Another
day with visitors and another day out wandering around the greater Knoxville
area. As per the ladies, we had to check out
a couple more stores to see what we might want!
The Good
Neighbors Shoppe is a recycle/used products shop of the first order. Having been in plenty of stores in the course
of my career that ranged from high end operations like Neiman Marcus and
Nordstrom, to discount/second use outlets like Goodwill and Habitat for
Humanity, I’ve seen hundreds of stores.
Based on
my experience, the Good Neighbors Shoppe in Lenoir City Tennessee is a first
class second use/product recycling retail operation.
The store
is well lite, well signed, clean and organized.
Clothing is grouped by type and style as well as size. This store sells donated used products but
the items must be clean and in good shape or they don’t accept them. Items on hand range from books to shoes and
dresses to suits, dishware, wall décor, furniture and CDs. The prices are low and the quality is high!
On this
occasion, Bill bought a shirt and Laurie bought a blouse. In the past Laurie and I have purchased other
clothing items as well as picture frames.
We have donated many items to this cause several times over the years.
Sorry for
the blurry photo…but this sign is what the Good Neighbors Shop is all
about! Not only has this operation
donated $3.6 million to the local community over the past 17 years, it’s been
so successful that they could afford to build this new larger store so they
could better serve the community while raising more money to help those in
need. The new store is evidently paying
off quickly. In the past 15 months
alone, donations to various charitable organizations totaled $800,000!
The Good
Neighbors Shoppe’s team to include its Board of Directors, are all volunteers
from Lenoir City, Tellico Village and elsewhere around Loudon County Tennessee. The store is open Wednesday – Saturday from
10 AM until 4 PM. On Tuesday, the store
is open from 10 AM until 7 PM. Phone:
865-988-9925. Website: http://www.goodneighborsshoppe.org/.
I failed
to take a photo of the front of our next store… In any case, this is Premiere
Consignment, LLC at 320 Lakeside Plaza in Loudon Tennessee. It isn’t by accident that it’s located
adjacent to Tellico Village and its 8,000 + residents. While Tellico Village is primarily a
retirement community, it is open to anyone who wants to buy and home and is
willing to pay a POA fee.
What a
market for a consignment shop! Retirees
move here from all over the country, either downsizing or replacing old
furniture and décor items with new. Then
the population turns over, moving to be closer to family, downsizing or just
leaving this mortal coil behind…
Like many
other residents in the area we check out this store at least once a month
looking for something we ‘need’. We have
purchased a nice desk lamp and a rolling desk chair from Premiere
Consignment. We’ve also sold a few items
and pocketed a bit of cash. Phone: 865-458-9721. Website: http://www.premiereconsignment.com/.
While
Bonnie, Laurie and Bill wandered up Broadway Street in Maryville Tennessee
toward another shopping opportunity, I just relaxed on a park bench in Founder’s
Square and took in the beautiful day and any folks that passed by. Then I noted the old Harper Memorial Library
at 300 East Church Street and I had to take a photo.
By
historic standards, the former Harper Memorial Library isn’t that old…having
been completed in 1931. It was however
the first full building completed to serve as a library in Maryville. Previously, the ‘library’ in town had
occupied a floor in a building downtown.
A new and much larger library was completed in 1981. The American Red Cross used this building
until 2007 when ‘dandy lions’, a gift boutique took over the structure. That retail operation must be doing OK as
they are still in business 12 years later…not bad in an era of brick and mortar
retail Armageddon.
“Too bad”
that the ladies didn’t spot this store. The
one they went to see was closed! Check ‘dandy
lions’ out at http://dandylionsgifts.com/.
Enough shopping already! On to a couple of family photos…
Laurie’s
sister Bonnie sent us this photo of her, Bill and their grandchildren. Dang!
It looks like Bill is even smiling!
From the left: Collin, Keaton, Bill, Delaney, Charley, Avery, Bonnie and
Elliot Jane.
…and here are our grandsons with their dad David II during a recent New York
University parent’s weekend in the Big Apple, New York City. With part of Manhattan in the background from the left is college student David III, his dad and his brother Emmett Lee. Looks like they had a great time! As usual Amy was the photographer so no photo
of her…
Just click
on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
You may have seen some of my clothes at the Good Neighbors Shoppe. When I moved here the library was in the old building.
ReplyDeleteLovely family pics, friend David! The red head has the same smile as his dad :) When my kids were in school, I mostly dressed them in used store clothing until they were old enough to hold a job and thus free to spend their hard earned money … :) Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteHi Dave! The Good Neighbors Shoppe sounds like a good asset to the community, we have a similar shop here that does a brisk business and is always busy. Your family looks wonderful and I can imagine how proud you are of your son and his family. Nice building for the library! Thanks for sharing, and have a good rest of the week!
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