Shopping in Egypt Lake-Leto

Since 1989, designers and framers at the locally owned and operated The Great Frame Up have covered artwork and photos with thousands of frame and mat combinations and prevented 3-D keepsakes and sports memorabilia from selling themselves on eBay by enshrouding them in shadowboxes and acrylic cases. Framing jobs take place entirely on-site, ensuring a speedy turnaround on projects and a personal guarantee on all craftsmanship. The Great Frame Up’s website offers tips and trends to help customers navigate the process, from choosing frames to hanging and arranging finished pieces.

Owner Cynthia Young-Jennings adheres to an environmentally conscious philosophy as she creates her range of spa products, folk art, and seasonal collectibles. She handcrafts soap in small batches using a self-patented recipe, and after individually cutting each batch into individual bars or rune-covered obelisks, she packages the products using recyclable materials. Spa essentials such as body lotion, lip balm, and potpourri beads are free of harmful chemicals and use only natural preservatives. Additional purchasable home-décor items line Sweet Harvest Farms’s floors, enhancing its countryside chic theme with vintage furniture and one-of-a-kind pieces.

Sitting. Lounging. Sleeping. These are just a few of the areas of expertise that the owners of Florida Mattress and Furniture possess. With an inventory that spans from the bedroom to the living room to the home theater, they stand ready to outfit most every nook of a house with name-brand furnishings.

The mattress lineup includes Sealy Posturepedic dual-comfort pillow tops as well as Dormia Dream mattresses with a memory-foam comfort layer. The Aico Trevi dining-room pieces set an elegant stage for family dinners, and the classic styling of the Parker House Hartford Wall entertainment center adds a welcome addition to any family room or pimped-out doghouse.

Each Eye Doctor’s Optical Outlets location is doctor-owned, uniting the staff with a common vision to sharpen sight and boost eye health. Eye examinations reveal prescriptions and uncover any other ocular problems. After patients choose a new set of lenses, the in-house technicians get to work crafting them in the shop’s own lab rather than sending them off to be made during a summer camp’s arts and crafts day. Sundry designer frames border eyes in looks from Giorgio Armani and Marc Jacobs to Nike and Harley Davidson, and there is usually a trio of technicians in the shop, enabling multiple clients to summon help with a single pigeon call. Doctors can also help patients select the right contact lenses from brands such as Acuvue and Bausch & Lomb.

LPI Firearms’ multilingual team of Leslie A. Muniz and Ashley L. Magalas—both certified as NRA Firearm Instructors—teach classes in English and Spanish that enrich students' gun-handling knowledge, skills, and safety. Firearms-training courses imbue beginners with basic instruction and techniques, gun how-to classes dispense tips on gun cleaning and range safety, and Women on Target classes enhance the marksmanship of female participants. With her expertise in security-guard instruction and keeping uniforms from fading in the wash, Leslie also runs 40-hour security officer D trainings and 28-hour G trainings, which prep candidates on the required info and skills needed to become licensed unarmed or armed security officers, respectively.

Seven days a week, the Mattress Warehouse of Tampa Bay team outfits sleepy customers with new, brand-name sleep cushions at 70%–90% off their typical costs. Because much of the merchandise is closeout or overstock, customers are able to take home Stearns and Foster, Sealy, Serta, and Simmons mattresses at extra-privileged prices. The store also stocks Vivon memory-foam mattresses, which ensure that dreams don't escape heads so that sleepers can vividly recount every detail to their coworkers in the morning. Trained staffers are available to deliver and set up beds, and an online tips page helps shepherd shoppers through the bed-selection process.