The votes are In! West Coast Flooring ranks No. 1 for Local Carpet / Flooring Store in the Home Improvement Category.
SAN DIEGO, September 1, 2011 — The competition had reached fever pitch as readers of the San Diego locals submitted their ballots online and via mail carriers to the San Diego Union Tribune. The newspaper had challenged them with a simple but complicated question: “Which businesses are the best in San Diego?” At the end of the day, 538,032 votes were counted. San Diegans had spoken.

Winners of the award were selected from a variety of categories, including Auto, Bars & Nightlife, Entertainment, Finance, Food & Restaurants, For the Home, Healthy Living, Home Improvement, Real Estate, San Diego Life, Shopping & Services, and Sports & Recreation. Awards were also broken out into sub-categories, such as dive bar, dentist, solar contractor, health & fitness club, golf course, and more.
One winner from each was awarded the San Diego’s Best 2011 Award, the newspapers’ highest distinction. All in all, 185 San Diego businesses were distinguished with the award. All of the winners were released on September 1st, on the San Diego Union Tribune website, at signonsandiego.com/bestof.
West Coast Flooring Center, a family-owned flooring store in San Diego, CA was selected to win the award for best Local Carpet / Flooring Store.
“We are extremely honored and humbled to have been recognized as the best flooring company in San Diego for 2011 by Union Tribune readers,” said Ed Kruger, co-owner and founder of West Coast Flooring. “This is really a testament to the customer service team we have at West Coast Flooring who work tirelessly to provide the best customer experience, and to our great customers, who happen to be some of the smartest folks in San Diego.”
“West Coast Flooring was founded on the premise that excellent customer service and the combination of best price, value, and selection should not be mutually exclusive,” said Shane Munoz, floor manager of West Coast Flooring Center, “To that end, we strive every day to put the customer first and help them choose the best quality flooring for their home or office at the best price possible.”
Six other companies also received honorable mentions in the category of Local Carpet / Flooring Store. The results came in as follows:
1. West Coast Flooring Center
2. Coles
3. Bonded Carpet
4. Village Carpets Flooring America
5. Carpeteria
6. America’s Finest Carpets
7. Metro Flooring
Congratulations to all of the exemplary San Diego businesses who were distinguished as the “best” of their categories for 2011!
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About West Coast Flooring Center:
Founded in 1994 in San Marcos, CA, West Coast Flooring is an outlet flooring store that provides some of the best selection of flooring, carpet, tile, hardwood, vinyl, and laminate flooring at the most affordable prices. West Coast Flooring Center directly imports material from around the world, thereby passing on quality and great prices to their valued customers.
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About the San Diego Union Tribune:
The San Diego Union Tribune was founded on October 10, 1968 under the name “San Diego Union.” Acquired by Copley Press in 1928, the San Diego Union was merged with the Evening Tribune in 1992. The newspaper, the largest in San Diego, has a daily circulation of 300,000. The San Diego Union Tribune has won four Pulitzer Prizes for excellence in journalism.


