I went to Hellmark and back!

[Sabina]

wow that is great

[hogama]

Ohhhh.... I would have LOVED it! WTG! You scored!

[Sunraven]

great! So this means you sending me a wicked awesome xmas card huh

Can't make any promises, will have to wait and see what my mom leaves behind.

I swear she came over and just cleaned me out last night!

Then after hearing my story she says "hmm, this is some really nice stuff, maybe you can go again tomorrow?"

She's lucky I love her and hold her dear to my heart!

[Sunraven]

i was one of those crazy people with the baby there (had him in the baby bjorn once he got restless in the stroller) and boy was it difficult because everyone kept pushing against me even though i had a baby on me......frustrating (but i knew it would be like that)

BUT it was well worth the deals.

I was cringing for the poor mom's there and I'm not even a mom myself.

I'm not sure if it was always like that in the past, but first thing Thursday morning was insane.

[carlyincanada]

OMG!!!!!!!! Beautiful stuff!!!!!!!!!! so am I on your Xmas card list????

[Sunraven]

OMG!!!!!!!! Beautiful stuff!!!!!!!!!! so am I on your Xmas card list????

Well that depends, were you naughty or nice?

[Alee142010]

I avoid shopping crowds so I probably would have gotten there just before closing time if I had been there (but it probably wouldn't have gotten rid of the crowds very well) ... Great work!

[YOU AND ME]

Cute cards

[cmoody8107]

OMG!!!! Screw Crayola I wanna go to Halmark!!! Where was the sale?

[AndieH]

So, inspired by Sunraven I went out to Hallmark after work (epic journey! don't attempt by TTC if you can help it. Easily a mile from Fairview going there, but I took a bus from Vic Park and subwayed home. Much closer to get to bus stop on Vic Park from Hallmark, but a long trip on the bus to the subway.)

Still, i think it was worth it:

I got:
-6 Hallmark keepsake ornaments (2 x red glass Inspi(RED) hearts, the AIDS fundraiser charity, 2 x Vegas signs that play vegas sounds, and two others.) $1 each
-3 individual cards for specific upcoming occasions, including a Buffy card that plays the theme song when you open it. $1 each
-2 large rolls of Christmas paper, they say 50sq ft each. Those bins were marked $2, but she only charged me for one $2 item, so one was free?
-30 flat packages of gift wrap. (10 for a $1)
-8 packages of tissue (4 for $1)
-3 packages of Christmas cards, but one is in french! haha, should have looked closer. $1 each

I think that's it. $19 before tax, $21-something with all taxes.

here's a crappy cel phone pic of it all on the couch.

i got there shortly before 7pm, and while it was busy-ish, there was plenty of room, no real crowds.

oh, and thanks for the tip - i took a big over-the-shoulder paper shopping bag with handles and it was MUCH easier to shop with than a box!

[leep]

AMAZING deals!!! I wish I lived closer!!!

[Married2aTrini]

I went today and got some awesome deals. I overheard some women talking about being there yesterday - they claimed that some stuff was cheaper today then yesterday. *who knows* Need to plan a trip to toronto (drove 3 hours) around the time of hallmark sale again next year.

SUNRAVEN - I think the ribbon was 2/$1 -not 100% sure though- didn't buy any

[coley3]

Really beautiful stuff. Love it all. Especially the Barbie mermaid paper.

[Sunraven]

OMG!!!! Screw Crayola I wanna go to Halmark!!! Where was the sale?

They are open again tomorrow, it's the last day for the sale for this month though so I don't think the selection will be the greatest unfortunately.

If you really want to go I would recommend opening day in November.

-October 23 - 10am to 3pm
-November 18, 19, 20
-December 16, 17, 18

Thurs 10am-8pm
Fri noon to 8pm
Sat 10am-3pm

501 Consumers Road
North York, ON M2J 5E2
East Entrance of Building

[Sunraven]

I went today and got some awesome deals. I overheard some women talking about being there yesterday - they claimed that some stuff was cheaper today then yesterday. *who knows* Need to plan a trip to toronto (drove 3 hours) around the time of hallmark sale again next year.

SUNRAVEN - I think the ribbon was 2/$1 -not 100% sure though- didn't buy any

Good call on not getting the ribbon. I'm not a fan of them either.

My friend wanted them, that's how I ended up with them.

What did you buy? Was it worth the drive?