What's the best Pharmaprix near saint-jean-sur-richelieu?

HELP! I'm having trouble deciding which Pharmaprix to go to for the mega redemption day. I'm not getting any big tickets items, just toys mostly. I've been to both the Pharmaprix stores in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu and one in Candiac. They all seem similar to me in regards to their seasonal aisles...but I was never redeeming for $375 worth of stuff so I don't think I analyzed the stores enough.
I'll drive to any Pharmaprix on my side of the bridge if it's worth it for the mega redemption(that they have a really big seasonal aisle)...but is it? As far as I can see from other peoples posts the only big difference in stores is the food, cosmetics and electronics sections...which won't apply to my redemption's this time.
If you know of a Pharmaprix near Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu with a really big seasonal aisle please tell me asap :cheesygrin:
I'm trying to make this a Christmas full of toys for my kiddos:icon_santa:

The one in St-Jean is great, good selection. Big cosmetic section.
Good food section.

I want to take a bite out of your kids :o They're so cute! And those eyes! Nom nom :D

I'll be heading to the ones in Brossard and GFK tomorrow (didn't have my pts card a few days ago and need the pts put in), so I'll check there for you at the same time.

I think Boucherville's Pharmaprix is a big one, but I haven't been there in ages :(

i don't love the one in Boucherville, but maybe as it's far away from anything else, maybe it'll be empty by MRD.

you two rock! thanks for replying...i kept checking back and started to think i was on my own this weekend. you've eased my ridiculous anxiety over this mega redemption.
actually, you may have made my day...i keep hitting refresh wishing for the QC pharmaprix flyer to get posted, see that i had replies was ALMOST more exciting than seeing the flyer posted;-)

saradouce i thought the one on seminaire was decent. thanks for confirming! did you know the one in the mall was renovated? you should check it out sometime. the cosmetic section is still the same, but the food section is much larger than it was(they actually have a food section now). i don't remember the seasonal section from before it was renovated as i used to only go to the one on seminaire, but they have one now(although i don't think it's as big as the one on seminaire. it's definitely not as organized). maybe you've been since the renos!? i noticed they were starting renos in august(they took over the small store that shut down that was beside them), i was away all of september and half of october and when i got back it was finished. i did my last 20x shop there and enjoyed it. there was next to nobody there the first hour the store was open and both the tills were open...i'm sure there were more staff than customers.

thank you slayer_glade, you are awesome!!! i'll check back to see what you think of those stores seasonal aisles.
thanks for the cute kids shout out! they're even cuter now...that picture was taken last year...before our christmas party on saturday night i plan on taking a new photo...i'll share it with you after i get home:cheesygrin:

anyway if i shop in town for the mega redemption my plan is too go to the seminaire store for my first redemption, heading straight to the seasonal section. then i'll go to the mall for my second redemption...but we shall see. on wednesday i'm going to check both the stores out when my daughter is in pre-school, and then do one more quick check in both stores on friday night.
ahh...sorry this is a novel. but it feels good to get this all out. my non-sdm friends think i'm a freak right now. lol! they're the freaks...spending the same money i do on the same products and NOT getting free stuff this saturday:P

one more thing. can i redeem for milk? i read that we can't...but that was on someones blogspot...and it doesn't say we can't in the optimum card redemption rules.

Not sure about milk. I've never bought it there before. I read on another thread that in Quebec, we can get pts, but not redeem pts. *shrugs* No clue. Sorry :(

Went to Pharmaprix in GFP today on Taschereau (next to Guzzo).

Took photos of toys :icon_santa: I hope they're not huge! First time I upload on SC lol. And it's with my iPhone so quality might not be good.

EDIT: They are huge! haha. If it's an issue let me know and I'll resize them. If not, eh, at least you can see everything rofl. A couple are a bit blurry, sorry about that. I had to sneak my shots.

WOW!!! you are amazing. and your pics are huge(which i found helpful in this case), and so is their seasonal aisle!!!!!!!!!!! i might just be doing my redemption after midnight this friday night at that store:-)
tomorrow i plan on checking out our two stores again, just in case they have the things i see in these pics that i want(like that princess cd player!! that i haven't seen in our stores, yet).
i'll let you know how it goes tomorrow...and seriously, thank you so much for doing this, you really went the extra mile for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i appreciate it.

You are very welcome! :D I had to be there anyway so I had some fun trying to be sneaky XD.

The GFP store is a new one (new building and everything). Theres also the chocolates and normal Christmas stuff in the seasonal section which I didn't take pics of.

I hope you're able to get everything you want! I still haven't figured out what I'm getting lol

Ohhh, I forgot about the new Pharmaprix in GFP! I imagine it's going to be really busy so best to get there early if you go, iamperfect.

I have a question about the one in St. Jean...where exactly is it? I'm on the border of La Prairie and St. Luc and wondering if it's worth the drive (the closest Pharmaprix to me is Candiac).

I have not decide which one to go. The one in Brossard is small but has "one" item - Kitchen Aid 5 pcs set (all others store sold out. I was told they won't have more back in stock) I want.

The one in GFP is always FULL at night (after 10pm). If you are heading there, I think you are best to be there Friday night, get your stuff & pay after midnight (most of the time long line up at night)

The thing I don't like is - some electronic, like GPS are different prices for the same model. So I have to make stop & check which one will be better to shop.

snuffalufagus...it's in the value village/cdlsc/maxie strip mall, on seminaire. i personally think the candiac store is much bigger and nicer(more food, electronics and more cosmetics), but i'm pretty sure the seasonal aisle isn't much bigger than the one in saint-jean, and that's all i'm after(toys toys toys!). if i was up for it i'd drive to candiac on friday to check it out, BUT i'd have my kids with me so that would be silly! not worth it. not after slayer_glade already showed me the awesome toy section in GFP. i'm still going to check out the mall store, and the seminaire store, here tomorrow. if they have $375 worth of goods that i want i'll keep it simple and shop here. if not than i'm hitting GFP store at about 9 friday night...i'll bring a coffee and enjoy the long shop and long line up!
if you reply before 11 am tomorrow and want me to check my two local stores to see if they have anything specific that you want let me know and i'll check for you.

thanks to you and emmafb for the heads up on the big crowd at GFP. i was thinking it would be crazy to head out right after i put the kids to bed, but now i think not! i will go early and stroll the store once i have the bulk of my goods in my cart.

getting excited, and more confident! :icon_santa:

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Originally Posted by snuffaluffagus

Ohhh, I forgot about the new Pharmaprix in GFP! I imagine it's going to be really busy so best to get there early if you go, iamperfect.

I have a question about the one in St. Jean...where exactly is it? I'm on the border of La Prairie and St. Luc and wondering if it's worth the drive (the closest Pharmaprix to me is Candiac).

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a Q...have you been to the candiac store recently? and analyzed the toys they have in, by chance? if yes, in your opinion do you think it compares to the pics posted of the toys in the GFP store? thought i should ask, since you're here to ask:-)

I was going to go earlier today to see what they had in stock but postponed it until tomorrow. I'll let you know what they have as soon as I get home :-).

Which one has more electronics? :confused:

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Originally Posted by snuffaluffagus

I was going to go earlier today to see what they had in stock but postponed it until tomorrow. I'll let you know what they have as soon as I get home :-).

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right on!!! thank you. can't wait to hear about what you see at the candiac store:excited:

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Originally Posted by Myosotisss

Which one has more electronics? :confused:

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the two in saint-jean have really small electronic sections, in my opinion the candiac store is the better for electronics(of these three)...i haven't been to the GFP store, yet, so i don't know what it's electronic section is like.
GOOD LUCK DECIDING WHERE TO SHOP...happy redeeming:smile:

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Originally Posted by emmafb

I have not decide which one to go. The one in Brossard is small but has "one" item - Kitchen Aid 5 pcs set (all others store sold out. I was told they won't have more back in stock) I want.

The one in GFP is always FULL at night (after 10pm). If you are heading there, I think you are best to be there Friday night, get your stuff & pay after midnight (most of the time long line up at night)

The thing I don't like is - some electronic, like GPS are different prices for the same model. So I have to make stop & check which one will be better to shop.

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hey emmafb! fyi the seiminaire store was sold out of the kitchen aid 5 pc today, and i don't think the mall store carries it at all.

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Originally Posted by Myosotisss

Which one has more electronics? :confused:

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i went today and both stores in saint-jean had more for electronics than i thought they did.

as of this afternoon they had-

seminaire: lots of different cameras, lots of different alarm clocks/mp3 players, tons of wii accessories and a few consoles, a couple of xbox consoles and next to no xbox accessories, lots of the DS nintendos, some printers, one tom tom gps, a couple of digital photo frames, 1 32" tv and a couple of portable dvd players.

mall: 1 32" tv, 1 22" tv, a few sony blue ray players, a few acer netbooks, printers, ps3 consoles, lots of different cameras, a few different alarm clock/mp3 players, a few psp's and some xbox consoles.

between the two stores in town here i can get what i need without going to the GFP store. after reading about the possibility of their reboot not happening right at 12, and maybe much later, i've decided to keep it simple and shop in saint-jean...and i'm only misisng out on a couple of things going this route. i'll do one more stock check friday evening just to make sure i'm making the right decision though!
thankfully today when i went in i see that their seasonal aisle is leaking all over the stores!!! taking up end caps and space in areas it normally isn't. they have ALMOST everything i wanted for toys, now it's just a matter of getting it in my cart before they're all taken! they sure don't have many of any item in town here:-/

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Originally Posted by iamperfectforme

a Q...have you been to the candiac store recently? and analyzed the toys they have in, by chance? if yes, in your opinion do you think it compares to the pics posted of the toys in the GFP store? thought i should ask, since you're here to ask:-)

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Just came back and GFP appears to have much more toys than Candiac. There was only one shelf filled with some toddler toys and board games. They have the Montreal Canadians stuff and lots of chocolate. As for electronics, if there are going to be a handful of people showing up for the mega redemption, I'm sure they'll be sold out quickly unless they have more stock in the back. They no longer have the chin-up bar I was hoping to get my son :frown:...but a girl at the cosmetics counter (she was soooo nice) put some perfume and cream aside for me until Saturday. Looks like I'll only be redeeming for 125$ there.

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Originally Posted by snuffaluffagus

Just came back and GFP appears to have much more toys than Candiac. There was only one shelf filled with some toddler toys and board games. They have the Montreal Canadians stuff and lots of chocolate. As for electronics, if there are going to be a handful of people showing up for the mega redemption, I'm sure they'll be sold out quickly unless they have more stock in the back. They no longer have the chin-up bar I was hoping to get my son :frown:...but a girl at the cosmetics counter (she was soooo nice) put some perfume and cream aside for me until Saturday. Looks like I'll only be redeeming for 125$ there.

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thanks for letting me know!!! i'm still up in the air on redeeming in town here, or going to the GFP store at midnight. today it looks like i can get what i need in town, i'll check stock again friday night to be sure...and if it looks like they'll be out of the few expensive toys i want then GFP will be were I shop, at midnight!
seriously, i can't wait for my redemptions to be DONE. this is our christmas plan and it NEEDS to work out!!!
good luck to you:-)

Anyone has recent PS3 games?

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Originally Posted by Myosotisss

Anyone has recent PS3 games?

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seminaire, no. i had a good look there(we're ps3 owners too!). the only ps3 games they had were in the $20 or less bin, and i had to dig to really find any. mostly wii and xbox games were in the bin.

mall, i don't think so. i didn't even notice a bin there...but my baby was crying so i was distracted and had to leave before i wanted too.

if i go back friday, as planned, i'll check again and let you know.

first of all thanks to everyone who participated in my first thread post:-)
thought i'd update you on my MR experience...

last night i went back to both the stores in saint-jean(last visit was wednesday), they pretty much had all the same stock for the toys i was after. but my game plan changed after talking to the managers on duty at both stores. the mall store manager predicted it wouldn't be busy at all in the morning. the seminaire store manager said there would be a line up outside in the morning. i decided to go to the mall first, and then maybe head over to seminaire for my second, smaller, redemption.
did anyone go to seminaire today? what was it like and what time were you there? i ended up doing both redemptions at the mall!

i was running late and didn't arrive until 5 minutes before they opened. thankfully i was the second person in line!!! hilarious, but the first lady in line asked if i was the girl from SC that posted this thread. I was laughing to myself as I'm not sure if she was just taking a wild guess, or if she noticed me from my very unflattering profile photo on here. i just love the photo, it makes me laugh everytime i see it...but i'm no sure i wanted to be recognized in public from THAT photo.:lolsign:
anyway...we became buddies for a bit, hopefully i see her again on 20X days and redemption days. told her about the 20X next saturday so i think she changed her redemption plans a bit.

i ended up getting EVERYTHING i wanted to get for my kids, and loads of batteries, a bday gift for a party my little lady is attending next weekend AND needed face cream for myself after a few things rang up cheaper than advertised on the shelve stickers and another item getting reduced by $10(SCOP, my first!) for ringing up at twice the price advertised.
I am so so so appreciative of today's redemption as money is tight for us right now...and my face is thankful for that cream after all the un-needed stress leading up to this MR!:lolsign:

the mall store in saint-jean is my new favourite store. the staff is much friendlier than at the seminaire store, in my opinion(i'd love to hear yours!). the manager on was amazing, she gave me the SCOP without having to ask for it. all the staff were excited for me when i was checking out. the store itself was organized, and not busy at all!!!

awesome mega redemption experience for me:cheesygrin:

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Originally Posted by Myosotisss

That was a pleasure to meet you down there :lol: And yes, I recognized you. Why? May be because you look a little bit like the photo but more because you look like the mother of those 2 beautiful children.

I have to +you, I think the staff and the director are very nice and professional.

I want to thank you for all the info. And, I'll be there next week for sure.;)

Now , I have to learn about the coupons.

As I'm francophone, please excuse my mistakes.

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that was fun! what an exciting day for us both, it's great to be in the thrill of it with someone else there to cheer you on.
well thank you, they are wonderful children...who will be spoiled this christmas thanks to SDM, as you saw!

ya, it's nice that the weekend manager there is so kind and efficient because most of our point collecting and redeeming falls on the weekend:-)
i may or may not see you there next saturday...i'm going for sure, but on the collecting days i don't rush down there. i go when it's best for my family. redemption days i always go first thing though!

i'm going to send you a friend request...if you have any questions in regards to coupons, or SDM, i may be able to help! message me anytime.

and no apologies needed for your english. i think it's great that you can communicate in two languages, i need to give french more of my time.

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Originally Posted by Myosotisss

By the way, I went by the seminar one tonight for milk and they still have 3DS, Wii, recent PS3 and WII games. They are behind the first cash closed to the door.(on the right)

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good to know. so i wonder if this means it wasn't that busy at open and overall there either!? if anyone else reads this and was at the seminaire store at anytime over this MR weekend please let us know when you went, what stock was like, and how your overall experience was. it would be awesome to get a local group of us helping each other out.