While it's been years since we purchased a futon, I remember Cotton Cloud being the best place around for futons. Their selection is fantastic, and the people are really helpful and knowledgeable. They have lots of accessories and sheets too.
I've had a vacuum serviced here a couple of times, and it still didn't work right. Then I bought a new vacuum there when it came time, and while their salespeople are very knowledgeable, they really push certain brands. I don't like that. And I wasn't satisfied with the vacuum (Simple was the brand I believe) so I brought it back.
I've gone to Aloha Glass a couple of times when I needed to have replacement mirrors cut, and the service was great. The people were nice and the prices were nice too. Recommended!
This company advertised that they'd move furniture and really work on stains. That was not true--they were very fast to do their work--it didn't seem like a deep clean at all, and they even charged me $20 extra to clean my small living room rug, even though they didn't have to clean underneath it.
Standard was great because they offered a good selection of appliances, the best brands, and they matched (and I believe beat) the best prices I could find. I will go there again.
Plumbing, electrical, lighting, etc.
I really like Lowe's for home projects. Their selection and prices tend to be better than Home Depot, and I also like the way the store is laid out. The lighting and signage in the store is great too. You may not think that matters, but when you're in a store the size of these stores, with 100,000 different products, I think it really helps. The only thing I dislike, is they tend to be a little more nitpicky with returns than Home Depot. The $50 is just average per trip to the store.
