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CJAD 800AM at 8:40am – Renting Halloween Costumes

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

CQ: 1 For Halloween you can buy cheap costumes at the malls but you are here to tell us that you can also rent costumes.

In the malls you can buying cheap looking costumes but renting is a whole other world of elegance. If you’ve ever thought about opening a really successful retail operation and had hopes of it enduring let’s say a century or so, there is really only one good option for you – open a costume rental company. Costume shops have stock that really doesn’t ever go out of style – a king is a king, a clown is a clown, etc. You just keep dry cleaning them, repairing tears, freshening up trimmings and of course, adding popular characters. How old is the oldest costume store in Montreal  – 145 years.

Q2: Well, they might have a great Halloween but then what keeps them open?

In December, organizations need Santa Claus suits. January brings on a rush for Bonhomme Carnival for all the little towns around Quebec. March is busy with the Jewish holiday of Purim in which costumes play a fun part. In April there is of course the rabbits, ducks and chicks. In May,  believe it or not brings in female teenagers looking for graduation ball gowns and teenage guys nixing the tux and going for the Louis XV look or even a kilted Scotsman. Summer often gets exciting with period weddings – the Middle Ages are the most popular and sometimes even a “cowboy” concept with men in tuxedoes from the 1850’s and the ladies in hoop skirts.

Q3: They must rent our for theatrical productions too, what else?

In between all these major happenings, there are stage plays, movies, mascot events, masquerade balls, parties, school occasions, parades and even the odd romantic fiance who comes in to rent a Prince Charming outfit in order to offer his lucky bride-to-be a marriage proposal with the proper flair.

Q4: Okay let’s go back to that 1865 store, which one is it and how did it start?

In Montreal, Joseph Ponton Costumes, the granddaddy of them all opened in 1865 and that’s 145 years if your math is good. Mr. Ponton was a barber. When a French theatrical company needed money to buy tickets to go back to France, he was pressed to buy their costumes. He started renting them out.

They have been located in Old Montreal the entire time. Their “newest” premises had originally been a beautiful old home which at the turn of the century served as a bank, then an insurance company and finally Jacoby’s auction house before they took it over 24 years ago.

Q5: What about some others?

Another company, Malabar, has been around for 100 years, since 1910. It was started by Mr. Malabar who owned the original store in Winnipeg. He sent his son to Toronto and his daughter to Montreal to open branch stores.

Johnny Brown was a dancer who in 1934, in the depths of the depression had to find a way (other than ordering from New York City) for his students to buy dance supplies. He started making his own slippers and the business eventually started making and selling anything the dancers or theatres requested – wigs, makeup, masks  slippers (ballet, jazz and tap), ballet bars, crowd control ropes, special lights and of course, costumes. Eli Elgazzar, once said “Johnny Brown was so famous in his time for the quality of his dancing shoes that many actors in old Hollywood movies would buy from him. Nowadays when they watch an old movie, they remember that they were wearing Johnny’s shoes”. This company rents and sells  costumes – musketeers,  doctors, monks, Indians, pharaohs, princesses, witches, superman and of course, clowns.

Joseph Ponton, 480 St. Francois Xavier St., Old Montreal. Phone: 849-3238. Hours: Mon-Wed 9-5, Thurs 9-8, Fri 9-6, Sat 12-5 (closed Sat June 24 to mid Sept; no Mon Jan-Apr)

Malabar, 5121 avenue du Parc. Phone: 279-3223. Hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 10-5:30, Thurs 10-8, Sat 10-4

Johnny Brown Theatrical Accessories, 7300 Hutchinson St. Phone: 495-4002. Hours: Mon-Fri

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House of Shoes Coupon

Monday, October 25th, 2010

House of Shoes offers you shoes with savings up to 75% off retail. You can shop by yourself here or have a “Shoe Shopping Spree” party.

Location: 203 Hymus Blvd. Suite 203
corner: Boul. St. John (above the TD bank)
Tel: 514-674-2008
Hours: Tues & Wed 11-6, Thurs & Fri 11-8, Sat & Sun 12-5 (check web site for updates)
Coupon Date: Oct 28-31
www.houseofshoes.piczo.com

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CJAD 800AM at 8:40am – Shoe Repairmen Miracles

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

We’re just about to put away or toss away our winter boots and shoes and take a good look at our summer ones. Some of them are worn out, but there may not be money to buy new ones to replace them, what can we do? In these economic times we have to remember to reuse, repair or re-cycle. In our throwaway society we have forgotten about the neighborhood shoe repairmen – and all the others repairmen as well. If you are too lazy to polish and winterize those boots and shoes, they can do that for you – and fix heels and the soles. But they can do so much more

You can add zippers to boots to make them easier to get on and off, you can have elastic put in them or leather ankle supports, or get them tightened to fit better. For the nicer weather gear, they can even fix heels and soles on rock climbing, hiking boots and sport shoes or fix Rockport soles.

Shoe repairmen can even cut down high heels that are too high and fill prescriptions for orthopedic adjustments. These guys with their golden hands can fix luggage and dye shoes, some can fix tears in leather jackets or even fix hockey or baseball equipment including getting eyelets reinforced and gloves re-conditioned or re-palmed, and even sharpen skates.

Carinthia Shoe Company, 1228 St-Marc at Ste Catherine St.
Tel: 514-935-8475
Hours: Tues, Wed & Fri 7-6, Thurs 7-8
Cordonnerie Benny,  6560 Sherbrooke ouest at Boul Cavendish
Tel: 514-481-6179
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30-6, Sat 10-5
Other location: Kirkland, 2985 boul. St-Charles Blvd. (514-694-8626).
Cordonnerie Argentino, 5027 rue Wellington at at 5th, Verdun
Tel: 514-769-1377
Hours: Mon-Wed 8-6, Thurs & Fri 8-7, Sat 8-5

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Pony Ride sale

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Designer Remix Collection by Charlotte Eskildren with labels like PonyRide, Spoom, Colcci and Muchacha is having a sale to clear merchandise.

Location 225 Chabanel, suite 405
Phone: 514-937-5311
Date: Oct 21 & 22
Time: 9-8
www.ponyride.ca

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Lawrence Linens sale

Monday, October 18th, 2010

We have a dearth of places to get any sort of a deal on high quality linens in this city, so when Lawrence a 61-year old local company has its home bedding sale, it’s worth checking out. Expect to find coordinated bedroom ensembles in jacquard, sateens, high end percale sheets, pillowcases,  bedspreads, comforters, decorative cushions, duvet covers and mattress pads. They sell for 50% to 80% off from this season’s regular lines, as well as discounts and closeouts on samples and last year’s goods. Some prices at the sale: $10 $25, $49 $55 . Sign up to be notified of the sales.

Location: 8655 Delmeade
Corner: Cote de Liesse
Tel: 514-343-3740
Dates: Oct 21 & 22: 11-7, Oct 23: 10-4
www.lawrencehome.com

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Best Quebec Fashion Designers sale

Monday, October 18th, 2010

La Grande La Grande Braderie de Mode Quebecoise is the sale for the creme de la creme of Quebec designers’ samples and ends of inventory at 50%-80% off.  Men and women both would be happy shopping here.

Dates: Oct 21- Oct 24
Location: Marche Bonsecours 350 St-Paul Est, Old Montreal
Phone: 514-866-2006 x 300
www.braderiedemodequebecoise.com

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Krickets for Kids

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

One of the longest running factory sales, Krickets children’s wear is having their Fall event. Parents with their strollers line up (inside at least) down a hall for this one. As in all warehouse clearance events all sales are final. Taxes are included in the already low low prices.

In sizes 3 mos. to 12 years, the brands they will offer are: Krickets (12 mos – 24 mos, 2-3X-4T, 4-6X, 7-12), baby (3 mos-12 mos) and Sleepy Bug sleepwear.

Location: 333 Chabanel West, Suite 800
Tel: 514-382-5890
Dates and Hours: Oct 18-22: 8-5, Oct 23:  8-2
http://kricketsworld.com

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Temporary Halloween Costume Warehouses

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Each Halloween, temporary Halloween stores, open up to answer all of your Halloween needs with 10,000 items including costumes of course but also masks, wigs, make-up, decorations and accessories for adults and for the kiddies.

You could dress up as: Crayola crayon box, a beer keg, a vampire, a storm trooper, a butterfly, an m&m and even a slice of pizza. The stores are on the South Shore, Laval and the West Island. If you go to their web site, you can print a $6 coupon. You can hit “other” as you read it here.

Locations: Brossard, 5840 Taschereau (corner Lapiniere) ; Laval, 1990 boul. le Courbusier (corner Boul. Tessier); Longueuil, 2588 ch. Chambly((corner: Jacques Cartier);  Dollard des Ormeaux,  4850 boul. des Sources (corner: Anselme Lavigne); Ville St-Laurent, 7155 Autoroute 40 (corner: Begin); Repentigny/Terrebonne, Galeries des Chesnaye, 283 Motee des Pionniers (corner Ch. St-Charles); Downtown 968 Ste-Catherine St. O. (corner: Mansfield).

www.halloweenmegavente.com

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Ecko to ZooYork

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

You can try to beat the recession by attending factory warehouse sales. Groupe Imperial is having one selling off t’s, hoodies, athletic shoes, jeans, purses, tuques and zip jackets by  eckored, Zoo York and G Unit. At these sales you can expect up to 80% off in savings from your mall prices. This sale lasts over 2 weeks and new merchandise appears daily.

Location: 650 Lebeau at Deslauriers, VSL
Tel: 514-335-3333
Dates and Times: Oct 7-Oct 23

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Dalia for Tops

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Dalia warehouse sales always offer great prices. They are clearing out the warehouse now of their winter merchandise and you can help them. Just walk out with their pretty blouses, tops, sweaters, jackets which are made under the monikers of: Dalia, Katherine Barclay and Renuar. For this  sale the prices are $20.

Location: 225 Chabanel, Suite 315
Corner: Meunier
Dates and times: Oct 14 & 15: 11-8, Oct 16: 9-2, Oct 21 & 22 11-8, Oct 23: 9-2
www.daliacollection.com

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