Lee Valley Stores

On 27 Nov 2016 20:45:57 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>I've been thinking about taking a trip to Canada, because, well, my
>presidential candidate didn't win. I was hoping we'd write in "None of the
>Above" and not have to deal with Trillary or Hump, but alas that's no good.
>(Ok, that's not the real reason.)
>Anyway, I noted there are several Lee Valley Stores across Ontario and was
>wondering if you guys who live in the area would say it's worth stopping in
>at multiple stores. I see there's 3 in the Toronto area alone, is every
>store reasonably unique, or is it like going to Lowe's?
>Puckdropper


The "bargain/clearance table" items are ~ unique to each store.
< sometimes things that have never been in the catalogue >
Within a region, ie southern Ontario, the stores are similar in
regular stock items.
: for large numbers of any item - phone the store.
: for the more rare items - phone the store.
: some very rare items are not even stocked in the retail stores.

Unless it has changed recently - if they have a partial number of an
item in store - they will ship the remainder - free shipping.

If you try to manupulate the online shopping system -
- for inventory checks -
they will send a brawny checkered-shirted lumberjack to your house
to assist in the necessary behaviour modifications.

I have always found their 1-800 customer service to be great.
The individual store telephone service is also very good - but might
suffer during the very busy retail times.

.. not sure where you are travelling - traffic can be a bugger in TO.

John T.

On 2016-11-27 3:45 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> I've been thinking about taking a trip to Canada, because, well, my
> presidential candidate didn't win. I was hoping we'd write in "None of the
> Above" and not have to deal with Trillary or Hump, but alas that's no good.
>
> (Ok, that's not the real reason.)
>
> Anyway, I noted there are several Lee Valley Stores across Ontario and was
> wondering if you guys who live in the area would say it's worth stopping in
> at multiple stores. I see there's 3 in the Toronto area alone, is every
> store reasonably unique, or is it like going to Lowe's?
>
I have only been in the Toronto North West store (Vaughn actually), The
one on King Street looks very different from what I have heard and seen
in pictures, but that is more the age of the building, being a much
older building and TO NW being in a newer area. TO NW is also a short
drive for me, getting downtown is a commitment.

--
Froz....