About Potomac's Potomac Village

POTOMAC MD RESTAURANTS: SPRINKLES HITS THE SPOT!

I may be stating the obvious but Sprinkles has to be one of the most popular spots in Potomac Village. Especially this summer and autumn with the hotter than hot days we've experienced. Sprinkles is an institution in Potomac Village and has been around for years. In 2009, Sprinkles' owner signed a 10 year lease that will keep this popular spot around for a long time!

Sprinkles sells delicious ice cream, frozen yogurt, cupcakes, doughnuts, bagels, coffee and more. They have a ton of toppings to choose from and they make great "blend-ins" if you like your toppings mixed in. Hours of Operation are as follows:

Mon-Thurs 6:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

Fri, Sat 6:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

Sun 7:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

If you have a sweet tooth and you happen to be in Potomac Village, try Sprinkles you won't be disappointed!

POTOMAC VILLAGE IN POTOMAC MD: FULL OF BEANS

Full Of Beans is an adorable kids apparel, accessories and gift shop in Potomac Village in Potomac MD. It is located in between Vie De France and Rite Aid in Potomac Place Shopping Center.

When you walk through the door you know you have come to a special place. The store is chock full of the cutest, coolest & chicest inventory around. I stopped in Full Of Beans last week to peruse the store for my daughter and spent some time with Barbara Cohn, the owner. We chatted about a lot of things but here are the highlights that make Full Of Beans a local Potomac favorite:

Q: How long have you been open and what made you decide to open Full Of Beans in Potomac MD?

A: The store has been open for 14 years in this location. I was doing bookkeeping for Full Of Beans in DC and Mary, the owner and I decided to open a second location together in Potomac MD.

Q: What is your favorite part of owning Full Of Beans?

A: I love discovering new designers because I want my store to be full of fresh and interesting options for kids. I don't want to look like a mass retailer. I also love going to NYC and LA on buying trips.

Q: What is the "look" you go for in choosing apparel, accessories and gifts?

A: The look I want to achieve is "updated classic" and age appropriate! As far as gifts and accessories, I want them to be fun and whimsical. My goal is to focus on US brands.

Q: What is the key to your success?

A: I have amazing, loyal customers from Potomac MD and the surrounding areas that stop in on a regular basis! I feel very fortunate to have loyal customers especially given the state of the economy.

Q: What is next for your business?

A: I think it's time to get a website!

Full Of Beans

10144 River Road Potomac, MD 20854

Phone Number 301-983-6569

Hours: M-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Potomac Village - Toys Unique, A Unique Toy Store in Potomac, Maryland

There is an amazing toy store in The Village in Potomac, Maryland that you just have to check out. The name, Toys Unique, says it all. It's a unique, warm one of a kind place that kids and parents can go to find wonderful toys, books, gizmos and gadgets!!! It's the kind of place where I can find fun, relevant gifts for my 19 month old and at the same time really cool original things for my nieces and nephew at 8, 10 and 11 years old!

I stopped by Toys Unique this week and spent a few minutes with the owner, Jarunee Chantraparnik and her husband Tat. Jarunee and Tat are so lovely and warm and it is obvious why the store has been so successful. Jarunee has put her heart and soul into Toys Unique. I asked her a few questions about her experience owning Toys Unique:

Q: How long have you been open and what made you decide to open this store?

A: I have always wanted to open a toy store - this was sort of a dream. Toys Unique has been in Potomac Village for 16 years at the same location.

Q: What is your favorite part of owning Toys Unique?

A: My favorite part of owning Toys Unique is being my own boss and being in charge of every aspect of the business from buying inventory to sales, marketing and developing relationships with customers. I also love matching toys to customer personalities.

Q: What is the most challenging part of your job?

A: I am in charge of ever facet of the business so there is a lot of work to do. For every easy thing to do there is something challenging.

Q: What is the key to your success?

A: The key to our success at Toys Unique is understanding the needs of different age groups and the use, quality and saftey of our products.

Toys Unique located @9812 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854; 301-983-3160; Open 7 days a week!

M-F 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sat 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sun 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

On June 25^th I listed 10008 Sorrel Ave, Potomac, MD 20854. We were originally listed at 1,099,900 - which I must disclose that both the sellers as well as I felt was a very fair price. The house needed some updating but overall showed very well and the sellers made it very accessible for buyers to see. 

We were listed for 3 weeks and had on average 12 showings each week but NO OFFERS. I had numerous other agents that work a lot in this particular market of Potomac Village. We reduced it $50,000 and low and behold ...we had lots of calls for property disclosures and offers were registered.

Now - there are two items I find extremely interesting thing about this situation:

•1.       We were on the market for almost 40 days before we received one offer...but once we received one offer all of this major interest came forward. Rather than buyers being turned off by the multiple offers it seemed to make them more interested in it! We ended up with 8 offers just a few days later!

•2.       ALL OF THE OFFERS WERE between 950,000 and 980,000. There were no recent comps to support this price - if there were then it would all make more sense.

My clients, as with almost all Sellers, felt that their home was worth over a million dollars but at minimum they stated after the initial offer came in that they would not take a dime less than one million. I fought tooth and nail to get them "their number".

We countered one offer and the Buyers wanted to wait a week to see what else came on the market so we withdrew our counter...we countered another offer and the buyers disappeared for 48 hours. Their agent couldn't even find them so we withdrew that counter as well.  

Finally - the Buyers from the initial contract we countered came back and submitted an offer that was less than a million but my clients were so nervous about losing out again that they accepted this time as the rest of the terms were appealing enough.

As fate would have it - once we were completely ratified... I received two phone calls from two different agents stating that each of their clients wanted to buy my listing on Sorrel so desperately that they would pay at least 1 million! Unfortunately at that point it was too late.

 We settled last week and everyone walked away happy...except the Buyers that didn't buy the house of course!  Subsequently - no new homes have come up in the same price range in the Potomac Village area.

Stunning Colonial in Potomac Village

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$1,099,900 Single Family Home Sale Pending Main Features 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 Partial Bathroom Lot: 17,378 sqft Location 10008 Sorrel Ave Potomac, MD 20854

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Cara Pearlman Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc (301) 6567700 cara@lnf.com http://www.rozanskyrealtygroup.com Listed by: Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc

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