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The $30 rack outside F/X undersells the amazing storewide sale inside. Most summer merchandise is 70 per cent off, and everything by ace designer Betsey Johnson is priced under $100, with some as low as $20. 515 Queen West. 416-504-0888.
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Hoax Couture has some serious sale prices on its high-end mens- and womenswear. Tailored pants for guys are half-price or better (one example, $125 down from $295), with men’s shirts and assorted womenswear 50 per cent off. 114 Cumberland. 416-929-4629.
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Local loungewear line Modrobes is selling off samples at its Queen West retail location, and the deals are delirious. Sample shorts are going for $15, sample pants start at $20, and shirts are in the $15 to $40 range. The last of this year’s summer stock is also discounted — tons of pants priced at $22.50 and T-shirts for $19.99. 329 Queen West. 416-340-1222.
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SpyLab’s red tag sale knocks 20 to 50 per cent off gear by Luscious, Kitchen Orange, Triple 5 Soul and more. 247 Queen West. 416-599-4779.
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Tower Records is pulling out of Canada, and right now the 40-per-cent-off sale at the 2 Queen West T.O. flagship location looks pretty good. Rumour has it that it’s about to get even better, when unsold inventory from other outlets — some 35,000 discs — will be consolidated at Queen and Yonge, probably this week. Doors close October 7. 416-593-2500.
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