1182 US-321, Sugar Grove NC 28679
“The food and the country atmosphere at the Cove Creek Store a both great and welcoming. I’m truly impressed by the amount of food you get and the price is affordable. 5 STARS FOR DAN & his staff!!”
155 Slabtown Rd, Zionville NC 28698
“The best place around for Bird Seed and related supplies, as well as great selection of yard/garden tools and supplies and lots of other things. Sometimes I just wander around like I am in a toy store. The people here are all amazingly friendly and helpful. If they don't have what I need, they will happily order it. They have the sweetest, most beautiful cat that always greets me when I go here.”
2340 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk NC 28604
“Took my own 4 keys to be cut. Paid $4 per key. The young girl totally mauled the keys on the machine. She kept saying she did it right. Obviously she didn't. The other lady came over and offered no correction or credit for my ruined keys. I always try to buy and use “local” but I will def be going to Lowes Buiding Supply from now on. They lost all of my future business over $16.Update: I received personal responses from the owner and the manager, Luke, at New River Building Supply. They couldn’t have been more apologetic and went above and beyond trying to make this right. They offered to reimburse me for the ruined keys and to pay for new keys. I declined the offer only because small businesses have a hard enough time realizing profits and competing with Big Corporate. I thanked them for reaching out and assured Luke that I would definitely be back to shop in my favorite hardware store.”
152 Mack Hampton Road, Blowing Rock NC 28605
“Great group of guys. I have developed a good relationship with them over the past few years. They will bend over backwards to help you find something. Downside is being a small family owned company they don't always have absolutly everything you need.”
9877 NC-105, Banner Elk NC 28604
“These guys are GREAT!!! I called with a vague description of what I needed to purchase prior to visiting the store. They managed to translate my babble into the correct material I needed. Since it wasn't in stock, they even gave me an viable alternative. They're wonderful!!!”
3148 NC-105 South, Boone NC 28607
“Thank you Hannah! It was a great year building with you. Very informational always available for a call. Delivery service was excellent to the job site. All orders came in on time as expected with no delays. Thank you New River Building Supply!”
678 NC-105 Extension, Boone NC 28607
“Honestly, I highly trust this business because they have always been true to their word and have always delivered the best results in the end. Trust and dependability are strong factors for me since they are a rare commodity. I will pay more for that type of consistency and values. When I have something that breaks down or needs servicing, they can get it done.”
587 NC-105 Extension, Boone NC 28607
“Very friendly and helpful staff. They made a delivery to me right at their closing time even though I'm an out of town contractor on a near closing call. Very much respect to them for their services.”
501 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain NC 28604
“I LOVE Fred’s. We come up here every year and the staff is so friendly. It’s so pleasant every time we come. Best breakfast on Beech Mountain and the top of this mountain wouldn’t be the same without it.”
2014 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk NC 28604
“The staff was readily available and helpful. They were happy to cut blinds for us. Lane, was personable as management and quickly opened a checkout for us when we were just the second in line. There was a good stock of blinds to choose from”
2014 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk NC 28604
“I had a great experience at this store. I couldn’t find what I was looking for, so I asked an associate named Dylan. He was incredibly helpful and enthusiastic—not just pointing me in the right direction, but actually walking me to the item and even helping load it onto my cart. At other stores or brands, staff sometimes just point, and I still end up not finding it. Many thanks to Dylan! By the way, I was buying a 32-pack of bottled water. The Lowe’s app showed it as Aisle 1, Bay 1, which wasn’t correct—it was actually located near the entrance. That’s why I couldn’t find it and had to ask for assistance.”
1855 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone NC 28607
“Keri at the Pro desk always goes out of her way to help and make me happy.I have yet to have a single one of the younger guys help me load my truck or help load a cart. Lowes might as well fire the lot of them and start fresh.”
1855 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone NC 28607
“After having 2 disappointing experiences with pickup with a different person at the counter, tried again and had two more pick up orders today couldn’t be happier. Summer was super nice and helpful. Great customer service. This is the person you hope to get at the pickup dept! Thanks Summer!!!”
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