3/4 of the magazines in the city…read more BTW, McNews, the main distributor for Western Canada has now moved to Edmonton, Alberta.

This store is tucked away literally under Melville Street, by the entrance/exit to the SkyTrain…read morestation. Yes, there are stores here. Parking here is available in the Royal Centre parking lot at some crazy ripoff price. They sell your usual bits. Gum, bus passes, and lottery tickets. The guy is friendly. The store is quite cramped though.

Yesterday my neighbour put paper from FedEx on my door with their "sorry, they missed me"…read more... 1) Your "Sorry" is not accepted. You never arranged wiith me about the day and time you will come, so, why do you expect me to be at home? 2) No idea why my neighbour is involved and what is his role in our with you business. 3) At your paper i was asked to come to your office after 1pm next day. Extremally not comfortable time for me, and again i was never asked if i can come this day and time. I have made a time and came to your office to pick up my pursel, despite of it has broken half of my day ectremally important plans. When i came -- pursel is not there! and i am asked to come again on weekends! I am sorry, i am working on weekends and i can not ask my boss about days off every day because of your disresponsibility. More then that, i was asked why no one at my home, at the time when the pursel was attempted to dliver like is your daughter not at home or anyone else? " No my daughter is not at home, first of all because of i do not have a daughter, secondfully if i have, she is not obligated to sit at home and wait for you unlimited amount of days and times without arrangement with her about that. You did not reach anyone to arrange, so, why did you come? My time is expensive, and moreover nervous system what was stressed by you. I have waisted 4 hours of my time, doing what you want and all day stressed. I did not work and did not earn money because of you asked me to come to your ffice , i did not receive my pursel because of you did not have it and i did not have rest because of got stressed by your disresponsible actions. Who is going to pay me for that? You have to pay for your disresponsibility, 1 hour of my work costs $110, i waisted 4 hours + all day stress. Who is going to return me my health after all? And this is not the end, I still did not receive my pursel. I would tolerate if 2 years old child would expect me or "my daughter" (whom i even don't have!) to be unlimited amount of days and times at home waiting for your delivery without any idea when it is going to happen, but such way of thinking from adult people is can not be tolerated.

I needed to mail a sympathy card to an old friend in the U.S. who lost her husband recently. It…read morewas important that the card be delivered without a problem such as insufficient postage. So I wanted an actual human to approve the amount of postage I had placed on the envelope. I walked into Yaletown Express for this purpose. There was one person working at the Canada Post counter. She was looking down and seemed busy dealing with some papers on the counter. So I politely waited at the head of the queue. After a moment, she looked up at me and said "Yes?". Her face was expressionless, appearing just a bit annoyed. Her voice was flat. I walked up to the counter and asked if she could confirm that the amount was correct for a letter to the U.S. She looked at it for a moment and set it down without a word. I may have sensed a slight nod of her head, as if to indicate it was OK. Without looking up at me, she said "Anything else?". I said, "No, thank you very much" with a smile. I made a point of looking right at her, in the hope she would somehow acknowledge me as a person. She just kept looking down with the same glum expression and didn't utter a word. I walked out of the store thinking to myself, there's someone who must hate her job so much that she can't even show minimal pleasantness toward a customer. I literally felt as if I had irritated her simply by entering the store. This person should not be dealing with the public, and certainly shouldn't be representing Canada Post. Let me add that I've used this outlet many times before, and have mostly received pleasant service.

This shop is really really really cool. It is a great place to buy someone a gift. Everything here…read moreis like Japanese themed. They have a lot of stuff good for a home. This place is definitely expensive, would not recommend if you're broke, I'm not though. But yea I bought a soap shaped as a fish. I thought this was the coolest thing ever, I've never seen that before. Yea I paid $50 CAD for a soap. Yea that's absolutely ridiculous and yes you can call me stupid BUT at least it's cool though, amirite. Also, it smells good. But yea it's a gift, however I think I need to come back here and buy one for me. I think this is one of the coolest shops in gastown, this isn't a place you're going to read a review for and go, you just kinda walk into it like I did. Also, this place has really good books, I ended up buying the same book I saw here on amazon for half the price. But hey, at least I bought that fish soap.

Old Faithful is one of those shops that is merchandised so well where if you remove something off…read moreof a shelf someone else could tell exactly what you moved. I have been to the Old Faithful shop many times and it hasn't disappointed. It is very true to their theme of artisan, home-made or well-crafted-and-the-woodsy-bent items, which speaks to a particular customer. Some may love this shop and others may find it expensive and too specific to integrate into their personal style. I appreciate the care in the selection of the goods and the kindness of the employees. The first time I was in the shop (being overwhelmed by the visuals) I just bought several journals. When I got home, I realized that I wanted more and ordered them by phone because they don't use their website for special orders. They were very nice and when the package arrived, it was beautiful. Brown paper package, tied up with string... no kidding. This time I bought a huge wool blanket that I thought I could fit in my luggage (I couldn't) and it made a perfect gift. The thing about the blanket purchase was how much banter I had the the employees while I was purchasing it. While we were talking, THEY referenced that I had bought the journals the previous year. What memory. Their attention to detail gets me every time. I will always go back to Old Faithful when I am in Vancouver... whether or not I can fit what I buy into my luggage.

I actually like this magazine. I am old school and actually read my news.It is not as extensive as…read morereading a full paper or on-line, however, I like the idea of getting the semi-important stuff in 5 minutes. I don't have all the time in the world. I will be honest in saying that I do read the Hollywood gossip first before the real news. I like picking up my paper by those nice people that hand it to me in the morning. It makes me feel good when they say good morning. This review is similar to the one I wrote about 24 Hours Vancouver 'cause I feel the same way about either or paper, no favorites. I do find that the on-line content is more extensive with this paper vs. the later.

John and his wife provide a much needed service to the Kerrisdale neighbourhood in proving a full…read moreservice magazine and newspaper shop together with lottery and some snacks...seven days a week!! I cannot recall a day that they have not been open. They are totally dedicated to their many long term customers. It's wonderful to have such a commitment to the community.

Terrible service. Kranky. Impolite. Can't put it all down to language. He fawns over his older…read moreregular customers. If you don't see the minimum $6 for card use sign and try to use debit you will get yelled at.

Coca-cola Vanilla is supposed to be hard to find. 10 minutes…read morewalk, from where I live, I found Fleet Street Convenience Store. I'd read an article that listed places Vanilla Coke could be found. In the comments, rather than in the article itself, someone mentioned this place. I thought I'd check, as I pass by often enough. Sure enough, the store was exactly where the directions placed it (375 Water Street, down a short flight of stairs, past the Sushi place on your right and at the end of a short hall). Considering how small the store is, it's got a great selection of things. On one shelf of his Coca-cola fridge, there is a front-back line of Coca-cola Vanilla cans. Jackpot. The comment that mentioned it is currently 3 months old, so I'm guessing the cans are in steady supply. The store keeper is a very pleasant man and didn't mind chatting (I found a way to overcome the chip problems I've been having with my debit card and he seemed impressed). This little place is a gem and I would spend a couple of minutes, to go out of my way to Fleet Street Convenience Store, rather than go to a stereotypical Abattoir-like corner store. No stunning(-ly bad) prices, here!

$1 for bottled water (tax-in) in the middle of a tourist town. good guy that store owner :-)read more

MacLeod's Books is a used book store that has been around forever (50 years according to an article…read morea couple of years ago). The store is crammed with piles of books and it looks like a disorganized mess. I've always wondered how they have survived, but there are always people in the store whenever I have gone in, so business must be steady. I first started reading Stephen King over 30 years ago, and have been reading his books on and off for the last three decades. I have recently gotten back into regularly reading his books, and I have decided to read the books I had never read before (for example, I recently finished reading 'Salem's Lot and The Shining), as well as re-read the books I have read, some of which I have only read once, 25 to 30 years ago (such as The Green Mile and his collection, Different Seasons). One of the first few Stephen King books I read 30 years ago was The Bachman Books. For those of you who don't know, early on in his career, Stephen King published five novels under the pseudonym Richard Bachman: Rage (1977), The Long walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), The Running Man (1982), and Thinner (1984). After it was discovered that Richard Bachman was Stephen King, the first four novels were published as a collection in 1985 known as "The Bachman Books". Rage is about a high school shooting, and King has asked that it no longer be published. Therefore The Bachman Books has become a collector's item, and King fans are always on the lookout for a copy in a used bookstore. In November 2024, I came very close to getting a copy. There is a local bookstore that sells used and new books, and I went to their website to see what Stephen King books they had in stock. I was surprised to discover that they had a copy of The Bachman Books on sale for $11! I ordered it, but ten minutes later the store called saying that unfortunately they had just sold the book that morning, after having had it in stock for several years. So close. For months, every so often, I would pop into MacLeod's Books when I was passing by, hoping to find that elusive copy of The Bachman Books. Despite never finding it (but one can hope!), MacLeod's has one of the best Stephen King collections. Their stock is always changing from one week to the next, so even if I had just been in the previous week, it was worth stopping in again. Sometimes there wasn't anything I was interested in, and sometimes I would walk out with a book or two. I've purchased several Stephen King books from MacLeod's over the past few months. A couple of weeks ago, I was running errands after work and was debating whether or not to stop in, as I would have to go a few blocks out of my way and I had been in about a week and a half prior. But I thought to myself, "What if this is the day they finally have it, and I decide not to go?" After carefully examining the Stephen King stock to be sure I didn't miss anything, I looked at the small pile of assorted books near the Stephen King section, and under several books I spied a familiar red spine. I HAD FOUND IT! I picked up the book and the store owner came up to me and said, "Hold on, I haven't priced these yet, I am in the process of putting out this new stock." I said, "I really really want this...." And he said, "It's a collector's item." Concerned, I responded, "I know... I'll pay you... $50..." He said, "Hmmm.... well, it IS a collector's item.... I'll sell it to you for... $15." Yes, only $15! I couldn't believe it! The store owner knew how valuable this book was and knew I was willing to pay $50, but he only charged me $15 (as opposed to $5 to $10 that he normally charges for pocket books). I finally have a copy of The Bachman Books! [Yelp collections: Libraries and Bookstores]

After having spoken to manager/owner of the store about what books they might like - I was in the…read moreprocess of downsizing - I carefully culled my books for them, brought them to a very busy intersection downtown Vancouver, where he met me with a trolley and boxes. He quickly went through my boxes of books, taking what he wanted, which was most of them, and paid me then and there. Pretty easy. When I told my son, who now lives in Britain, he said, 'well, they are the best secondhand store in the Vancouver area. I've been there many times.' My husband told me that when he was hunting for books on "The Raj' a few years ago, he was led right to them in the store. So all round, a winner, I'd say.