become survivors]: article about SBB and [[Barnes Supply Company]] |
| − | == | + | ==Reviews== |
===[[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 | ||
| − | |||
| − | 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 19 May 2007
Overview
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.
Links
Reference
News
- 2007-05-19 When suppliers become survivors: article about SBB and Barnes Supply Company
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.