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The Pine Cone Gift Shoppe is celebrating a new location and six years in business.
Gary Chapman, moved his gift shoppe to Uniontown four months ago. Prior to that the Pine Cone was located in Hartville.
Chapman said customer service is the specialty of his store. He and his mother, Sharon James, are the only two who work in the store, making it easier to give their customers that special attention to detail and remember what they like and what they bought during their prior visit.
“I am not about selling a $400 lamp when a $20 lamp looks better,” Chapman said.
He said customers have even set up the decor they have to see how well something looks with the items they are considering buying.
“I even have one lady who is bringing in her table to see how everything looks on it,” Chapman said.
The newly expanded store is bigger with a small store feel to it because of the customer service.
The Pine Cone specializes in country primitive interior decor. Chapman said 70 percent of the items he carries are American-made. He added he buys his items in ones and twos and not in bulk so that each item is unique and customers can expect fresh items in his store when they visit.
“Years ago it was fun to find items like Yankee Candles and now you can find them anywhere,” Chapman said. “It takes the exclusivity away.”
Everything in the store is hand-picked by Chapman.
The biggest seller, he said, is candles. One thing he has repeated carrying is the same candle line, because he sells a lot of the Pennsylvania-made can dles. Handmade soap is another big seller.
New to this location is the upholstered furniture he carries. The furniture comes from North Carolina, including custom farmhouse tables crafted in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Lt. Moses Willard lighting is available at The Pine Cone. He said he carries lighting that ranges from $70 to $700 to have something for everyone.
“They are bringing 60 to 90 lamps and chandeliers to the show,” Chapman said. “All of it is made in the state of Ohio.”
Aug. 2 The Pine Cone will celebrate their six year anniversary with a Lt. Moses Willard trunk show. This will be the first event of this type for the lighting company in their 200 years of business, according to Chapman. There will be pieces that have never been seen before on display and the Lt. Moses staff will be there to greet people. A raffle will also take place with the prize being either a lamp or chandelier and the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
The Pine Cone Gift Shoppe is celebrating a new location and six years in business.
Gary Chapman, moved his gift shoppe to Uniontown four months ago. Prior to that the Pine Cone was located in Hartville.
Chapman said customer service is the specialty of his store. He and his mother, Sharon James, are the only two who work in the store, making it easier to give their customers that special attention to detail and remember what they like and what they bought during their prior visit.
“I am not about selling a $400 lamp when a $20 lamp looks better,” Chapman said.
He said customers have even set up the decor they have to see how well something looks with the items they are considering buying.
“I even have one lady who is bringing in her table to see how everything looks on it,” Chapman said.
The newly expanded store is bigger with a small store feel to it because of the customer service.
The Pine Cone specializes in country primitive interior decor. Chapman said 70 percent of the items he carries are American-made. He added he buys his items in ones and twos and not in bulk so that each item is unique and customers can expect fresh items in his store when they visit.
“Years ago it was fun to find items like Yankee Candles and now you can find them anywhere,” Chapman said. “It takes the exclusivity away.”
Everything in the store is hand-picked by Chapman.
The biggest seller, he said, is candles. One thing he has repeated carrying is the same candle line, because he sells a lot of the Pennsylvania-made can dles. Handmade soap is another big seller.
New to this location is the upholstered furniture he carries. The furniture comes from North Carolina, including custom farmhouse tables crafted in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Lt. Moses Willard lighting is available at The Pine Cone. He said he carries lighting that ranges from $70 to $700 to have something for everyone.
“They are bringing 60 to 90 lamps and chandeliers to the show,” Chapman said. “All of it is made in the state of Ohio.”
Aug. 2 The Pine Cone will celebrate their six year anniversary with a Lt. Moses Willard trunk show. This will be the first event of this type for the lighting company in their 200 years of business, according to Chapman. There will be pieces that have never been seen before on display and the Lt. Moses staff will be there to greet people. A raffle will also take place with the prize being either a lamp or chandelier and the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
