I have discovered... The South!

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+27 11 839-1972/3/4
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81 Planet Avenue; Crown Extension 7; Crown Mines.
           

If I’m VERY honest (which I am, sometimes to my own detriment), I very rarely travel too far from from home because I break into a sweat if I can’t see Sandton City on the horizon. But all that has changed since a friend of mine dragged me kicking and screaming south of the highway to explore some hidden gems. (FYI – I stopped screaming when she fed me cupcakes.)

One of my favourite finds of the day was Macs Wholesalers in Crown Mines – in fact, if you listen closely as you walk in the doors, I SWEAR you can hear the angels singing. True story.

This little corner of heaven (although it’s a slightly dustier version of heaven) stocks everything your little shopaholic heart can imagine. With row upon rowsof novels, children’s books and recipe books priced at gobsmackingly low prices, you won’t leave the first four aisles for a good hour. (For an idea of price, I found books by Kathy Reichs for R35 each and James Patterson novels for R50 each!)

There is the most gorgeous selection of Teddy Bears (again at such low prices), as well as an enormous selection of gift bags, tissue paper, gift boxes, ribbons, and gift wrap on offer. This is also a good place to source items for baby showers, kitchen teas and weddings, as well as award ceremonies and general birthday shopping!

To give you an idea of price, I got all this for under R700 – 100 metres of black and white striped wrapping paper (R170), an assortment of gorgeous large and small gift bags (priced between R3.50 and R8 each), loads of co-ordinating tissue paper (R6 for 10 sheets), a set of medium gift boxes (R30 for 4), two activity books and three story books for Kayla (about R30 each), a recipe book on how to make ice-cream for Stephen (R80), and 8 different rolls of thick ribbon (R10 - R25 each). 

Needless to say, I am set up for the entire year and will definitely be back for another “fix” soon. Well worth a visit, although you can also shop online!



by Shelli NT


by Shelli

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6 March 2012 at 12:56 pm
Heidi This seems like an awesome find - will have to try and visit soon :-)
 

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