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Over 70 downtown businesses honouring seniors
Seniors' Day
Date Posted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
The last Tuesday of every month is Seniors' Day in downtown Guelph.
Over 70 businesses downtown will honour seniors in this new once-a-month promotion by offering them discounts from prix-fixe meals to tax breaks, fashion deals to free coffee & cake.
Mark your calendars and make a downtown Guelph your shopping destination for added value, the last Tuesday of every month!
How old is a senior? For the purspose of this promotion, seniors are generally considered to be 60+ years of age, however it is at each business' discretion.
Look for posters at participating businesses or for more information, contact info@downtownguelph.com or (519)836-6144.
Participating businesses include:
Dining/Speciality Foods
Blue Ribbon Specialty Foods ~ Coffee or tea with a muffin or scone for $1.75
Capistrano Caffé Bar ~ Any coffee, any size for $1.00
The Cornerstone ~ 10% off food (excludes liquor and specials)
Dutch Toko ~ Free package of Almond Fingers with minimum purchase of $10, limit 1 per customer.
Flour Barrel ~ Draws for in-store gift certificates
Molly Bloom's Irish Pub ~ $4.99 Guinness battered haddock and chips
Ouderkirk & Taylor ~ 10% off regular price
Planet Bean ~ Regular size coffee with muffin or cookie for $2.50
Spice 11 ~ 15% off food
West End Bakery ~ 10% off
Wimpy's Diner ~ 15% off food (excludes liquor and daily & early bird specials)
Wok's Taste Chinese Restaurant ~ Lunch Special
Health Care
Norfolk Pharmacy & Surgical Supplies ~ 10% off regular priced merchandise, excluding prescriptions & codeine
Pharma Plus Drug Mart ~ 20% off regular priced merchandise, excluding prescriptions & codeine (Must be 65+ years of age)
Pharma Save ~ 10% off regular priced merchandise, excluding prescriptions & codeine
Hair & Beauty
Acqua Salon ~ 10% off
Le Petite Spa ~ 10% off
Fashion
Bag It ~ No GST or PST
Budds ~ No GST or PST. A draw for a $50 gift card.
Coriander ~ 10% off regular price
If.. Footwear Boutique ~ 10% off regular priced merchandise
Incarnate Streetwear & Accessories ~ 15% off regular price
Knar Jewellery ~ Free jewellery cleaning & inspection (as always), 10% off jewellery repairs & appraisals.
La Bottega ~ 10% off regular price
La Crème ~ 10% off regular price
Meow! ~ 15% off regular price
Millennium Clothing ~ 10% off regular price
Nat Mirotta's Mens Clothier ~ 10% off
Sole Earth Apparel ~ 10% off
Peggy's ~ 10% off regular price
Vicanie's Fine Lingerie ~ 10% off regular price
Wild Rose Consignment Clothing ~ 10% off regular price
Wyndham Lane Shoe Fashions ~ No GST or PST on regular priced merchandise
Zimochod Jewellers ~ No GST or PST
Financial
Desjardins Credit Union ~ new each month
H&R Block ~ 10% off Regular Tax Returns
Liberty Tax ~ 20% off Regular Tax Preparation (does not apply to instant refunds)
RBC Financial Group ~ Free refreshments & cookies, and a chance to win 1 of 5 prize draws
TD Canada Trust ~ Free coffee & dessert
Florists
Craine's Coach House Florist ~ 15% off
Robinson's Flowers ~ 20% off all in-store flowers
Sweet Violets ~ No GST or PST
Speciality Retail
The Bookshelf ~10% off all books
Champion's Choice ~ 10% off
City Pawnbrokers/Try City Music ~ No tax on selected merchandise
Creative Edge ~10% off (excludes custom orders)
Duncan McPhee & The Loft ~ 20% off regular price.
Goldfinger ~ 10% off regular price
Harmony Crafts Global Arts Clothing & Jewellery ~ 10% off regular price
Kama Design ~ 15-20% off regular price
New Age Health Food Store ~ 10% off supplements only
New Look Home Décor ~ 15% off regular price
Nothing Useless ~ 10% off regular price
On the Verge ~ 10% off regular price
Sara Ness Interiors ~ 10% off regular price
Second Look ~ No GST or PST
Shakti ~ 10% off regular price
Surroundings ~ 10% off regular price
Wyndham Art Supplies ~10% off regular price
Wyndham Exchange Guelph's Hock Shop ~ No GST or PST on all jewellery. Free sizing on all rings.
Sporting Goods
Brauns... Is Bicycles ~ 10% off regular price
Dino's Athletic Direct ~ 20% off regular price
Soccer Fanatic ~ 15% off regular price
Speed River Bicycle ~ 10% off regular price (excludes bicycles)
Variety Stores
Home Essentials ~ 10% off regular price
Park Mall Convenience ~ 10% off excluding stamps, lottery tickets and tobacco products.
Entertainment
River Run Centre ~ 10% off tickets purchased for RRC presentations only
Non-Profit Organizations
Volunteer Centre of Guelph & Wellington ~ Free coffee and resources
Government
City of Guelph Parking ~ Up to $1.00 off at the Baker Street Lot & West Parkade, every Tuesday.
