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PAGE 10 - WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER IO, 1986 ----tfiltt,,iiiiiiiirteuite, Week [frCirEEfi) BABY FORMULA ISOMII. 144-4458 Open r days a mock We Dollvor 20 William St. W, Watonoo HERITAGE BRIDAL HOUSE r" GURBDIMI WIRMRCV 696 Batman! Ava. w., Kitchoetqr M5.88 744-3671 Located on tho A MAIN FLOOR OF il Unique custom-designed gifts are what Yvonne Stanton and Sandra Chalmers specialize in. ”and” Mammal: photo concentrate Gifts for the hard-to-buy-for 24 x 425 mL Limited Quantities Similar to Illustration “WWW y FtVc'FyN, w a ‘ x Illlt; , , F" ,-. - "il] 2rt ll I 20 RCA XL-100 s -!tiiAi):r, 'rrsCvlll,i,1 , . Remote control cable ready ', ‘1’ ’ .1 Fir]'---..].".:,"""; g q Tinted phosphor screen for a great picture I O LT Iii' f q 3 YEARS PARTS & LABOUR IN HOME WARRANTY llllllllllllrlfliffiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiitiri Choose from our large selection of COLOUR TV's, " vcR's,pirTir1t9fi,r/ecpTERs, Ed Gibson Betty Gibson Steve Gibson“ 11tert Gibson 25 CEIunEiSEt. tfiist (tit Regina) - WATERLOO OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL ' Mi. INCLUDING SATURDAY UNTIL tyillitll$)ttlllr$, - -146-3930- _ tfiii?d 'atFiTidST *3 WE ME THE SAME OLD GIBSON’S WITH DOWN TO EARTH PRICES a JUST NEEDED MORE ROOM To SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS BETTER KITCHENER SHOWROOM - 587 KING ST. E. (at Betzner) 745-6504 GIBSON ')lltrNf. Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff That's are exactly the kind of challenge Sandra Chalmers and Yvonne Stanton of Yum Yums Creations like best. Their specialty, after all, is gifts; unique, custom-designed and custom-made gifts for even the most hard-to- buy-for individual. Everyone knows the r,cotrlern--rinding a gift for someone who is impossible to byyfot. “You bring us a problem, we'll come up with the ideas," said Chalmers. "We get people coming in saying, " have to buy a present for someone, can you help me.' We love it when we can come up with just the right thing." The premise behind a Yum Yums creation is a simple one-they provide a container, a small wooden crate or a basket most often, and fill it with candies, chocolates and small gift items. The way Chalmers and Stanton do this is what makes the difference. For example, recently young woman walked into Yum Yums' small 6 Erb St. E. showroom looking for something to buy her avid-fisher- man father. What Chalmers and Stanton came up with was a "crate" filled with fruit- flavored candies and chocolate-covered coffee beans for him to nibble on when out in the boat, an insulated sac to keep his beverages cool, and a bag of instant hot chocolate for him to drink once he was done for the day. Because the father's fishing friends often had trouble finding his cottage, Chalmers and Stanton also threw in a large candle-like torchlight which he can use to light the way. Best-selling VYum Yums Creations gifts include the Bachelor Basket, complete with two champagne flutes, pink t1amingo pics and Cot; iff-F-tttttii PARKING at OUR FRONT DOOR Choose from our large selection of COLOUR TV's, VCR'S, STEREOS, CAMCORDERS, , MICROWAVE OVENS etc. FREE LAYAWAY TILL CHRISTMAS straws and champagne-flavored toothpaste; the Fireside Basket, with firestarters, dip mix, hot chocolate mix, a box of marsh- mallows and toasting forks, crackers, a hearthwarmer and apple spices; a wine hamper complete with chocolates and choco- late-covered coffee beans, mulling spices, dip mix, crackers and a bottle opener (customers have to provide their own wine.) They also offer candy-filled tea cups, wedding, shower and party favors, plus banquet and after-din- ner chocolates. "When you walk in here it doesn't look like we've got much, but you’d be surprised at what we can preate," said Chalmers. Although Yum Yums Creations appeared on Erb Street only this fall, Stanton and Chalmers have been business partners for more than three years. Their first company, Yum Yums catered theme children's birthday parties. "We put that on the backburner a year ago. The demand was there, but we were too upscale. It was Just too labor intensive," said Chalmers. Yum Yums Creations was launched early this year, after the partners purchased the stock of a friend who did candy arrange- ments. They operated the business out of Chalmers' home for until September when they opened their showroom. "We started with the candy arrangements and kept elaborating on it. We played around with it, kept coming up with new ideas and it kept growing-we just keep adding different gift items," said Chalmers. "We really have fun. Both Yvonne and I like to be creative, and this is certainly creative. We're doing something different each and every day of the week." (“boon TV"; Wotrek Br.' King Stl Regina If?