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SCARBOROUGH (416) 261-6409 3462 Kingston Road fat Markham Road, OAKVILLE (905) 845-5093 134 Lakeshore Road West least of Dorva, Hours: Mon, Thea, Wed, Fri - 9 to 5 TI TORONTO I416) 337 Danforth Avenue Hours: Mon to Fr SCARBOROUGH INCREDIBLE HOLIDAY VAIUES FROM AMHERST HOME HEALTH CARE EXCEL90 DIGITAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE MONITOR Amherst helps you and yours get the health care products at m sp 10 I PREGNANI All) NEED HELP? BIRTHRIGHT Hoj'l'l2filu, MERAY of OAKVILLE Free Confidential Service OAKVILLE: 825-1216 MILTON: 875-1245 Mon. - Thurs. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri. 11 am. -2p.m. HOTLINE 8 a. m. -Midnight 1-tilC055i3ulSOO leCARE LEISURE BED GLUCOMETER ELITE Special Edition BIODEGRADABLE SLIMLINE DISPOSABLE UNDERPAN TS f; Pru-t $8999 Pr-u. $8888 778- 7784 'West of Chester) 300 SOUTH SERVICE RD. W. OAKVILLE 845-6623 ou and yours get the most out of life with then: quality products at m special savings for the holidays! Show Mom & Dad You Care' X-lO PERSONAL ASSISTANCE CONSOLE WITH VOICE DIALER $1299 10t06 supplies uyisiidit In! of Dot-val} L - - ... ‘i - 9 to 5 Thursdays - 9 It Amherst', Pris TWIN HYDRAULIC SCALE Shhhh" PILLOW $8888 t s159 =.7.CriCi-rrrt---t HOLIDAY SAVINGS COUPON V SAVE 1113/0 " l ALL WNW PRODUCTS I EXCLUSIVELY AT AMHERST t Exclude Discreet Incontinence Protection for Woméri TRIMSHIELD PADS Slimline Dugout": and trimsnielu PM: Saturdays $ 1099 $4995 '199 $1888 Blolpm We Owners John and Sheila Dixon had a different vision in mind when they decided to open their discount book shop. They wanted something bright, cheerful and easily accessible. In short, they wanted the look and convenience of a regular bookstore with the prices of a discount store. The Dixons found the model for their book shop while travel- ling in the U. S. Both avid read- ers, they had wandered into a bookstore in Columbus. Ohio after spotting an advertisement. and were delighted by what they found. In minutes they had snatched up several books at a bargain basement price. The Dixons decided to bring the con- cept home with them. found. 1 snatched bargain Dixons d cept homt John r. Anyone accustomed to haunt- ing through used book stores would probably expect to find the usual jumble of musty and dusty volumes arranged in a somewhat haphazard fashion. But this is clearly a departure from that tra- dition. ‘ ou could be forgiven for Ythinking you'd stumbled into the wrong shop when you first pay a visit to Second Editions Discount Books on Reynolds St. Used books have never looked as good By NANCY ALEXANDER Special to the Beaver Everything old is new again at Second Editions "f? USI5lESS Is a retire THE OAKVILLE BEAVER anker my: thy coffee as they browse. A speci "Then one thing led d, anoiie; and here we are." customers can treat themselves to and admits he had been wonder- ing what to do with this retire- ment years when the bookstore idea presented itself."0nce we saw this store in the States, the seed sort of germinated." he says. Second Editions has the kind of spacious design that brings a library to mind. Categories of books are clearly marked, and John Dixon of Second Editions Discount Books KVILLE BEAVER I "i iitjf,1 ti',",')),,, (tiii/ji/eller-tL-tJ-u- In addition to carrying some 20,000 volumes, the store also offers a selection of calendars, jigsaw puzzles and tapes. All of the books are in very good condition, and Dixon admits they will not accept any musty volumes because the odor passes itself on to other books. Thus far. children's section has also been set up, complete with picnic table and benches where younger cus- tomers can sit and make their selections. ommunity response has been old books get a new life Second Editions is located at 312 Lakeshore Rd. E. , Unit l, (just south of the Lakeshore on Reynolds St.) Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 to 6, Thursday and Friday from 10 to 8, and Sunday from 12 to 4. encouraging, and books are com- ing and going at a brisk pace. Unlike many used book stores, Second Editions gives cash-not credit-Mor books.The customer is given ten percent of the cover price. Dec 15 1993