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| - Awww why does everyone have to hate on the poor Sheppard Centre? Sure, this place is hardly a "mall" along the same lines as Yorkdale or the Eaton Centre, but I have a soft spot for this middle-of-the-road pitstop...have you seen the new Dollarama on the upper level?!
The Winners here is nothing really special, but it has its moments. Secretly I'm grateful that most of the clothing stores suck here. Why? I'm rarely tempted to spend money on clothes I don't need. Another benefit - the crowds here tend to congregate at the restaurants, which means fewer random strollers and agonizingly slow walkers throughout the mall. Hurray for getting to where you're going! I realize that's not really how most people operate but I might as well admit it.
Along those same lines I have to admit the Sheppard Grande movie theater is a big draw for me because it's NEVER as crowded as the cinemas at Empress Walk (up the street) or Fairview Mall. The seats might be old, but I find them more comfortable than the newer ones at Fairview. This also means I can put my bags and coat on the seat beside me and I nearly always get the row to myself...yes, that is a benefit worth coming back for, believe it or not.
I love the Shoppers Drug Mart here. I really do. They are open 'till midnight and have a decent selection of food, so you can pick things up on the go. I'd rather go out of my way to shop at this location because I can pick up food and other items I'd normally buy at a Shoppers.
The prestigious Toronto Semi Sports Clinic is also connected to/located in this building, as is a reliable number of other services I use: post office, subway, dollar store, movie theater (which I already mentioned), and an enclosed tunnel to Extreme Fitness in the Madison Centre, which is very handy in the rain or winter weather.
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