Catalogue shopping can sometimes be fun

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:49:54 -0700

I'm normally not a big fun of mail order and catalogue shopping, and thought it had pretty much gone out of style in the 90's. However, I recently stopped into Lee Valley on United Blvd. in Coquitlam and was pleasantly surprised -- Cool stuff for the home and garden with lots of nick-nacks you never thought existed. Although this outlet has been around since 03, I never really took notice of it. A lot of the woodworking tools (hand wood working tools and accessories for the power tools) as well as the gardening stuff is on display in the showroom, so you get to see what you’re buying before you take it home. The quality is excellent (from what I saw) and not too pricy. And, everything seems to be well stocked. The showroom doesn’t have the nasty warehouse feel that that you would expect of “mail order places”. If you have someone on your Christmas shopping list who is an avid gardener or just generally like working around the house I would highly recommend you make this a stop on your list of place to go -- I certainly plan to.

They have it all

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:28:04 -0800

Amazon is truly a superstore. I always look there first because, 9 times out of 10, they have what I need at a great price.

PROS:

The "Prime" account, where you pay a one time fee and get 2-day shipping free for the year. I LOVE THIS FEATURE!

Items are usually in-stock - I rarely have had problems getting what I need. This is true even during the holidays, when a lot of places run out of stock. Not Amazon.

They represent Toys R Us, which is great for me because I can do all of my holiday shopping online.

Customer Service - I've had problems with 3 shipments in the past 6 years. Each time, Amazon fixed it promptly and made sure I either got a replacement or credit ASAP.

CON:

Amazon also represents other vendors, so be careful on their shipping and return policies. I recently had an order I needed expidited and it turned out the company was in Canada. They were great, but it was not listed on Amazon's site that there may be delays due to their location.

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Catalogue shopping can sometimes be fun

They have it all