The Cagle family has been doing business in the Inland Empire since 1949.  They started out selling refinished used furniture from their home garage to the establishment of their furniture store in 1952 in Ontario, to it's current operation of an appliance store today. 

Back in 1952 Aubrey & Lorene started out with a furniture store located on the corner of State Street & Campus Avenue in Ontario.  The store was owned and operated by Aubrey & Lorene, and run by their family, including Aubrey's parents, Andy (Ern) & Sina.  At that location they sold both new and used furniture as well as adding appliances to their inventory.  Their children grew up in the business learning about all aspects of ownership and operation -- from sales, cleaning appliances, refinishing furniture, delivery, repairs, cleaning the store, bookkeeping, and any other task that was needed. 

Various expansions and changes to the business occurred over the years -- the addition of a plumbing store, the "Budget Shop" located on Holt Boulevard in Ontario, an upscale furniture store in downtown Upland, and the consolidation of their business to it's current inventory and location as an appliance store on the corner of Campus and Holt in Ontario. 

The three children -- Gary, Jerry and Debi -- all grew up in the family business.  From time to time they left the family business to be "independent", but throughout the years, they all returned back to the family operation at some point.  In 1980 Debi and Jerry realized their parents needed to "retire" and purchased the business from them.  In 1985 Debi acquired 100% ownership in the store and incorporated into Cagle's Appliance Center, Inc. in 1994.  Today, Debi can be found almost everyday at her desk running the business.  Not far away is her older brother, Gary, who oversees the parts and service departments.  Although their father has since passed away, her mom, Lorene, still makes her presence known by giving input and dropping by to check on things from time to time. 

Debi has also incorporated other family members into the business today.  Two of her aunts, Bonnie and Anna, help out with the warranty and billing work, one cousin, Gena, is the Service Dispatcher and another, Sharon, is the Controller.  From time to time, her stepson, Joe Tucker, comes in to help out when needed.  Even though other employees may not be "related", Debi treats them all as extended family members and creates a great working environment for them.  Check out "The Team" page to see all of Debi's family!