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 1. Dollar & Classic Gift

2881 Broadway W
Vancouver, BC V6K 2G6
(604) 737-4244

Category: Department Stores

Neighbourhood: Kitsilano

4.0 star rating
  8/16/2009 First to Review

If you're ever in the need for the most random of things - think red pails of varying sizes, whistles, flip flops, maybe a clown nose or two, this is  your place.

It's cramped, cluttered, but strangely, organized chaos works for me! It's deceivingly…More »

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 2. Dressew Supply

337 Hastings Street W
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H6
(604) 682-6196

Category: Arts & Crafts

Neighbourhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  10/28/2009

A lesson in shopping Dressew for the art/crafting-ly challenged.

Lesson 1: Notions and fabrics must be recorded on different receipts because notions are taxed with both GST and PST while fabrics are just GST (until HST takes over of course)

Lesson 2:…More »

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 3. Zellers

2929 Barnet Hwy
Coquitlam, BC V3B 5R5
(604) 941-1911
1.0 star rating
  1/17/2010 First to Review

Well, I successfully completed my mission of finding a small, painfully bland garbage can. I can't say it was easy. First, I had to navigate through the throngs of screaming munchkins, then weaving my way through the shopping carts, and ducking past…More »

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 4. Your Dollar Store With More

1067 Hamilton Ave
Vancouver, BC V6B
(604) 669-6031

Category: Dollar Store

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown

3.0 star rating
  4/12/2010

I have some interesting needs - sometimes it's eye patches, hooks and hats others it's rubber duckies, fuzzy dice and bouncy balls. And almost always I find at least some of what I'm looking for.

I understand that some of these silly things will be…More »

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 5. Lululemon Athletica

5560 Trapp Avenue
Burnaby, BC V3N 5G4
(877) 263-9300
4.0 star rating
  5/20/2010

I cave. I cave. Driving all. the. way. here today, I wondered if I'd even find something in my size... if the colour I wanted would be there and, in general, if the deals would be any good.

And, well, I gotta admit, some of the sales were pretty good.…More »

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Location

Vancouver, BC

Yelping Since

October 2008

Things I Love

friendly neighbours, home decor, DIY, loose teas, sushi, craft beer, bands in small clubs, independent bookstores, cooking, chocolate, reading, films, coffee, nerds, writing, eco-chic, environmental causes

Find Me In

Hunters, somewhere snowy, getting my Americano on

My Hometown

Vancouver, BC

My Blog Or Website

http://www.twitter.com...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm off exploring a city near, or far away.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

My tummy holds surprisingly more food than you would think!

My Second Favourite Website

http://www.theoatmeal.com

The Last Great Book I Read

Five Quarters of the Orange, Joanne Harris

My First Concert

NKOTB, age 8

My Favourite Movie

Dan in the Real Life, Juno, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing

My Last Meal On Earth

Marrow @ Daily Kitchen, Korean ribs @ Flying Tiger, stuffed tomatos @ my kitchen

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I love striking up conversations in airplanes and airports.

Most Recent Discovery

Asparagus Farm, Cobble Hill, BC http://tinyurl.com/yel...

Current Crush

More like obsession: browsing real estate!