One of my secret spots for scoring deals is closing for good. Electrotech was a supplier of Philips, Cuisinart, Saeco and Bugatti products. Everything is being cleared out at phenomenal prices by September 29th.

You have to work a bit to find Electrotech which is in a small strip of stores on Henri-Bourassa where it meets highway 13. It is a clearance center for Philips, Cuisinart and Saeco, either brand new products or sometimes boxes which might have had  damaged packaging or were liquidated models.

There’s a huge line up of Saeco  coffee machines, Cuisinart and Philips small kitchen appliances (food processors, pasta machines, toaster ovens, blenders, and yes air fryers)  and shavers.

There’s also the line of sleek high end Bugatti kitchenware, cutlery, gift sets and tableware from Italy.

Go there fast because this is a one-time event and it will all be over by September 29.

Location: 9490 Henri-Bourassa o., Ville St-Laurent
corner: Autoroute 13
Tel: 514-956-0120
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
Dates: August 7-September 29

The kitchen is the heart of your home, so when you are equipping it why not buy the same quality products, that are made to last, as the restauranteurs use?

Cooking enthusiasts will love the huge warehouse-style store where Tzanet carries the most popular brands of kitchen appliances, house ware, equipment and kitchen essentials from some of the biggest and most trusted brand names in the industry including Kitchenaid, Cuisinart, Goodgrips, Victorinox, Cuisinox, Wilton, Libbey, Dudson, Vollrath and many others.

Whether you are a home chef looking for professional supplies, or a food service professional looking for some top notch equipment, Tzanet has over 35 years of experience in the restaurant and kitchen industry and is committed to supplying you with the best quality products at the most affordable prices along with exceptional customer service.

Location: 1375 Louvain
corner: boul. l’Acadie
Tel: 514-383-0030
Store Hours: Mon-Fri 8-6, Sat 8-5
Other Location: 710 rue Bouvier, Quebec G2J 1A7 (581-742-9876)
tzanet.ca

Ranissance,  a charitable organization whose mission is job retraining, is a cousin to Goodwill in the U.S. The nearly new (fabulous prices) stuff is neatly organized. They have a dozen stores around the city and even a liquidation outlet  where you can get even more savings than in their stores. Clothes are are low as $1.29 lb., toys $.99 lb., bedding $1.29 lb.

Good deals can be found on clothes of course but also on appliances, indoor and outdoor furniture,  books, sporting goods, dishes or decorative objects. There are 7 separate bookstores too.

Locations: Liquidation Center, 5900, Ferrier St, TMR, H4P 1M7 (514 904-2737) and the Regular store locations: 7250 boul. St-Laurent (514-906-0804); P.A.T., 1530 St-Jean Baptiste (514-640-0245); 3200 Masson (514-376-8836); 6960 St-Hubert (514-274-9666); 4261 Wellington (514-766-5059); 7205 St-Jacques O. (514-484-0145); Plaza Cote-des-Neiges (514-733-6330); 381 boul. des Laurentides, Laval (450-663-8060); 2030 boul. Pie-IX (514 227-2841); 5500 Henri Bourssa est (514-438 387-3971) ; 1495, de l’Église, VSL (514 747-2635); 423 Victoria Ave, St-Lambert (450-465-4764);  and one of the bookstores: Librairie Plateau, 1310, Mont-Royal est (514- 528-9909).
Hours: (mostly) Mon-Wed 9-7, Thurs & Fri 9-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5
www.renaissancequebec.ca

If this is the moment you are thinking of getting away from the cold, thinking of traveling, or are planning something for later on, there are some interesting items that can make the trip more pleasurable – Jetsetter has all the gadgets you may need and specialty travel clothing.

There are clever things you will not be able to find elsewhere. I just was over there to buy a strap which hooks my carry-on bag to my bigger one, so I only need one hand for the luggage and it allows me one hand free.

You can secure your luggage in your hotel room, on the train, plane terminal or anywhere you need it while you travel with a TSA approved cable lock. There’s 48 inches of PVC covered steel cable to keep your gear safe and the combination padlock is easy to reset. The 4mm steel shackle is ideal for locking zippers too.

Below are some of my new finds: dry shaving cream, laundry soap, etc. so you don’t have the “liquids” problem in your carry on and they save weight. A waterless disposable razor blade (with shaving gel attached) so you can get that last minute shave anywhere. A solar charger for your phones, etc which happens to be a light, a memory foam neck pillow with air vents to keep cool and throw away toothbrush/toothpicks.

Besides a huge selection of luggage, including rolling backpacks and duffels (Briggs & Riley, Lipault, Eagle Creek), there are various kinds of money stashers, toiletry and packing organizers,  travel pillows and blankets, carry-on liquid sets and individual teeny bottles, compact appliances, electricity converters and mini electronics (mini mice, ear bud splitters).

Location: 66 Laurier ouest
corner: Clark
Tel: 514-271-5058
Hours: Regular plus Sun 12-5
www.jet-setter.ca

Why not shop at the shop that salons shop at, and skip the mark-up of the middleman? At TifClip, professional hair care products and tools  that the salons (Argan Oil, Babyliss Pro, Biosilk, Dikson, Lakmé, Pravana, Marrakesh Oil…) use can be bought right here.

Just in time for your New Year’s date, they are featuring the New Babyliss Pro Luminoso blowdryer,  popular with the professionals. It sports an Italian motor, a  2-year warranty and the hair-preserving ion technology. Their prices are competitive and taxes are included too.

You’ll find boar’s hair and ceramic brushes, straighteners along with your everyday styling products like gels and waxes. This is the place to buy your professional hair dyes (Dikson, Fantasy colors).

Hair salon quality electrical appliances by Andis, Avanti, Babyliss Pro, Chi, Dannyco, Elchim, Gama, Miracurl, Parlux, Oster, Whal and Zazen are available, such as:

– blowdryers
– flat irons
– curling iron
– hot rollers
– clippers, trimmers

plus a repair service for all these electrical appliances

FREE consultation is offered along with the great prices. Looking beautiful can be less costly if you shop here.

Location: 3901 rue St-Denis, Montreal QC H2W 2M4
corner: rue Roy est
Tel: 514-288-4411
Hours Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5
www.tifclip.com

For travelers or people going to work overseas, this company can supply and ship 220 volt products – irons, coffee makers, tools, microwaves, toasters, TV’s, sound systems, vacuums and major appliances by PowerBright and International, Frigidaire, White-Westinghouse, Maytag, Philips and Oster. Some have 110/220 switches, and for others you can buy transformers from 50-5,000 watts.

They will ship these anywhere in the world – or will ship other bulky items that you need to send somewhere.

Location: 1619 Transcanadienne, Dorval
corner: sunnybrooke
Tel:514-421-1655
Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:30-6, Fri 9:30-3
www.exportdepot.ca

At  TifClip, you can buy professional hair care products and tools like Argan Oil, Babyliss Pro, Biosilk, Dikson, Lakmé,  Pravana, Marrakesh Oil…which the salons use and you can too,  if you shop here at their new location on St-Denis. Styling products such as boar’s hair and ceramic brushes, clippers and trimmers, gels, waxes can be found.

Hair salon quality electrical appliances are available such as blowdryers, flat irons, curling iron, hot rollers, clippers ( Andis, Avanti, Babyliss Pro, Chi, Dannyco, Elchim, Gama, Miracurl, Parlux, Oster, Whal, Zazen )

Professionnal hair dye (Dikson, Fantasy colors) and free consultation is offer and a repair service for your electricals is also available!

Take note that all the taxes are included in the prices

Location: 3901 rue Saint-Denis, Montreal QC H2W 2M4
corner: rue Roy est
Tel: 514-288-4411
Hours Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5
www.tifclip.com

Standa is exactly what the busy person is looking for when shopping. Unlike big box stores, they have been offering personal service for over 50 years – they get to know their customers and their tastes and can help you shop quickly and efficiently.

A family-run business, they have what you’re looking for from linens (Christmas cloth on sale for $9.98, kitchenware, clothing, furniture and home decor, to gifts and souvenirs, it can all be found under one roof and at great prices.

Head here for hard-to-find specialty appliances which make interesting holiday gifts (pasta makers, grinders, tomato squeezers, sausage mincers, stove-top espresso makers, and for bakeware, pots (enormous ones for all those guests) and pans (ecological ones) as well as other giftware.

This week’s flyer brings specials on Point Zero jackets ($89.98), Gusti snowsuits ($89.98), men’s pj’s ($19.98), men’s dress shirts with ties ($16.98), 6 wine glasses ($7.98) or watches for $20.

On the 2nd floor, you will find the area to spruce up the house for the holidays: carpets, mirrors, tables and lamps, all at take-me-home prices.

For the parties, there is an entire department for those dressy dress (and even gowns) you’ve been searching for. The rest of the store has sportswear, undergarments (wool/cotton long johns for those cold winter days), shoes and slippers (see sale flyer below).

There is no need to wait for a sale, when they offer exceptional pricing everyday.

Location: 3253 Fleury est
corner: boul. St-Michel
Tel: 514-321-3743
Hours: Regular
Sale ends: Nov 25
Metro: Station Henri-Bourassa and Station SauveBus 140 stops right in front of the store on rue Fleury
www.standa.ca

When planning to shop for your Fall wardrobe, Standa is exactly what the busy person is looking for. Unlike big box stores, they have been offering personal service for over 50 years – they get to know their customers and their tastes and can help you shop quickly and efficiently.

The newest sales are men’s Jac & Jones jackets for $69.98 or they can choose a suit for only $119.98. Kid’s snowsuits are $29.98 or pajamas can be bought for $6.98. Ladies boots are as low as $29.98 while men’s and women’s cozy slippers are $29.98.

You can spruce up your kitchen with a new dinner ware set (for 4) for $19.98 or a 2L casserole with cover for $8.98.

For formal events there’s both dressy dress and gowns and kid’s for formal clothes (even suits for husky boys). You can find school color code uniforms  and even undergarments like wool/cotton long johns.

Head here for hard-to-find specialty appliances (pasta makers, grinders, tomato squeezers, sausage mincers, stove-top espresso makers, and for bakeware, pots (enormous ones) and pans (ecological ones) as well as giftware. On the 2nd floor, you will find carpets, mirrors, tables and lamps all at take-me-home prices.

A family-run business, they have what you’re looking for from linens, kitchenware, clothing, furniture and home decor, to gifts and souvenirs, it can all be found under one roof. There is no need to wait for a sale, when they offer exceptional pricing everyday.

Location: 3253 Fleury est
corner: boul. St-Michel
Tel: 514-321-3743
Hours: Regular
Sale ends: Oct 10
Metro: Station Henri-Bourassa and Station SauveBus 140 stops right in front of the store on rue Fleury

Standa is exactly what the busy person is looking for when shopping. Unlike big box stores, they have been offering personal service for over 50 years – they get to know their customers and their tastes and can help you shop quickly and efficiently. There is an entire department for those dressy dress and gowns you’ve been searching for. Shop here for the bridesmaids, flower girls, mothers of the bride or groom and even for suits for the groomsmen or ring bearers. You can order bonbonnieres and invitations too.

A family-run business, they have what you’re looking for from linens, kitchenware, clothing, furniture and home decor, to gifts and souvenirs, it can all be found under one roof and at great prices.

Head here for hard-to-find specialty appliances (pasta makers, grinders, tomato squeezers, sausage mincers, stove-top espresso makers ($7.98), and for bakeware, pots (enormous ones) and pans (ecological ones) as well as giftware. On the 2nd floor, you will find carpets, mirrors, tables and lamps all at take-me-home prices.

Expect to discover sportswear, undergarments (wool/cotton long johns), shoes and slippers ($16.98). You can dress up the kids for formal events ( even suits for husky boys) or communion and baptism. And there’s baby clothes as well as school color code uniforms.

There is no need to wait for a sale, when they offer exceptional pricing everyday.

Location: 3253 Fleury est
corner: boul. St-Michel
Tel: 514-321-3743
Hours: Regular
Sale ends: Until Mar 15, you’ll receive a gift with your formal purchase
Metro: Station Henri-Bourassa and Station SauveBus 140 stops right in front of the store on rue Fleury