I was browsing through Centerpoint to find a Shawl for my sisters wedding. I came across Bijou…read moreAccessories and was so happy that I did. They had marvellous Faux Fur Shawls for a winter wedding. They had lots of colours (Grey, White and some others) and the price was just right. I purchased two for $67.21. The owners were very nice as well. Since I needed two shawls of the same colour, the owners let me purchase one of each colour that I was debating between. I then took them to the dress store to see which colour looked better with the dresses. They let me come back the next day to exchange the colour I didn't need for the other colour so I would have two of the same. The owners were so sweet and went above and beyond. I highly recommend this store. I also received tons of complements on the faux fur shawls. No one could believe that they were about $35.00 each. I highly recommend this store. They also sell tons of cute hats for both summer and winter. It's definitely worth a visit :)

I came in looking for the Raptors NBA Champs 2019 cap. Service was great, but unfortunately they…read morewere sold out in less than 1 hour of opening. I got to try a similar cap on for size which is unisex and adjustable, but it was too large for me. I was told to check their website or come back next week and see if they get more stock in. The sales rep was nice enough to take his own cap off for a picture ... lol The caps are selling for $46.99. Good luck finding one!

A lovey shop to visit for alterations and stylish, unique pieces…read more We visited today out of curiosity as we pass by this establishment plenty of times, and we were in for a pleasant surprise. Their store is lined with handmade hats, sweaters, gnomes, and beautifully designed glassware. The owner, Karin, is a wonderful lady who we enjoyed chatting with wholeheartedly. Though the store is still being organized, their current selection and availability great! This shop is amazing and I highly recommend those interested in alterations or beautiful handiwork to stop on by!

From the owner: Been in business since 1980, alterations and tailoring is bulk of our business - specializing in…read morebridal manufacturing, hat making.

This Foot Locker store opened roughly a year ago. It is where Go For Tea was for years…read more A couple of Saturdays ago, I was in downtown Markham to see a movie at Cineplex. I was early and felt the urge to check this store out. Eons ago, I went shopping with my parents for running shoes. I needed a pair for gym class in grade 7. We went to a Lady Foot Locker (I don't even know if they still exist) and got a pair of Puma sneakers that had Velcro straps instead of laces. I loved them so much. I wish I still had a pair. This store is spacious. It has sections for men, women, and kids. You can get everything from athletic apparel to Crocs. There was a sale going on, which was nice. I wasn't looking for anything to purchase. I like browsing and noticed a couple of details that made me think that Foot Locker isn't for me. When I got my Puma sneakers at Lady Foot Locker, my shoe size was a women's 10. It was a easier to find a pair of shoes. Let's discuss my looking at cool Converse sneakers for women. Foot Locker does not offer these cool women's sneakers in a women's 11, which I am now. I have to resort to dipping into the men's Converse section and getting a men's size 9. The colours and styles for men aren't as vast and pleasing as the women's. The other thing that seemed odd to me was no Toronto Maple Leafs merchandise. Why is that? The team was still in the playoffs when I had visited. I know that it's tough being a Leafs fan, but you should still offer Leafs t-shirts or something. This store supports the Raptors and Blue Jays. You can get an England soccer (football) jersey here. You can also purchase a New York Yankees jacket. Why omit hockey? Weird. If you are exhausted from exercising your credit card at either this store or anywhere downtown, you can sit outside on one of the coloured chairs and relax. It's where the Go For Tea patio used to be. This store is okay if you have smaller feet than I do and don't care about hockey. I'd come back to get a Blue Jays baseball shirt because it looks cool and I don't have one. Other than that, I probably won't drop by as often as it's not geared towards a hockey fan with big feet for a woman. (147)

A huge new Foot Locker store just opened today in Downtown Markham at the space formally occupied…read moreby Go for Tea. They have a huge selection of athletic wear and shoes. I really liked the fresh displays and overall look of the store. They will even have a pick up window for contactless pick up of ordered items.

My friend and I dropped off our shoes for store owner Vahid on a Wednesday. He had a customer at…read morethe time but was quick to assist us as soon as he was done. Our shoes include a range of men/women shoes: Gucci loafers, Ferragamo loafers, Hermès sandals, Louboutin loafers, YSL Chelsea boots, Alexander Wang ankle boots and some other pairs of shoes. Most shoes are damaged at the bottom where the wood panel, leather bottoms or heels are wore out. One pair is more severe as the leather is detached from the sole. Vahid has done a fantastic job to give new life to the pair by patching some leather and reattaching the leather to the soles without much trace at all. Vahid is professional as he not only quickly identified the problems with each pair, he is also helpful in advising us how the shoes can be repaired and offering options for us to choose. Some shoes require new fully protected bottoms whereas some can last with just protected heels. Vahid chooses the best color to match the original shoes' bottom so that the layer is unnoticeable from the side. Overall we are very happy with Vahid's professional work!

My old suede boots were very worn out and part of the sole of the boot came off. I looked up the…read morereviews of this place and took my boots there. They said the glue of the sole to the boot was really old and has expired and needs to be re-glued. I told them that they were given to me by my late mom and I am from out of town and I had to get them fixed. Normally it would take them a few days, but they were so kind that they expedited the repair and I was able to pick them up within a few hours. I am so impressed with Professional Shoe Repair. They are quick, and did an impeccable repair job. I highly recommend!

I was drawn in by the brightly coloured mechanical signage outside the store. Right now there's an…read morein-store experience where you can play a game on your mobile that involves finding presents that are hidden around the store. A really interesting way to get you in! Not sure if that actually led to any physical prices or discounts even. I like the collection of stuff they have at vans. You can definitely get a full outfit including clothing, shoes, and accessories (belts, bags, hats, etc). It's all pretty trendy stuff but it's definitely more geared towards the youth market. It's a pretty big store for what they have so it was easy step back and admire while browsing.

Lol Girl showed me…read more30$ hats and 1 min later the other employee showed me similar hats on clearance for 1/3 the cost... They ended up with a sale Good staff at promenade mall today everywhere i went...

So yeah, just how much do you like your Japanese toys, and how much do you really want to pay for…read moreit? And is it really Japanese that you are looking for? It'll depend on your upbringing. I grew up amongst the Sogo 崇光, Mitsukoshi (三越), Yaohan (八佰伴), AEON and Seibu (西武) and had access to some really quality Japanese toys of the Showa (昭和) period. Did I grew up in Japan? No, I grew up in Hong Kong, and all I really wanted back then was a decent diecast KMB bus, the one that ran outside my childhood home on Jordan Road. I might've looked at all the Tomicas and Gundams, but none of those things really captured my imagination. That's why my parents bought me Legos instead. Fast forward to today. See, when your $dayjob have you run IT operations for a mid-sized company, you need a hobby that would help you majorly de-stress. For me, that implies building model kits, Lego sets, or travel. Oh, even better if it helps you remember your Hong Kong roots. I might run my plarail train sets, but those are MTR Plarail sets exclusive to HK. It also helps to have a wife who are understanding of your stress shedding hobby (she also love Re-ments). On the way to Toronto we made a stop in Mitsuwa (the US successor to Yaohan) in New Jersey and picked up a few Re-ments and F-Toys trade models before heading north. Me and the missus were driving around Markham looking at the mostly mediocre Chinese malls out there (seriously, how many travel agencies, herbal shops, restaurants, cellphone stores and "Korean" clothing stores do you really need?) during the snowstorm 2 weeks ago, and we came across Langham square, which is this kinda-premium shopping mall complete with free indoor parking (my wife loved that) and a T&T Supermarket, which was in total contrast to the other malls like Splendid China Tower (totally misnamed), which didn't even bother to shovel their parking lot. Maybe the name references the large snow bank walling up their parking lot on Steeles Street East. So why are local Chinese owned malls so keen to crib names from their more famous Hong Kong equivalents? Langham square was named after Langham place, which is this kinda-stylish vertical shopping mall that was located in the heart of Kowloon (fun fact: it was built by Hong Kong's infamous Urban Renewal Authority in an attempt to kill off the nearby Portland street red light district and gentrify the area - totally didn't work). This one was slightly different in that the area features some rather nice premium condos nearby (so if you came from the transit-shopping-podium-condo tower indoor complexes of Hong Kong's upper middle class, man, is this home-like to you). The mall features some of the same we saw all over Markham, while other stuff just seem like it can only exist here at this mall. A tax attorney. An IT consultant. The Markham equivalent of BlueRibbon (pre-prepped meals aiming towards a Cantonese palate). A maid agency. A social club. This seems a little more tailored towards the Crazy Asian Rich. And then my wife pointed out an anime store - those are a dime a dozen, probably selling some fake Pokemon merch painted in garish colors straight from Shenzhen. "Babe, this one is carrying TinyHK merchandise". WAIT, WHAT? So there are only 1 other place that I am aware that would sell you TinyHK diecast cars and models. It belongs to a shop that sells Airsoft guns located on the 2nd floor of Pacific Mall's "Culture walk" (or as I call it, Stereotype Central). I already bought an F-Toys model from them, and I was a bit put off by the owner's non-existent customer service skills. "Hi, may I help you?" Whoa. Is that the TinyHK mushroom hawker center model? And the price isn't too overly ridiculous (Canadian dollars, taxes included). See, I order TinyHK merch directly from HK, but the shipping is fairly atrocious. This store will sell me Tomicas and TinyHK diecast vehicles for a few bucks. "Hey, here's our card. If you order more than 100 USD we'll ship it stateside for free". Score and paydirt. So yeah, the quick and the easy - its a small storefront that is part-time staffed, they carry Tomicas, Re-ments and are an authorized TinyHK retailer. They also sell some other figurines, plushies and toys straight from Japan (so you won't see the same BS as all the other anime stores in Markham). Decent selection, pricing isn't too bad, and if you are a Honkie nerd (like me) you'll pretty much know what you're looking at and how much you want to buy. Definitely a stopover if you collect TinyHK or want that piece of collective memory from Hong Kong in your home. Seriously, they should just call this place "Yaohan". Us old school Honkies will totally get that.

Lots of miniature cars, food, and other miscellaneous toys, purses, bags…read more Friendly staff! Wifi: Mall. Loyalty: No.