Up & Coming Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2021 UCW 31 Best of Fayetteville Best Carpet and Floors Carolina Carpet 5223 Raeford Road Suite 103 910-424-0173 or www.carolinacarpetfloors.com Carolina Carpet and Floors is a fam- ily owned and operated business that has operated in Fayetteville for more than 40 years. Carolina Carpet offers a lifetime warranty on all flooring they install. A full-service flooring store, serving customers with their personal flooring needs is the goal of all of the flooring professionals who work with the company. They offer one of the largest selections of flooring for the customer's forever home, rental/flip home or the do-it-yourself client. The full service store offers free estimates, flooring repairs, flooring installation and cus- tom area rugs. The company's mission statement really says it all, and probably played a big role in Carolina Carpet being named the Best Carpet and Flooring Store in Fayetteville. As their mission states: Carolina Carpet strives to offer products that make your life better, install them quickly, and deliver the best flooring experience possible. Best Thrift Shop Timely Treasures Thrift Store 1003 Honeycutt Road 910-491-6187 www.facebook.com/TimelyTreasuresThriftStore/ We've all heard the old saying that eventually, everything old is new again. But a Fayetteville couple took that mantra and turned it into not only a thriving business, but also a resource for those in need in our community. Timely Treasures, located at 1003 Honeycutt Rd., in Fayetteville has been meeting the needs of the thrifty for a decade. The shop, which is more than 4,000 square feet, is considered one of the cleanest and friendliest thrift stores in town. The store is always stocked with new and inter- esting things and with some of the best prices in town. The owners take pride in giving back to the community through donations to the Fayetteville Urban Ministries, local schools and fire departments. The store has already earned many accolades from the City of Fayetteville to the North Carolina General Assembly. This year, they are adding the accolade of Best Thrift Store having won the hearts and votes of Up & Coming Weekly readers for a third time. Best Bargain Shop Ollie's Bargain Outlet 3725 Ramsey St. 910-822-3116 or www.ollies.us/locations/ Ollie's Bargain Outlet is one of America's largest retailers of closeout merchandise and excess inventory. It sells merchandise of all kinds. You'll find real brands at bargain prices in every depart- ment, from housewares to sport- ing goods to flooring and to food. Ollie's buyers scour the world looking for closeouts, overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods and irregulars. Much of the merchandise comes direct from the finest manufacturers in the country and abroad. For example, if a manufacturer makes too much of an item, or changes their packaging, Ollie's will buy the overstocked or old packaged items. So, you will always find famous brand name products at Ollie's, but a lot of them could be last year's colors, patterns or packaging. 5 years and more to come Investigate the Possibilities Best Advertising Specialties FIVE YEARS IN A ROW Thank You For Your Vote! Best Jewelry Store Rhudy's Jewelry Showroom 2410 Murchison Road 910-488-7571 or www.rhudysjewelry.com Founded by Rhudy Phillips in the 1970s, Rhudy's Jewelry Showroom has proven to be a consistent choice by the people of Fayetteville when searching for quality jewelry at affordable prices. When the business first opened, access to the showroom was by invitation only. But that soon changed as word spread around the community about the quality products being offered, along with Rhudy's excellent business standards and first-class customer service. The sophisticated atmosphere of the showroom is backed with top-notch workmanship, an impressive inventory and unfailing honesty and integrity. Rhudy's continues to produce outstanding custom jewelry while also han- dling repairs on the premises. Thanks to equitable pricing that fits any budget, along with a focus on detail, honesty and integrity, customers have continued coming back for years.

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