A GOOD “REGULAR”HOW TO BE

Business Spotlights

French’s Nails & Spa

Hometown Realty

� e Hills Family Dentistry

The Map: Beauty & Wellness� is month’s San Elijo Business Map is focused on Beauty and Wellness. We feature seven diff erent neighborhood professionals that provide salon and spa services or unique accessories for your wardrobe.

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Did you know that for every $100 spent at locally owned businesses, $68 returns to the community? Keep money circulating right here in the neigh-borhood. What goes around, comes around!

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One of the greatest benefi ts of buying local

is the amazing treatment you receive as a ‘regular’

customer. � ere are so many perks!

• Th at friendly greeting when someone in the

store sees you and calls you by name.

• Th at occasional free appetizer or drink that

you receive….just because.

• Th e ‘inside scoop’ you receive from the em-

ployees about upcoming specials, events and

new shipments or products.

• Th e friendship you form with the person

who serves you regularly. Getting to know

them and what’s up in their life.

• Plus, there’s that feeling of ‘popularity’ you

get when you walk around town and every-

body knows you. You look like a Super Star!

You’re probably a ‘regular’ customer some-

where….but do the stores you frequent know you?

Big box stores might occasionally have a friendly

cashier you start to recognize, but when you think

about it….it’s not been part of our upbringing to

befriend the people we buy from. It’s just not been

part of our culture in the last generation.

Th at is all changing now! Th e world is mov-

ing back to an era where service and connection

rule. � ose who connect best win the game and in

San Elijo Hills, we have the perfect opportunity to

practice!

san elijo hillsCan you name someone you know who works

at Hendo’s, Albertsons, Chevron, A Colorful Uni-

verse, Yogurt Utopia, Hometown Realty, � e Hills

Family Dentistry, PepperTree Hills Eatery, French’s

Nail Salon, Windmill Cleaners, or Postal Annex? If

not, it’s time to start practicing. You’ll be amazed at

the perks that develop after months of really getting

to know the people you buy from and becoming a

‘regular’ customer.

How do you become a good ‘Regular’?

Be Friendly! Make yourself known. Introduce

yourself. Go out of your way to say ‘hi’ and to

ask the person at the counter how they are doing.

Shop frequently so you become a face that is easily

recognized.

Be Interested! Ask questions! Get to know the

store, the products, the services and the people who

work there. Ask what’s new in the store or on the

menu. Learn about how they make things or what

their favorite product is. Find out what’s up and

coming.

Be Helpful! Give feedback. Off er ideas. Give

referrals and recommendations. Ask how you can

help support their business. When you have a

complaint, off er constructive criticism along with a

potential solution.

Be Committed! Don’t give up after the fi rst try.

Connections take time to develop. Just because you

don’t feel that connection right away, stay commit-

ted to making it happen. If you are consistent, you

will be remembered and if you’re always friendly,

interested and helpful, you will be unforgettable!

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them and what’s up in their life.

• Plus, there’s that feeling of ‘popularity’ you

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where….but do the stores you frequent know you?

Big box stores might occasionally have a friendly

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NORM! wrote the book on being a “regular”

Hometown Realty is redefi ning the entire concept of a real estate company. � is boutique agency was started by Mary Maloney, an ‘early settler’ here in San Elijo Hills. In fact, when you go in the doors of Hometown Realty, you’re bound to see a neighbor. Many of the staff and agents live right here in the neighborhood. You’ll recognize their faces from serving on the PTO boards or volunteering at community events. Most importantly, you’ll see a hard-working team with a strong commit-ment to service, integrity, honesty and professionalism.

Hometown Realty’s staff includes Transaction Coordinators, a Short Sale Coordinator, a Marketing & Listing Coordinator, as well as a team of highly qualifi ed agents. Hometown Realty even has an offi ce for their preferred lender right on site. Whatever your real estate need, Hometown Realty has the resources and experience to serve you well right here in the neighborhood.

Beyond their cutting-edge marketing and small town values, Hometown Realty has developed a strong reputation for giving back. Always donating, sponsoring and supporting school and other charitable events, Hometown Realty believes in doing everything they can to support the community.

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1501 San Elijo Road, Suite 101760-798-1784www.my-hometownrealty.com

Kim Rademacher from WestCliffe is a Hometown Realty customer...With Hometown Realty, I absolutely never have to worry about the transaction. They take care of everything so that I can stay focused on the things I need to do. As a boutique agency, Hometown Realty caters to their clients with unmatched service. As part of this community, they know San Elijo Hills like no one else.

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� e Hills Family Dentistry truly represents what ‘community living’ is all about. It is a combination of small town living and big city technology. You would be hard pressed to fi nd any dentist offi ce like it today.

� e Martin family traded in the concept of a big house and a separate dental practice to buy the special unit on the corner of Market Walk. � eir home is on the second and third fl oors, while the dental offi ce is downstairs. With two young chil-dren, Derek and Shelly are able to combine their commitment to fam-ily with their commitment to their clients.

Derek loves what he does. You can tell right away that he gets great joy from helping people ensure healthy teeth and gums and to have the smile they want. By utilizing the latest technology, he is able to provide early intervention and less invasive pro-cedures. It’s actually fun to sit in the chair and talk with Dr. Martin about the choices you have to keep your teeth as healthy as possible.

� e hygienists and front offi ce staff at � e Hills Family Dentistry are equally friendly, gentle, knowledgeable and thorough. � ey take care of the entire family – from toddlers to adults. Services include everything from routine check-ups and cleanings to bonding, crowns, fi llings, porcelain veneers, teeth whitening and more. Th ey have also recently brought in an orthodon-tist, Dr. Fowler, to their practice. If you don’t absolutely LOVE your dentist – you owe it to yourself to stop in and check out � e Hills Family Dentistry.

French’s Nails & Spa is very proud to be part of the San Elijo Hills com-munity. Open for over a year now, French’s has become an integral part of the neighborhood. It is the kind of place where friends gather. Some of the unique things you might encounter at French’s? A group of neighborhood guys getting pedicures while enjoying a nice, cold beer. Or, you might be quietly getting a mani-cure when someone pops in and off ers to buy everyone inside a coff ee from Starbucks. � at’s the kind of fun you fi nd inside the doors of French’s.

Andy Ho is the owner and is very grateful to the community for their ongoing support. He has enjoyed working with � e Hills Family Dentistry – providing pedicures for their customers while they wait for a crown to be made. Andy is also using a San Elijo resident, Casey Meeuwisse, for massage services there in the salon.

French’s prides itself on being super clean and sanitized while pro-viding the best service they can to their clients. Services include: manicures, pedicures, artifi cial nails, waxing, full body massage, facials, children’s manicures & pedicures, and more.

French’s always fi nds ways to give back by supporting our schools through sponsorships or donations to events like the recent Country Fair.

buy local first

1231 Elfin Forest Rd W760-621-4998www.thehillsfamilydentistry.com

Tatiana Walton from WestCliffeis a French’s Nails & Spa customer...

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CEREC machine (where he can create a crown in just one visit – with no temporary!)

Hard Tissue Laser (technolo-gy only 7% of dentists nation-wide have – often allows him to fill a cavity without drilling or anesthetics!)

SoproLife Cavities Detector & Panoramic X-ray Machine

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Soak off gel bio-sculpture

Birthday specials

Massages – neck, shoulder and full body

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1501 San Elijo Road S, Suite 105760-744-7555www.frenchscolornails.com

Having French’s Nails & Spa right here in the neighborhood is so convenient. My nails are always done to perfection and I love that I get a bottle of water every time I come in. It’s a great salon. They’re all so friendly and they take great care of their clients.

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