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Cellular Central/Verizon relocated from North Main to 142 E. Jefferson St., last week.
Assisting in a Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting are from left, Aphaphanh Nussbaum, Bob Neff, Sally Siferd and Tammy Whitlow of the chamber, with Cellular Central employees Andrew Reynolds, Andy Walles and Justin Riechley. Jamie Mehaffie of the chamber board is on the far right. Missing from the photo is Jim Grose, store manager.
The North Main Street business has relocated in a portion of the former Movie Gallery at 142 E. Jefferson St.
The store is part of a 43-store chain in Ohio. Its home office is in Toledo. Jimmy Grose of Findlay is the store manager, serving in his third year in that position. Cellular Central had operated in Bluffton for the past six years.
"We offer a full line of Verizon phones and accessories," said Grose, adding, "We do everything that a Verizon store does with the added personal touch."
Among services offered includes:
o Simple feature phones
o Smart phones
o Wireless Internet
o Free business account analysis
o Monthly account reviews
o New lines of service and upgrades
o Calling plan changes
o 24/7 accessibility to the store's account executives
o ESN changes
o Contact list transfers
o Technical trouble-shooting
o Employee education programs
o Warranty and insurance claims
o Employee discount registration
o Home phone port-ins
o Business-to-business programs that offer special discount rates and plans for businesses.
Phones available at the store range in price from free with no out of pocket money down to phones in the $279.99 price range.
Store hours are Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. The store's business phone is 419-358-5100.
