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What are people saying about the Country Store?
Thank you WZEP listeners! Many dogs were saved at the Walton County Animal Control Center this week due to your interest and intervention.
I advertised 5 free roosters...They were taken before Marty finished repeating our phone number. Thanks very much! Bob
Just to let you know, we found our yorkie! Thanks for running it on the radio. Chuck
Charlotte said her three items all sold, thanks to the Country Store. Some WZEP listeners got a great deal on a water heater, a dining room table and 4 chairs and a box of baby clothes.
Lori says thank you. The children's swing set has sold.
We received one phone call as a result of our ad and now we are the happy owners of a young collie dog as advertised. Thank You! Michael
Candy says, our black leather sofa sleeper we listed
yesterday....SOLD!!! Thank you!
BUY - SELL - TRADE ON THE COUNTRY STORE
For non-commercial items, call WZEP Country Store at 892-3158 (fax at 892-9675, email, mail to PO Box 627 DeFuniak Springs 32435 or bring it by the station at North 12th Street) each morning Monday through Saturday. The store opens around 9:15am and closes around 10:00am. During the Country Store time you can call in up to three items, three times a week. No firearms. For items such as commercial products, animals, rentals, commercial employment opportunities or seeking employment, produce, firewood and any item you have bought, grown or made for resale, talk to WZEP about a paid ad on-air for $13 each (money saving packages also available) or put it on the country store web page for a month for $25.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS ON THE COUNTRY STORE!!!!!
A/C, Heating, & Electric
Polar Caps-834-5075
Taylor A/C Electric & Heating- 684 North 9th St. 892-3955
Advertising
WZEP AM 1460 offers the best advertising for reaching Walton, Holmes, Washington, Okaloosa, Geneva and Covington counties. At 10,000 watts daytime power, WZEP reaches the listeners. For more information call WZEP at 892-3158.
Appliances, Tools, Mowers, &Tractors
Antiques, Coins, Collectibles, Thrift Stores, & Furniture
Barley's at the old Co-op-Hwy 83 N. 892-3299
Hughes Thrift Shoppe- 961 US Hwy 90 West- 892-2744
Mom & Me Thrift and Antiques- 1674 US. Hwy. 90 West 419-9279, 307-4823
Auto Repairs, Painting, Towing, Car Cleaning & Service Centers
CarChex Detail & Tint-575 US Hwy 90 W. 333-7086
Cobbs Towing & Recovery-354 US Hwy 90 W.892-4467
Crazy Carl's - 1578 Hwy 83 N. 951-2525
L & H Automotive, 1050 West Nelson Avenue, 892-3164
National Tire Brokers, 829 West Nelson Avenue, 892-5191
Auto Sales (including Tractors and Equipment)
Genesis Automotive, 20 Shoemaker Drive, 892-9145
Triangle Chevrolet-Buick, 892-2151
Banking & Finance
Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union, 1421 US Hwy 331 S. 951-2099
Book Stores
Building Supplies
Freeport Metal-94 Hubert Miller Rd. Freeport, 835-2532
Churches & Church Supplies
Argyle Baptist Church, 892-6444
First United Methodist- HIS KIDS- Enrolling 2-3 yr olds and Pre-Register Pre-K for 4-5 892-4388
Red Bay Church of Christ, 4986 Hwy 81 South, 836-4350
Santa Rosa Beach Community Church, 3524 W Highway 98, Santa Rosa Beach 267-2599, www.srbcc.org;
Computer, Internet, & Phone Services
I Fix Computers, 746 Baldwin Avenue, 892-0977
Drew's Computer Repair-199 Rachel's Rd. 850-401-1541
Department Stores, Clothing, Sportswear, Bags & Accessories
Electronics
Radio Shack-S & S Electronics, 598 Hwy 90 W,892-3564
Employment Opportunities
If your business needs help, consider advertising on the Country Store.
Fabric Store
Florists, Gift Shops, Unique Gifts, & Wedding Supplies
Stella's Florist and Boutique- 766 Baldwin Ave. -520-4623
Funeral & Burial Services
Clary-Glenn Funeral Home, 230 Park Avenue, 892-2511
Davis-Watkins Funeral Home- Hwy 83 N 951-1822
Glendale Nature Preserve- Hwy 83 North 859-2141
Jerry Evans Funeral Home, Walton Road 951-0668
Park Funeral Home, Park Ave, 892-5324
Grocery, Convenience Stores and Produce
Thriftway Supermarket, Nelson Avenue, 892-2932
Bargains and More Dent & Bent- in Freeport-880-6175
Hardware Store
Healthcare, Hospital Services, Dental, Counseling, Medical Providers &Research
Covenant Hospice - 1147 Hwy 90 West, in DeFuniak 951-0127
Chautauqua Rehab & Nursing Center - 785 South 2nd Street 892-2176
Gulf Coast Dermatology - Santa Rosa Beach or Panama City-622-0600
Dr. Chuck Stevenson, Optometrist - U S Hwy 331 S, 892-5514
Dr. Joe Morris/Chiropractor - Hwy 331 South between Allstate & Suntrust-892-4636 www.drjoemorris.com
Gentiva Health Care Services - 850-862-3240 or Crestview 682-9615
Healthmark Regional Medical Center - 4413 US Hwy 331 South 951-4500
MASH Medical - 379 US Hwy. 90 East-892-5773
Okaloosa Heart & Vascular Center - 129 E Redstone Ave Ste A 682-7212
Regency Hospice of Northwest Fl. - 3590 US Hwy. 331 S. in DeFuniak 951-9849
Insulation
Insurance
Jewelers & Gold Buyers
Rhodes Jewelers, 42 South 9th St, 892-3621
Land Surveying
Land Engineering Services, Inc.-1031 W Hwy 90 Suite 3-892-3639
Lawns, Tree Trimming, Bush-Hogging, Stump Grinding, & Landscaping
Local Events
Chautauqua Assembly, P.O. Box 1273, 892-7613/ www.Florida-Chautauqua-Center.org
Chautauqua Theatre/ Chautauqua Gospel--892-9494
COPE Center-3686 Hwy 331 South 892-8045
NHW Wrestling- 2nd Saturday of every month at the Old National Guard Armory Doors Open 6:30
Locksmiths
Media Services
WZEP AM 1460 offers the best advertising for reaching Walton, Holmes, Washington, Okaloosa, Geneva and Covington counties. At 10,000 watts daytime power, WZEP reaches the listeners. For more information call WZEP at 892-3158 or 892-5130.
DeFuniak Herald, 892-3232
Miscellaneous
COPE Center-3686 Hwy 331 South 892-8045
North West Florida Mosquito Control - 892-8183
Walton County Fair- 892-5260
The Matrix Community Outreach Center - 34 N. 9th St. 892-1090
List your Country Store item here for $25 a month
Office Supplies
Langley Office Supplies, 1027 South 19th Street, 892-9776
Organizations, Community Groups & Clubs
COPE-WCPC Teenage Drinking/ Driving & STOP SMOKING-3686 US Hwy 331 South, 892-8045
Walton County Fair- 892-5260 Oct 10th thru 15th, 2011
Packing, Printing & Shipping
Smith's Signs & Printing- 8th Street, 892-4478.
Pet Shops & Animals For Sale
Pest Control
Pharmacies
Produce (fresh off the farm)
Under the Oaks at Old Co-Op on Hwy 83 N 1st Saturday of every month! Fresh Produce every Saturday.
Recycling & Salvage
AA Auto Salvage of Mossy Head-442 County Rd. 1087, 892-3256
Real Estate, Rentals & Houses for Sale
Restaurants
Mom & Dad's Italian Restaurant, 2184 Highway 90 West, 892-5812
Schools Colleges & Universities
Spa Pedicures-Manicures
Storage Rentals
A-1 Mini Storage-1154 Hwy 90 West, 892-4678
Tax Returns, L L C Inc /Services
Tax Collectors Office
Walton County Tax Collector-Rhonda Skipper-892-8121
Taxidermy
Thrift Stores Antiques, Collectibles & Furniture
Barley's at the old Co-op-Hwy 83 N. 892-3299
Hughes Thrift Shoppe- 961 US Hwy 90 West- 892-2744
Mom & Me Thrift & Antiques- 1474 US Hwy West, 419-9279
Transportation, Towing & Lock Outs
Cobb's Towing and Recovery-354 US Hwy 90 W.892-4467
Tupperware
Renea Engels-850-682-7564 www.my.tupperware.com/reneaengels
Utilities
CHELCO, 892-2111
Barley's Utilities-892-3299
Veterinarians & Pet Grooming
Best Friends Pet Doctor, 16019 Hwy 331 S, Freeport 835-4206
The Country Store is a service of WZEP 1460 AM Radio. It is offered to the community as a way to offer non-commercial items for sale to the public. If you are selling items as part of a home based business, commercial venture, rentals, commercial employment opportunities, produce, animals, firewood or other items made, grown or bought for resale, you need to contact our advertising department to learn what great rates and packages we have for you. No firearms may be bought, traded or sold. Items are limited to three items on any single day and will be read for three days. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at 892-3158 or email wzep@wzep1460.com.
for regular, non-commercial items
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS ON THE COUNTRY STORE!!!!!
This article appeared in the Sunday, March 18, 2001 edition of the Daily News, Lifestyle, Section E, Page 1. The article was written by Dywayne Escobedo, Daily News Contributing Writer.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - No building holds this country store, and it’s open for about 45 minutes a day on weekdays.
Yet hundreds of people in DeFuniak Springs, Crestview, Bonifay and Bluewater Bay depend on buying, selling, swapping, requesting and donating goods from A-to-Z there. Need a $30,000 Caterpillar tractor? No problem. Need a bag of groceries for the week? No problem. Need furniture to decorate your new home? No problem.
So where are all these bargain hunters going? To WZEP 1460-AM on their radio dial. For more than 20 years, listeners have turned to the "Country Store" program hosted by the husband-and-wife team of Art and Marty Dees, the station owners.
QVC, E-Bay and classified ads have nothing on this old-time radio show where up to 50 items a day trade hands. Sometimes deals happen so quick that before the caller has completed their on-air hawking, the click of call-waiting can be heard on the line from someone impatiently trying to get through.
"People are always looking for a bargain and wanting to dispose of unwanted items," says Marty, who does the show in addition to a cooking and health program.
"It’s easy and people are always curious what their neighbors have. You can trade just about anything. We get callers who say, ‘I have a ’65 pick-up and I want to trade it for such and such.’"
With Art manning the radio controls, it’s as if David Letterman were hosting QVC.
Caller: "I’d like to put an item on for my sister."
Art: "Does she know you’re trading her?"
Caller: "I work for a construction crew in Crestview and we always take a break to listen to the ‘Country Store.’"
Art: "It’s an hour-long show. That’s a little longer than your 15-minute break."
Caller: "Well, uh, we don’t tell anybody that."
Pat McLendon and her whole family are avid listeners, and avid participants. McLendon has unloaded two trucks, a car and a boat trailer.
"I love Art and Marty," says the 51-year-old DeFuniak Springs resident. "My mama thought the world of them. It’s just such a comfortable show. Sometimes Art’s hilarious. There’s just not one radio station in DeFuniak to listen to other than it. And if you go somewhere else and listen to the radio you’re just disappointed."
Ida Wallace, of Argyle, said she has listened to the show close to forever.
Wallace recommends former president Clinton listen to the show to furnish his new humble abodes, after listening to one local listener, "Elaine," thank the "Country Store" for stocking her house for $600.
Wallace, a child care worker, said she sold her four window A/C units when central heating and air was installed in her home and even picked up baby-sitting jobs through the program.
Yes, they’ve sold a tractor, other farm equipment, cars, trailers, houses and just about everything else imaginable.
Even Interstate 10 travelers who stumble on the program sometimes offer things for sale, like a couple recently from Punta Gorda, who were headed cross country in their RV.
But the "Country Store" still hasn’t had any takes for a man’s artificial leg one widow puts up from time to time, Marty said.
"I’d be amazed if we haven’t offered more pets for adoption than the all the Humane Society organizations put together," add Art, who started his broadcasting career in Junior high for a Winter Park radio station. He headed the public television station, WSKG, in Binghamton, N.Y., before buying the 5,000-watt DeFuniak Springs station, which plans to soon double its signal power.
Of course the "Country Store" also provides other community services too.
Sometimes WZEP listeners donate food and other items to victims of blazes, maternity clothes for young unwed mothers, or toys and clothes for needy families.
"We love doing it," said Art of the "Country Store." "It’s fun. And a lot of people enjoy it and make it a daily habit. I had one lady who called in. I called her back a little later to see how she had done. She sold one thing but had bought 15 things."
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS ON THE COUNTRY STORE!!!!!