The rules is, if you don’t wear it in a year, get rid of it. That’s painful sometimes — I really will wear that slinky red thing again, I swear — but Revolve helps ease the pain. I gather my clothes, drop them off, and later in the day they text me what they want to pay me for them. I can get cash or store credit and yes, I could probably get more selling each item individually on eBay, but I don’t care that much. The best part? Whatever they don’t buy (and yes, they’re fussy, because they aren’t Salvation Army selling your faded Faded Glory Wal-Mart tees for a buck) they donate. To recap: You get cash for your clothes and you save a trip to Salvation Army? Um, yes, please. 2000 4th St. N., St. Petersburg; 4023 W. Kennedy Blvd. & 1620 E. 7th Ave,Tampa, revolve/cx. —Cathy Salustri
Goods & Services: Tampa Bay businesses that did it right.
Tampa Bay businesses that did it right.
RUNNERS-UP: AER Apartments, Post SoHo Square Apartments
Wood wizard Jon Stine is known for crafting beautiful longboards, beer taps and very-high-end custom furniture, but countertops — who knew? When my boyfriend and I went searching for wood countertops that didn’t look like 1985-married ScanDesign, we ran into Stine working in the back room of Anderson Lumber and learned, shockingly, that we could afford him. He added artistic touches — tying together the tones of wood between the high-top and the work surface, carving out space for a mermaid compass rose, and using his power tools to add creative weathering to the cypress — all without calling attention to itself as “art.” Facebook: Stine Custom Woodworks, LLC. —Cathy Salustri
RUNNERS-UP: Autoworks of Tampa, Big John’s Brake & Alignment Service
RUNNERS-UP: Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Suncoast Federal Credit Union
