Article #3: Christmas - A Special Deal For You
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Special Savings For You - Our Subscribers
It's Christmas.
So we thought we would do something special for all of our special customers, our newsletter subscribers.
Currently we are celebrating our 40th. birthday.
All of our furniture - well over 500 items - is on sale; as much as 40 per cent off.
But for you, and you only, we are taking off another five per cent.
It's our way of saying thank you for being a subscriber and a customer.
That's right, you can save as much as 45 per cent on all of our items - both the modern Scandinavian teak and rosewood furniture and the antique furniture.
Our offer is good until March 3 of next year - the end of our 40th. anniversary sale.
So come in and see us for that extra special discount.
All you have to do, is mention that you are a newsletter subscriber.
And let your friends know about this extra special deal.
Once the sign up for the Style newsletter, they also can enjoy savings of up to 45 per cent.
Now that's what we call a real deal.
So check out all of the items that are on sale and start saving.
The links are below.
A World Full Of Lights And Amazement
The holidays.
A time to reflect, a time to give, a time to receive.
Also a time to enjoy life.
Somehow during this festive season people seem to go out of their way to make the world around them exciting and indeed, festive.
So without further adieu, here is a world wind tour of some of the best holiday decorations we've ever seen.
Just click here and you will be taken to the site.
And by the way, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
King's Seafood Wonderful Dim Sum
If you're in the mood for great dim sum and great prices try King's Seafood Restaurant on Main Street and 33rd Avenue.
It is almost right beside us. It's hard to miss with its bright red and orange outside paint job.
For about $25 two of you can have a fabulous dim sum. They serve it all day. And be prepared to wait, especially on the weekends when there are major lineups.
Here is what $25 will get you.
Aromatic dark flecked black and bean spareribs. Deep fried calamari with lots and lots of garlic and jalapeno peppers.
Three little packets of sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves packed with tiny little bits of mushrooms.
Three big pieces of pork dumplings and a mixed medley of three seafood dumplings.
Jasmine tea is free (a lot of places now charge $2 a pot).
If you want more tea you simply do this: remove the lid from the teapot and put it on the side.
Ordering is easy. Your server brings you a list written in English and Chinese. You tick off what you want. The server picks up the list and shortly thereafter your orders start arriving.
Service is minimal. Visa or cash is accepted but there are no reservations.
Phone-604-876-3214.
Grete Jalk Her Designs, TV's, Stereo Systems
She once was called "the strong weaker sex."
That was back in the 1960s.
She was exhibiting one of her fine pieces of furniture at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Exhibition.
Her name?
Grete Jalk.
Today the 87-year old furniture designer and artist has one of her pieces (the picture of the chair is the one) in the permanent collection of one of the world's greatest museums, the Museum of Modern Art of New York.
One of her biggest strengths in her designs is that she fully pioneered the concept of making her furniture accessible to modern lifestyles.
An example, teak units capable of holding televisions and stereo systems.
We have provided a link to an article from the New York Times that talks about modern furniture and what it should be.
Needless to say Jalk is mentioned in it.
Quite a good read. It gives all the elements of what good modern furniture is all about.
A Free Newsletter - It's All About Vancouver
Our travels around the world have confirmed one thing.
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Funny, how we often forget about that.
But every time we go abroad and come back we are reminded of that fact.
We have great restaurants, great boutiques, great outdoor activities and a host of other wonderful things we can enjoy.
We have found that there is an easy way to keep on top of all of that.
It's a newsletter called the Savvy Insider. We have been subscribing to it since its inception about eight months ago.
It is full of solid useful information, about great restaurants and places to shop. Where you can do things on the weekend. What movies are worthwhile renting or watching when they first come out.
Every Thursday their full edition is called Savvy Deals, a great guide to all the wonderful bargains that can be had if you shop around.
And on Friday, it's Living Green, again solid information about how we all can make the world a more environmentally friendly place and useful and easy to use tip on how to become more of a Living Green person.
The newsletter is free, informative and fun to read.
Take a look for yourself.
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