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SHOP SPOTS
Best Antique Dealer
Harbourfront Antique Market
390 Queen's Quay W, 416-260-2626
Red Indian Art Deco
536 Queen W, 416-504-7706
Best Audio Equipment Store
Bay Bloor Radio
55 Bloor W, 416-967-1122
Future Shop
Various locations
Best Bicycle Store
Cyclepath
1204 Bloor W, 416-533-4481
Spinning Wheels
240 Carlton, 416-923-4626
Best Camera Store
Henry's
119 Church, 416-868-0872
Black's Photography
Various locations
Best Car Audio Store
Kromer Radio
420 Bathurst, 416-920-6700
Future Shop
Various locations
Best Children's Clothing Store
Gap Kids
Various locations
Old Navy
Various locations
Best Computer Store
Future Shop
Various locations
CP Used
488 Dupont, 416-533-2001
Best Costume Shop
Malabar
14 McCaul, 416-598-2581
Sugar's Costume Studio
511 Mount Pleasant, 416-487-5794
Best Craft Show
One Of A Kind Craft Show
Signatures
Best Department Store
The Bay
Various locations
eatons
Various locations
Best Discount Store
Winners
Various locations
Wal-Mart
Various locations
Best Flea Market
Pickering Flea Market
1899 Brock N, Pickering, 905-427-0754
Dr. Flea's
8 Westmore, 416-745-3532
Best Furniture Store
Ikea
15 Provost, 416-222-4532
The Art Shoppe
2131 Yonge, 416-487-3211
Best Futon Store
East West Futons
464 Bloor W, 416-588-1391
Ikea
15 Provost Dr, 416-222-4532
Best Graphics Supply Store
Curry's
Various locations
Loomis & Toles
Various locations
Best Hardware Store
Home Depot
Various locations
Home Hardware
Various locations
Best Hemp Store
The Friendly Stranger
241 Queen W, 416-591-1570
THC (Toronto Hemp Co.)
667 Yonge, 416-923-3556
Best Jeans Store
Gap
Various locations
Jean Machine
Various locations
Best Jewellery Store
Birks
Various locations
Peoples Jewellers
Various locations
Best Kitchen Equipment Store
Kitchen Stuff Plus
Various locations
Ikea
15 Provost, 416-222-4532
Best Leather Store
Danier Leather
Various locations
Northbound Leather
586 Yonge, 416-972-1037
Best Linens Store
The Bay
Various locations
Deblins Linens
39 Orfus Rd, 416-782-2910
Best Lingerie Store
La Senza
Various locations
La Vie en Rose
Various locations
Best Men's Clothing Store
Harry Rosen
Various locations
Banana Republic
Various locations
Best Motorcycle Shop
Harley Davidson
830 Edgeley, Concord, & others
McBride Motorcycles
2797 Dundas W, 416-763-5651
Best Music Equipment Store
Steve's Music
415 Queen W, 416-593-8888
Long & McQuade
925 Bloor W, 416-588-7886
Best New Age Stuff
Omega Centre
29 Yorkville, 416-975-9086
Wonderworks
79A Harbord, 416-323-3131
Best New Car Dealership
Downtown Fine Cars
164 Avenue, 416-961-6820
Centre Honda
354 Richmond E, 416-364-1116
Best Office Supply Store
Business Depot
Various locations
Office Furniture Depot
750 Warden, 416-752-0123
Best Optical Store
Rapp Optical
788 College, 416-537-6590
Hakim
Various locations
Best Paint Store
Home Depot
Various locations
Colour Your World
Various locations
Best Pawn Shop
Richmond's Trading Post
151 Church
James McTamney & Co.
139 Church, 416-366-9646
Best Pet Store
Pet Valu
Various locations
PetsMart
835 Eglinton E, 416-696-0388
Best Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart
Various locations
Pharma Plus
Various locations
Best Place To Buy Condoms
Condom Shack
231 Queen W & 729 Yonge, 416-596-7515
Shoppers Drug Mart
Various locations
Best Record Store
HMV
Various locations
Sam the Record Man
Various locations
Best Sex-Toy Shop
Come As You Are
701 Queen W, 416-504-7934
Lovecraft
27 Yorkville, 416-923-7331
Best Skateboard/Snowboard Shop
Hogtown
401 King W, 416-598-4192
Sporting Life
Various locations
Best Ski Equipment Shop
Sporting Life
Various locations
Sign of the Skier
2794 Yonge, 416-488-2118
Best Software Store
Future Shop
Various locations
Carbon Computing
672 Dupont, 416-535-1999
Best Specialty Record Store
Rotate This
620 Queen W, 416-504-8447
HMV
Various locations
Best Specialty Video Store
Suspect Video
619 Queen W, 416-504-7135
Queen Video
412 Queen W, 416-504-3030
Best Sporting Goods Store
Sporting Life
Various locations
Mountain Equipment Co-op
400 King W, 416-340-2667
Best Toy Store
Toys R Us
Various locations
Mastermind
Various locations
Best Used Record Store
Vortex Records
2309 Yonge, 416-483-7437
Second Spin
1947 Queen E & 368 Bloor W, 416-690-8338
Best Unique Gifts Store
Arts On King
169 King E, 416-777-9617
It Store
Yorkdale Mall, 3401 Dufferin, 416-785-7856
Best Used Car Dealership
Scarborough Nissan
1941 Eglinton E, 416-751-3511
Parkway Honda
1681 Eglinton E, 416-752-6666
Best Video Store
Blockbuster
Various locations
Rogers Video
Various locations
Best Vintage Clothing Store
Courage My Love
14 Kensington, 416-979-1992
Black Market
256A & 319 Queen W, 416-599-5858
Best Vinyl Album Outlet
Rotate This
620 Queen W, 416-504-8447
Traxx
427 Yonge, 416-977-4888
Best Vitamin/Herbalist
Noah's Natural Foods
Various locations
Supplements Plus
Various locations
Best Watch Store
The Bay
Various locations
Storm
292 Queen W, 416-340-8579
Best Women's Clothing Store
Holt Renfrew
50 Bloor W, 416-922-2333
Winners
Various locations
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best place to make an ex jealous
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IKEA (15 Provost, 416-222-4532)
Foolproof. Take the friend your ex always believed had a crush on you to IKEA on a Saturday afternoon. Stick to the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom sections, and giggle a lot. Someone you know will see you, then just let the grapevine work.
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best place to buy a mint-condition 1959 gibson les paul guitar
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Capsule Music owner Mark Kesper (left)
and salesperson John Dinsmore
- photo by STEVE PAYNE
Capsule Music
(921 Queen West, 416-203-0202)
It may not be the biggest music store in town, but it's certainly the coolest. Four small rooms crammed with vintage guitars, funky amps and gnarly stomp boxes, Capsule attracts regular customers like Sloan, Wilco and the Black Crowes, who last visited with Almost Famous rock babe Kate Hudson in tow. Besides the choice selection that includes period microphones and analog keyboards, the shop also sells rockabilly stage gear. And the 59 Les Paul? That'll set you back $100,000 U.S. - they've sold three.
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best record store for buying a knife along with the latest house single
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Play de Record
Play de Record
(357A Yonge, 416-586-0380)
Searching for a nasty blade to go with that hot new UK-import 12-inch? Play de Record not only has one of the city's best selections of club grooves, but the display case out front also has an unsettling assortment of stainless steel weaponry for every occasion.
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best place for do-it-yourself sushi supplies
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Kayoko Mizuno, co-owner of Sanko Trading
- photo by DAVID LAURENCE
Sanko Trading
(730 Queen West, 416-703-4550)
Since Toronto seems to have a cheap sushi shack on nearly every corner, few ever attempt it at home. But any DIY sushi chef can find all the makings for maki here - sticky short-grained rice, tubes of hellishly hot wasabi, sweet pickled ginger and bamboo mats to roll it all up - that'll make you a Hiro in your own home.
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