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Contact: Rod Jerred Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com Wl A )M -1SI )AY. O CTO BliK :« ). 2 ( X ) 2 · P a £( BUSINESS Best Buy opening a hit with bargain hunters By Melanie Cummings S P E C IA L T O THE B E A V E R At precisely 10 a.m. last Friday, the automatic double doors of Oakville's new Best Buy store slid open and due to all of the shoppers' feet pounding in succession, the doors did n't close for another 30 minutes. A line of consumers hungry to snap up a deal in the elec tronics store gathered hours before the grand opening. In one minute flat 100 televisions sold. The 27-inch sets were selling for a mere $200 as part of the grand opening by dropping 4 1 lbs. in ju s t 1 9 w e e k s . "T h e w e ig h tju s t seem ed to m e lt o ff. I d id n 't fe e l h u n g ry a t a lii* Now you can safely drop up to 7 lbs. a week and enjoy . . . celebrations. Shoppers who studied the store's layout printed in the 1.4 million flyers distributed throughout the Greater Toronto Area (the retailer opened six more stores the same day) quickly filled their trolleys with specially priced computer monitors, printers, cds and telephones, among other deals. They also faced another line up at the check out. Kashif Waheed calmly browsed through the 36,000 square foot store in north Oakville, in Winston Park Retail Centre, on Hwy 5 where it borders with Mississauga. He found a deal on a car audio system, to replace the one that recently blew up in his car. He left buying more than he expected. Best Buy's Director of Communications Lori DeCou said first day sales were "phenom e nal, way beyond our expecta tions." Shubha Bala is one of 150 peo ple hired at the Oakville store. The third-year University of T o r o n t o ? increased energy higher self esteem more confidence V improved vitality ^ higher sex drive Make the call for your M 338"6637 FREE CONSULTATION! 2 1 6 3 Sixth Line River Oaks Plaza HERBHL-^DnE The ONE that really works for you computer e ngi ne e r i ng student is based in the digital cam era section and knowl edgeably advises shoppers about the gadgets. "For me, digital photography is a hobby," said Bala. But she also received "extensive training" prior to her first day of work. The Best Buy store openings also featured celebrity guest appearances, including Marvel Comics' Spiderman in Oakville. The opening activities are culminating with a free ticketed concert featuring Canadian recording artists Our Lady Peace on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Air Canada Centre. These are the first Canadian stores to open Tom Broadhead and his girlfriend Belinda Gill arrived at 6:30 a.m. to wait in line for the opening of Oakville's Best Buy store. Chantal Ayotte · Oakville Beaver Four-year-old Michael Karrangus proudly shows off Spiderman's autograph on the back of his shirt. outside of the U.S. Best Buy is based in es adult volunteers with children who need Minneapolis. The company also operates one-on-one attention. Future Shop stores in Canada. Mentors meet once a week for one hour in In keeping with the company's good neigh the child's school simply to talk, play board bour philosophy, the Oakville store handed a games or any other fun activity chosen by the child. $10,000 cheque to the Big Brothers of Halton. For more information about the Big According to the non-profit agency's execu tive director Lena Bassford the money will be Brothers of Halton's mentoring program, call used for its mentoring program, which match 905-339-2355. Can a highway make you a better Parent? W h* if you had an extra 60 minutes everyday to be w ith your children? Would you read them w itty little books? Or just hang out? The choice is yours, if you travel on 407 ETR. We're a faster highway. So you save time. Time you can spend w ith your family. Instead o f stuck in traffic. Stressing and fretting and watching your blood pressure go through the roof. Who says other highways don't have a toll? Questions? Comments? Visit us online at: www.407etr.com. Or call us at: 1.888.407.0407. WT ____ 4 0 7 ETR J tm Express Toll Route k e e p i n g y o u ah ead o f th e curve.