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| - This is a veritable Canadian institution and with good reason. The Hudson Bay Company is inextricably linked with the founding of Canada and their Board of Directors, past and present, is a who's who of Canadian establishment types. I think I once heard Prince Charles of England is also on the Board but I'm not sure.
Many people my age don't really shop the Bay because we kind of associate it as a "Mom store", meaning mostly home appliances, perfume counters and unhip clothing.
Boy, are you wrong if you think that! Their women's boutiques upstairs carry big name brands like Theory, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Moschino, Pink Tartan, JBrand jeans, Paige denim, Adriano Goldschmied jeans and many, many others. The shoe department carries Hunter, Michael Kors, Steve Madden, Nine West and dozens others.
Their kitchen appliances section is also worth a visit. Besides a wall of KitchenAid stand mixers in every imaginable color, they also carry funky items from Denmark's Bodum company and Italian design company, SMEG. Their Boxing-Day sales are insane, you'll find many designer items deeply discounted and the line-ups at the shoe department alone are beyond crazy.
I've picked up items like a funky orange Bodum portable charcoal BBQ, a KitchenAid food processor, Theory sweaters, Lords and Taylor's merino wool cardigans, Steve Madden leopard-print sneakers and many other items over the years during their sales.
I always do my research online first. They have everything posted online and you can even create sales alerts in case something you are eyeing goes on sale, you'll receive an email alert. The Bay also have random sales quite often, like a one-day shoe sale where everything is suddenly 50% off. Or a Kitchen Appliance sale where stand mixers which originally go for over $400 are suddenly $200. So it is definitely worth it to keep your eyes open.
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