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* Classic Greetings' Unique Gift Baskets review *****
What makes a successful business really succeed? Well, number one on my list would have to be great word-of-mouth.

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* Epicureal.com, Qualifirst and Far-Met *****
Hard to find gourmet food item? Good news: Now you can shop online for those heretofore hard-to-find specialty food items! [More]

Chocolate Cottage *
Hari Esmail is the sweetest guy! And by that, we mean his Chocolate Cottage offers sweet chocolates, sweet beverages and. . .sweet deals. [More]

Dream Designs celebrates 20 years *
Creative Savvy and Passion for Healthy Living translate into Success for Vancouver Entrepreneur [More]

Dream Designs: Natural and Organic Bedding for BABY *
The hippest Girlfriends to the Mom-To-Be are going to be shopping  for their Spring Showers on-line at www.dreamdesigns.ca [More]

For your Valentine's (ahem) Honey *
Lots of sweet (and even risqué) gift ideas [More]

Geneviève Lemarchand's hand-moulded chocolates *****
We previously spotlighted Geneviève Lemarchand's new Christmas truffle: à la Fleur de Sel de Guérande -- and now there are new additions for Valentine's Day. [More]

Honey Romantic Gifts ****
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we've discovered this Vancouver store with gifts for the sophisticated lover. [More]

Hook, 'LINE' and Sinker for Cambie businesses *
Sue Heyes, local merchant: "It's obvious that we were misled. We were always told it was to be a bored-tunnel and clearly that's not true. . . When I call it 'The Perfect Storm for retail,' I'm not exaggerating." [More]

Martha and Sears tie the knot *
Stewart moves past legal problems in United States, break with Zellers [More]

Mum's Creations **** 1/2
Handcrafted gifts for entertaining such as olive picks, wine glass charms, olive spoons, cake-testers, hors d'oeuvres picks and many other customized -- and original -- items. [More]

Tearoom T *
Discover the Way of T and find peace in a teacup. [More]

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Elegant Entertaining Special Valentine Packages *
Some great last-minute Valentine's ideas! [More]

Inkslick.com *****
Greeting cards and other coolly created products are created by a talented Vancouver design duo. [More]

Shopping the World: Stuff you just can't buy at home *
Another detailed consumer product review from your friends at evalu8.org... [More]

Silvia Dotto Pottery show schedule, Fall 2004 *
New show schedule for Fall, 2004, Vancouver, BC locations. [More]

Too much Chanukah Gelt? *
A great source for Chanukah gifts... [More]