Galerie au Chocolat has been a secret spot for years, since they were a wholesaler and sold retail only to those in the know. Those of you looking to buy sweets for the holidays coming up, this is your Kosher candyland.

The delish high-end items  which are made with fine Belgian chocolate come in many interesting varieties: crisped rice bark, almond rochers, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered ginger, chocolate covered orange peel, pecan brittle, espresso wafers, and their famous almond bark. Discover more when you come in to the shop.

Sure, there are chocolate bars, but also fair trade hot chocolate (made with real chocolate shavings which you can mix with either cream or milk), chocolate fondue, seasonal character molds and tiny chocolate dessert cups for port or digestives.

They have a variety of packaging options. You can easily see the yummies inside their cellophane bags tied with pretty ribbon, or you can buy it in a gift (or just for you) tin or in a beautifully wrapped gift box. You can fax, email or call in your orders any time. Delivery on the island of Montreal is $12; for the rest of Quebec or Ontario, it’s $20.

Don’t just wait for special occasions or holidays, as everyone loves chocolates every day. Try their high quality scrumptious chocolates right now. Send some to someone special – just because.

http://galerieauchocolat.ca/

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Today’s traveler doesn’t have the time to navigate through the jungle of online travel products in order to find the ideal family vacation, the perfect exotic cruise or the best upscale resort that money can buy. Grand Escapades was established specifically with the busy traveler in mind in order to provide personalized, reliable and professional travel services which is not available at online travel agencies or at big-box travel retailers.

They provide a one-to-one concierge travel service tailor-made to a client’s individual needs. Essentially Grand Escapades has turned the clock back to the days where planning a trip was as pleasurable experience as taking one – after all the journey is as important as the destination.

The owners Anastasia Condax and Nicolas Roussakis, have over 25 years experience in the travel industry and are the founders of one of the largest travel providers in Canada. Nick, Anne and their team of travel professionals includes CJADs travel expert, Richard Zeidler.

Your personal travel consultant is always available before, during and after travel, their travel experts are available to answer questions related to cruises, tours, vacation packages, river cruises, flights, transfers, excursions, entry visas and travel insurance requirements. Their professional travel consultants will assist you in finding and planning your dream vacation, taking care of all details with a minimum time involvement on your part. Your consultant will get familiar with your travel habits, needs and requirements and help you create personalized and unique itineraries that will turn vacations into once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

This is your end to the overwhelming information overload and the sifting through the maze of online travel suppliers and products in order to find the elusive best deal. Why not let them take over this laborious and frustrating experience, do all your research, and only recommend products which match your requirements and budget? Essentially they do all the hard work on behalf of their clients resulting in a hassle-free holiday experience from beginning to end.

Why not let their travel consultants help you plan your holidays, take care of all details and logistics assuring you a trouble-free vacation. They can answer all your questions during and after the booking process. And lastly your travel consultant will be available to provide assistance during your trip if the need arises.

For an appointment to discuss your upcoming travels, call 514-630-7793 between 9am and 2 pm, or visit them at: http://www.grandescapades.com

Location: 3644 boul St-Charles, Kirkland, QC H9H 3C3
corner: boul Brunswick
Tel: 514-630-7793
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-2
http://www.grandescapades.com/
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You’ve had that moment – you forgot you had your treasured Swiss army knife in your  carry-on luggage and it had to be confiscated at customs.

Well you are not alone as 2,000 lbs. of tweezers, sunscreen, Swiss army knives, cuticle scissors, body building weights, corkscrews, skates, ski poles, golf putters, tools, hammers and even saws are collected every month at security checkpoints by the Canadian Transport Security Agency at Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport.

About 10 years ago, someone at Maison Victor Gadbois, a palliative-care centre decided to call up and find up what happened to those items. Serendiptitously, the airport was wondering what to do with the tens of thousands of things piling up yearly. All the liquids however – perfume, body lotion, sunscreen, liquor, are destroyed because they don’t know if they have been tainted.

Now, Maison Victor Gadbois receives all the rest of it and uses it as a fundraiser for this end-of-life care center, raising about $50,000 a year. They are displayed at local shows and events, and maybe even shopping malls, with suggested price donations posted on the bins of lighters, scissors, corkscrews, screwdrivers, hammers, small tools and knives of every kind – from steak to hunting. Prices might be $2 or $5 and never higher than $10.

There are about 14 events already posted for this summer, so make sure to refer to their web site for the most convenient time for you to visit their trove of goodies.

By the way, when you get to the checkpoint, you do have options of not losing your stuff. You can hand the item to a non-travelling family member in the airport, or check the item, or mail it home, or some airports offer a place to store it.

“Every month, a ton” said Melanie Marsolais with Maison Victor Gadbois in Beloil –  and that adds up to a ton of money.

Maison Victor Gadbois
Tel: 450-467-1710
Dates of sales: http://www.maisonvictor-gadbois.com/activites

There are teens who do not get to go to their Prom because the costs are prohibitive. One of the ways of helping these kids out is “A Promise for Prom“, a service which loans out dresses, gowns, suits and tuxedos to anyone who needs them.

Started this year by Lou-Anne Hood in Rigaud, she is accepting any prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, dark suits or tuxedos, shoes and purses, to share with others. She already has about 30 from sizes 0-16 and would love to receive more.

A prospective teen who wants to borrow one, has to come with a parent and sign a contract so that the dress or suit will be returned – clean.

Contact her at: apromiseforprom@hotmail.com
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We’re lucky that Corey Shapiro decided set up his retail vintage eyeglass business  right here in Montreal. In St-Henri, we have the only retail store site for his frames, called L’Archive.

Shapiro, a Montrealer, studied at LaSalle College, then went off to try to sell sneakers. He realized that fashion eyeglasses didn’t need sizes, so it was much easier to find customers; He started an online store selling rare, deadstock glasses frames. Lady Gaga, Diddy and Katy Perry are amongst the more famous who have purchased his retro frames.

Selling at $100-$500, these frames are statement glasses and are meant to fit your personality rather than your face.

Location: 4411 Notre-Dame ouest, St-Henri
Tel: 438-381-4068 or 800-930-6745
http://vintageframescompany.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 $17.50. Jetsetter Coffee Co. Rewards, Cappuccino, Chai Latte & Organic hot chocolate is this weeks special, so if you buy 2 boxes, you get a third box for 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 Starbucksand 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.

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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Montreal has made it very easy to save the planet and re-cycle our old electronics. the Electronic Products Recycling Association  (EPRA) is a not for profit organization. It keeps at least 100,000 metic tonnes of end-of-life electronics out of landfills every year.

Go to www.recyclemyelectronics.ca/qc and you can find lists of what they accept and drop off points all over the island. Since it’s so frigid outside, you have plenty of  time to gather up all your monitors, printers, old TVs, keyboards, video games, phones, car audio systems and  answering machines.

Now is the time to help save our planet.

www.recyclemyelectronics.ca/Qc

Q: I am often asked where one could sell a used fur coat. Very few second hand shops buy them and I have lost my last Montreal contact for this.

A: However, in this month’s Senior Times, there is an ad which says “I buy women’s and men’s fur coats”. I pay cash and pick up anywhere in Canada.

Tel; 514-996-0321
e-mail: recyclefur98@gmail.com.

If anyone uses this service, please let me know how it turned out.

If you are the type of person who appreciates unusual hand crafted objects and would like to spice up your decor, or are an avid traveler who likes to “travel light”, but would like to own some objects you have seen during your trips, or if you simply wish to buy a gift, this sale is the right one for you.

At Quechua Imports, there are reasonably priced objects for every taste and every price range from places such as: Bali, Java, Lombok, Sumba, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, China, Tibet, Morocco, Tunisia, Africa, Turkey, Uzbekistan, India,  Pakistan, Romania, Bulgaria, Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico.

Buying an item from far away as a Christmas gift or even to treat yourself , will always be remembered. This sale will have lots of exotic and unusual item. Taxes are included in the price. All the items are from a wanderer’s insatiable appetite for traveling.

Location: 4710 chemin Queen Mary, # 9
corner: ave Grosvenor
Tel: 514-739-5744
Hours: Sun Dec. 7, 3-10, Sat Dec. 13, 1-5, Sun Dec. 14, 1-5, Sun Dec 21, 1-5
Metro Station Snowdon
www.quechuaimports.com
email: donnadavidson35@gmail.com