We tend to forget that we still have manufacturers here in Montreal and some still up at Chabanel! For a well-designed quality leather (or sheepskin) jacket or coat, you can head to Creations Jez. They do have some stock on the racks but anything can be made to fit just you. Longer sleeves, longer length, hood, inside pockets or even getting to pick whatever color you want, that’s what made-to-order is all about. Since this is a family business, you get wonderful caring service along with wonderful wholesale prices. Creative ideas like the leather jacket below which reverses to a waterproof rain jacket or the secure cellphone pocket are not the kind of details you would find in a mass market store.

Shop here for men’s and ladies’ quality jackets and coats, blazers, skirts, pants, designed and made in Canada with an emphasis on sleek and functional styles.

 This would be a great time to scoop up a three-button leather blazer. It is not only practical worn indoors or out, but is a forever fashionable garment to be included in your wardrobe. It completes any look, whether business or casual.

For the past 35 years, this family business has been known for their creativity, quality and a high level of customer satisfaction. If you love leather fashion, be sure to head straight to this showroom.

Location: 1625 Chabanel Ouest #1080, Montreal H4N 2S7
Corner: between boul l’Acadie and Hwy 15
Dates: Nov 11- 18, 2017
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 – 4, Sat 8 – 2
Tel: 514- 279-4547
Metro: Acadie or Cremazie
www.creationsjez.ca
inquiries@creationsjez.ca

Q: Hi Sandra,  I’m ready to pull my hair out trying to find hide-a-bed or sofa bed sheet sets.  My mattress is 4-inches deep.  Also wondering what you would suggest in trying to find foam mattresses.  The one on this sofa-bed has springs which are horrible.  Anyway…I really need sheets for it if you can help ease my desperation.  Many thanks.

A: The answer was right on my web site www.smartshoppingmontreal.com. Since 1960 we have had a sofa bed manufacturer in Montreal – Cameo collection. Though under new ownership, they still make them here. You can get a foam mattress from them – and sofa bed sheets of course. I have a queen size sofa bed from them and buy ordinary queen size sheets – not the deep ones though.

http://smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=318

Cameo Collection 7955 Transcanada Hwy, Ville St Laurent H4S 1L3
corner: rue Pomba
Tel: 514-337-2933

A forever piece of golden jewelry is a special gift. It doesn’t have to cost a bundle if you head for a jewelry wholesaler.

You can pay full price for gold jewelry in full-price retail stores downtown or you can go up to Bijouterie Oro, a wholesaler, and save half your money. Since 1987, this 3rd generation jeweler has been selling wholesale, and is open up to the public. Lucky us.

There is lots of golden stock to choose amongst, more than you would see in your small local jewelry store. You could go nutsy over the vast assortment of gold hoop earrings – they sell them by weight. You can select amongst the 100’s of chains; they are strong in 2-tone and 3-colors of gold from Italy or Turkey. There’s 14-carat Italian chain bracelets too, and lots of little religious pendants.

If you want to buy illusion diamond studs, they have those too. These earrings give the illusion of a whole stone, but are made up of little ones – for a much littler price.

If you have an older diamond (or any other precious stone) ring and you’d like to change it into something more modern, they can show you trays and trays of semi-mounts (that’s what your stone sits in), so you can see exactly what the ring will look like – it can even be tried on. You can take jewelry which has been just sitting in a jewelry box and have it re-modeled.

Bijouterie Oro still does local manufacturing, so they can reproduce a piece of jewelry from a photo. And they can repair your broken jewelry too.

If you decide to have something made from scratch, it would take about two weeks from the time you walk in the door until you happily present it.

Location: 1255 Phillips Square, Suite 1010
Tel: 514-393-1721 or 514-575-7511
Hours: by appointment only, Mon-Fri 9-4:30
orojewelleryinc@gmail.com
www.smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=280

Thanks to this year’s crazy weather, you probably not ready for the influx of cold temperature. Is your winter coat warm enough to keep you toasty in the next big snowstorm? Well you’re in luck, this gigantic coat sale has been extended and prices reduced on  warm fashions for men and women.

Keep the cold out and turn up the style in brands such as: Hilary Radley, Betsey Johnson, HFX, Claiborne, Laundry, Perry Ellis, Liz Claiborne, TAHARI and Buffalo David Bitton.

This is the sale where you’ll get more bang for your buck, and all the taxes are included.  Buy a second coat and save an additional $25.

Don’t forget to fill out the entry below for a draw to win a Moose Knuckles coat or a $100, $50 gift card

Location: Mega Center Notre Dame, 1180 Autoroute Chomedey, #5,
Sainte-Dorothee, Laval H7X 4C9
Dates: Nov 18 – Jan 7th, 2018
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs-Fri 10-9pm, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5
Tel: 514-908-0104

With the holidays just around the corner, here’s your chance to impress you guests without breaking the bank. Direct from the manufacturer stock up on Liquideco’s great savings and be ready for all the festivities.

For serving, there’s placemats or tablecloths and dishcloths for washing up. Freshen up the beds with new sheets and get some new towels while you’re at it. Liquideco has great prices on those as well as mattress covers (3 types), pillow protectors, shower curtains, rugs, bath rug sets, etc.

This month’s well-priced deals: 7-pc (double) bedcover set $60; 3-pc bedcover set (with 2 pillow cover) only $32, assorted cushions and curtain panels for $5, sheet sets starting at $22, or pillow protectors (standard size) 2 for $13 or mattress protectors ($11) and bathroom accessories starting at ($4).

Head to their warehouse sale in the east end. It will only be held for 2 days, so at these prices, make sure to stock up on extras.

Look below at this week’s flyer and fill out the coupon for a drawing to be held on Monday, Dec 11th. You could be the winner of $50 which can be used towards merchandise. Don’t forget to deposit the coupon at the cash.

Free parking available.

Location: 8566 Boul. Pie-IX – Click for map 
corner: Boul. Robert
Dates: Dec 8, 9, 2017
Times: Fri 10-6, Sat 8-3
www.liquideco.com

Juke Box Canada/Alilo Canada has a unique concept of gift giving, because they personalize their products. If you give “The Lullaby Plush  a hug, he will sing a child’s name in a lullaby song. Available in English, French, Italian or Spanish,  the animal choices are very soft and cuddly, .

A personalized gift is a good idea for any occasion. you can buy singing alarm clocks,  MP3 players, CDs, CD ROMs, hard cover books, DVD’s and photo balloons.

Their best-selling and hugely popular gift is the ALILO Honey Bunny, which is a 4GB MP3 player, nightlight and voice recorder all-in-one. It is already preloaded with popular nursery rhymes and stories in English and French. You can also add and revise the content as you wish. You can order and download personalized songs which sing the child`s name (available in English, French, Italian and Spanish). With Honey Bunny, you can easily carry your child’s music everywhere you go. He is a soothing friend for babies and his soft, glowing ears are totally safe to bend, pinch and chew. Older children appreciate that they can download whatever content they like and have fun with the voice recorder.

Mornings will never be the same when your child (or anyone else) can wake up to his or her name being sung on wakeup song a Singing Alarm Clock. Start every day with a smile. You can also buy just the MP3 of the wake-up song or any other song on their site so that even teenagers or adults can download the song as a wake-up on their smartphones.

Other Entertaining Personalized Gifts:

– Personalized Music CDs: Children are thrilled to hear their name sung throughout each song. The music and lyrics are contagious. and can easily become a favorite and played often. Every name is recorded live by professional recording artists.

– Personalized DVD Movies: The child is the star of his very own movie so they will see their face in the animated, colorful scenes. There are several titles to choose from with funny story lines and amusing characters.

– Personalized Stories on CD-ROM: In Kids’ Story Books the story is read to your child while using him or her as the main character and he/she becomes the hero of every scene. At the click of the mouse the child makes the objects come to life as they speak, move and talk.

A child can read along with the printed text below every scene or choose to turn the narration off so he can read on his own. This enhances the reading skills at the child’s pace, since he chooses when to turn the page. When ordering, you get to choose: name, gender, ethnicity, eye and hair colour.

– Hard cover books: Capture a child’s attention and imagination as he/she becomes the star of his/her very own story. Many popular themes are available: Mother Goose, Santa, Spiderman and Sesame Street, to name a few.

– Personalized Photo Balloons: Any photo can be printed on both sides of balloons. They are cute to use as a centerpiece for a festive occasion. Amazingly, they last for years.

Juke Box Canada offers these special personalized gifts for any occasion: holidays, birthdays, back-to- school, or just because.

jukeboxcanada.com@gmail.com
Seasonal: Place Rosemere
Phone: 514-836-3113 or 514-762-0858
www.jukeboxcanada.com
http://jukeboxcanada.com/alilo-canada/
https://www.facebook.com/JukeBoxQuebec/

With the holidays right around the corner, Raffinalla is offering a sleek pair of perfect fit pants designed to slim down the silhouette and make you appear one size smaller, Buy them in the lace design on jacquard and you are sure to be a hit at your holiday party.  For 4 days this week you can score them for only $50.

Raffinalla’s designs to fit everyone, yes “regular” fits but also 12W-24W and petite 2-14.

Sleek, sophisticated women’s fashion made from the most luxurious fabrics can be yours at this “warehouse” shop. Snag selected well-tailored, contemporary sportswear, pants, coats, belts and scarves. Save big in their liquidation room with tops, pants, skirts at $35 to $50.

Discover for yourself stylish sportswear from Raffinalla’s fashionable, well-crafted and timeless pieces and you too will be hooked. These “Perfect Fit” pants on sale are customers faves.

Location: 9200 Meilleur, suite 400
corner: Chabanel
Phone: 514-327-4477, 514-979-4764
Dates:: Tues-Fri Dec 5-8
Hours: 10-5
Metro: Station Cremazie, Bus 146
raffinalla.com

If you ever wondered what happens to items which are not sold at a famous world known low Cost warehouse chain, then I  have an answer for you. Whether you live in the Montreal area or are closer to the Laurentiens, you have access to these secret liquidation centers. Vaudreuil/Dorion or now those of you further North, can shop closer to home in St-Jerome.

What you will discover there are fab prices –  you get a further 30% or more off on the price you saw at the warehouse club – on: phones, toys, clothing, household appliances, electronics, etc and  also on products in broken boxes. Merchandise which has been cleared out from their huge shelves (except fresh food) are sent to this location every week. All items are checked to make sure they work.

For me the amazing part is that the friendly proprietors even keep a reservation book and will call you if an item you are looking for shows up. Not only do you get bargains but you get top notch service too. Wow.

Locations: 341 ave. Ranger, Vaudreuil – Dorion J7V 2X3 (450-424-0998) and
850 Boul. des Laurentides St. Jerome QC J7Z 4N1 (450-438-8631)
corner (Vaudreuil-Dorion): rue Chicoine
Times: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5

http://simcentredeliquidation.ca/

Who doesn’t love a freshly baked bagel spread with cream cheese?  Experience one for yourself at any one of St. Viateur’s bakeries or cafés; When you enter, the flavorful aroma will consume you. St Viateur’s world-famous bagels have been enjoyed by millions of people all over the planet. This is a perfect gift to send to anyone who misses Montreal or someone who you would like to share a taste of Montreal. You can now order bagels across Canada and the US through their web site www.stviateurbagel.com

St Viateur Bagel has 60 years of tradition and one wholesome family recipe throughout the years,  and still churning out a constant stream of white (sesame seed) and black (poppy seed) bagels.

You can also buy multigrain, cinnamon raisin, flax, rosemary and sea salt or whole wheat bagels, matzoh boards, lox, cream cheese, challah and rye bread and more. Once you bite into a hot one straight from the oven; you won’t be able to eat any other bagel again.

Their bagels have absolutely no preservatives  and are made with 100% natural ingredients.  Each bagel is hand-rolled, boiled in honey water, and cooked in a wood fired oven that was designed to both cook and flavor the bagel. what comes out of this process is a chewy, slightly sweet bagel, that bagel aficionados’ will agree, is incomparable to any other bagel being made today.

Original location: 263 St-Viateur Ouest, H2V 1Y1 (514-276-8044)
Other locations:  5629 Monkland, NDG H4A 1E2 (514-487-8051): 340 boul. Marcel Laurin, (in Marché Esposito), V.S.L.: 7030 St-Michel (in Marché Esposito) Montréal, H2A 2Z4  (514) 722-2224: 821 boul Tecumseh, DDO H9R 4X8 (514-542-3344); 1127 Mont-Royal Est, H2J 1X9 (514-528-6361); 1585 Dagenais O., Laval, H7L 5A3 (450-625-5552).
Hours: Original location is open 24 hours. Others vary by location
www.stviateurbagel.com