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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Q: I have looked high and low for a reputable repair person to repair my much beloved cuckoo clock-to no avail. Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated. Thanks a heap!

A:  Well you didn’t look inside my Smart Shopping Montreal book. Here’s one with 68 years of experience: Juergen Sander, 514-949-1232 or 514-630-7599. There are more there.

Pierre Belvedere is making it easy for you to save money by holding their sale on 6 different weekends from March 21st to April 27th. Before you know it, Mother’s Day will be upon us, so why not buy your gifts earlier rather than later at this sale? Up to 85% off on educational games and toys,  Pierre Belvédère and Semikolon stationery, gift ideas, Semikolon office organization, napkins, placemats and candles, greeting cards and gift wrap.

Location: 2555 Dollard Ave, bdlg #1, Ville Lasalle
Corner: rue de Hull
Phone: 514- 286-2880
Dates: March 21 & 22, March 27,28,29 & 30, April 3,4,5 & 6, April 10,11,12 & 13, April 17 & 18, April 24,25,26 & 27
Please note: The sale will be closed Sun March 23, Sat April 19 & Sun April 20
Time: Thurs & Fri 12-9, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
Metro: Station Agrignon
Parking available
Cash, Visa, Mastercard & Interac accepted
http://pierrebelvedere.com/fr/press_center/announcement/vente_entrepot_printemps_2014_spring_warehouse_sale/
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Wow. Double Wow. Sim Centre de Liquidation is a clearance center for a huge un-nameable low Cost warehouse store, with a further 30% or more off on the price. 

Returned items (phones, toys, clothing, furniture, auto, bedding, etc.) and stuff in broken boxes from the warehouse’s huge aisles (except fresh food) are sent to this little store every Saturday, so on Sunday there are line-ups to get in the door.

All items are checked to make sure they work. The friendly proprietors even keep a reservation book and will call you if an item you are looking for shows up. There are now 2 locations, one in Dorion and one in St-Jerome for your shopping pleasure.

Locations: 341 Ave. Ranger, Vaudreuil – Dorion J7V 2X3
corner: Autoroute 20
Tel: 450-424-0998
and 850 des Laurentides Blvd, St-Jérôme QC J7Z 4N1  Tel: 450-438-8631
Hours Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
 www.simcentredeliquidation.com

Oui Mon Cheri gifts has shopped the world to bring Montrealers something different – from fashion and home decor to accessories and custom invitations. Here’s a peek at some of their wares:

– SkyBelts® are belts which are made with authentic buckles from commercial airplane seatbelts. They come in a variety of colours and patterns.

– CocoRoses are silk roses with two Hershey® Kisses® tucked inside. Think of these for birthdays, for Mother’s Day, for a teacher, a prom date or just when you want to tell someone they’re special.

– Cushions which you can write on, then erase, and write on again.

– With Lamp In A Box® you choose a lamp and a shade to match your decor and can even have them customized.

– Candy, dip, or nut ceramic dishes shaped into letters and numbers so you can spell out a name or a special birthday year or whatever you can think up.

– Greeting cards which contain wild flower seeds. You just tear off a piece of the card, plant it and voila, they will grow into wild flowers.

– Glassware re-purposed from actual real liquor bottles with the logos still intact.

– Novelty sunglasses with fun designs and or words printed on the lenses, such as bride or groom, or with country flag patterns.

– Customized and personalized packages of tea, coffee, cappuccino, cocktail mixes, lemonade and/or hot chocolate.

– Coffee mugs which look like purses.

– Delicious homemade jams.

– Artistic Candles and Incense from the U. S. Virgin Islands, in seashells or real coconut shells.

– Heart shaped fondue sets.

– Guy Fieri Sauces N’ Salsa and Wolfgang Puck Coffee.

– Custom and personalized printing, custom photo gifts – stationery, invitations, iPhone/Samsung cases, journals, retro metal kids lunch boxes, melamine plates, trays and more.

The many promotional products sold here could be personalized for parties or business: mugs, cups, pens, stress relievers, picture frames and hundreds more.

The mix of what fashionistas are looking for (SkyBelts® and PanAm® Bags) to recycled glassware from Bottlehood®, and then to the huge assortment of personalized items, makes this a place you should check out whenever you are shopping for gifts – or for yourself.

Location: 1001 Lenoir (RCA Building), Suite A-206, Montreal QC H4C 2Z6
Corner: St. Antoine
Tel: 514-419-5957
Metro: Station St. Henri
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 12-6, Wed 1-8 or by Appt.
www.ouimoncheri.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/OuiMonCheri
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For your Easter or Passover table coming up this month, you might want to buy some lacy, fancy, colorful embroidered tablecloths. They are available in all sizes at  Distributeurs Iann.  It’s a good idea for a house gift too.

Spring is also the time for new sheets to re-fresh the bedroom and the bedding sets are well-priced here.

The assortment of baby gifts (up to 24 mos.) are at really reasonable prices – crib sheet sets, 2-piece outfits and pajamas. Brand name luggage for your summer vacation is always well priced here.

The rest of the space  is a mixture of family clothing and household items. For the ladies, nightgowns and girdles; for the men, pajamas, shirts and jackets, and then socks and undies for all (including Italian wool long underwear). You’ll also find some well priced  towels and bath mats.

Location: 111 Chabanel O., suite 102
corner: Reims
Tel: 514-383-1589
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5
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Stock up on Liquideco’s great savings on bedding, curtains, comforters, pillows, shower curtains, bath towels, mats, dishcloths, oven mitts, mattress covers, etc. They offer great deals like cushions for $3, curtains for $5 and comforters starting at $15. They even pay the taxes for you.

Head to their manufacturer’s warehouse sale in the east end. It will only be held for 2 days, so make your list and be sure to get extras of everything at these prices.

Location: 8566 Boul. Pie IX
corner: Boul. Robert
Dates: April 11 & 12
Times: Fri 10-6, Sat 8-3
www.liquideco.com

Bouclair Home is focused on fashions for the home that give value for the dollar. The clean, crisply organized stores are a pleasure to shop through. They travel the globe in order to make sure there are exciting new products every single week.

You can easily set up a bedroom (even for kids and teens) with this season’s colors in home linens, comforters, duvets, storage ottomans (in 6 colors), baskets to organize and mirrors. For the windows, there’s ready-to-hang curtains, blinds in faux wood, or inexpensive verticals or horizontals

Add spice to your living area with leatherette dining chairs, tons of pillows, vases or jazz up walls with metal wall decor, shelves and picture frames and finish off the look with lamps and rugs

Arriving mid-March is an exciting new line for babies’ rooms. There are 5 different collections to choose from, so there will surely be something to catch your eye. It is creative and fun and a great addition to the Bouclair family.

With 114 stores in the chain, it’s easy to find one right near you. Some locations:
3149-A Des Sources Blvd. (Galerie des Sources) QC H9B 1Z6     514-683-4711
7250 Des Roseraies Blvd. Anjou Quebec H1M 2T5     514-355-4858
3284 rue Jean-Yves, Kirkland, QC H9J 2R6    514-694-9140
2101 Dollard Blvd. (Place Newman) Lasalle QC H8N 1S2     514-365-7337
4425 Jean-Talon Blvd. E. St. Leonard QC H1S 1J9     514-725-9175
11277 Lacordaire Blvd. (Pl. Henri-Bourassa) Montreal N, QC H1G 4J7     514-327-1113
1001 Marché Central St. Montreal QC H4N 1J8     514-384-8856
3080 De la Gare Blvd. Vaudreuil, QC J7V 5V5     514-455-7701
2585 Daniel Johnson Blvd (Carrefour Laval )Laval QC H7T 1S8     450-682-5541
624 Le Corbusier Blvd (Quartier Laval )Laval, QC H7N 0A9     450-687-2620
5885 Robert-Bourassa Blvd Duvernay Laval, QC H7E 0A4     450-665-0270 e

 www.bouclair.com
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If you love real coffee and live on the western side of Montreal, you now have an option of a place near home to buy coffee makers, coffee and supplies. La Boutique du Café Tazza di Mattina is located in Roxboro, and they carry Philips Saeco, Caffitaly, Rancilio, Breville, Vev and Keurig coffee and cappuccino machines.

Coffee imported from Italy is also sold here. You can purchase ground coffee and coffee beans from Gloria, Marmonia and Dolce Vita. They have a selection of tea and teapots from My Cup Of Tea. Accessories for tea and coffee are available, like frothers and cups of different sizes in glass and ceramic. Pretty colorful lines of accessories for home and tableware by Guzzini and Bugatti are available too.

This is also a local repair depot; they can fix your machine if it breaks – no more lugging it all the way downtown. Machines are repaired on site – they do not send the machines out. Various cleaning products for all coffee and cappuccino makers are found as well.

– If you are more traditional and want to buy the old-fashioned Italian stove-top coffee makers, you’ll have a choice of many different sizes in brands Veve & Laila.

– If your needs are for commercial lines of coffee, expresso and capuccino makers, you can purchase some by Saeco & Gaggia.

– For those of you who want to rent a machine for an event, corporation or a party, then this is your place to come to.

– Gift arrangements and bonbonnieres can be made for weddings, confirmations, communions, showers or for any occasion when you might need one.

When you are looking to set up offices at a company work site or at home, call Espace Bureau, a local Montreal company with combined experience of over 25 years.

Beyond the necessary desks and chairs, they can set up boardrooms and reception suites. Making the whole planning process easier for you, they show you computerized layouts so you can maximize the space and move furnishings around before the heavy pieces arrive.

If their selection does not meet your needs or decor ideas, they can produce customized furniture in melamine – in a choice of 30 colors. For cost savings, you can take advantage of their well-priced used and liquidated office furnishings.

For your home, think of Espace Bureau when setting up a home office: chairs, filing cabinets and desks. Have you ever wanted a keyboard tray and didn’t know where to buy one? Espace Bureau sells them. You can also order folding tables here. How about this idea – why not buy a handsome conference table to use in your dining room?

Here’s what you can purchase here:

– chairs and sofas
– executive suites
– general office furniture
– cubicles and workstations
– reception suites
– conference room furniture
– custom furniture
– storage
– office accessories (whiteboards, tack boards, etc…)
– rental
– liquidation and used furnishings

Think of a homegrown company, Espace Bureau, for all of your office furniture needs.

Location: 4174 Thimens Blvd Ville St. Laurent QC H4R 2B9
Corner: rue Tees
Phone: 514-788-5444
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5
www.espacebureau.ca
email: info@espacebureau.ca