I bought some sale yarn from Four Purls on-line. The price was good and triggered my curiosity…read moreabout the place. The pictures showed a HUGE shop. I was in Florida, visiting a friend, and talked her into making the 2 hour trip to Four Purls. Walking in, I was amazed! The place really is HUGE - the largest yarn shop I'v ever been in. The owners were really nice, explaining how the store in laid out with regard to the yarn weights. I asked about Cashmere yarn; they had it. Yak yarn; they had it. Yarns from countries that I didn't know produced yarns - Japan. They have their own private label yarn as well. This is a destination store if you're anywhere in Florida. If you use yarn in any way, you will love this place. I told my friend I'll be back to visit, if only to go back to Four Purls.

Every city I go to, I have to check out the yarn store. I went to Winter Haven eight years ago, but…read moredidn't know about Four Purls back then. I had no reasons to visit Winter Haven (nothing there), but I found myself on the way from Tampa to Orlando on a Sunday so I stopped in. It's rare for a LYS to be open seven days a week - but they are so that was a definite plus. There's a decent amount of free parking on the street and in a nearby small lot. The store has a great selection, although I found it to be eaten up by a ton of Emma's yarns (local, but having one wall of it takes away from other yarns they could stock in my opinion). For example, I wish they stocked Cascade 220 since no stores nearby stock it. Although there is a yarn for everyone, and a few interesting finds (Biscotti self-striping, multicolored roving, art yarns, crochet animal kits). I met Noelle, and she was very sweet in helping me out, and showed me around the shop since it was my first time there. Overall, there's a good range of yarns organized by weight (my preferred layout for a LYS), and is definitely one of the top yarn stores I've been to in the Southeast.

All Brands was very helpful answering all of my questions about what I needed and how i envisioned…read morethe products i was having branded. I've been to a couple other companies in the past to have goods made but All Brands quality and attention to details is by far the best and I will return with my future goods needs.

A lot of ego up front but offered no solutions when it came time to deliver the actual product…read more I wanted to get some custom embroidered hats made, and decided to go with a local company so I could talk face to face with someone and establish a long term relationship. First I walked into their "showroom" which is a small room with a few less than impressive examples of their work. I was greeted by a younger female employee behind a counter. So I walked over and explained what I was there to do. Right away a women folding clothes in the showroom who seemed like the owner, would cut in and talked over the other employee and took over the conversation at times. I wasn't sure who to talk to. I had stated I wanted to use a specific hat, which I had brought with me for reference. I wanted to make sure I could use this exact hat. The conversation shifted to other hat options which was confusing. I already knew what I wanted. After retrieving a few other hats from the back that I didn't ask to see. I asked if these other hat options were less expensive and the owner replied, "no they're about the same price". It didn't make any sense to me. I was pretty clear I wanted to use a specific hat. The girl behind the counter looked them up on her computer to make sure they had them available. While she was doing that another customer walked in who was picking up their order. Both women who were working with me completely shifted their focus to this new customer for the next 10-15 minutes. I was completely ignored. I waited patiently for them to wrap it up and refocus on my job so we could finally continue forward with the my order. Next I showed them my logo design on my phone and they quickly stated they could replicate my logo without any issues. I clearly stated that I didn't want a version of my logo. I wanted my exact logo. None of this seemed to be a problem. They explained that part of the reason they were superior to most embroidery companies was because of their process and how their graphic designer was so good and he he digitized logos specifically for embroidery. They stated they charged $45 per logo just to digitize. So I paid them $45 per design for a total of $90 to digitize my logos up front. I asked them to email me photos of what they call a "sew out" or embroidery samples of my logo for approval once they were available before we started the actual job. Before I left I stated that I wanted to see an example of a quality embroidered hat they had created. The owner walked over to a display wall and pulled a hat off of the shelf. As soon as she looked inside the hat she made a comment that the hat she had picked up had issues and was a mistake and it shouldn't be on display. Then she put it right back on the shelf. I should have known right there it wasn't going to work out. It was a sign of things to come. A few days went by and I was emailed the sew out samples of my logo and they were absolutely terrible. The sew outs/samples were done on what looked like a cloth towel which is nothing like the material on a hat. I made a comment that the samples were not acceptable and I was basically told my logo was too complex. Absolutely no solutions from them whatsoever to move forward. It was either accept a terrible looking product or get nothing done. I was planning on spending over $1,000 on my test run of hats, which they were aware of but they just didn't care. I had stated if things went well I would be back to buy more long term. I guess they have bigger companies to work with because their attitude was very dismissive. In the end they were very unprofessional, talked smack about other companies while they coincidentally couldn't handle a simple job, and were expensive. Not to mention they took $90 of my money and I received nothing in return. Just a big hassle and a waste of time. Orlando Embroidery Solutions made me feel like my logo was a problem. The fact is there are different quality embroidery machines and the machines they use can't handle a lot of intricate work you see done in the apparel industry. I'm sure the digitizing process is important but equally important are the embroidery machines that are used. A month later I found a place online called Broken Arrow out of Iowa and they were extremely easy to deal with. Not only did they accurately replicate my logo without any issues, they offered a much better price and they didn't charge a set up fee or logo digitizing fee. Only when I received my hats from this place did I realize the problem was not my logo. There's a lot of options in the world when it comes to embroidery solutions especially with the internet. Do yourself a favor and avoid Orlando Embroidery Solutions if you have a logo that's even close to technical. Their machines can't handle the detail and they're employees won't help you find a solution.

I've been using Embroidery Solutions for the past few years. They have been making our Cub Scout…read morePack's t-shirts and have been doing a great job! I've always dealt with Leo and he's always been so professional, fair, pleasant and easy to work with. Our shirts ordered were usually ready ahead of schedule and have always looked great. As my son has recently moved into Boy Scouts, I will be handing the shirt ordering torch onto someone else within the pack and you can bet I will be giving them Embroidery Solutions' number. If our Boy Scout Troop didn't already have someone making our shirts, I would be strongly suggesting them as well. A BIG THANK YOU to Embroidery Solutions for their last few years of service to our pack. The kids and parents have always looked sharp when not sporting their Class A's.

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Yesterday I thought I died and went to Quilter's Heaven....not the "real" heaven, but a special…read moreplace for people who quilt, sew, and machine embroider. It was an hour drive to get there, but Lillie's Quilting Loft was by far and away the best quilting shop I've been to in the Central Florida area. Now I will grant you that, I'm a novice quilter and my mother, who has been quilting for years, may not be quite as impressed when I take her there, but I'm betting she will be. The store was bright and cheerful, the selection of yard goods both extensive and unique, pattern and quilting books by the dozens, completed items on display all over the place and staff that was the friendliest I've seen since I went to the Picket Fence in San Benito Texas--but that is just toooo far to drive for quilting supplies when you live in Central Florida. This store offers classes and their classroom area is also bright and cheerful with plenty of work room, unlike a lot I've seen where they are crammed into a back corner of the store. I spent a good hour in the store looking and asking questions of the clerk who was more than happy to answer all my questions, and offer me different less costly options if I was interested, but she didn't hover over me the entire time I was there, either. They have a class schedule available, and if I find someone else willing to go with me, I think I'll sign up and take a class for a series of weeks. Yes it's a far drive, but if it's a Saturday a.m. class, it's no problem, and it will be worth it. I gotta tell you, this is THE place to go if you are a quilter. For all of my out of state friends and family who quilt, bring your wallet when you come because this is one place you won't want to miss.

Ask for Cyndi or Caleb and you will not be disappointed. I…read morewent in to have jewelery repaired and Cyndi was able to help me pick out two additional chains to wear with my newly acquired pendants. Cyndi was incredibly patient and did an excellent job of teaching me all the different qualities of the bracelets and chains. She was able to help me identify a good style, size and material. Just as promised, they reached out as soon as they finished sizing and polishing my pieces. I am thrilled to have found such a wonderful local jewelry store with an extremely knowledgeable staff!

Thanks so much to you for made magic and amazing my 6th wedding anniversary today. You are the most…read morereliable jeweler in St. Cloud city.

Greg and Karen were phenomenal! I've walked in there and their sister store and few times over the…read moreyears and they have been consistently nice, warm and welcoming but this recent time really was the best. We walked in a few weeks ago and spoke with Greg and he and his colleague (I'm sorry I did not get her name) both went above and beyond to assist while we looked for a wedding band to go with the wedding ring we had picked. We found one we liked but needed it in gold so we left, but Greg followed up as promised leaving a voicemail letting me know he tried to find the ring in gold but was unable to. I appreciated the follow up. A few days later he texted that they had some new options come in we might like and again I really appreciated the follow up without ever being remotely pushy. We walked in a few days later and although Greg wasn't working it was more than fine because Karen gave us a warm welcome, got us taken care of, asked us if we were planning on soldering the rings together or not which we hadn't even thought of and so appreciated the suggestion, and then left with the new wedding band. I was intent on either getting a ring from them or an antique store and I am so happy with the outcome. Thank you Greg and Karen!!

My now fiancé and I were very apprehensive about looking at rings, as many of the chain retailers…read morecan be very pushy for lower quality jewelry. Our visit at Thompson Jewelers was quite the opposite! All of the staff was so warm, friendly, and patient, and Natalia spent so much time with me helping me figure out what I liked. She helped my fiancé build a custom ring that is absolutely beautiful and better than I could have imagined for an engagement ring, and for a very reasonable price! I would highly, highly recommend Thompson Jewelers to anyone looking for high quality jewelry and outstanding customer service. We will definitely be coming back for our wedding bands! Thank you Thompson Jewelers!

beautifully printed tees, great communication and rapid service! Will do business with them again!read more

i ordered bags for our family vacation. They arrived yesterday and they turned better than…read moreexpected! Thanks so much! Everyone is going to love them personalined canvas bags for the girls draw string bags for the guy

They're always so kind and professional. Christine is always patient with me when I go…read moreback-and-forth with different logos and needing tons of shirts. Quality of work is top notch so shout out to the embroidery team too.