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Paes 66, April 18, 1979. North Shore News

FROM PAGE 65

miles of amateur artists’
_-work (lots of trash). Here
again, duty free if over $25 in
value. Get a bill. Yard

_ but superior quality.

Visit Petticoat Lane and
see the greatest collection of
junk the country has to
offer. You may get some
good. buys. Watch your
purses and wallets! Off-the-
rack clothes for men are
usually proportioned all
wrong for Canadians—short
in the legs, narrow in the
shoulders and wide in the
waists. Shoes for women
stop at size 8 and the “lasts”
are shorter than ours.

~ Bon’t waste your time if
you've got big feet. That rule
applies anywhere in Europe.

-. SCOTLAND:

. If you get a chance to visit

a woollen, mill, you'll get
some bargains, especially in
plaids.

AUSTRIA, GERMANY,
SWITZERLAND AND THE
REST -OF NORTHERN
EUROPE:

Suit yourself. Everything
costs a fortune. If you fancy’
cuckoo clocks and other
watches and _ timepieces,
you'll pay just about the
same or more than at home.

I couldn't believe the
prices! Cameras and other
stuff—know what the local
Canadian prices are and then
buy cautiously. You may get
lucky but the saddest tourist .
is the one who- buys
something and then sees it at
home for half the: price!
Your best bet is to buy
souvenirs that you can't

. possibly get at home such as

pottery or gold charms.

SPAIN:

Lladro figurines: They're
half of what you'd pay in
Canada. Local weaving:
bedspreads, ponchos,
pillows and wall hangings are
lovely and never wear out.
Very colorful, but the big
things weigh so much that

“priced

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Suits and jackets are
expensive, but beautiful,
especially if you have time to
get them made-to-measure.
Gloves are a_ fantastic
bargain. Purses are ex-
pensive, but made to last.

Look for the local artisans”

market for carvings and

~ ‘paintings. There is lovely

pottery but don’t ask me to

- Carry your bags!

ITALY:

They do some marvellous
‘things with furniture and
accessories. Especially
modern-type glass tables and
electrical fixtures such as
hanging lights. Clothing is
“outta sight” and
shoes are too—if you're feet

_are small enough to get.

fitted. Excellent value in
kids shoes, if the kids are
there to try on. The fancy
inlaid leather can be bought
for a reasonable price if you

avoid plushy shops. Table

lighters and ashtrays in onyx
are quite nice, and the
lighters WORK. | :

“Capo de Monte” figurines
are much cheaper here—if
you like them (check out
Birks price list before you
go). Don't shop in Murano
for Venetian glass unless you
have more money than
brains—small shops,
_ although full of all sorts of
junk, will probably yield
some lovely pieces when you
look carefully.

NORTH AFRICA
(MOROCCO, ALGIERS,
TUNISIA)

Look for bargains—and
bargaining! Never pay the
price asked or you'll spoil
the shopkeeper’s day.
Caftans, leather goods
(although some of the
leather is cured in camel
urine and smells like sin),
hammered metal goods such
as plates and pots. A lot of
the stuff is shoddy and they
have no morals’ when it
comes to ripping-off the
tourist. If you want to be
encumbered with something
almost impossible to carry
home, Tunisian bird-cages
made of white filigree make
beautiful plant-hangers.
Fairly cheap. Although I
would have loved a pair of

you'll hate yourself when - them, my good sense made

you have to pack them.
Leather goods!

DOES IT ALL!

TRANSFER CASES
AUTOMATIC TRANS
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GENERAL MECHANICAL

OUR 21st YEAR

me pass. The rest of the stuff
I saw in Tunisia was the pits.

PORTUGAL:
Think of gloves’ and
embroidered tablecloths,

napkins and blouses. I

- bought a very ‘nice: set of

tablewear for.less than $20 in
Lisbon. You couldn't buy the
material, alone, in Canada
for twice the price.

Tiny figurines, especially
nice for Christmas are
levely—and fairly cheap.

They do some nice things.

with metal but be careful of

.the quality—some of the

stuff is lead-based and the
covering comes off right
away.

One thing I forgot to
mention—when in Venice,
look for some hand em-
broidery. It’s usually done by
the nuns. in local convents
and the set of table linen I
bought for under $50 has

survived many washings.

The hand-done lace. is
exquisite, if you.
enough money to subsidize
the entire economy of Italy.
If you must, be satisfied with
handkerchiefs—which look
and feel very elegant in an
evening bag. (Beat Kleenex
all to hell!)

The trouble with shopping
in Europe is that you either
cart the stuff home or have it
shipped and spend weeks
rubbing your hands in
despair. We bought two
tables in Sorrento, made of
beautiful hand-inlaid wood.
They made them “to-order”
in a unique shade of green
ash. Our Chargex card was
accepted with great aplomb.
Needless to say, we sweated
blood until they were
delivered (and we paid some
crazy amount of duty!) But,
come’ they did! Beautifully
packed—as a matter of fact,
the cases were so well-done
that the man in the Air
Canada warehouse Offered
to uncrate them for free if he
could have the crates. He
got them! The tables
couldn't be replaced for any
money!

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