In our old store we did big business with our rotisserie chickens. The reasons for that were many, but three stand out: Firstly, we used our air-chilled chickens. Secondly, our chickens are larger than most others available. And thirdly, we have always used a great no MSG seasoning. During our move a number of things
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Congratulations and good wishes for a good year ahead! January 8th marked the beginning of our 28th year of business. Being in business, and a very public business is special. We have made a lot of friends and acquaintances among the way. It has certainly enriched our lives – and hopefully, at least to
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Candle Light adds a warm and cozy ambience to any room, especially at this festive time of the year. Karen and Linda, the Queen Bees in the Village, consider reallites a must-have during the holiday season. Voted the best gift for the home in 2011 in Retail News, these candles feature an incredible flame that flickers creating
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Upcoming is the last weekend of our Hockey with Heart door to door food drive. How it works is that we come by on Saturday and leave a VG bag……and some instructions, and we return in force, with a VG truck AND a giant firetruck, and pick up the bag full of food (or money)
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This week marks the beginning of the Florida Strawberry season. The California Season has waned, with diminishing quality, and the Florida Berries have arrived just in time! And…..just so you know, we are now re-stocked with our Calendars. They are literally Works of Art, and they are Free with a $5.00 donation to our
Read MoreI am lucky to have a number of chums who operate stores similar to ours, and they are widely scattered not just across the province, but across the country. What we try to do is be as helpful as we can, and we keep few secrets from one another that would make our stores better
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Ambrosia Apples from British Columbia are now in! I look forward to their arrival every year, and many of you as well, judging from the number of enquiries we get. Another really nice addition is boxes of 4 Canadian Lobster Tails, available at the meat counter, priced at a great price; $29.95 per box. Lastly,
Read MoreCheck out the fantastic pumpkins that Evan carved with the kids during the pumpkin carving event! Happy Halloween, everybody!
Read MoreWe’ve just held our first Pumpkin carving episode upstairs with a full house of goblins and zombies, much excitement was had by all, and there was a lot of scary thinking that went into the preparation of the pumpkins. Make sure you stop by and check out some of the extra pumpkins that Linda, Karen
Read MoreKids, take your best guess on the weight of our BIG Pumpkin. Admittedly, as not as overwhelming as years past, but it is BIG. A clue is that it’s more than 250lb but less than 400lb. If you guess the closest, you win it, we’ll deliver it and we’ll pick it up after Halloween if
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