Shopper’s
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This fashion-forward outfit, from Paris-based Beate Heymann, is just one of the ensembles found at GreenWeavers
Everyone’s talking about Sayner’s unique retail stores
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ayner’s retail shop owners don’t like to brag, but they can’t resist being pleased about the feedback they’re getting from their customers. “I can’t believe this little town!” says one Sayner newcomer after shopping at Sayner’s gift, home décor and apparel boutiques. “You all have such great merchandise …. things you never see in the malls or even in the city. I’m just amazed.”
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Carrie Schalinske, owner of Sayner’s Rustic River Cabin Outfitters, laughs and replies, “Thank you, but you don’t have to sound so surprised!” The customer’s comment is just one of a thousand similar reactions Sayner shop owners hear all year. At GreenWeavers, patrons continually exclaim in delight about the boutique’s fashion-forward, internationally-focused women’s apparel. “Going to GreenWeavers is like going to a boutique in Paris,” says Debra Bahrkey, a shopper from Florida. Next door at Traditions, a little boy asks if he should take his shoes off. “I thought this was somebody’s house,” he says. Jessica Drallmeier, Traditions owner, is beaming when she replies, “That’s the best compliment I could ever receive! The store is designed to look just like someone’s home.” Traditions, specializing in contemporary home décor, is designed to look like someone’s home