Gayle and I were in Quebec City last fall and in a new town, I like to wander. After taking a…read moreright off one of the main streets, I came upon Old Quebec City Hardware. This place is relatively small and is loaded with iron work for the home. That includes hooks, bells, mailboxes, pulls, handles, etc. It's actually like peeling back an onion as I returned a couple times during the trip and found other stuff that I didn't notice before. I ended up taking up a card holder (with an owl motif) and a key holder shaped like a turtle. What I really coveted was one of the cast iron mail boxes, which I'm still considering as a mail order option. The place is fun, funky, and practical. My kind of tourist destination. It was also interesting to listen to other customers discuss home improvements in French.

Christmas store year round?! Yes please! We visited the store on a Friday in May. It was busy but…read moreeasy to walk around. There are sooo many different decorations and even fun hot chocolate flavors. We got 6 different hot chocolates and a cute addition for our Christmas village. The cashier plugged in the village item to make sure it worked and we appreciate that. Upstairs they have a discounted items that are broken.

Wow, if you're into Christmas knick-knacks, this store will be heaven for you. I've never…read morepersonally seen a year round Christmas store (though Costco seems to be trying lol) and it was fun to putz around a little in here. It was pretty crowded and it's a popular tourist stop for sure. We ended up getting each of the grand-darlings a souvenir ornament from here, and actually in retrospect this place fits their family perfectly. It turns out their mom and pops have procrastinated taking down their tree so they're doing the year round thing too and are already ready for this year's Christmas! I'm glad their parents never read my reviews lol. BTW, the staffers here are all appropriately cheerful and friendly.