Comments on: Honest Education, pt.2

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:56:39 +0000

As you may have noticed by some of the comments, Laura, Honest Ed's hasn't really change a whole heck of a lot. So you could stay away for a few more years without really missing anything :) But your brother should *definitely* go — bargains are just the first reason for visiting.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:10:20 +0000

I haven't been to Honest Eds since I was too young to remember it. You're tempting me to have a look. My brother moved down to Toronto for the winter I wonder if he has been there, he loves a bargain.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:35:33 +0000

Haha! Well, I dunno much about the Technicolor Dream Coat, BadGal, but it sounds right up Ed's alley. Glitz and schmaltz all over. And no, I didn't see the postcard rack. Guess I have something to do this weekend — thanks! ;)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:32:15 +0000

That's what I love about it too, Kato. I bet if you dig deep enough you'll find products from a decade ago. The place is a living museum.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:31:23 +0000

That's terrible, Stanya. I've had problems with my cell phone provider too … exactly the same thing by the sounds of it. In fact, my bill was turned over to collections a full week before it was sent to me (everything paid in full, I should add). On two separate occasions. I'm not sure if it's necessarily money or clerical mess-ups. But collection agencies, they're a beast of a different feather :)

By: Kato

Kato — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:00:24 +0000

I really and truly love that place. I need to go and pay it a visit now.

Thank you for all the pics. It really seems like NOTHING ever changes there! I love that!

By: stanya

stanya — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:19:44 +0000

Well Honest Ed was many years ago our store too, right after we emigrated from our old country and had no money.

It was realy cheap to shop there and it helped us to start our lives in Canada. Haven't been there for years. But right now we are experiencing another "Cheap" company and "cordialy recommending". It is Bell Canada. We were their customers for decades. Never ever missed the payments. In last two years we signed a contract with them alowing us use features like internet,TV,visual call waiting, redial,directory and all this usual crap. We were using it one year, when another company came in picture with much better offer and so we switched to them, braking the contract with Bell. The Bell's people were upset and said that we have to pay penalty for that and so we agreed to pay four $45.-payments. 3 payments were paid in time and forth was 3 days later because we were on vacation but as soon as we came home the payment was done and we voluntarly added $ 2.-for another penalty for late payment as we know how accurate the company is. Two days after we got phone call from Collection agency urging us to pay to Bell $45.- or we'll be in trouble. The Bell company for sure has the guts. But we understand $45.- is big money and 3 days delay is realy great, for sure company barely could survive without those money, right? Isn't that comforting to be surounded with such a nice people who so strongly care about money?

By: RE - Entrepod

RE - Entrepod — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:39:01 +0000

Eds always offers a treasure at a good price. didn't they bring Daniel and the Technicolor Dream Coat starring That Osmond Brother a while ago ? that sold out the whole year. they seem like the real first family of Toronto Kitsch. btw did you check out the souvernir section with the postcard rack of antique postcards ? really neat.