No need to fight the crowded restaurants for Valentine’s Day. You can enjoy a quiet tete-a-tete for two. No need to spend time in the kitchen either; You can make a fast healthy meal by shopping at Expresco which specializes in creating top quality, easy to cook skewers. Shopping at a meat wholesale outlet means you get great pricing.

For a Valentine special, if you spend $60, they hand you a gift. Cash only.

Open since 1987, Expresco Foods is the leading manufacturer of meat-on-a-stick and their state-of-the-art facility ensures the strictest health standards are enforced. You can now come to their factory outlet to buy cooked or raw chicken breast brochettes and pork brochettes, among other meat products.

Location: 8205 Transcanadienne, VSL H4S1S4
corner: Poirier
Tel: 514-344-9499 x270
Dates: til supplies run out
Times: Wed 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-6, Sat 9-3
www.exprescofoods.com
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Ideas for snappy Valentine’s presents at Babashu Couture might be their high quality shirts with fine detailing for $39 or $49. For a special night out, how about buying your date a silk tie and matching handkerchief for only $19?  You can shop at their store or on line with free delivery across Canada.

Location: 1254 Ave du Mont-Royal Est, H2J 1Y3
corner: Chambord
Tel: 514-904 0276
www.babashucouture.com

For your Valentine love, head right to Terrafolia Flowers. Established in 1976, it is family-run, longtime West Island purveyor of fine flowers and a full service floral business.  Their friendly, personal service, combined with the freshest premium grade flowers, has earned them an excellent reputation over the years. Besides the blooms, also on the menu are exotic tropical plants. 

Ask for their Privilege Card which is available to all in-store shoppers. It’s FREE, offering cardholders a 15% discount for pick-up orders.  

This independent family operated business contributes directly to the fabric of the local community such as the West Island Women’s Shelter, the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, and many local groups. You can take advantage of their recycle program “Reuse & Recycle” which invites the community to bring in their used vases, and trade them in for flowers.

Prompt and efficient delivery with attention to detail is priority #1. Their motto is: “Trust Terrafolia”. The best blooming place in town.

3375 boul. des Sources Dollard des Ormeaux QC H9B 1Z8
corner: boul de Salaberry
Tel: 514-683-3533 or Toll Free 1-888-683-7799
Hours: Mon-Wed 9-6, Thurs & Fri 9-7, Sat 9-5, Sun 11-4
www.terrafolia.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowersMontreal

Open since 1998, SPA 2000 is a friendly, comfortable full-service esthetic and day spa located on the West Island.  For Valentine’s Day, they are offering up some pampering for soothing, re-freshing, massages, manicures, pedicures or facials. You cannot go wrong buying this as a gift for your love.

A relaxing package of a facial, manicure and pedicure or massage, manicure and pedicure is only $117. To sooth the ravages of winter on your skin, there’s 50% off Lipiad Advanced complex when you buy Nutriderm or Nutrivital or on Yon Ka products Masque #1 or Creme 28.

De-stressing is something most everyone needs. A spa appointment is a great answer.

Location: 3563 St. Charles Blvd, Kirkland QC H9H 3C4
corner: Boul. Brunswick
Tel: 514-695-5040 www.spa2000.ca

MK & Associates, headed by President Mitch Kujavsky, makes each customer feel important.  If you are unable to go to them, they can come to you to do your taxes. 

The company specializes in the growing area of expertise of seniors’ taxation. There are many avenues to explore in the tax laws which can reduce your tax bite, but many general accountants are not as familiar with them as they are here. As well, their expertise extends into a specialty of taxation for the disabled. For instance: Did you know you can use your total rent as a medical expense if you are living in a senior’s residence where there is a doctor and nurse on staff Mon-Fri?

They can handle your year-end accounting and produce quality financial statements. Use them too for their bookkeeping prowess in order to have all the tools necessary to grow your business.

You can follow Mitch Kujavsky’s Funny Accountant blog http://thefunnyaccountant.com/ and see the kind of money and tax savings ideas he comes up with and shares with his audience.

It’s quiet now before the crazy April tax crunch comes so why not take advantage of that and give them a call?

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