If you want to put a fast healthy meal on the table, Expresco specializes in creating top quality, easy to cook skewers. Shopping at a meat wholesale outlet means you get great pricing.

For the playoffs, they’ve created Jamaican beef patties and for $25 you get 60 to feed your whole crowd.

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: April 28-May2
Times: Wed 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-6, Sat 10-3
www.exprescofoods.com
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I will be on the radio with Beta Wayne on CINQ-FM Radio Centreville Consumer. For the Spring season, we will be discussing different aspects of shopping right now – carpet and furniture cleaning, buying a used car, changing tires, coffee capsules, saving money on telephone bills, furnishing your home office, etc.

All of the places mentioned in the show can be found in my Smart Shopping Montreal  book which you can buy at www.smartshoppingmontreal.com.  The show will be podcast and available for a week on their website.

Location: 102.3 FM
Date and time: Saturday May 3: 12:30-1 pm

Zenium is a place to head to where you know you can always score unbelievable deals. This liquidation outlet specializes in overstocks, clearances and liquidated inventory. Since stock changes weekly, you never know what you will find at amazing prices.

This is a sampling of what they are offering in their flyer this month. It changes monthly, as they receive new inventory. This time there is lots of vinyl and wood flooring.

– Papillon Blanc ladies tops, dresses at 80% off
– New spring merchandise arriving from Vero Moda, Jack Jones and Bench at fab prices
– Leather jackets at $60.
– As of May 8, men’s dress shirts for $30, reg $100, and hundreds of new styles
– Miss Sixty or energie jeans for $35 which could have run up to $299
– Russell sports clothing 90% off
– 300, 500,  800 thread count sheets
–  Floor coverings

Location: 5850 Metropolitan Blvd E St. Leonard QC H1S 1A7
corner: between Lacordaire and Langelier
Tel: 514-259-7117
Hours:  Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Free Parking
Debit card, Visa and MasterCard accepted
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Change is a good shop to replenish your pretty underthings and now until May 7th  you can take advantage of their 3 for 2 sale.

Sales help at Change, a Denmark based chain, have had training in fitting bras and learn how a bra should sit around the breasts, back and neck, how to choose a cup and model for you and the anatomy of the bra itself. So add to this knowledgeable service and a sale and you have a great deal.

There are 3 main lines (sizes 28A-40J): Change, Chic for the younger body, with extra padding, and Charade, which is lacy and a bit pricier. It’s nice that there are great prices for larger sizes which is usually hard to find.

You can also shop for panties, sweats, lingerie, bathing suits, T’s and bra accessories, like silicone enhancers, clear straps, strap extenders and bra clips.

Locations: Centre Rockland (514-344-6029), Carrefour Angrignon (514-789-6486)
Hours: Mon & Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 10-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
Date: till May 7
www.change.com

Boutique Java Kap, sells capsules for all single serve coffee and espresso machines. This is coffee heaven, since they have over 350 choices. The walls are lined with bins of capsules, and you can wander through and select a variety of flavors using their cute shopping trays , or you can buy them pre-boxed – all of the same kind. You can make your own mix of 24 Keurig compatible capsules for only $16 – that’s less than $.70 per cup. Caza Trail capsules are on sale now buy 2 boxes and get the 3rd one free.

The shop sells all the Keurig brands you know and love, such as Green Mountain, Van Houtte, Donut House, Eight O’clock, Timothy’s World Coffee etc., as well as the high end Keurig brands Starbucks and Barista Prima. In addition to that they have all the popular Keurig compatible brands, namely Brown Gold, Brooklyn Bean, Grove Square, Jetsetter, Authentic Donut Shop, Hurricane, Barnie’s Coffee, Hamilton Mills, Martinson and Caza Trail. For those of you seeking premium coffee brands, you can try: Peet’s Coffee from San Francisco, Marley ( including the world famous Jamaican Blue Mountain) or Second Cup. They have a large selection of Tassimo products as well as the hard to find new flavors.

They do have Nespresso compatible capsules, Cap’Mundo, Smart Coffee, and Espresso Italia. For your Nespresso they also have Capsul’in which allows you to use your favorite espresso in your Nespresso machine.

There are environmentally conscious options as well – between 90%-97% biodegradable

For tea lovers, there’s a wide selection of tea capsules such as Twinings, Lipton, Tazo, Bigelow and Celestial, , and the new compatible capsules by Higgins & Burke. You can still buy tea bags, loose leaf teas, infusers for your tea or a travel mug which has a built in infuser for those on the run.

If you are looking for the single serve espresso machine by Caffitaly, it’s here in a variety of colors along with capsules. The shop also sells many accessories: frothers, storage units, coffee cups, insulated travel mugs and traditional stove top Italian cafetieres. They also have everything you need to clean your machine to keep it working at its best.

Foodie items and gift ideas can be found here too: gourmet hot chocolate and biscottis, flavored agave syrups, all natural organic jams, Torani flavored syrups and sauces and coffee and espresso beans.

Expect friendly helpful service with knowledgeable advice about all those flavors.

Location: 4583 St. Charles Blvd. Kirkland QC H9H 3C7
corner: rue Oakwood
Tel: 514-675-4410
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat & Sun 10-5
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If you like Laura, Laura Petites, Laura Plus or Melanie Lyne lines of clothing, head over to the Mega Centre Cote Veutu where they are closing their clearance store by this Sunday and selling all of their clothing there for up to 90% off.

However, if you love these lines and like to spend less, there is a permanent liquidation location at 5700 rue De Boucherville (514-355-7864) which is along the service road to Place Versailles.

Closing Location: 3610 Boul. Cote-Vertu, VSL H4R 1P8
Hours: Regular
End of Closing Sale: May 4

Both men and women can shop at this sale for Moose Knuckles, ABS Allen Schwartz and William Rast. It is the perfect time to scoop up their samples.

MooseKnuckles is a truly Canadian brand which highlights our nation’s obsession with ice hockey.

The fashion line is both playful and tough and is designed for the urban market. It’s a premium sportswear brand made with time-honored Canadian quality in garments.

William Rast was founded by Justin Timberlake and includes designer denim, apparel and outerwear products. It’s a trend driven product. At the sale there will be dresses, jeans, shorts, t-shirts for both men and ladies.

For ABS, expect to find the beautiful lines in tops, bottoms, pants, dress, shorts.

Location: 225 Chabanel, suite 105
Date: May 1-3 & 8-10
Hours: Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 8-3
Pay Parking: 333 Chabanel bldg
Metro: Station Cremazie
Bus: 146N or 55 boul St-Laurent N

www.absstyle.com
www.williamrast.com
www.mooseknucklescanada.com

Shop directly from the manufacturer, and score on the great brand names with super savings for 2 consecutive weekends: FDJ French Dressing Jeans, Edit by Jeanne Baker and Hilary Radley are the famous labels that you will find at this sale. Shop early as the merchandise goes fast at these prices.

Location: 225 Chabanel O/W, suite 105
Dates: May 1-3 and May 8-10
Times: Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 8-3
Pay Parking: 333 Chabanel O/W
Metro: Station Cremazie
Bus 146N or 55 boul. St-Laurent N
Visa, Mastercard & debit accepted

Mega Vente d’Entrepot always comes up with the most amazing prices. This time new arrivals for the whole family start at $2.85.  Now whoever lives on the West Island will have an opportunity to find out.  You can use the $10, $20, $50 coupons below for even more savings.

Men’s suits ranging in size from 34-60 in short, regular and long are only $99.99 and for that price they also throw in either a free tie or belt. Your choice.

How about a new spring jacket valued at $59.99 and their starting price is only $9.85. There are lots of styles and sizes to choose from for the whole family.

They have 3 permanent warehouses so no matter where you are in the city, you are close to their deals.

Location: 79A boul. Brunswick, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, H9B 2J5
corner: rue Hotel de Ville
Hours: DDO: Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5,  Rest of stores:  M-W 10-6, Th & F 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Tel: 514 -238-0705
Autobus: 215 and 209

Other locations: 120 Boul. St. Joseph, Lachine QC H8S 2L3 (514-637-1116);St-Leonard, 8235 Boul. Langelier (514-223-0510)
www.megaventemontreal.com

It is always good when we can find another place for deals. For those of you who like to dress your  kids (sizes 0-14) in European-styled clothing of distinctive quality brands. (Cowboy belt, imps and elfs, Munster kids, Tumble ‘N Dry, little bamboo, The Little Linen Company Australia, Murphy & Nye, ST Girls, art Kids, mini monkey), accessories and toys, Fashion District is encouraging us to come by offering a 70% off sale.

This sale accepts Cash only
The first 50 customers will receive a special gift
Easy access – free parking

Location: 7499 Transcanadienne Service Rd
corner: Cote Vertu
Sale dates: Apr 30-May 3
Times: Wed-Sat 9-6
www.fashiondistrict.ca
FB: www.facebook.com/FashionDistrict.ca