Going Going Gone?

I have a funny felling that Costa Blanca may be going out of business. The one on Queen street recently closed but I thought that might have just been due to the high cost of rent in that area. But as I sit in the food court at White Oaks Mall I see the CB store here is also going out of business. If you're a fan you better hit your nearest Costa Blanca today and get 50% off everything in the store before they disappear!

Toys Toys Toys

Mattel is having a holiday warehouse sale at their toy outlet. From Dec 15th to Dec 18th get up to 60% off a huge selection of toys.
Location: 6155 Freemont Blvd, Mississauga ON (905-501-5147)

Step Out in Style

Balisi is having a sale from December 15th to the 18th. Buy one get the second one 60% off on all footwear. Www.balisi.com

Look Smart

Smart Set is offering 30% off all tops. Get something sparkly for New Year's Eve at a great price.

It's THAT Time When . . .

All the warehouse sales start popping up. THAT time? – Holiday shopping time of course!
If you’re willing to brave the early morning line-ups (during unpredictable weather), large crowds and digging through racks and bins full of merchandise, warehouse sales can be a great one-stop shopping option. Some of the ones now on:

Lisa Cosmetics/Fragrances Inc – Cosmetics, hair care, health and beauty products, purses, chocolates and sunglasses are the items you’ll find here. Notable brand names to look out for: Elizabeth Arden, Joico, Cargo, Annabelle, Diesel, Guerlain, Cacheral, Gucci, Aveeno, Olay and Neutrogena. Nov 19-22, 25-28; Dec 2-5; 1380 Rodick Rd, Markham ON

Designer Fragrance Depot – Brand name nail polish, travel size perfumes and soap, make-up sets, Ed Hardy handbags, and fragrances by Alfred Sung, Playboy, Elizabeth Taylor – gift sets too. November 17 – 23; Four locations: Scarborough, Brampton, Toronto (2). Hours 10am-9pm.

French Connection – up to 80% off on clothing, bags, shoes, accessories and more.
Nov 17-20; The International Centre – Hall 4A, 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga

William Ashley – save up to 90% off the regular price. Well known names such as Wedgwood, Lenox, Mikasa, Rosenthal, Krups. Nov 16-20, 23-27; 62 Railside Rd, Toronto

Rudsak – This is a sample sale so sizes will run small. Up to 70% off. Nov 17-20; 140 Tycos Dr, North York

Aurora Home Sale – Fine china, crystal and cookware. They carry brands such as Henckels, Gordon Ramsay, Royal Dalton. 1610 Midland Ave, Scarborough

Joe Fresh Tote

Love my new tote bag from Joe Fresh. It's lined and has a nice size, zippered inner pocket. Also comes in orange/tan and red/burgundy. Was tempted to get the red one but feared it might bleed every time I wore a white top. Bonus - it was only $19. Great gift idea & at that price you could fill it with other Joe items (makeup, socks, pjs).

Halloween Your Hands

My love of nail decals is never ending. I'm awful at doing my nails but if I can throw on a decal or two they make my subpar job look semi-decent. Sally Hansen has a limited edition line of Halloween "polish strips" for your nails. Choose from fishnet, barbwire, ghosts, spider webs or skull and crossbones designs. I'm trying to decide between the spider webs - love the metallic background or the skull & crossbones. Though the more I look at them, the more I start to like the kooky looking ghosts. Very Pac-Manish.

Going Wild

For your fix of animal prints this season, check out dynamite's fall collection. Go wild in tops, blouses, skirts, dresses and accessories sporting the ever popular leopard print that's been stalking the runways again.

Bath & Bodyworks Outlet

The B&B at Smart Centre (Warden/Eglinton) has become an outlet store and has lots of their popular items cheap! Large sized antibacterial hand wash is only $3, purse-sized hand sanitizer is $0.50 and the holders are a mere $0.10 each. They also have packages of lip gloss (5 tubes) for $4.12. Most items in the store are 75% off. This is a great place to shop for gift items and stocking stuffers!! Go early in the day as it gets crowded in the afternoon.

Winners

Winners at Queen and Portland (just east of Bathurst) are having their grand opening today! It looks like a pretty good size store and will hopefully have a plus section as the King and Spadina location has gotten rid of theirs. Check out the cute cable knit hooded capelets and the lace patterned Anna Sui tights.

Just paid them a visit.
The Good: beautiful jewellery counter, lots of active wear, plenty of hooks in the dressing room, lots of dressing rooms, good purse selection.
The Bad: new building smell, small plus size section, music too loud.
The store is located on the third floor so let's hope they keep those escalators maintenanced.

The best part: Joe Fresh in the same building is having their grand opening October 13th.

GUESS Offer and Sale

From now until September 18th GUESS is offering 20% off all regular and sale priced items if you use your Visa card to pay for your purchase. Check out their new fall purses and leopard print accessories! End of season costume jewellery has been marked down to $9.99.

Back-Lot Blowout Sale

Doll Factory by Damzels is having a one day only blow-out sale. On Saturday, June 25th from 11am-5pm they will be offering amazing deals on old stock and one-of-a-kinds. They'll even have a $20 dress rack! Make sure you're there early to get in all the great deals.
Location: 122 Queen St E (between Pape & Jones), Toronto ON

Sinful clothing

I love the clothing line Sinful. Very rock'n'roll with a bit of bling. Was at Winners (King/Spadina)on my lunch hour and they have Sinful bikinis and monokinis for $60 (reg $120). Definately the best suits they've gotten in so far.

Doll Factory by Damzels

Doll Factory by Damzels is offering 50% off everything in the store today (Feb 5th). I bought a Lux de Ville purse, Classic Hardware heart/skull choker and Sizzle Sticks (pole dancers on swizzle sticks) for less than $100 after taxes. The purse itself is regularly prices at $95. SCORE!!!

OPI Sale

Trade Secrects is having a sale on OPI nail polish! Buy one polish regularly priced at $9.99 and get the second one half price!!!! The sale is on from January 29 to February 25th. Get there sooner rather than later before all the good colours are picked over.
Sale does not apply to new collections or Designer Series.
www.tradesecrets.ca

Stock up on Health and Beauty Items

It's time for another Johnson&Johnson warehouse sale. Save up to 75% off brand names such as Nivea, L'Oreal, Neutrogena, Revlon, Goody and Aveeno. As always they will have towels from Cambridge, medical scrubs from Dickies, men's and women's clothing by Haggar and Levi's jeans. This time around they will also have jewellery, shoes, books, electronics and Wolfgang Puck cookware.
Location: Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Rd, studio 3, Toronto ON
Dates: January 25 - 30
Hours: Tues - Fri 10 to 8; Sat 10 to 6; Sun 10 to 5
for mor information www.saleevent.ca

Jano Ltd

Jano's is have a huge warehouse sale January 18 - 23 and offering 75%-90% off clothing for men women and children. Some of their offerings: kids brand name snowsuits starting at $29, mens long sleeve polos $4, ladies blouses $5 (sizes small to 4x), as well as tees, hoodies, jeans, and pj's for men, women and children.
Location: 126 Cartwright Ave, North York (just one block north of Orfus Rd)
Hours: Tues/Wed 10-6, Thurs/Fri 10-7, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5

It's A Crime . . .

. . . when a shoe store closes, but that seems to be the case with Armadillo Shoes. Their Brookfield place location, 161 Bay St (at Front), is closing its doors and they are offering up to 60% off regular priced footwear and an extra 20% off already discounted ones.
hours: Mon - Fri from 8am to 6pm.