Nowell’s Marks 105th Anniversary with 21st Century Prize, Durham Resident Wins with 31 Year Old Couch Receipt
Cary, NC, September 25, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture recently marked its 105th anniversary with a contest to find the oldest documented sales receipt. The store had possession of a sale document from 1936, but it was for a purchase the store itself had made. "I was thrilled by the number of entries we received for our "oldest receipt" contest,” said Nowell’s owner Jerry Nowell. “Area residents have been shopping with us for 105 years, but we weren't sure if there was any correlation between good taste in furniture and meticulous record-keeping.”
The meticulous record keeper turned out to be Mary Edeburn, of Durham, who had the original receipt for a sofa purchased in 1979.
“This is an added bonus for me,” Edeburn noted. “This has proven to my husband Judd that my pack rat tendencies can actually pay off. It took 39 years, but I'm Vindicated at last -- and that's priceless!”
Jerry Nowell noted that the grand prize, a brand new iPad, would have puzzled his Grandfather, and business founder William McKee Nowell. However, it would have been no surprise to find that Ms Edeburn still uses the more-than-three-decade old sofa on a daily basis.
“Now, save those receipts,” said Nowell. “We expect the grand prize will only get grander as the years go by!”
Edeburn, a certified Activity Director, says she plans to use the iPad for her visits with area nursing home residents who have difficulty communicating due to illness or injury. “The iPad can let them generate speech about their needs and feelings by simply touching a picture or word. Thus our old receipt was actually a key – one that opens many doors for them.”
Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture is at 900 E. Chatham Street in Cary. The store was founded, and operated until the 1957’s, in the Prairie Building in downtown Raleigh before moving to Cary.
More information about the company’s founding is available at this link: http://nowellsfurniture.com/ourstory.aspx
Contact Information:
Cameron Knowles
Cameron Knowles Creative Services
(919) 408-9672
Jerry Nowell
Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture
(919) 467-9224
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The meticulous record keeper turned out to be Mary Edeburn, of Durham, who had the original receipt for a sofa purchased in 1979.
“This is an added bonus for me,” Edeburn noted. “This has proven to my husband Judd that my pack rat tendencies can actually pay off. It took 39 years, but I'm Vindicated at last -- and that's priceless!”
Jerry Nowell noted that the grand prize, a brand new iPad, would have puzzled his Grandfather, and business founder William McKee Nowell. However, it would have been no surprise to find that Ms Edeburn still uses the more-than-three-decade old sofa on a daily basis.
“Now, save those receipts,” said Nowell. “We expect the grand prize will only get grander as the years go by!”
Edeburn, a certified Activity Director, says she plans to use the iPad for her visits with area nursing home residents who have difficulty communicating due to illness or injury. “The iPad can let them generate speech about their needs and feelings by simply touching a picture or word. Thus our old receipt was actually a key – one that opens many doors for them.”
Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture is at 900 E. Chatham Street in Cary. The store was founded, and operated until the 1957’s, in the Prairie Building in downtown Raleigh before moving to Cary.
More information about the company’s founding is available at this link: http://nowellsfurniture.com/ourstory.aspx
Contact Information:
Cameron Knowles
Cameron Knowles Creative Services
(919) 408-9672
Jerry Nowell
Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture
(919) 467-9224
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