If you drive down this industrial street, you will find a sparkling treasure trove tucked away in a nondescript building and up a flight of stairs. With bridal showers and wedding season starting up, this is the place to head to get more bang for your buck.

The glitter of crystal (Badash, Waterford) like Swarovski (even jewelry), china (Lenox, Kate Spade, Royal Doulton, Minton, Herend, Royal Crown Derby, Noritake, Vera Wang, Villeroy & Boch, Wedgewood, Monique Lhuillier) and figurines await you. Look for giftware and serving pieces by Herend, Beatriz Ball, Michael Aran (cocktail accessories too), Momo Panache‘s brightly colored serving pieces and Julia Knight‘s cake plates, colored glassware and vases. The showroom is chock full of merchandise, and the prices are right.

Location: 2795 rue Bates, suite 101, Ville Mont-Royal
corner: Darlington
Tel: 514-731-1656
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-2, Sun 10-4

If you drive down this industrial street, you will find The Crystal House, a sparkling treasure trove tucked away in a nondescript building and up a flight of stairs.

The glitter of crystal (Badash, Waterford) like Swarovski (even jewelry), china (Limoges, Royal Doulton, Denby, Minton, Royal Crown Derby, Noritake, Vera Wang, Villeroy & Boch, Aynsley, Wedgewood,  Monique Lhuillier, and figurines await you.

Look for sterling hollow or flatware (Herend) serving pieces and cocktail accessories by Michael Aran, Momo Panache‘s brightly colored serving pieces and Julia Knight‘s cake plates, colored glassware, vases. The showroom is chock full of merchandise, and the prices are right.

Location: 2795 rue Bates, suite 101, Ville Mont-Royal
corner: Darlington
Tel: 514-731-1656
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-2, Sun 10-4
http://www.smartshoppingmontreal.com/store.php?s=210

No, I’m not decades behind the times here. Though most of us bemoaned Montreal’s favorite hardware store when it shuttered all its doors, one small piece of it survived: Pascal’s Hotel Supplies. This business has been entrenched forever on three floors on the corner of Bleury and St. Alexandre. However, it too is now kaput. This kitchenware is not only for restaurants and hotels.

These businesses are a fun place to browse through as there are a myriad of items you’d never find in a regular kitchen store. There is stock of everything you would need to mix, pour, bake, cut, scoop, fry and serve such as plates, glasses, utensils, chef’s tools, casseroles and chairs. Bankruptcy prices can be found on heavy duty wares such as pots and pans, mixers. Brands you would recognize are there too: Royal Doulton, Victorinox, Danesco, Hobart, Libby and Le Cuistot. As space is limited, additional merchandise will keep coming. There are about 200 photos on the web site to give you an idea of what you might find.

Location: 8257 Langelier Blvd.
Hours: Mon-Wed 9:30-6, Thurs & Fri 9:30-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
www.c3.com/pascals