Value Village is a thrift store in the southwestern part of Houston, TX. I had passed by several times before, always noticing a crowd of cars in the parking lot and I decided to stop in one day. The store is divided into sections. Their strong suit is clothing, and lots of it. The benefit of this thrift store is its organization. The clothing is categorized by type, color, and then size. This makes it easy to see what you want when shopping. I was able to throw together a Halloween costume for five bucks last year. The clothing is not full of holes or dingy. This is a definite plus for me. The store also has plenty of house wares. Picture frames in various finishes, styles and sizes, all at a great price. I snagged a 24×36 frame for only $6. If I went to a typical frame shop, it could have cost up to $50. I can pick up great framed artwork all for under $15. If I don’t care for the picture, the price is still worth it for the frame itself. I also love their stash of books. My kids have found virtually brand new books from popular authors like Dr. Seuss for only .50 cents to $1. If you have never visited this store, you should. You may have to hunt, but therein lies the adventure of thrift shopping. With this store, there is usually something that will pique your interest. To find more great buys in your area, visit globalYP.net, a local online directory.

Still Water Framing Company at 1640 N Coast Highway in Newport, OR, offers fantastic quality picture framing and the prices cannot be beat. Don’t just run into your local big box store and grab a mass-produced frame made overseas. Make your family treasures stand out! You choose the mat color and style, frame style and color. Protect and beautify art prints or originals, photos, diplomas, drawings, newspaper clippings, and even art objects and “found objects.” Still Water Framing can mount almost anything in custom-made shadow boxes. This includes objects such as military medals, personal belongings, pet items, and various small collectibles. Can you imagine it? Still Water Framing can creatively present it in a stunning frame. They offer hundreds of mat colors and various textures. Different grades of glass are available, including the very high-quality museum grade glass. It has practically no glare or reflection – you must see it to believe it. Yes, museum grade costs more, but the prices at Still Water Framing are the lowest around. Hundreds of frame samples are available, or you may specify wood native to the Pacific Northwest. Weathered “old barn wood” and very old cedar are also often available. The owner has many years of experience as a wood-worker and expert finish carpenter. The shop has framed everything from children’s artwork to historical pieces of art. Still Water Framing does excellent, clean work – the owner is a true craftsman. Give Still Water Framing a call! Give globalYP.net, online yellow pages, a visit.

Eye Designs of Westchester has Manhattan styles with Westchester Convenience. This store has all of the top brands of the hottest eyewear around. The store has designers such as Chanel, Maui Jim, Beausoleil, Gold and Wood, Fred, and many others. They are a very high end optical shop, but you get what you pay for. They have been in business for twenty five years now, celebrating their anniversary with a special discount for customers. They offer the best ophthalmic eyewear with the best prescription lenses out there on the market. The owner there is extremely knowledgeable and is a certified optician. If you can’t find what you are looking for in this store, then it has not been made yet. There are thousands of frames there, in all colors imaginable. If they don’t have it in stock, they can order it for you and have it for you in a day or two. They are the best when it comes to prescription eyewear and customer service. They call you once your order is ready, which is usually very quickly. They also have an optometrist in the store location for easy convenience. You can get all of your eyeglasses needs there done in one trip and then have your frames in a few days. Eye Designs of Westchester is one of the best optical stores out there and have been for twenty five years. See what else is out there with globalYP.net, local business listings online.

Apple of Your Eyes Optical, located in Mamaroneck, NY is one of the best optical stores around. Sure you can go and spend twenty dollars at your local Costco or Pearl Vision and buy a pair of glasses. But these are very poor in their quality and durability. Apple of Your Eyes offers the best designer glasses with the best prescription lenses out there. The owner, who is also a certified optician, has been in business for over fourteen years. She has built up a massive, loyal cliental that has bought from her every time they needed new lenses. I went in there for three pairs of glasses, one pair of regular glasses, a pair of sunglasses, and a pair of transition lenses to put in a sunglass frame. I love Oakleys and she is a certified Oakley dealer, so I picked out two different frames. I picked out two of the same sunglasses frames and a different pair for regular glasses. Oakley has special lenses so she had to order them as well. I got my glasses cut and delivered to me within five days, which is amazing turnaround time for any service type business. She was very professional and the prices are very reasonable. I recommend you go see her for your next pair of glasses. She is very flexible and has glasses and lenses that range from very cheap to expensive (but the best). GlobalYP.net has tons of local listings online.