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economist suntribune may 13 1987 c9 dollar delirium a sign of the times conspicuous consumerism is definitely the trend of the 80s used to be them that had didnt talk about it no more now all people seem to talk about is money what would emily post say theres a simple way to check out the truth of my allegation just pop into any of the better local womens wear stores on a saturday morning wearing your old blue jeans and a blue jays t- shirt and see what kind of service you get then go in the next week dres sed in alfred sung do i need to tell you there will be a great dif ference in service the sales peo- for what its worth ccnol cndn pie will have you priced within two minutes of your entrance on week one theyll pick their way around you on week two youll be treated like the queen mother you and i both know its true and sadly nowhere more so than in markham going along with the trend the toronto star has come out with a more pretentious than thou sometime weekend supplement called elegance elegance bills itself as a qual ity lifestyle publication to en sure that quality they have an advisory board comprised of local bargain bonanza warehouse the economist and sun saved the day again two ideas for this weeks column had fallen through and i was feeling rather desper ate with my monday morning deadline dangerously close i was teetering ori the brink of hysteria in order to avoid one of mr cs lectures on time management and procrastination i hid behind a copy of the weekender there smiling up at me from the page was the answer to my problem an ad for ashs bargain ware house and it was even open on sunday ashs bargain warehouse ltd offers products imported by ganesh imports co ltd includ ing toys housewares hardware tools and novelty items though many of the novelty items were not to my taste there were cer tainly enough genuine bargains to warrant attention and a return trip in the toy department i found a selection of wooden doll furniture perfect for dolls the size of cab bage patch kids all priced at 995 the group included a strol ler high chair rocker cradle doll bed and rocking chair brass doll beds and swings are 1995 and 2495 respectively a cafe set including two padded chairs and a glass top brass table is just 2495 other good buys in the toy de partment include a lil play mates school bus with a door that really opens a bus driver and two passengers for just 795 highly recommended by the champion family who are already the proud owners of one a family of three fuzzy little bears in the style of the advertised sylvanian families complete with removable clothing a picnic table and two benches is a steal at 450 a batteryoperated coffee mak er that drips real water comes with four coffee mugs a cream and sugar for 995 just 499 will buy a wooden puzzle with a trans portation theme to increase the play value the puzzle comes with enough wheels to transform four puzzle pieces into operating vehi cles a host of batteryoperated cars trucks and even dinosaurs are also available at reasonable prices until may 24 there are some excellent specials on brassware and housewares a brass polish swing arm lamp with an assort ment of colored shades is just 2999 the matching table lamp is 2499 solid brass mail boxes are 1999 with mail service the way it is these items arc becom ing obsolete brass polish vent covers are priced at 299 switch plate cov ers are just 99 cents solid brass plant stands are 1495 less than 5 will buy a 110 camera a brake light a bike chain lock with key an adjustable overthesink cutting board a threemetre tape measure or a ninepiece plastic dessert set in ice colors born to shop e ibojuz a nainhion hi less than 10 will purchase a solid brass picture frame a wind- up music box a porcelain doll a 15 ton capacity heavyduty hyd raulic jack or a three piece enamelonsteel bowl set with plastic lids quite a hodgepodge of bargains wouldnt you say ashs bargain warehouse is open monday to friday 10 till 6 and sunday 10 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ribbon supply centre free calculatordictionary with purchase mbm call today 75r mercury business machine company 1331 wapden ave onwirdenlmiresoulhof 401 home of the electronic typewriter free electronic air cleaner with the purchase of only until may 3187 the coleman cooler quality that counts mm heating air conditioning aircontrol heating and air conditioning ltd movers and shakers they describe their board as people who by class style and involvement have established toronto as one of the worlds lead ing cities they give you their names and pictures so you can see for yourselves they havent picked up any old bunch of blue collars off the street these people are there to advise and inform elegance on the parties the balls the fun- draising events that make this a caring city its a tough job but somebodys gotta do it they certainly seem to take their job to heart in the recent edition there were pages of politicians photos socialites and various hangerson ensconced in megabuck designer outfits with hair by m de pompa dour hefting champagne glasses in a valiant effort to free the world from disease god bless em the supplement reminds me of the ubiquitous articles on the daughters and sons of the rich and famous that are dredged up by torontos trendier magazines on a regular basis the offspring is more often than not a pompous twit who has just spent six months working a leper colony to prove to the folks hes responsible enough to take over the family mercedes mind you if you want to live rich elegance is required read ing they even tell you how to choose a condo apparently the condos with the most panache are the ones known by their addresses alone something like 10 down ing st i guess if its good enough for mar garet it should be good enough for you one recent condo buyer was quoted as saying there are ser vices here i couldnt buy when i was in a million dollar rosedale home seems he used to have to let his own visitors in and take in his own newspaper poor baby the best part of a condo is apparently the stringent secur ity so no one can steal your cha- galls or deface the mercedes what a relief that must be eh in an article about wine it tells us that for some torontonians wine is the raison detre in less affluent circles theyre called winos were also shown a collection of designer fashions with no prices quoted of course on the theory that if you have to ask the price and treated to a gossipy story on the auction of the late duchess of windsors jewels but im not talking about this and thinking im albert schweit zer or mahatma gandhi heck i pride myself on being the most su perficial one in my entire circle of friends both of them but ele gance was too much even for me in spite of my feelings i know theres no point in bucking a trend so im going to propose that the economist sun come out with its own supplement i even have a name selected flaunting it the lifestyle magazine for the terminally inse cure cjov open a standard trust savings 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