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summer mules
Specchio Shoes is bringing in its fall stock soon and to make space is selling off all summer stock, with discounts of up to 60 per cent off what you’d have paid for the same high-end footwear a week ago. Now’s the time to buy. 1240 Bay, 416-961-7989, and others.
shoe shine
On a recent scouting mission to Winners (57 Spadina, 416-585-2052, and others), we spotted a particularly great selection of shoes — notably Ecco pumps and heels for an unbelievably comfortable $59.99 a pair.
fab fabrics
Mid- to high-end interior design fabric (as in drapery and upholstery, as opposed to frocks) discounter The Fabric Solution holds a massive, total-inventory sale in honour of the proprietor’s imminent retirement. Everything in the store is slashed by 50 per cent, a further reduction on the Solution’s regularly deep-discounted prices. What this translates to pricewise is top-quality upholstery fabrics that normally go for $80 a metre now priced at $20. Most of the yardages on the floor are priced significantly lower. So if the cat’s got your sofa or the neighbours are peering in, check it out. 953 Eglinton East. 416-429-5300.
reno removal
Elte Carpets is renovating all summer long, so most of the store’s stock is being discounted in order to make floor space. Area rugs, bathroom fixtures and furniture are marked down up to 50 per cent. 80 Ronald. 416-785-4774.
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