Stone Brothers & Byrd - Revision history

Woozle: moved to HTYP

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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. 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.

	~~== Opinions ==~~
	~~===[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)===~~
	~~[[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.

	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 all told I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience.~~

Woozle: /* Woozle 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT) */

2005-05-26T15:25:18Z

Woozle 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)

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	== Opinions ==		== Opinions ==
	===[[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 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 ~~had a different brand (also Japanese)~~. 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.		[[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.

	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.		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 all told I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience.		After an afternoon of trimming, I can say that the whacker seems very much what I expected, so all told I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience.

Woozle at 20:58, 24 May 2005

2005-05-24T20:58:10Z

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			[[Category:Local Business Reviews]]
			[[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]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves.		[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]] t-shirts, but they also have a selection of home-made sauces and preserves.

Woozle at 22:46, 18 May 2005

2005-05-18T22:46:19Z

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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. 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.

== Opinions ==
===[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 17:46, 18 May 2005 (CDT)===
[[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 had a different brand (also Japanese). 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 all told I'd have to say I recommend SB&B from this one experience.