As regular as the change of seasons, Krickets children’s wear is having their Spring/Summer Sale. Parents with their strollers line up for this one. As in all warehouse clearance events all sales are final. Do not expect to be able to exchance or return anything. Taxes are included in the already low low prices. In sizes 3 mos. to 12 years, the brands they will offer are: Krickets Elite and Krickets Regular, Sleepy Bug sleepwear and Squirtz bathing suits.

Location: 333 Chabanel West, Suite 800
Tel: 514-382-5890
Dates and Hours: April 14th-18th from 8:30-5:30, Saturday April 19th 8-3
http://kricketsworld.com

Joy started out as a company handcrafting and monogramming on all kinds of specialty bags and luggage made out of Cordura. After the  invention of rolling luggage, the store in the Pointe Claire Village evolved as a gift shop. Now there will be no more joy as Joy herself is retiring and the store will close. That does, however, mean that you can get fabulous clearances prices on all her merchandise.

Joy
Location: 319 Bord du Lac at St. Joachim, Pointe Claire
Tel: 695-2608
Hours: Mon-Sati 10-5, Sun 12-5

Tomorrow night you can catch me on the 6 o’clock news on TVA/Argent where I will be talking about vacationing in the North East. I mention saving money at motels, roomsaver.com and talk about fun in Connecticut.

Fashionwear is a fashion service held in the Ruby Foo’s Hotel 4 times during the Fall and again in the Spring. Stock of about 15-20 lines of women’s trendy clothes (and SeneGencee, smudge-and waterproof lipstick) are shown each time. Each month there is different merchandise. The 2 new high end denim collections are doing very well – Fidelity and JBrand. As you try on outfits, you are aided by one of the consultants, who helps you coordinate a wardrobe. Remembering what you bought last time, they try to update your look based on what you already have at home. To find out dates of sales, get on their calling list try the website.

Location: RubyFoo’s Hotel, 7655 Decarie Blvd. at de la Savanne
Tel: 450-424-1728 or Cell: 514-234-4707
Sale dates: Apr 9th-11th 10am-9pm
e-mail: fashionwear@videotron.ca
www.fashionwearcanada.com

Premium Retail Group has rented the warehouse space on Jean Talon right near the de la Savane Metro to offer you deals on clothes for men and women. Short skirts and dresses are only $5, tops $5, Guess or Puma shoes are $20 a pair or 3/$50, denim starts as low as $15 and there is sporting goods at 70% off. Prices are right.

Location: 5075 Jean-Talon West (side entrance), one block west of Decarie Blvd.
web: www.premiumretailgroup.com
Dates: Till it is all gone

Who would ever think you could buy any piece of Tupperware for just a buck? Monday night will be a customer appreciation night at their headquarters, Centre Les Tournesols in Ville St. Laurent. Everyone who shows up gets something for free and if you bring a friend, you get a 2nd item for free. To start the celebration of their 60th Anniversary in May, some prices on products being cleared will be $1-$3 and $5. There will be information on Tupperware for kids and kids’ recipes that evening.

Location: 491 boul. Lebeau, suite 203 at Cote Vertu VSL,
Tel: 514-331-6964
web:my.tupperware.ca/centrelestournesols
Date: Monday April 7th at 7 p.m.

I enjoy watching the trends in home decor and color, since art was my background before this gig. In reading an issue of New York magazine I came across their predictions of what was coming onto the horizon, so I thought I’d share some of them with you:

gray is the next chocolate brown
crystals are the next hot thing for lighting
brass is following chrome
trapezoids are replacing rectangles
wallpaper is coming back
lavender follows hot pink
ornate will eclipse sleek
op art has returned
cork is really big
velcro is replacing magnets
and making your own furniture is the next hot hobby (replacing knitting)