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SECOND-HAND

GOODS aren’t necessarily

cheap and shabby. In fact.

many consignment stores
won't accept anything but

icp quality and brand

names,

By Layne Christensen

| Community Reporter

For Gill Carter, owner of
The Secret Closet, a West
Vancouver consignment bou-

“tique. of contemporary chil-
* dren's clothing, quality is key.

“ft all has to be top brand
and something the child wore

: last year,” says Carter, who
. stocks the expensive Euro-
-pean labels Obserpa, Oilily

and Catimini, Deux par Deux
from Montreal -and the
Mousefeathers line of dresses
from San Francisco, among
others.
Even

; though Val

-LeMaitre, owner of Fair in
7 the Square, sees on average

100 new items a day come
into her West Van boutique,

SPRINGTIME

ippresstoz
Quality Ladies
Consignment

Fashions

Brand Name Samples

' Coming This May!

429 N. Dollarton Hwy.

Deep Cove 924-0350

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she, too, has her eye on qual-
ity.

“We only take quality und
it has to be current,” says
LeMaitre, who puts ail items,
which must be pre-cleaned
and pre-pressed, through a
strict screening process,

For LeMuitre. the focus is
om women's career and
leisure apparel, with labels
like Jax, Liz Claiborne,
Leone, Escada and Mondi
filling the store’s racks. One
may also find Ferragamo
shoes and Gucci Gags, all at
one-third the original price.

But clothes aren’t the only
bargains that can be hed sec-
ond-hand.

Steve Hoiles of Second
Wave on Lower Lonsdale has

Fashionable clothes from all corners of the
globe; experience the fun of shopping for
quality children’s fashions at
an affordable price.

THE SECRET CLOSET
GHILPREN’S CONSIGNMENT

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ond Wave, pictured with Jake McRae (right), the underlying
_ theme is “no junk.” The Lower Lonsdaie sporting goods consignment store does brisk business selling second-
~. hand mountain bikes and even keeps a “wish list” for custemers, notifying them when a particular bike comes in.

ty on Cor

Second-hand goods must be first-rate

found his niche selling sport-
ing goods on consignment.
Since it opened — in
December, the store has seen
a steady stream of mountain
bikes and surf-, snow- and

Sareea

BOUT!

184 Marine Crive
West Yoncouver
928-1830

EXCHA

Womens quality
consignment. clot

2461 Marine Drive
West Vancouver

Tues, - Gat ham - 5 pm

Friday, April 19, 1996 — North Shore News — 214

Boomers & Echoes
2 locations

NEW & CONSIGNMENT

Childrens Clothes

Childrens Wear
Newborn - 10 years Toys and Equipment
108 West 17th St. 116 West 15th St.

N.Van FR4E-G963 N.Van 9EB-21SF

Maternity

THE "NO HASSLE” WAY TO SELL

Bring in that sports equipment you don’t use anymore.
We'll sell it for you fast. Receive 2/3 on consignment or
sell outright. We handle these 2nd mere:

-heckey

-bikes -golf
-camping -rollerblades -fitness
-teanis —--softball -water/scuba

© Large, Convenient Locatinn ~ Parking, Open 7 days
© Huge Selection, Fast Turnovar -
® Biko Repair & Servicing, Vane's Lowest. Kates

Sports Juaxies
. @ rk 600 W. 6th Ave. se =

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

" 879-6000 Bike i

sail-boards pass through its
doors. Again, only top-quality
items are accepted: Norco
bikes, CCM skates, Body
Glove wet suits and Pearson
Arrow boards, for example.

NCEL

Established 168

ing

(upstairs)

922-6414

Accepting for
Consignment
Your Used, -
Outgrown
& Unwanted . &