Triangle Town Center Brawl is Gang Related

There was a big fight among what's been reported to be over 200 teens this week at the Triangle Town Center in Raleigh. Police have indicated the altercation was gang related.

Yeah. Who could've seen THAT one coming, eh?

Walk into the Triangle Town Center any Saturday evening and this is what you'll see. If you're in any of the stores, you'll find the typical mix of people: age and gender appropriate shoppers for whichever store you're observing.

Walk through the corridors of the shopping complex, however, and you'll see a different picture. Over-represented by a significant degree are teens and young adults who seem to be doing anything but shopping. One might even describe their behavior as loitering.

I mean, how can anyone call this presence other than loitering? After all, if they're all shopping, how come only a small percentage are ever seen carrying bags containing purchases?

Next time you're at Triangle Town Center on a Saturday night, (if you dare,) stand in the central part of the mall by the fountain and escalators where you can see both levels. Observe how many actual shoppers you see compared to the number of teens and young adults walking around, (somewhat slowly, I might add,) with no purchases in their hands.

I cannot help but imagine that this incident will have an impact on the merchants in the Triangle Town Center. Hopefully they'll beef up security, at least until this whole 200 person gang related altercation thing blows over.

And if you're a teen or young adult roaming the walkways of the Triangle Town Center on a Saturday night, be prepared for a level of scrutiny like you've never experienced before.
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Garner TV and Appliance, Part II

In a previous post, I talked about updating our kitchen and purchasing all the new appliances at Garner TV and Appliance. As it turns out, we did just that. After visiting the store at my convenience to see what they had to offer, and after speaking to sales representatives at Garner TV and Appliance, I went home to do my homework.

I knew that much of the research I needed to do I could do at home on the Internet - that's just the way I get my information. Any questions I'd have I could wait till I spoke to the salesperson on the floor.

So using the data from Garner TV and Appliance and the WWW, I made my final choices. We were prepared to buy a microwave, a dishwasher, a range, and a refrigerator.

Salesperson Rich Holland, the gentleman who was so helpful during our washer purchase, was happy to help me understand all the features of the selections I had made. He worked with me through the ordering process, during which he and his colleagues presented an air of professionalism and courtesy one would expect when making such a relatively large personal purchase.

I had a rough idea of what the total was going to be based on Internet prices. Given our experience with the washer, I now had somewhat of an expectation that the costs for the four appliances may be around or even slightly less than the Internet totals. Sure enough, that was the case. With the exception of the range, the remaining costs were about the same as the prices I could get on the Internet. The range was slightly higher, but certainly not enough to make me want to purchase this or any other appliance elsewhere than Garner TV and Appliance.

Rich was also able to work with me for a particular delivery concern I had, which shows this establishment's willingness to go the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction. Speaking of the extra mile, Rich actually drove out of his way to my house to deliver to me a broiler pan after I learned the oven was missing the part. (It turns out, GE stopped shipping the pan with the oven, but the owner's manual still referenced it.) How many appliance salespeople do you know who make house calls?

Bottom line, you probably can't get any better than Garner TV and Appliance for your appliance purchases if you live in the Triangle area. Do yourself a favor next time you're in the market for good service and prices on your appliance purchases and give Garner TV and Appliance a call at (919) 772-3757.
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Garner TV and Appliance

If you haven't yet done so, why don't you check out Garner TV and Appliance for your next appliance purchase? We went to the most recent Southern Ideal Home Show at the Raleigh Fairgrounds last month. While seeking information about a new kitchen we are considering, we were pointed to Garner TV and Appliance for good deals on appliances. I'd never heard of the place before, but I snagged their business card, "just in case."

Flash forward about a week later. Our washer decided to go on the fritz, and I called our appliance repair person. The costs to repair this washer would have been greater than to get a new one, and when asked to provide a reference for appliance replacement, who do you think he recommended?

Garner TV and Appliance.

So that was two completely independent recommendations in a week.

I guess it was Garner TV and Appliance to visit for our new washer. The salespersonnel were courteous, knowledgeable, considerate, and made darned good listeners as well.

Salesperson Rich Holland set me on the right path to purchase a new washer that met with my specifications.

The installers were professional, courteous and efficient.

After all was said and done, I tried to resist the temptation to go online and check what this washer would have cost had I gotten it at Lowes or at Home Depot. I figured it was probably going to be a little more expensive at Garner TV and Appliance, given they are not one of the big box national chains. But curiosity got the better of me and I checked. That particular washer was $110 MORE at Lowes. In fact, I did a general Internet search and found that the least expensive cost for that washer was $30 more than what I paid at Garner TV and Appliance.

Garner TV and Appliance is easier to find than ever now that the new Outer Loop reaches HWY 64. Take 540 East past the 64 Business exit to HWY 64 West. Follow 64 to the Inner 440 Beltline past HWY 40 to the Hammond Rd exit. Go south on Hammond, make a left onto HWY 70 and it's just on your right.

Now we are considering ordering all our appliances for our new kitchen at Garner TV and Appliance, and perhaps you should, too, if you live in the Triangle area.
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UPDATE (07/22/2007) See what happened when I returned to the store for our kitchen upgrade.
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