January 6th, 2010
There are a lot of banks to choose from. So why choose Southside Bank in Tyler TX?
Southside is a local bank that might just trick you. It is a small town, folksy business, but it also offers many of the benefits associated with the large national chains. Need an ATM? Southside Bank has a full range of ATM’s all around the city: 19 of them at last count. Do you need online banking? Southside does that, too, and does it well. This is no mom & pop establishment. Southside isn’t afraid to change with the times.
Southside Bank has fifteen separate Tyler Texas bank locations, and several more in Lindale and Whitehouse. While they have large locations like the main office on South Beckham or their South Broadway branch, most Southside branches are located inside of Tyler’s most popular shopping centers. Southside jumped on the “bank inside the grocery store” trend early, and it has paid off for them. They are known as the “most convenient bank in east Texas.” There is hardly a Brookshires or Albertsons within 50 miles that doesn’t boast a Southside Bank office. This was a wonderful benefit for my family. We found ourselves going to Brookshires for various items multiple times every week. And whenever we were there, we could hop in to Southside to deposit a check or pull out some cash. No separate stops were necessary![ad#large-blog-block]
My wife and I had multiple accounts with Southside Bank for years in Tyler, and we were always satisfied. It was not easy to get an account set up since we were coming in from out of state. That is the obvious downside of doing business with a local bank. National chains like US Bank and Bank of America have branches all over the nation, so starting out of state accounts or transferring money is never a problem. But once we did get our accounts set up with them, we were very satisfied. Did they make the typical small town mistakes? Yes, occasionally. They have their share of clerical errors, but whether they have more than a typical national bank is debatable. Any teller can hit a wrong key by mistake. But whenever those things came up, the tellers or bankers always worked quickly and apologetically to remedy the situation.
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And that might be the best reason of all to choose Southside Bank: quality customer service. The men and women of Southside are always courteous and professional. They seemed to enjoy their work, and that is probably why they consistently did a good job.
If you are looking for a new bank to handle your checking accounts, business expenses, home loans, etc, Southside Bank of Tyler Texas can handle it. They may be small, but they are able.
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January 4th, 2010
Tyler, Texas is not the city you first think about when someone says “scuba diving”, never the less about a six hour drive from the closest beach, sit’s a Scuba Steve’s aquatic adventure.
Scuba Steve’s sells all kinds of scuba diving and snorkeling equipment. They sell brand names such as: Dacor, DiveRite, Mares, Sherwood, TUSA, Body Glove, Genesis, Akona, Pinnacle, and so much more.
I know what everyone is asking, and yes they do offer classes. But not only classes for scuba diving but also Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, “DiveMaster” and both specialty and technical classes. They allow people to try Scuba diving (along with TJC) for no charge to see if people will enjoy it and to give everyone the experience of Scuba diving.
Scuba Steve’s arranges trips around the world. You can book your trip at the store (in the Green Acres shopping center). They go paces such as Cozumel, St. Lucia or Grenada, and so many other hot scuba diving destinations. Check the website to find out how to sign up for classes or to see the schedules and how to book a trip.
So for all you East Texas scuba diving needs come to Scuba Steve’s to do all your shopping! The staff is always there to help you and answer any questions you might have.
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December 30th, 2009
Maddox air conditioning and heating has been serving east texas proudly since 1937. I’ve dealt with this family owned business before and found that not only did they have the expertise and professional know how that comes from a big name company but the customer service and southern manners that puts me at ease when I’m dealing with them. Maddox has reasonable prices and detailed professional advice to help anyone make the right choices for their home.
Although Maddox air conditioning and heating has been around for over 70 years, they service all the latest and greatest systems from Lennox, American Standard, Carrier and everything in between. Maddox has been constantly educating their employees to ensure that they are up to date on all systems and have recently added digital control systems to their list of expertise.
The thing that has impressed me most about Maddox is their customer service, with a 24 hour 365 day a year emergency care systems, Maddox will ensure that you are never left out in the cold. They are quick to respond, and will give you a detailed analysis of the problems with your systems and the best way to fix or upgrade your system. Instead of pressuring you to buy a brand new system they will work with you on whatever you decide.
Maddox covers both residential and commercial giving you the same quality care no matter the size of your project. With their main office on Bonner street downtown it is easy to find and allows them to respond to an emergency quickly.
When your electric bills start adding up larger than they were it might be time to call Maddox and see about updating your system to a better more proficient system. they will give you knowledgable advice on other energy saving methods such as new windows or better insulation. In addition to their services with cooling and heating systems they also do sheet metal fabrcation.
Their online systems are a little outdated but with easy to reach customer service it doesn’t cause that large of a problem, however, it would be nice to see helpful energy saving tips and the differences in certain heating and cooling systems without venturing outside of their professional suggestions.
Since Maddox has been working in east texas so long they know the stresses that the texas heat can have, not only on your systems but also on your wallet. Maddox’s trusted service will ensure that you are cared for and give you the peace of mind knowing that you are not overpaying for substandard service.
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December 30th, 2009
Tyler Texas as well as many other east Texas cities are home to Mud Creek. This creek is found in many Texas counties but in Tyler any respectable duck hunter knows where to go hunting for duck in Tyler and East TX and that is Mud Creek. This creek has some interesting references. The cult classic movie about Elvis hiding out at a nursing home and washed up mummies called Bubba Ho-Tep was based on a nursing home in East Texas on Mud Creek.
Although the movie has nothing to do with duck Hunting we must go ahead and mention it as not everyone reading this cares that much about duck hunting. We cannot reveal where exactly on Mud Creek provides the best duck hunting so as not to give up too many hunting secrets. If you need to know the best location just talk to a few hunting enthusiasts in the area and they can point you in the right location.
There are quite a few quail hunters in East TX but still more duck hunters and Mud Creek also provides a perfect spot for the quail hunting enthusiasts of Tyler. If you are looking for a great place to go duck hunting than we think you will be more than pleased with what Mud Creek has to offer.
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December 15th, 2009
Learning About Better Online Classifieds Than The Thrifty Nickel
Like many in East Texas I have used the Thrifty Nickel for years. From what I hear they may have changed their name to the American Classifieds but I will always know it as the Thrifty Nickel. I moved away from Tyler back in 1999 and lived in Colorado for a season. While there I started using an online service called Ebay. The Thrifty Nickel lost a lot of appeal for me when I came back to Tyler TX because I was now familiar with just how well a service like Ebay worked for me. I sold a lot of ski and snowboard equipment I no longer needed while back in Tyler and I did it all on Ebay. In the past I would have used the Thrifty Nickel because there was no such thing as Ebay.
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I used the Thrifty Nickel to find things I now find on Craigslist like motorcycles, furniture, personally owned used cars, odds and ends you would find at a garage sell, and the back bumper for a Ford F150. These larger items are too expensive for people using Ebay to ship but the Thrifty Nickel was full of stuff like this. These days the jobs section is full of work from home ops like the envelope stuffing scheme, MLM businesses and such. The merchandise area where I used to find personally owned cars has much less to select from and the Nickel is full of car dealer ads everywhere. Blah! I don’t use the Nickel for car dealers. I would just go to the dealer and cruise around the lot if that is what I wanted. I am looking for good deals and I get more frustration from the Nickel than satisfaction. Back in the good ole days the Nickel was something I always grabbed along with Autotrader but those days are over. Autotrader is still a good magazine but what happened to the Nickel?
Order Of Greatness
1. Amazon.com
2. Craigslist.com
3. Ebay.com
101. American Classifieds (Thrifty Nickel) blah!
Differences Between Popular Online Classifieds Like Ebay and The Thrifty Nickel
The difference between Ebay and the Thrifty Nickel back in 2000 was night and day. I was able to sell really obscure items every time I listed them and many times at retail prices on Ebay. Many of my ski gloves were old used retro gloves but people in Europe loved them. They would buy old used ski gloves for $40 a pair and higher. Many Europeans were buying my ski goggles and other ski equipment for nice sums of money on Ebay. After selling a bunch of ski junk on Ebay I managed to make about $3,000 on unwanted ski items my friends gave me to sell. The Thrifty Nickel back in 2000 was good for unloading a used car or selling an old refrigerator for a decent sum. Because these larger items can’t be shipped affordably you had to sell this stuff using the Nickel to someone local. So Ebay remained an online place for selling smaller items to anyone in the world in order to make a handsome profit and the Nickel got you about what you deserved for an old used car. The Nickel remained your local marketplace to sell and buy items that were not easy to ship. Now I use Craigslist to buy and sell most of those larger used items.
10 Years Later The Thrifty Nickel Is A Much Different Animal
Now it is the year 2009 and we are almost approaching 2010. 10 years later after using Ebay for the first time my interests have changed a bit. I will still pick up the Thrifty Nickel from time to to time but what I have noticed is that the magazine has way too many national spammy advertisements in it. They may have changed things since a few months ago but I saw a lot of car dealer ads that were not from local people selling their automobiles. I also noticed that the jobs in Tyler Texas that were posted in the classifieds section were spam type junk job ads selling opportunities and get rich quick schemes. Some of these ads resembled envelope stuffing work from home schemes and other related waste of time job classifieds.
Giving The Nickel A Few More Chances
After picking up the Thrifty Nickel in different cities throughout East Texas while on my way out of a gas station or other convenience store I finally began to see that there was not much appeal to the Thrifty Nickel anymore. The classifieds magazine has way too many car dealers and national job seeker ads. The few and far between real ads are sparse and you really don’t get the selection that you used to. I would think that the reason the Thrifty Nickel has lost a lot of its quality may have to do with Craigslist.com website and Amazon.com taking over this market in a large part. Ebay still competes as well but for large local items like cars and furniture you will find that Craigslist.com has many local Tyler Texas residents selling anything from a filing cabinet, office conference table, to a used Volkswagon Rabbit. Ebay is also a very good website for finding local automobiles but as far as furniture and other large local items I would stick with Craigslist.
What Is So Great About Ebay?
Ebay remains a great way to pick up some unique antiques, home accesories, gadgets, and replacement parts but I would be wary of power sellers selling you something used you can get new for cheaper elsewhere. Amazon.com is a much less frustrating Ebay with no auctions only competing prices on new and used items. I consistently get a less hassle free experience at a cheaper price when buying merchandise from Amazon.com. Craigslist.com is the king of cheap prices on large items you couldn’t possibly have shipped to you. I have bought cars, filing cabinets, desks, and you name it on Craigslist. You can also get some good deals on used engagement rings on there from awkward local break ups but I imagine it would be weird buying a used ring from someone who just broke an engagement. Anyway this gives you an idea about how online services compare to the Thrifty Nickel. The Thrifty Nickel is online also but they don’t have the type of things you see on Craigslist so I don’t see the point.
If You Like The Thrifty Nickel Or American Classifieds Let Us Know
I challenge local Tyler Thrifty Nickel enthusiasts like I once was to look at a recent addition and see if it has changed for the better. I would love to write up a positive review about a paper that used to be one of my favorites but I have been disappointed just one too many times. Maybe I have missed some of the great positive aspects of The Thrifty Nickel. If I have missed something please tell me. There is a comment section at the bottom of this article for providing your two cents about the Thrifty Nickel. Feel free to leave a response.
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