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A LA MODE ...of the fashion
New w & Consigned Clothing Clothing, Shoes Shoes, Purses & Jewelry for the Fashion Savvy Woman
We carry Armani to Zara in sizes 0 - 18. Shoes, sandals & boots from sizes 6.5 - 11. Purses, totes, hobos & clutches. Designer bags from Burberry, Coach & Prada.
A Passion for Fashion Simply fabulous clothes, accessories and shoes for the entire family!
You can clean out your closet and then choose a few "new to you" pieces!
RENOVATION SALE
August 20 - September 3, 2011 Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
www.alamode2009.com 1507 Wilmot Place (Oak Bay Village)
250.592.1116
Closed for renovations Sept. 4. Re-open Sept. 12 at 10:00 am
Clothesline Clothing Consignment Boutique 4452 West Saanich Road In the heart of the Royal Oak Shopping Centre
250.479.0800
www.consignclothesline.ca
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Open Monday - Saturday 9:30 - 6:00 pm • Sunday 10:00 - 4:00 pm
SHOP
consignment
vintage
t h e Ve l vet Cre a se
& THRIFT STORES
Fashion finds… are endless at Victoria’s vintage, consignment and thrift shops! Find one of a kind items that speak to your style…at great prices!
DID YOU KNOW....
That Long & McQuade Buys & Sells Used Instruments? GuitarS / Amps / Keyboards / PA Systems Drum Kits / Brass & Strings and More! 3 month warranty on all used items. Trade-ins also accepted.
t h e Ve l vet Cre a se Quality women’s consignment clothing and accessories. Designer labels and a wide variety of styles and sizes. Inquire about private sales and fashion counselling. Now open 7 days a week.
1029 COOK STREET 250-382-8849
756 Hillside Ave., 250.384.3622 www.long-mcquade.com
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Charmaine’s Past & Present O
ur store has been in business for 11 years and our sales grow each and every year! We carry a wide range of furniture and accessories, including Mid-century modern, country, vintage, antique and new. Our furniture is cleaned and repaired to the best of our abilities, so that our customers don’t have to do anything but enjoy their pieces when they get home. Our furniture is priced to sell quickly, as we work on turnover, with new stock arriving daily. We are open seven days a week, year round. Our staff is fantastic, bringing many people back daily!! Please check our website for any additional info, charmaines.org, facebook at pastandpresent@shaw.ca and twitter at charmainesVic.
Charmaine’s Past & Present • 1083 Fort St., Victoria • 250- 382- 1083 SHOP
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consignment
vintage
G ordi e’s Music
Victoria’s Source for Vintage Guitars & Vinyl Records
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Vinyl Records starting at 99 ¢
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New Gear Vintage Gear
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Guitar & Bass Lessons
& THRIFT STORES
Price, personality, and pizzazz!
That’s Victoria’s vintage, consignment and thrift shops. Go “rummaging” today. You never know what you’ll find.
RICH RAGS
THE UNIQUE. THE ORIGINAL. THE ABOVE AVERAGE.
Serving the shoppers of Victoria and abroad for 14 years Offers a wonderful choice of both new and gently used clothing and accessories Our Yates Street location features the best of the best in ladies fashions and accessories & includes all sizes from petite to plus. Our Douglas Street location includes all that the Yates store has AND also caters to the MALE shopper as well. We strive to provide the finest in fashions for everyone & make the consignment experience worth repeating again and again.
1519 Pandora Ave. Victoria
Together RICH RAGS has 2900 square feet of high quality fashions with a wide selection for almost every requirement.
Open Tues. - Sat. 10:30-5:30 info @ gordiesmusic.com • 250.995.2012
144-911 Yates Street in the London Drug complex 250 . 389 . 6789 1316 Douglas Street between Yates & Johnson 250 . 389 . 6788
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WIN Resale Shops
When you shop at the WIN stores, you are contributing to the transformation of women in our community. Plus, we have great quality second-hand items at affordable prices in beautifully laid out stores!
Transforming Our Community, One Woman at a Time.
Three WIN Resale Shops 1803 Cook Street 785 Pandora Avenue 160-174 Wilson Street
Contact us at: 250-480-4006 www.womeninneed.ca
SHOP
consignment
vintage
& THRIFT STORES
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Make a fashion statement! Victoria has a great selection of vintage, consignment and thrift shops that specialize in making your look unique and even better, affordable.
Feel free to
boost your fall wardrobe with the WIN Passport! Visit all three WIN stores & collect three stamps, you will receive a $5.00 gift certiďŹ cate at your last destination!
on Cook
Fine Floral Designs is a trendy premiere floral boutique located in the heart of James Bay. The floral studio provides beautiful lush flower bouquets & unique floral arrangements for individuals with discriminating taste & flair for flowers!
250.385.8411 www.flowersvictoria.ca
WIN on Pandora
Cut this ad out and use it as your passport! 250-480-4006 www.womeninneed.ca
WIN at Westside
Empowerment Local Community Environment Cooperation
No purchases necessary. Valid until September 30, 2011
Transforming Our Community, One Woman at a Time.
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New AgeRIFT H T
New Age Thrift! New Age Prices! New Age Items!
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hat makes NEW AGE THRIFT different? New Age gathers all its inventory locally, we purchase our goods to make sure they are functional, practical and still useful! We recycle what we can’t use! Whether it’s re-using, recycling or re-donating, we make sure to get by with minimal waste! We keep our cost low. We do our best to charge no more then 25% of regular retail cost! And we donate a percentage of our gross monthly sales to a different local charity each and every month! We would like to take this time to thank everybody in the community for their on-going support. We are a newly opened Thrift Store located in the North Park area at 1719 Quadra st. We appreciate all the support and to help show this we are offering a 50% off BLOWOUT SALE for all fashion for the entire month of August! Not interested in clothing? That’s all right! We have a large selection in our inventory of CD’s, DVD’s, PS3 Games, XBox360 Games, Home Decore, Kitchenware, Furniture, Electronics, Camping Gear or Toys! We’ve got something for everyone!
New Age Thrift • 1719 Quadra St, Victoria • 250-590-3532
SHOP
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consignment
vintage
& THRIFT STORES
Fashion detective? Want something that takes your fashion look up a notch or two? You gotta check out these great vintage, consignment and thrift shops!
We Buy, Sell & Trade, Good Used & Estate
FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES KKitchen Chairs
QUALITY USED INSTRUMENTS
99
66/$
Many others M
MATES BED
with 3 Drawers & Bookcase Headboard $26995 Mattresses from $7995
ACCESSORIES
SOFAS, CHAIRS LOVESEATS
REPAIRS
Good Selection 2 Pc Suites from $4995
OAK ROUND PEDESTAL The Brass and Woodwind Shop sells quality used student, professional and vintage instruments. We also professionally repair all brass and woodwind instruments.
110 - 2605 BRIDGE STREET • VICTORIA BC TUES TO SAT 10AM - 5PM
250-388-4844
WWW.BRASSANDWOODWIND.CA
Dining Suite 5 Pieces $29995 w/ Leaf, Arrowback Chairs
VILAS MAPLE & ANDREW MALCOLM BEDROOM FURNITURE
LAZY-BOY
Reclining Sofa $
49995
KING SIZE $ Chiropractic Mattress Set
with Roller Frame, Pine Solid Wood Headboard & 2 x 2 Drawer Night Tables $ 95 Mattress Set Only
49995
299
29900 SOLID WOOD 5 PC. KITCHEN DINETTE $15900 BOOKCASES & $ 00 COMPUTER DESKS from 49 QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS SALE
$
SOFA BEDS FULL & QUEEN SIZE from
$
19900
GLIDER, SWIVEL RICKER RECLINING CHAIR
$
OFFICE CHAIRS ASSORTED from KENMORE UPRIGHT VAC CLEANER DANBY SMALL REFRIGERATOR HUSQVARNA PUSH LAWN MOWER 5 CU. WHEELBARROW
$
1995
1000 $ 3000 $ 9995 $ 6995 $ 2000
BUY & SAVE 9818 Fourth St., Sidney, B.C. Ph: 250-656-7612
Mon - Sat 9 am - 5 pm
buyandsave.ca