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July 11, 2013

Pop-ups: Deal of the Week, a Trunk Show & yet more deals!

Pop-up Shop Deal of the Week

This week’s deal comes from fun, fashionable (and extremely affordable) E-Closet:

Take 20% off in-store! Natasha is even including previously reduced sale merchandise, so you definitely should check this out. Bamboo bottoms (shorts, leggings) not included in the deal.

E-closet | 1801 Danforth Avenue
Monday-Saturday 11-6 | Sunday 12-5

Fall Fashion Preview & More deals

Mark your calendars: Krystle Lee pop-up boutique will be hosting a trunk show with Toronto designer Tess Barbieri on July 20, from noon to 6 pm.

Lucky Danforth Easterners will get an exclusive preview of Tess’ new collection of Canadian-made, eco-friendly fashions, plus the designer will be on hand for a meet and greet. There’ll be tons of excellent deals to be had, so be sure to save the date.

Tess Barbieri Trunk Show flyer July 2013

Over at Cheap Thrills, just in time for the opening of local pools, Jonathan and Eyob have a special on water wings. They also have a few designer (Coach, Fossil) handbags and watches still in stock, but they’re going fast so stop by soon.

And finally, a contest alert! E-Closet is giving away all the ingredients for a great summer date: a new outfit (value up to $80) and 2 tickets to the movies. All you have to do is enter here before August 15.

Speaking of FREE stuff, have you got your Pop-up Passport signed by the stores yet? No purchase necessary! The prize packs include:

scalp massages courtesy of Manzer Hair Studio
$50 shopping spree at Cheap Thrills
a six pack of cupcakes from Yummy Stuff
shoes from In This Closet
coffee from Circus Coffee House
sandwiches from Danforth Sandwich
scones from Cake Town Cafe
discounts at E-Closet
goodies from Silly Goose Kids and Better Bulk
cookie cutters from Madame Gateaux

All this FREE stuff just for going into stores you shop at anyway! You can pick up a passport at the Thursday East Lynn market or in any of the stores mentioned above. We’ve got 5 prize packs, so your chances of winning all this sweet swag are mighty good. Winners being drawn from the completed passports on July 31.

DECA’s latest round of pop-up shops will be open for up to 6 months on the Danforth. Get all the SHOP DETAILS here. Please support our community’s efforts to revitalize our commercial strip by taking some time to visit and support these exciting pop-up enterprises.

July 4, 2013

Pop-up Shop Deal of the Week

This week’s deal comes from the always fun Cheap Thrills:

All Ladies & Girls Aeropostale Jeans: Buy One for $8.99 – Get a Second Pair FREE when you mention this post!
Good through Sunday, July 7.

Cheap Thrills | 1811 Danforth Avenue
Monday-Friday 11-7 | Saturday 10-6 | Sunday 12-5

We sell all kinds of new samples and seconds name brand items for the whole family. New items arriving weekly, so check in regularly for bargains!

June 27, 2013

Pop-ups: Deal of the Week & new hours

Pop-up Shop Deal of the Week

This week’s deal comes from the aptly named Yummy Stuff:

Buy 5 cookies and get the 6th free! Valid from Thursday, June 27-Sunday, June 30.

And if you love Yummy’s cookies as much as we do, you can vote for them in NOW Magazine’s Best of Toronto 2013. Vote here for Best Cookie and here for Best Cupcake. Woo hoo!

Yummy Stuff | 1938 Danforth Avenue
Tuesday-Friday 11-7 | Saturday 9-6

And while you’re voting, don’t forget the other Danforth East gems up for awards: vote here for Better Bulk (Best Bulk Food), vote here for Wag on the Danforth (Best Pet Store), vote here for Red Rocket (Best Latte), vote here for Sauce (Best Bar). Congrats to everyone on their nominations!

New Hours and Canada Day closings

Fashionistas take note: after sussing out the needs of their customers, Krystle Lee and In This Closet have updated their store hours.

Krystle Lee’s new hours:

Monday: closed
Tuesday-Friday: 11-7
Saturday: 12-6
Sunday: private appointments between 12-5

In This Closet’s new hours:

Monday: closed

Tuesday-Thursday: 11-8

Friday: 11-9

Saturday: 12-8

Sunday: 12-5

E-Closet‘s Natasha will be heading to L.A. to stock up on new fashions for the shop (score for us!), so she’ll be closed on holiday Monday and will re-open Thursday, July 4.

June 20, 2013

Pop-ups: Deals, Pics and a Prom Princess

Introducing: Pop-up Shop Deal of the Week!

Starting this Thursday, June 20, we’ll be posting a fantastic new deal from one of our five new pop-up shops every week. Each week we’ll feature a different shop and a different deal, so be sure to check the blog, our Facebook page or our Twitter feed every Thursday.

The inaugural Pop-up Shop Deal of the Week is from Natasha at E-Closet:

Get 20% OFF our Accessories! Starts Friday, June 21st & ends Thursday, June 27th. (Regular priced items only. Not valid with other offers.)

E-closet | 1801 Danforth Avenue
Monday-Saturday 11-6 | Sunday 12-5

Pop-up Prom Princess

Tina Novotny shares this great story about one of our pop-ups, In This Closet, doing good in the ‘hood:

Colleen McDonald and Christina Di Stasio just opened their pop-up shop fashion boutique, In This Closet: Thrift for Her, at 1765 Danforth Avenue in mid-June, and already they’ve found a wonderful way to give back to the community.

Co-owner Christina Di Stasio approached a neighbour who is a guidance counsellor at Notre Dame High School, an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Toronto founded by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, and asked whether there was a student who wouldn’t be able to buy a stand-out formal dress to wear to her prom.

“My neighbour was really excited and took our proposal to the head of guidance, who found our prom princess for us, Ramorna Antoine,” said Di Stasio. “Ramorna will come to the store for a final fitting of her dress at 11:00 on Thursday (the 20^th) and a terrific stylist, Bernadette Lewis, is volunteering her time to do hair and make-up.”

“We had such a warm welcome to the neighbourhood and are so thrilled to be part of this great opportunity with the pop-up shops, we wanted to share our good fortune with others,” said McDonald. “Connecting with an area high school and being able to make a dream come true just seemed the perfect way for our store to pay it forward.”

Way to pay it forward, In This Closet!

Launch Fun

Finally, a big thanks to everyone who came out last weekend to shop and celebrate the opening of the new pop-up shops. Yummy Stuff’s cupcakes went like, well, faster than hotcakes, the various bands’ music added a great vibe, Dominic and Stephen led a crowd of 20 through the history of the ‘hood and pop-up shops, and artists Chris and Tak made the sidewalks a little more colourful for the day.

Special thanks to local lighting and audio experts Show Pro for providing our music equipment, and to the Danforth Mosaic BIA for lending out theirs too.

Here are a few pics for those who missed the fun.

June13LaunchChalkArtTak — Artist Tak making the sidewalk outside Yummy Stuff as colourful as the new store.

Dominic and Stephen discuss Danforth East's history on their walking tour. — Dominic and Stephen discuss Danforth East’s history on the walking tour.

Kevin & Bruce of popular band God Made ME Funky entertain shoppers.

Shoppers finding bargains at Cheap Thrills.

June 14, 2013

Danforth East struts its stuff this weekend

Pop-ups, Pets, and Pappas – Danforth East has it all this weekend.

Pop-Up Launch Weekend! (in case you hadn’t heard)

In case you need one more reason to come out and support our amazing pop-ups, our friend and neighbour Catherine Porter wrote about the summer pop-ups in today’s Toronto Star. If you missed it, here is her column.

If you need more details about our launch weekend and the pop ups, check out the DECA website by clicking here.

Wag’s Adopt-a-thon

Our friends at Wag continue to be awesome. Adopt at cat there on Saturday, June 15 from 10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. If you don’t want a cat, why not go there anyway and buy something for a furry friend in your life?

Father’s Day Ideas

Odds are, you are a dad, have a dad, are married to a dad, or in some way shape or form need of a gift for Father’s Day on Sunday.

Go for a walk. Our neighbourhood has so many little shops and stores, and some of them may surprise you. By way of example, here are a few Father’s Day gift idea pics posted by some local shops, and who posted them might surprise you…

Silly Goose Kids (2054 Danforth Ave.) posted this:

And LEN (698 Coxwell Ave. – a former DECA pop-up shop!) posted this:

Happy Shopping! Happy Father’s Day! Happy Pop-Up Launching! Have a great weekend!

June 13, 2013

Pop-ups Launch Weekend! (this Saturday & Sunday!)

Our FIVE fantastic new pop-up shops kick off this weekend, June 15 & 16, 2013, with a boatload of fun activities.

Be sure to join us this Saturday and Sunday for:

HISTORICAL WALKS (Saturday & Sunday) led by Danforth East’s own Stephen Wickens and Dominic Farrell. Meet up at Wise Guys (2301 Danforth) at 10 am with your walking shoes. We’ve posted some cool archival pics here for you to preview (Check out the rickety wooden Danforth bridge. Yikes.) Bonus: walkers will be treated a little something special courtesy of the good folks at LEN.
LIVE MUSIC (SAT.): Yummy Stuff (1938 Danforth) hosts the sweet sounds of the Discovery Through the Arts, Generation Ensembles (12-2pm) and then Kevin Brathwaite (5-6pm) brings the funk. Rocking out over at Cheap Thrills (1811 Danforth) will be The Note Poachers (2-3pm) and The Sleepovers (4-6pm).
FREE TREATS all weekend at the pop-ups courtesy of Yummy Stuff

And don’t forget to start filling out your Pop-ups Passport to win some seriously great swag. Scalp massages, Americanos, scones, gift certificates, cookie cutters, sandwiches–just to name a few goodies in the prize packs. Pick your passport up at the East Lynn Farmers’ Market, at the pop-up shops or print one off here.

The Summer Pop-up Shops:

Krystle Lee | 1517 Danforth Avenue
Monday – Friday 11 – 7 | Saturday 12-6 | Sunday 12 – 5

PERSONAL SHOPPER * STYLIST * PRIVATE SALES * WARDROBE – Krystle Lee’s designer pop-ups offer a curated selection of new and gently used high end clothing & accessories. Krystle has been a personal shopper and image consultant for 6 years and has accumulated a roster of career centric female clients. Lee assists women with finding stunning stand out pieces that compliment and enhance ones individual style.

In This Closet | 1765 Danforth Avenue
Tuesday-Sunday 11-8

In This Closet offers the best of thrift pricing with a boutique experience for quality and unique fashions for women sizes 0-20. Modern and classic quality clothing to take you from the office to a night on the town and everywhere in between…

E-closet | 1801 Danforth Avenue
Monday-Saturday 11-6 | Sunday 12-5

Our mission is to deliver top quality trendy fashion at affordable prices, for women of all shapes and sizes. Now both online and in person!

Cheap Thrills | 1811 Danforth Avenue
Monday-Friday 11-7 | Saturday 10-6 | Sunday 12-5

We sell all kinds of new samples and seconds name brand items for the whole family. New items arriving weekly, so check in regularly for bargains!

Yummy Stuff | 1938 Danforth Avenue
Tuesday-Friday 11-7 | Saturday 9-6

Yummy Stuff is a bakery specializing in all things yummy; cupcakes, pies, tarts, cookies, squares and custom cakes. Voted best red velvet cupcakes in the city!