Best Places to Shop in Asheville: Luxury Boutiques. Thrift Stores. Flea Markets. Auctions. Artist's Malls. Antique Shops and Malls.
Best Places to Shop in Asheville: Luxury Boutiques. Thrift Stores. Flea Markets. Auctions. Artist's Malls. Antique Shops and Malls. |
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Asheville is a Mecca for Every Type of Shopping: Luxury Boutiques. Thrift Stores. Flea Markets. Auctions. Artist's Malls. Antique Shops and Malls. Shopping Arcades, Districts, Villages and Malls. Grove Arcade "... Built by E.W. Grove, the visionary and creator of the Grove Park Inn, the Grove Arcade opened in 1929 and thrived until World War II as one of the country's leading public markets. The historically renovated Grove Arcade has once again returned as a market featuring the best the region has to offer from fabulous foods to delicious dining and local crafts." Biltmore Village Located at the entrance to the Biltmore Estate, this quaint village which once housed the workers at Vanderbilt's house and estate is now home to exclusive shops, galleries and cafes . Here are some of our favorite places to dine and shop in Biltmore Village:
The Best Environmentally Responsible Shopping Spiritex Sustainable Clothing Warehouse "... socially and environmentally responsible textiles... organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, soy, ecospun, tencel, organic wool and corn fabrics. All our apparel is made with sweat shop free labor..." The Natural Home "... functional, beautiful, unusual products crafted from natural materials.... bed and bath linens including duvet covers, sheets, bedskirts, shower curtains... unbleached cotton and linen towels.... switchplate covers in copper, stainless steel, ceramic, glass enamel, and tin ...exciting and diverse assortment of drawer and cabinet knobs.... bamboo and paper blinds... " Best Used Bookstores Downtown Books and News over 35,000 used books which you can buy for half the cover price or trade your books for theirs. Buys and trades books Thursdays thru Saturday until 4 p.m. Huge selection of magazines, including European, zines, hard to find. Interesting music is always playing. The house cat can be found sleeping. A table full of free newspapers and other pubs. Plus a rack of $1 books... and even, occasionally, some freebies. The Reader's Corner 31 Montford Avenue 828.285.8805 Free Classifieds to Post Your Ad or Find Goods and Services to Buy Animal Compassionate Network Pet-related ads online OnHaywood West Asheville's online newspaper
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Best Asheville Area Auction Houses Brunk Auctions High end auctions of fine 18th and 18th century American and European furniture, fine silver, oriental rugs (only from estates), porcelain and glassware, paintings and prints, jewelry, country furniture and accessories, folk art, and a wide range of decorative objects... collections of antique firearms, coins, orientalia, toys, classic automobiles, outsider art, pottery, quilts, and Southern decorative arts.Full color catalogs and ebay exposure. Morse Auction Company Approximately 18 auctions a year ... antique furniture, glassware, linens, pottery, old tools and more, with 3 sales featuring advertising and old toys. Online color photos and descriptions. Tommy Tuten and Johnny Penland Auction A Friday night fixture in Asheville since 1988. This is a real 100% absolute no reserve "country auction" complete with hot dogs and corny jokes.... and some great buys. View a list of the latest auction online. Preview auctions on Thursday and Friday at Craven Street location. Benefit Auctions Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction "... a celebration of craft featuring the sale of work in handmade books, ceramics, glass, iron, metals, textiles, wood, and two-dimensional media. All proceeds benefit Penland’s educational programs." Held in August. Penland is about an hour north of Asheville, and is a focus of world-class art and artists. Penland Scholarship Auctions "... Each Penland session ends with an auction of work donated by students, instructors, and friends. These auctions are culminating celebrations of the work done in the classes, and they are an opportunity for neighbors, travelers, and craft enthusiasts to enjoy the energy of a Penland session. Each year, these auctions raise more than $70,000 for our scholarship programs." Best Asheville Thrift Stores Asheville has many affluent and/or hip residents, so the "pickings" at many of the local thrift stores is exceptionally good. Here are our favorites: Animal Haven of Asheville Thrift Store Goodwill Stores There are 3 Goodwill stores in Asheville proper... and they are all excellent sources of a non-stop treasure hunting. The employees are not allowed to shop, so the offerings are not "picked over" ... so this makes for the occasional astonishing find. New merchandise is constantly being put out, so the addicted shopper can even shop a couple of times a day at the same store... and still find interesting goodies. 1011 Patton Avenue Another store is in Fletcher, 15 minutes southeast. 3937 Hendersonville Road All are open Mon-Sat 8:00-8:00, Sun 1:00-6:00. Habitat for Humanity Home Store has everything including the kitchen sink! Building supplies. Furniture. Books. Old vinyl. Bric a brac. And a silent auction of higher-end merchandise. Check out the volunteer opportunities at Habitat. Consignment Shops Barter Exchanges WNC Barter Network "... Trade, Swap, Market, Merchandise, Deal, Dicker, Haggle and Wrangle" Interesting Places to Shop... and Showcase Your Work Sanctuary of Stuff over 100 artisans display their ware in 14 rooms. Tea room comestibles. Screen Door -- Treasures for the Uncommon Garden and Cottage Just up the hill from Biltmore Village. An uncommon mall featuring treasures for the home and garden -- some newly created by artisans and some antiques -- with a smattering of vintage clothing. Also featured is a huge collection of discounted books on topics relating to home, garden, cooking, etc. Uncommon Mailorder WhizzKid1.com Vinyl, T-shirts, and Red Toe Sock Monkeys Best Sources for Low Cost Pets Why spend many hundreds of dollars at a pet store for your next pet, when you can adopt a wonderful animal from a pet adoption agency. Animal Compassionate Network Shop online or at Petsmart on designated days. $75 includes up to date shots, wormings and micro-chipping. Animal Haven of Asheville Shop in person or online for all sorts of animals including roosters, pot belly pigs, goats, bunnies and more. Asheville Humane Society Tour their eKennel where at any given time there are usually 200 animals for adoption. $85 adoption fee includes shots, wormings, microchips and more.
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