Hatley Store though is a franchise with numerous stores in North America but still a fun place to…read morebrowse. They have playful and interesting generic kitchen wares, clothing and some local souvenir. Good thing is most of the items are decent quality. My travel mates ended up picking up something from here. They also have a website http://www.hatley.com/en_ca/ for ordering if you really regret not getting something?

Have to say, I wish they had one of these in Ottawa. I'd buy all baby gifts here…read more We walked in without anything in particular in mind, and I found it hard to decide what to buy because I wanted to one of everything for my neice. Store was clean, well organized, and the staff very friendly.

I am so glad I discovered this precious children's clothing store. They had an amazing sale last…read moreweek and I was able to get some precious clothes for my niece and nephew who is on the way. The salesperson was so helpful and kind. The clothing is fairly priced, especially when reduced! I loved all the little washcloths and hats to match the outfits. Really cute:)

CENTRALLY LOCATED DEPT STORE IN OLD QUEBEC…read more During our visit to Quebec City, we dropped by the Simons department store that is centrally located in Old Quebec on Cote de la Fabrique. It is near the Notre Dame Basilica de Quebec. Simons is a very small and quiet department store. Convenient for the tourist who forgot to pack something or now needs warmer clothing for the cold Quebec weather. We were surprised that Simons did not have a small giftware section where we might purchase a unique souvenir of our visit to Old Quebec that would not end up being a dusty tchotchke.

THE WORST!! I would leave a 0 if it was an option. I used the return shipping label that they…read moreprovided. After 2 months I realized they had never refunded my account the $440 owed to me. Customer Service told me if I could provide them with proof of shipping they would refund my money. I obtained everything required from the post office and they still would not refund my money. I opened a PayPal dispute, and Simons told me they would refund me immediately if I closed the dispute....I CLOSED THE DISPUTE AND THEY AGAIN REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY. I do not know how this company stays in business. They are completely unethical.