Bought a journal, manga, light novel, and a novel yesterday. I was charged GST 5% "AND" HST 13%,
which is a fault as GST 5% and PST 8% are added together or "harmonized" to create 5% + 8% = HST 13% (Harmonized sales tax).
I was charged an unjust extra 5% to my total.
Almost perfect experience aside from the following employees at every corner of an isle, is far from being helpful and in turn rather distracting.
Employees not wearing masks and wearing masks, brings a much needed sense of belonging and acceptance, to a current time that's apparent on dividing, and correcting.
A wonderful environment that shows the smallest things do matter.
To the right of store Starbucks is open concept, as there are no doors to enter, from inside,
(Entrance and exit doors located in the middle and to the right)
and the scent of caffeine and sweets passing specifically into the magazine and baby section is genius.
The smell of caffeine can have a placebo effect on people, enough to be alert and responsive.
Thus a magazine section full of trends, in the now, and relevant times, would aid in cramming a 20 page mag, or even a 300 page mag.
And families with a baby probably need the added boost of energy a cafe brings, to spend another exhausting thought of what to buy for them.
Really homey environment that seems to still have their original sign since the late 90s.
As 1995 was when the first Chapters book store was built, before they were bought by Indigo (with financial help from Onex Corporation) in 2001, which was their largest competitor at the time. Chapters and Indigo merged to be the largest book retailer in Canada.
It's nice that they operate with a Chapters banner, bringing a sense of nostalgia to those who were present at the times it was built.
3/5
Only 2 downsides,
the annoying "helicopter" sibling's watching your every move like you're stealing for some employees, and
the extra 5% they stole from my total purchase. read more