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| - Want to see what your neighbourhood is really all about? Go to the drug store. That would be the acid test for the type of people that surround you. For example, the Shoppers Drug Mart near me (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/shoppers-drug-mart-toronto-18) is typically filled with new mothers, young trendies, and the usual pretty people. How I made the cut is beyond me. The other Shoppers that I go to, this one, is mere blocks away and has a way different story to tell.
Down in the grimier area of not-quite-Queen-West-but-not-Parkdale-either, it's surrounded by the Goth clubs, slice pizza places, and can have people around it that are best described as "colourful". When you peruse the aisles of this Shoppers, they're pretty much prepared for everything. This is an old-school Shoppers without the niceties of the large cosmetics area greeting you, but there is much more to be found. The aisles are narrow and shelves are packed, making the most of the space that they have available.
It's clean enough considering the neighbourhood, but the big draw for me is the post office at the back corner of the store. The folks that provide the mail service are behind one of the smallest such counters I've ever seen and despite any line ups that occur, they never get flustered and deal with everyone efficiently and kindly. And to be fair, they've had to deal with their fair share of colourful people.
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