I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London and Waterloo.
The showroom displays are a little different based on available size and shape but all the stores carry the same items (with a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything.
Not sure where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in Windsor Ontario.
Try to avoid the busy Sastuday afternoon rush. Best time to go is first thing when they open or during a week day not at lunch time or after work.
If you are coming to Canada check out Busy Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
On 28 Nov 2016 22:19:21 GMT, blahblahblah <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London and Waterloo.
>The showroom displays are a little different based on available size and shape but
>all the stores carry the same items (with a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything.
>Not sure where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in Windsor Ontario.
>Try to avoid the busy Saturday afternoon rush. Best time to go is first thing when they open
> or during a week day not at lunch time or after work.
>If you are coming to Canada check out Busy Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>
Agree - that it's best to avoid the real busy periods - if you want to
do some touchy feely with the fancy stuff.
Also - some of the Lee Valley stores are now open on Sunday
- check the website for details ...
http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/Stores.aspx
ps - today's Cyber Monday sale has Gift Cards on sale -
http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/cyms.aspx
John T.
blahblahblah <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London
> and Waterloo. The showroom displays are a little different based on
> available size and shape but all the stores carry the same items (with
> a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything. Not sure
> where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in
> Windsor Ontario. Try to avoid the busy Sastuday afternoon rush. Best
> time to go is first thing when they open or during a week day not at
> lunch time or after work. If you are coming to Canada check out Busy
> Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>
I'll keep Busy Bee in mind, thanks! I'll probably have to wander around
a Canadian Tire too, just to see what you guys are talking about.
Looks like the shortest path is via Sarnia, ON. (Wasn't that were
Robatoy was located?)
Puckdropper
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:24:00 -0500, FrozenNorth
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 2016-11-28 8:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On 28 Nov 2016 22:19:21 GMT, blahblahblah <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London and Waterloo.
>>> The showroom displays are a little different based on available size and shape but
>>> all the stores carry the same items (with a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything.
>>> Not sure where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in Windsor Ontario.
>>> Try to avoid the busy Saturday afternoon rush. Best time to go is first thing when they open
>>> or during a week day not at lunch time or after work.
>>> If you are coming to Canada check out Busy Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>>>
>>
>> Agree - that it's best to avoid the real busy periods - if you want to
>> do some touchy feely with the fancy stuff.
>> Also - some of the Lee Valley stores are now open on Sunday
>> - check the website for details ...
>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/Stores.aspx
>>
>> ps - today's Cyber Monday sale has Gift Cards on sale -
>>
>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/cyms.aspx
>>
>I am close enough to the Toronto West store, I order on line for in
>store pickup, always in and out in a few minutes. Browsing with my wife
>in the store is a totally different animal.
Lewss than a mile from the Waterloo store.
On 2016-11-28 6:05 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> blahblahblah <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London
>> and Waterloo. The showroom displays are a little different based on
>> available size and shape but all the stores carry the same items (with
>> a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything. Not sure
>> where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in
>> Windsor Ontario. Try to avoid the busy Sastuday afternoon rush. Best
>> time to go is first thing when they open or during a week day not at
>> lunch time or after work. If you are coming to Canada check out Busy
>> Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>>
>
> I'll keep Busy Bee in mind, thanks! I'll probably have to wander around
> a Canadian Tire too, just to see what you guys are talking about.
>
> Looks like the shortest path is via Sarnia, ON. (Wasn't that were
> Robatoy was located?)
>
Yes Rob was down there.
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Froz....
On 2016-11-28 8:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On 28 Nov 2016 22:19:21 GMT, blahblahblah <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London and Waterloo.
>> The showroom displays are a little different based on available size and shape but
>> all the stores carry the same items (with a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything.
>> Not sure where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in Windsor Ontario.
>> Try to avoid the busy Saturday afternoon rush. Best time to go is first thing when they open
>> or during a week day not at lunch time or after work.
>> If you are coming to Canada check out Busy Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>>
>
> Agree - that it's best to avoid the real busy periods - if you want to
> do some touchy feely with the fancy stuff.
> Also - some of the Lee Valley stores are now open on Sunday
> - check the website for details ...
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/Stores.aspx
>
> ps - today's Cyber Monday sale has Gift Cards on sale -
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/cyms.aspx
>
I am close enough to the Toronto West store, I order on line for in
store pickup, always in and out in a few minutes. Browsing with my wife
in the store is a totally different animal.
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Froz....
On 2016-11-28 8:28 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:24:00 -0500, FrozenNorth
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 2016-11-28 8:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On 28 Nov 2016 22:19:21 GMT, blahblahblah <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been to the stores in Burlington, Vaughn (Toronto West) London and Waterloo.
>>>> The showroom displays are a little different based on available size and shape but
>>>> all the stores carry the same items (with a few exceptions) and you can always ask to look at anything.
>>>> Not sure where you are crossing the border but a new store just opened in Windsor Ontario.
>>>> Try to avoid the busy Saturday afternoon rush. Best time to go is first thing when they open
>>>> or during a week day not at lunch time or after work.
>>>> If you are coming to Canada check out Busy Bee Tools as well. http://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Locations.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> Agree - that it's best to avoid the real busy periods - if you want to
>>> do some touchy feely with the fancy stuff.
>>> Also - some of the Lee Valley stores are now open on Sunday
>>> - check the website for details ...
>>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/Stores.aspx
>>>
>>> ps - today's Cyber Monday sale has Gift Cards on sale -
>>>
>>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/cyms.aspx
>>>
>> I am close enough to the Toronto West store, I order on line for in
>> store pickup, always in and out in a few minutes. Browsing with my wife
>> in the store is a totally different animal.
> Lewss than a mile from the Waterloo store.
>
The Toronto West store moved a few years ago, was a nice easy drive,
about ten minutes, it isn't that far away now but is now part of a huge
area of big box stores and outlets, just not as convenient.
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Froz....