never heard of Sally Ann either. Is Value Village sort of like Building 19 that I referred to previously?
--- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From an obituary for writer Madeleine L'Engle - > > "The novel weaved together aspects of theology and quantum physics..." > > No, it's not the theology or quantum physics I'm objecting to, but the > "weaved". It's supposed to be WOVE. I like the internal tense changes, > dammit. And they are disappearing... > > P.S. to Ellen. Been busy for a while, so didn't get back to you about Value > Village. They are in existence on the west coast, anyway, so not just > Canadian (but are right across Canada). They are the Walmart, or Target, of > second-hand stores - a slick chain. They put some of our grungy thrift > shops out of business and got the others to spiff up (Sally Ann still seems > to be doing well). It's chain-store, mass-production (or induction) of 2nd > hand goods, in big bright department stores. I suspect very little goes to > the deserving, but they are irresistable... (I love going into a place and > saying to myself, I can buy anything in the joint. Not many stores I feel > like that. Being an inveterate 2nd-hand person, regular retail prices make > me swoon.) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enter to win a night a VIP night out at TIFF > http://redcarpet.sympatico.msn.ca/ >
