Dec 3, 2012

Eggplant Gift Boutique Takes a New OwnerBy Rosalie EarleSundayGazetteMail.com

Charleston, WV – Elisa Payne likes to quote her husband’s assessment. “He says it was cheaper to buy me the store than for me to continue to work in the store.”

The store she is referring to is Eggplant, the glittering, glamorous magnet that draws customers from South Hills and beyond to the Bridge Road shops.

In early October, she and her husband, Charles K. Payne IV, bought the store from longtime owner Thebe Warren. They signed the papers, exchanged money and then everyone went back to the store for a champagne toast.

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