[kittygilchrist]

TOTV is a great forum for referrals to service and retail providers as well as not so good reviews. I want to brag on many who have made me a happy customer. Moving isn't easy or cheap. Thanks to the following for excellence in integrity and great products or services:

The Villages: developer, realtor, designer, builder, home warranty
T&D Pool and Spa: design, build, monthly service
Galaxy and Darrell the Bose guy: install during build and 24 hour availability
TOTV: amazing social network, great moderators
BK Cunningham: personal assistant, house cleaner, home watch
Don Cunningham: handy guy work
Wall Beds Plus: matched my kitchen build in office and wallbed
Stellar: annual contract for pest, trim, mow, weed, pressure wash
Neerlee New, Fruitland Park: furnished my home beautifully, inexpensively
Dr. Chesire: acupuncture
Jody Held: massage
Jani: hairdresser
Lowes: appliance delivery and installation
Best Buy: TVs, electronics
Directv: free one year NFL package, records 5 games simultaneously
Village Interiors: plantation shutters inside of 3 weeks
Magic jack: so cheap it's hard to believe
Brighthouse: internet. so trouble free I forget who the provider is...LOL.
Mike Scott Plumbing: excellent service
BB&T Bank: friendly, service oriented, accurate.

[LuvlyJubly]

What a brilliant post Kitty!

We shall take note and keep these people and their services in mind as we will hopefully soon need a bit of all those services, etc you have so kindly provided. Lowe's & Best Buy are some of our favourites anyway as we used them often when we were in North Carolina. Sorry to be daft but what is "Magic Jack"?

[kittygilchrist]

Magic Jack is local and LD phone service for about $30 a year with no other taxes or fees on calls. you make a one time buy of a small package online, walmart, radio shack, etc. for about $70. magicJack PLUS - FREE Local and Long Distance

[LuvlyJubly]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Magic Jack is local and LD phone service for about $30 a year with no other taxes or fees on calls. you make a one time buy of a small package online, walmart, radio shack, etc. for about $70. magicJack PLUS - FREE Local and Long Distance

Blimey that is cheap, shall have to make a note of that service as well. Thanks again for your recommendations. So glad you are pleased with all of them. I am sure so many on this forum will be ever so grateful for your knowledge and sharing your opinions. Cheers!

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by Village Grocery Delivery

kittygilchrist, what a nice thing to share your recommendations! It's people like you that make The Villages such a nice place to operate a business!

It would be a lovely introduction to your delivery if you were offering something special for readers of this thread. come on, give us a treat! I can't recommend as I have not had your service.

Very nice post Kitty.I was going to start a new thread about a great experience I just had with a business just outside of the Villages. We had a problem about 18 months ago with our computer.I knew what it was but didn't have the time to repair it myself at the time because we had company. Welll I brought it to a place called PC Wizard on 441 just south of 466 in a little plaza called Lady Lake plaza.They replaced the power supply in my PC for $80 & I had it back the same day.Well the other day my computer wouldn't power up again so I brought it back figuring I was going to spend around the same amount.The power supply had stopped working again .I got a call later in gthe day telling me that 4he power supply was still under warranty & they would be charging me $25 labor. I picked it up today & when I went to pay I was told no charge. So where I was expecting to pay these folks were very honest .

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

It would be a lovely introduction to your delivery if you were offering anything special for readers of this thread. What may we expect for a response to your posting into our comments? I can't recommend as I have not had your service.

I've used the delivery service a few times. It is a great asset to the area. I promote them all the time with my own clients. When they first started the business, they played a catchy game on a thread here on TOTV and gave away free things to some posters on that particular thread.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

I've used the delivery service a few times. It is a great asset to the area. I promote them all the time with my own clients. When they first started the business, they played a catchy game on a thread here on TOTV and gave away free things to some posters on that particular thread.

this is regarding restaurant food delivery. BK likes it. I'm going to try it.

[bkcunningham1]

They deliver anything. Prescriptions, groceries, flowers, gifts. You name it, they will deliver. Honest, hardworking, dependable.

[Futurevillager2013]

Kitty,

Great post. Where is your hairdresser and massage therapist located ? Thanks.

[kittygilchrist]

re hairdresser see thread best luxury salons and note cautions.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by Futurevillager2013

Kitty,

Great post. Where is your hairdresser and massage therapist located ? Thanks.

hairdresser is at Leslijon, near target on 441.
massage therapist has ad under healthcare in the totv directory.

home visits $55...from her ad:
Give me a call 352-446-6270
or
E-mail jodyheld@gmail.com

[jrandall]

Great post Kitty. We have used several of the vendors mentioned and am satisfied with all of them. We are so blessed to live in a wonderful place on this Earth!

[twinklesweep]

Robbin Hurst Car Detailing, 352-702-8411. Family business; they are available to fit your schedule (and show up when promised), they do excellent work, and they are reasonable.

Sharpening Services by Sharpy (Russ Kortendick), 352-259-1378. Scissors, kitchen/pocket/hunting knives, grass hedge pruning shears (hand and electric), lawn mower blades, axes and chisels, chain saws, etc. Villages resident, very reasonable.

Custom Scapes: Landscape by Design, Lance Rimel, 352-315-9600. They do absolutely superb work and stand behind whatever they do.

Eric Millhorn at Millhorn Law Firm, 800-743-9732. Estate planning and living trust preparation. The most pleasant, affable, and yet knowledgeable young man you can imagine.

Expert Clock Repair, Roger Soukup, 352-753-5553. Can do anything needed with watches and clocks and does so reasonably. Will install a watch battery for $2.00. Villages resident.

Tri-County Movers, Bobby Archie, Jr., 352-208-5288. “No job too big or small.” Licensed and insured, incredibly responsible, incredibly reasonable compared with other moving services in the area.

Todd Casey Golf Cart Repairs, 352-256-2068 (cell), 352-465-3934 (office). Wonderfully accommodating and knowledgeable technicians who will show up when they say they will and do a terrific job! Competitively priced.

Ross Valdez, veterinarian, Park Heights Animal Care Center (Fruitland Park), 352-326-9116. Compassionate care, great staff, make no attempt to sell you everything under the sun, as some vets do; instead will actually look for ways to make your visit more reasonable. Separate waiting areas for dogs and cats! (Also have a Villages location which I cannot comment on as I’ve never used it.)

Adam Briscoe, Adam's Woodworks - Gainesville Outdoor Furniture, 352-475-5917. Makes and delivers stunning garden swings, outdoor seating, and many other outdoor items. Look at the pictures on his website; you will not believe the quality—and the prices—of his work!

Tom’s Painting (Tom Campbell), 352-430-1102. Actually Tom plus a crew of 7–10 retired painters (Villages residents) who among them must have close to five hundred years of experience! Fast, clean, and neat; licensed and insured.

Ginger’s Gotcha Covered (Upholstery), Ginger Wood, 352-***-9378. Very hard to find someone who knows how to do upholstery, let alone someone who is really good at it! Fast and accommodating.

[Futurevillager2013]

Hi Kitty,

I'd be interested to know where the hairdresser and the masseuse works as I know it's hard to find in the Villages. Moving next month and I'm already getting anxious about using a new hairdresser. Thanks.

Anne (Future Villager soon to be ....October 2013 !!)

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

TOTV is a great forum for referrals to service and retail providers as well as not so good reviews. I want to brag on many who have made me a happy customer. Moving isn't easy or cheap. Thanks to the following for excellence in integrity and great products or services:

The Villages: developer, realtor, designer, builder, home warranty
T&D Pool and Spa: design, build, monthly service
Galaxy and Darrell the Bose guy: install during build and 24 hour availability
TOTV: amazing social network, great moderators
BK Cunningham: personal assistant, house cleaner
Don Cunningham: handy guy work
Wall Beds Plus: matched my kitchen build in office and wallbed
Stellar: annual contract for pest, trim, mow, weed, pressure wash
Neerlee New, Fruitland Park: furnished my home beautifully, inexpensively
Dr. Chesire: acupuncture
Jody Held: massage
Jani: hairdresser
Lowes: appliance delivery and installation
Best Buy: TVs, electronics
Directv: free one year NFL package, records 5 games simultaneously
Village Interiors: plantation shutters inside of 3 weeks
Magic jack: so cheap it's hard to believe
Brighthouse: internet. so trouble free I forget who the provider is...LOL.
Mike Scott Plumbing: excellent service
BB&T Bank: friendly, service oriented, accurate.