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Roots Canada Ltee
Category: Shopping Fashion Sports Wear Shopping Sporting Goods Sports Wear Sports Wear [Edit]
1025 rue Ste-Catherine OuestMontreal, QC H3B 1H1
(514) 845-7995
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
7 reviews for Roots Canada Ltee
7 reviews in English
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Review from Wendy H.
8/8/2008 1 photo
Roots is akin to Gap. They sell basic clothes (sweatshirts, tops, pants etc.). Olympic followers will remember that the Canadian team in the Winter Games all wore gear with the word Roots on it. Since I was in Canada, of course, I'd have to get something from Roots as a souvenir for family.
The store is neatly arranged. They have really cute kids clothes. I got a denim dress set for our niece at a great price. Also scored a sweatshirt for the Kid. Regular priced clothes are a bit high (just like Gap!) but sales prices are reasonable.Listed in: O Canada!
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Review from Charles H.
Montréal, QC
5/9/2011
45 $ for a crappy backpack is pricey in my humblest opinion...not that the Gap is any better. Yes, the staff is very friendly and courteous, the store is neatly organized and so forth but the clothes and bags are overpriced
And for those who love the Quebec style (not exactly similar to European, unless you have never been to Europe) all they have to do is wear the same pair of jeans and the same jacket for 4 months without any washing...add a scarf, plastic over-sized sunglases and voilà...that`s the Quebec, or so-called European look....so chic.... -
Review from Ari S.
Ottawa, ON
9/6/2008
If you've ever wondered why Canadians dress so badly, the answer is simple: Roots. Roots clothing is much like the way Americans perceive Canadians: boring and inoffensive. Thankfully, here in Quebec, people are more stylish and dress far better than their Anglo Canadian counterparts and you don't see many people in Montreal (besides McGill students) wearing Roots clothing.
In fact, Roots may be reason enough to argue for Quebec separation if only to keep out the ugly sweatpants and stultifyingly generic preppy wear. -
Review from Andrew C.
8/6/2008
Abercrombie & Fitch with a maple leaf in the logo.
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Review from jen d.
8/11/2008
I think Roots is much better than the Gap - better quality (their stuff will last for ages), and a bit more sports focused in general. The prices aren't too bad, especially if you hit their sales or their outlet locations. I've always appreciated Roots because they don't use outlandish colors, even when they're "in season" - which is good for me because I like to blend in. But they're not too bland - just nice lookin' stuff.
Listed in: Canada for the win!, Montreal, Canada
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Review from Muriel P.
11/7/2008
ok, not reviewing the clothes, i agree, they are not great. But the purses and bags are so great. I found myself trying to not spend too much money, but last time i bought a purse here (2.5 years ago), i used it every day for the next 2.5 years. So it was totally worth it.
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Review from Sarah A.
5/19/2010
Eh, sorry, I just can't bring myself to wear a giant sweatshirt with a beaver on it. The store is clean and arranged nicely, however and the salespeople were friendly. I wanted to check this place out because it was uniquely Canadian. However, as someone said below, the look is very Gap/Abercrombie and I didn't see much that was that different. Moreover, I prefer the more Quebec/ European style that reserves sweatshirts and sweatpants for the gym. Thanks, but no.
