Goods & services

Best bookstore

1. Barnes & Noble
5555 S. Virginia St., 826-8882

2. Sundance Bookstore
1155 W. Fourth St., 786-1188

3. Borders
4995 S. Virginia St., 448-9999

Best music/ CD store

1. Tower Records
6450 S. Virginia St., 852-5559

2. Soundwave CDs
971 W. Moana Lane, 825-5044

3. Recycled Records
4930 S. Virginia St., 826-4119
812 N. Virginia St., 322-4644

Best video store

1. Hollywood Video
various locations

2. Blockbuster Video
various locations

3. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

Best adult-themed store

1. Suzie’s Adult Superstore
195 Kietzke Lane, 786-8557

2. Romantic Sensations
1065 S. Virginia St., 322-1884

3. Adult Theater & Bookstore
1052 S. Virginia St., 329-9100

Best computer store

1. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

2. Comp USA
6407 S. Virginia St., 853-4222

3. Moondog Multimedia
4896 S. Virginia St., 332-6666

Best local internet service provider

1. Great Basin Internet Services
50 Washington St., 348-7299

2. (TIE) America Online

2. (TIE) Charter/AT&T @Home

Best vintage clothing store/thrift shop

1. Savers
2350 Oddie Blvd., Sparks, 359-4244

2. Salvation Army
various locations

3. Wizdom Thrift
630 Gentry Way, 829-4482

Best bicycle shop

1. Mother Lode Bicycles
539 E. Prater Way, Sparks, 355-6700

2. College Cyclery
622 S. Virginia St., 323-1809

3. Reno Schwinn Cycling & Fitness
4135 S. Virginia St., 826-0800

Best furniture store

1. Mor
2212 Harvard Way, 828-4646

2. Rick’s Furniture Warehouse
3310 Kietzke Lane, 331-4005

3. Dania Home & Office Interiors
2580 Kietzke Lane, 828-4050

Best flower shop

1. Sparks Florist
1001 Pyramid Way, Suite 100, Sparks, 358-8500
5000 Smithridge Drive, Suite C-3, 826-8500

2. St. Ives Florist
700 S. Wells Ave., 333-9190

3. (TIE) Flower Bucket
various locations

3. (TIE) La Fleur
475 S. Arlington Ave., 322-8666

Best place to get a pet

1. Nevada Humane Society
200 Kresge Lane, Sparks, 331-5770

2. (TIE) PetCo
2970 Northtowne Lane, 673-9200
5565 S. Virginia St., 829-9200

2. (TIE) SPCA
840 E. Fifth St., 324-7773

Best car dealership

1. Bill Pearce Motors
780 Kietzke Lane, 789-7999
2620 Kietzke Lane, 826-2100

2. Reno Toyota
2100 Kietzke Lane, 826-2750

3. (TIE) Lithia
various locations

3. (TIE) Saturn of Reno
1000 Kietzke Lane, 324-3366

Best jewelry store

1. Rogers Jewelry
6520 S. Virginia St., 851-8555
267 E. Plumb Lane, 329-4444

2. (TIE) The Gem Gallery
294 E. Moana Lane, 825-3499

2. (TIE) Zales
158 E. Plumb Lane, 825-7323
5255 Meadowood Mall Circle, 826-2694

Best piercing business

1. Black Hole Body Piercing
675 S. Virginia St., 329-6010

2. Piercing USA
1100 E. Plumb Lane, 829-7766

3. Fondue Body Boutique
416 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 359-1750

Best tattoo parlor

1. Aces Tattoo
1355 S. Wells Ave, 333-0915

2. Body Graphics Tattooing
460 S. Wells Ave., 322-8623

3. Stingray
902 S. Wells Ave., 348-8383

Best electronics store

1. Best Buy
5575 S. Virginia St., 448-9797

2. Circuit City
4811 Kietzke Lane, 827-5011

3. The Good Guys!
4979 S. Virginia St., 829-0100

Best bank

1. Wells Fargo
various locations

2. Bank of America
various locations

3. U.S. Bank
various locations

Best place to buy a gun

1. Gun Trader
467 E. Plumb Lane, 786-4447

2. Mark Fore & Strike Sporting Goods
490 Kietzke Lane, 322-9559

3. On the street

Best grocery store

1. Raley’s
various locations

2. Albertson’s
various locations

3. WinCo Foods
9750 S. Virginia St., 853-7474
2855 Northtowne Lane, 331-6966

Best place to buy incense

1. Melting Pot World Emporium
888 S. Virginia St., 322-9445

2. Art Dogs & Grace
248 W. First St., 329-8747
218 Vassar St., 324-2787

Best Sporting Goods

1. Gart Sports
4813 Kietzke Lane, 828-1234

2. Copeland’s Sports
5353 Meadowood Mall Circle, 829-1700

3. Big 5 Sporting Goods
4986 S. Virginia St., 825-2322
3727 N. Carson St., Carson City, 884-3885