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| - Trove is one of those stores that if I even enter, I can guarantee I'm going to drop some dollars. Ever since the renovation the place has lured me in with its candy-bright exterior paint and beautifully laid out display cases. Sigh. Trove.
The inside is just as tasty as the outside, with shoes, bags, accessories and more! A good friend of mine went in on a particularly good sale day and came out with several purses and pairs of shoes, all for less than the cost of just one pair would be at a more chichi boutique. My only luck was that my coffers were bare that week, otherwise I would have probably bought out the entire store.
One unfortunate side to Trove is I don't really feel it's found its element at Bathurst/Bloor. While there are a few cute boutiques in the Annex if you head a bit east of Bathurst on Bloor, it seems like Trove is stuck there alone, just slightly off the beaten path. Enlightened shoppers will know that a trip to Trove is best followed by a beverage at one of the half dozen coffee shops within blocks of the Bloor/Bathurst intersection, but unless you're at Honest Eds, Trove does seem a bit out of the way. But then again, the word "trove" to me means a hidden stash of treasure, so maybe it is nice to have it quietly tucked away that way...
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