My sweetie introduced me to the joys of dollar stores. Oh, sure, I used to pop into the one at Metrotown occasionally, because I discovered that I could get food items cheaper than in a "normal" grocery store, but she was the one who taught me to go through every aisle, because you never know what you're going to find.
In particular, I have learned to check dollar stores (not just souvenir stores) when I'm travelling, because if you're going to be getting dollar store quality (which is about all you're going to find in most souvenir stores unless you go for the really high-end items), I figure you might as well pay dollar store prices.
So, since we were at Lougheed Town Centre running errands anyway, we decided to pop in and see what was to be seen.
The name of this store struck me as somewhat odd. Having an iAnything name tends to suggest that they sell Apple products, or at least accessories for them, but at the same time, the link between Apple products and party supplies is kind of tenuous. It's just your basic average dollar store: there were some cheap cases for cell phones and USB cables (but not so much of that stuff that the iPrefix seemed justified), and there were party supplies (but no more of that than most dollar stores offer).
Still, there were some fun finds in the souvenir section, including some luggage tags that have drawn compliments, and my sweetie was thrilled to find postcards for a lot less than the souvenir stores charge. (Well, after she got over being mad at having paid more for the ones she had already bought.) read more