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May 2, 2012
Best place for outdoor/ sporting goods store
WINNER: Bicycle Sports Shop 45.68%
REI 12.96%
Academy Sports and Outdoors 12.14%
Jack and Adam’s Bicycles 6.17%
Dick’s 5.14%
RunTex 4.94%
Cabela’s 4.94%
Whole Earth Provision Company 3.29%
Austin Tri-Cyclist 2.26%
Red Rhino Sports 2.47
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Best place to buy shoes
WINNER: Karavel 63.32%
Fitting Stool 5.47%
Rogue Equipment 5.11%
RunTex 4.76%
Goodie Two Shoes 3.70%
Strut 3.17%
SoLa 3.17%
Neiman Marcus Last Call 2.65
Moss 1.76%
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April 5, 2012
Best place to shop for jewelry and accessories
WINNER: Emerald’s 51.33%
Luxe Apothetique 10.84%
Downstairs Apparel 8.92%
SoLA 7.23%
Eliza Page 5.30%
Goodie Two Shoes 4.58%
Girl Next Door 4.58%
New Bohemia 2.65%
Parts and Labour 2.65%
Leighelena 1.93%
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Best pet store in Austin
WINNER: Bark ‘n Purr 52.17%
Lofty Dog 22.73%
Tomlinson’s 6.72%
Gallery of Pets 3.95%
Zookeeper Exotic Pets 2.96%
Dogadillo Pet Boutique 2.96%
Just for Pets 2.37%
Herpeton 2.77%
Rivers & Reefs Pet Center 2.17%
Bark ‘n Bubbles 1.19%
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March 9, 2012
Best place to shop for women's clothes in Austin
Best place to shop for women’s clothes in Austin
WINNER: Strut 26.32%
Emerald’s 13.16%
Girl Next Door 10.53%
Goodie Two Shoes 10.53%
By George 10.53%
SoLa 10.53%
Blackmail Boutique 7.89%
Parts and Labour 5.26%
Feather’s Boutique 2.63%
C. Jane 2.63%
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January 4, 2012
Best place to score a gift
Best place to score a gift.
Winner: Toy Joy 17.19%
Breed & Co. 15.87%
BookPeople 14.29%
Waterloo Records 14.29%
Emerald’s 9.38%
Terra Toys 9.38%
Zinger 9.38%
Tesoros Trading Co. 7.81
Aviary 1.56%
Sue Patrick 0.00%
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December 7, 2011
Best shopping district in Austin
Best shopping district in Austin
WINNER: The Domain 35.22%
South Congress Avenue 34.78%
Barton Creek Square 16.09%
South Lamar 4.78%
Southpark Meadows 3.04%
Arboretum 2.61%
Lakeline Mall 1.30%
Hill Country Galleria 1.30%
Mueller Shopping District 0.87%
Arbor Walk 0.00%
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October 5, 2011
Best men's clothes store
What is the best men’s clothes store in Austin?
WINNER: Capra & Cavelli 76.22%
Jos. A. Bank 6.99%
Service Menswear 4.20%
New Brohemia 3.50%
Stag 3.50%
Urban Outfitters2.80%
Estilo 0.70%
Keepers 0.70%
Buffalo Exchange 0.70%
Hutson 0.70%
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August 31, 2011
Best vintage store
Best vintage store.
WINNER: Goodwill 26.67%
Room Service 22.67%
New Bohemia 16.00%
Cream Vintage 10.67%
-* Laced with Romance 9.33%
Feathers Boutique 5.33%
Blue Velvet 5.33%
Salvation Army 1.33%
Flashback 2.67%
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August 3, 2011
Best place to buy used records in Austin
Best place to buy used records in Austin.
WINNER: Waterloo 47.37%
Half Price Books 21.05%
Cheapo 21.05%
End of an Ear 5.26%
Austin Record Convention 5.26%
Backspin 0.00%
Antone’s 0.00%
Friends of Sound 0.00%
Breakaway Records 0.00%
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July 27, 2011
Best place to buy clothes for going out
Best place to buy clothes for going out.
WINNER: Emerald’s 33.33%
Girl Next Door 22.22%
SoLa 11.11%
Stag 11.11%
Downstairs Apparel 5.56%
Estilo 5.56%
Adelante 5.56%
Service Menswear 5.56%
Kick Pleat 0.00%
Blackmail 0.00%
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May 18, 2011
Best computer store
What is the best computer story in Austin?
Winner: Discount Electronics 40.00%
Computer Geeks 20.00%
Mr. Notebook 10.00%
Mac Alliance 10.00%
PC Guru 10.00%
PC Doctors 10.00%
Logic Approach 0.00%
Computer Solutions 0.00%
Happy Mac 0.00%
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April 20, 2011
Best new addition to the Austin shopping scene
Which is the best new addition to the Austin shopping scene?
Austin Sin & Style 18.75%
Moss 18.75%
Metro Dog 18.75%
Laced with Romance 12.50%
Blackbird Clothes & Curios 12.50%
Duo 6.25%
Langford Market 6.25%
Dog and Pony 6.25%
Cypress Vanguard 0.00%
Shop Leighelena 0.00%
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April 13, 2011
Best place to buy beauty products
Where is the best place to buy beauty products?
Winner: The Beauty Store 72.47%
Sephora 8.91%
Ulta 6.48%
Bath and Body Works 5.67%
Lux Apothetique 2.43%
Nordstrom 2.02%
Saks Fifth Avenue 0.81%
Body Shop 0.81%
Sabia 0.40%
Neiman Marcus 0.00%
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March 23, 2011
Best toy store
Which is the area’s best toy store?
Winner: Great Hall Games, 24.30%
Toy Joy, 21.77%
Kaleidoscope Toys, 13.92%
Kid Genius, 10.63%
Terra Toys, 8.10%
Monkey See Monkey Do, 7.85%
Whole Earth Provision Co., 6.33%
Anna’s Toy Depot, 3.54%
Over the Rainbow, 2.53%
Hog Wild, 1.01%
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March 14, 2011
Best place to score a last-minute gift
Where is the best place to score a last-minute gift?
Winner: BookPeople, 24.78%
Waterloo Records, 17.70%
Breed & Co., 16.81%
Emerald’s, 8.85%
Toy Joy, 8.85%
Terra Toys, 7.96%
Zinger, 7.08%
Aviary, 4.42%
Sue Patrick, 1.77%
Tesoros Trading Co., 1.77%
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February 23, 2011
Best comic book store
Which is the best comic book store?
Winner: Dragon’s Lair, 41.79%
Austin Books & Comics, 23.88%
Half-Price Books, 19.40%
Bee Cave Comics and Games, 8.96%
Comics and More, 5.97%
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Best neighborhood grocery
Which is the best neighborhood grocery?
Winner: Crestview IGA, 65.05%
Wheatsville Food Co-op, 9.00%
Fresh Plus, 7.96%
Royal Blue, 7.61%
Bluebonnet Food Mart, 3.11%
Farm to Market, 3.11%
Mandola’s, 3.11%
Thom’s Market, 0.69%
Avenue B Grocery, 0.35%
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January 19, 2011
Best home accessories store
What is the city’s best store for home accessories?
Winner: Aviary, 47.17%
Breed & Co., 14.47%
IF + D, 10.06%
Mercury Design Studio, 7.55%
Loft, 5.66%
Zinger Hardware, 5.03%
Wildflower Organics, 3.77%
Feather Your Nest, 3.77%
Finch, 1.89%
Extraordinaire, 0.63%
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January 12, 2011
Best shoe store
Where is the best shoe store in the area?
Winner: Karavel, 30.77%
RunTex, 25.64%
Fitting Stool, 12.82%
Rogue Equipment, 10.26%
Goodie Two Shoes, 10.26%
Adelante, 5.13%
Strut, 5.13%
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January 10, 2011
Best pet store
Which is the area’s best pet store?
Winner: Lofty Dog, 41.07%
Rivers & Reefs Pet Center, 20.54%
Gallery of Pets, 9.82%
Tomlinson’s, 8.93%
Herpeton, 8.04%
Bark ‘n Purr, 3.57%
Just for Pets, 2.68%
Zookeeper Exotic Pets, 1.79%
Bark ‘n Bubbles, 1.79%
River City Aquatics, 1.79%
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December 29, 2010
Best place to buy women's clothing
Where is the best place to buy women’s clothing?
Winner: Strut 25.64%
Goodie Two Shoes 15.38%
Emerald’s 15.38%
By George 10.26%
SoLa 7.69%
Feathers Boutique 7.69%
Parts and Labour 7.69%
Girl Next Door 5.13%
C. Jane 2.56%
Blackmail Boutique 2.56%
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Best music store
Which is the city’s best music store?
Winner: Waterloo Records 67.31%
Antone’s 9.62%
Music Mania 9.62%
Half-Price Books 5.77%
Cheapo 5.77%
Backspin 1.92%
Friends of Sound 0.00%
End of an Ear 0.00%
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December 8, 2010
Best sporting goods store
Which is the area’s best sporting goods store?
Winner: Academy Sports and Outdoors, 31.40%
REI, 18.60%
Bicycle Sports Shop, 15.12%
Dick’s, 10.47%
RunTex, 5.81%
Cabela’s, 5.81%
Jack and Adam’s Bicycles, 5.81%
Whole Earth Provision Company, 4.65%
Soccer World, 2.33%
Sports Authority, 0.00%
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December 1, 2010
Best place to buy funky furniture
Where is the area’s best place to buy funky furniture?
Winner: Uptown Modern, 67.12%
Uncommon Objects, 19.18%
Room Service Vintage, 5.48%
Four Hands, 2.74%
Goodwill, 1.37%
Nest, 1.37%
Aviary, 1.37%
BoConcept, 1.37%
Prototype Vintage, 0.00%
Mercury Design Studio, 0.00%
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November 24, 2010
Best sale
What is the area’s best sale?
Winner: Four Hands warehouse sale, 49.00%
Buffalo Exchange sidewalk sale, 37.42%
Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, 3.23%
Le Garage Sale, 2.28%
Strut’s first-of-the-month sale, 1.90%
Blue Genie Christmas Bazaar, 1.80%
A Christmas Affair, 1.71%
Literacy Austin Bookfest, 0.95%
Austin Record Convention, 0.85%
City-wide Garage Sale, 0.85%
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November 17, 2010
Best bookstore
Where’s the area’s best bookstore?
Winner: BookPeople, 58.81%
Half-Price Books, 10.67%
Borders, 7.44%
Monkeywrench, 7.44%
Brave New Books, 4.22%
Barnes & Noble, 3.47%
Austin Books and Comics, 3.23%
12th Street Books, 2.48%
Resistencia, 1.24%
Domy, 0.99%
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November 10, 2010
Best place to buy jeans
Where’s the area’s best place to buy jeans?
Winner: Physical Fit 56.51%
Blue Elephant 32.99%
Urban Outfitters 2.22%
Hem 2.07%
Buffalo Exchange 1.92%
Luxe Apothetique 1.78%
Lucky 1.04%
Service Menswear 0.59%
Diesel 0.59%
By George 0.30%
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November 3, 2010
Best shopping center
Where can you find the area’s best shopping center?
Winner: The Domain, 27.14%
Barton Creek Square, 25.71%
SoCo, 15.71%
Southpark Meadows, 10.00%
Lakeline Mall, 8.57%
Hill Country Galleria, 5.71%
Arboretum, 4.29%
Second Street District, 1.43%
Highland Mall, 1.43%
Shops at the Galleria, 0.00%
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October 20, 2010
Best men's clothing store
Which is the area’s best store for men’s clothes?
Winner: Capra & Cavelli, 75.41%
Hutson, 5.74%
Service Menswear, 4.92%
Jos. A. Bank, 4.92%
Buffalo Exchange, 3.28%
Urban Outfitters, 2.46%
New Brohemia, 0.82%
Estilo, 0.82%
Keepers, 0.82%
Stag, 0.82%
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August 26, 2010
Best vintage store
Which vintage store is the area’s best?
Winner: Room Service, 38.22%
Buffalo Exchange, 24.89%
Blue Velvet, 13.33%
Goodwill, 8.00%
Salvation Army, 4.00%
New Bohemia, 3.56%
Feathers, 2.67%
Flashback, 2.22%
Amelia’s Retro-Vogue & Relics, 1.78%
Big Bertha’s, 1.33%
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August 18, 2010
Best place to buy fashion accessories
Where can you find the area’s best selection of fashion accessories?
Winner: Downstairs Apparel, 69.60%
Luxe Apothetique, 14.40%
Emeralds, 4.00%
Eliza Page, 4.00%
Goodie Two Shoes, 1.60%
Girl Next Door, 1.60%
SoLA, 1.60%
New Bohemia, 1.60%
Parts and Labour, 0.80%
Peyton’s Place, 0.80%
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July 28, 2010
Best place to buy clothes for going out
Where’s the area’s best place to buy clothes for going out?
Winner: SoLa, 19.74%
Emeralds, 15.79%
Downstairs Apparel, 10.53%
Girl Next Door, 10.53%
Estilo, 7.89%
Blackmail, 7.89%
Goodie Two Shoes, 7.89%
Adelante, 6.58%
Service Menswear, 6.58%
New BROhemia, 6.58%
