When you have lived in Springfield as long as I have you get to the point that you realize that some local businesses stand out above others in their niche as they always provide superior products or services or BOTH. For me, I realized this when I was in college and went to, or used providers that were located in my University town. Sometimes you take for granted things that you have not seen the alternatives. My parents were very smart when they looked at the cost of college in they saw that living in a dorm was actually almost as expensive as owning a house. So they decided to buy a small house that had 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms. I found 2 roommates and the rent they provided actually made it so that my total costs for living their was under $100.00 per month! My Lawn Care Company Experiences Anyway..... moving on, as 3 college students we needed to get our lawn taken care of so my parent arranged to get an estimate from 4 of the top rated Lawn care companies in the area. My parents were shocked with the estimates that they were given as they were MUCH higher than they were anticipating. Anyway, the provider with the lowest bid was selected and they got to work. Unfortunately, they did an absolutely horrible job! The edging was not done without constant complaining, they missed lots of spots with the weed-wacker and left grass clippings all over the sidewalk and driveway. They just did a horrible job :-( It was at this time that I first realized that the company that we used at home we never had one problem with. Cutting Edge Yard Service, a Springfield Illinois company that did lawn care was who we had used for like 7 years. They were always on time and brought multiple crew members to our house and just frankly we did not ever have to worry about our yard looking great. There were NEVER clipping on the sidewalk or driveway, nor were there areas where the the edging or trimming was incomplete. Anyway, it is not until that time in my life that I realized that our lawn care service at home was outstanding. I have included a video below as I think they deserve special recognition. LOL I did not realize how many videos that they had on their YouTube channel.... here is a link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISudpmDiJ-0eNPUxe1M6ag Springfield IL Outstanding Eye Care Practice - My Personal Experiences Moving on with another one of the outstanding businesses that I now realize was way above anyone else was in the eyecare niche. As a kid I wore glassed and went to Vision Care Associates on North Grand. I saw Dr Edwards, that was an owner of the business but I think he is retired now. Anyway, he was very kind and took great care of my bad eyes and my families bad eyes also for about 20 years! Again Vision Care is a company that I did not realize that was SO outstanding until I was on my own in a different city and employed. What a let down after I listened to some co-workers and then visited the eye doctor. It was at that time I realized that VCA in Springfield had like 5 times as many frames and an office like 3 times the size of the new optometrist office I went to :-( What a let down. So here is a short video from their office. They don't have very many videos on their channel though Well that is all the time I have today. I am sure I will talk more about other businesses in the future, but am out of time today. As I am no longer in college I realize that time is very precious and I just dont have as much to go around as the pressures of "real life" consumes so very much of what I used to take for granted. Anyway, will get back when I have the time and urges to write in the future!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am a Springfield native and a journalism major that graduated from ISU in Normal. Life has taken me a different path but I still cant get writing out of my blood so here I am! Archives |