Quirky Shops Around The World

Your one-stop shop offers a modern-day feel at these four spots:

Sydney – Donna Hay General Store

The best thing about this shop is that the décor is within keeping with the Australian Martha Stewart’s famous minimalistic style. The crockery cones in soft, pastel colours, glass juicers, wooden cutting boards and tempting jars of chili jam and chutney than line the walls.

Visitors with a sweet tooth have a choice of baked melt-in-the-mouth chocolate brownies – mmm simply delicious!

Mr.Lee’s General Store and Haberdashery in Vancouver

Crammed from top to bottom with merchandise, this men’s store, which is stylishly decorated with antique cabinets simply overflows with carefully curated goods. Some of Mr. Lee’s offerings include stunning Filson bags and Stumptown Coffee generously served at Ace Hotels. Stop over at the Belmont Barbershop right next door, which also belongs to one of the owners, and pick up a couple of lovely items to make your shaving experience simply delicious.

Labour and Wait of London

This shop is situated on the city’s east end and is a fashionable and eccentric hardware store with a wonderful blend of practical items and fun things to buy. Here you will find ageless items for both the home and garden. Choose pie funnels, gardening tools, horsehair brushes, stunning plaid blankets or if you wish you can even find some exotic imported Portuguese toothpaste – the choices are  endless!

Fait ICI in Montreal

Discover exotic spices from the boreal forest and local organic ketchup in this boutique which can be found in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood. Quebec-made soaps and clever little toy trucks can all be found in this interesting and diverse store. The store has an old-school ambience combined with a general-store feel creating that warm and fuzzy vibey feeling making it a wonderful spot to savour a cuterie plate which consists of dried sausage from Baie-Saint-Paul plus the fabulously famous macaroni.

If it is shopping you love, discover these and other interesting little spots to share with your friends plus a little bit of gossip. Nothing quite beats a little bit of retail therapy in the company of friends.