Your Local High Street

One thing that Brianne and I have discovered that we miss about Canada is the ability to know exactly where to shop for most things. Consumer awareness, we are finding, has an element of cultural upbringing to it. Back home in Canada one can say to oneself "Oh, they probably have that at The Bay (or Zellers or Home Basics or Sears) . . ." and 95% of the time one would be right. Here in London we're a bit up creek in some shopping ventures. We just don't know, as locals might, where to get that elusive item. The department store is part of the culture here, to be sure, but the North American idea of the Big Box store hasn't really taken hold. Imagine: a world without Canadian Tire! AAAAGGGHH!!!