Sweet Deals

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Looking for a good price on some high-end designer glasses? Rapp Optical sells off discontinued styles by top makers for as little as $60 a pair. Everything in the sale case is top quality, it’s just older stock, and nothing is marked down by less than a full 50 per cent. Right now they’ve got a good selection of frames by La Font, LA Eyeworks, IyeDC, Persol and Brendel. Some of the $60 frames started off priced at $300. Worth a look. 788 College. 416-537-6590.

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Trend savvy housewares retailer Urban Mode is giving up its primo — location-wise — warehouse, and before moving storage to new digs, they’re doing some serious clearance pricing. They’ve got everything from bath accessories, pens and watches up to tables, sofas and carpets, with prices for perfect and damaged goods going as low as $20. The sale starts today (November 8) and runs until everything is gone. 389 Queen West (right now the warehouse is behind the store). 416-591-8834.

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Canadian craft and art gallery Muskoka Moose is holding a huge pre-Christmas sale in CBC’s Barbara Frum Atrium today through Saturday (November 8-10). The sale of handcrafted goods features everything from soap (by Lynn Hanley) to furniture, with jewellery, ceramics, glass, fibre art and much more. 250 Front West. 416-920-7322.

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If you’re in the market for a deal on over-the-top designer sleepwear, it’s worth a trek to Last Call, the no-frills suburban strip mall outlet where Holt Renfrew dumps old stock when it doesn’t want to seriously undersell its more upscale stores. Recent finds include a bias-cut floor-length silk negligee going for about one-fifth of its original $250 price tag. 370 Steeles West. 905-886-7444.DH

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