“Mr. Abramsky said, ‘no, no, no, you were one of the first customers in, I have to give you a gift.’” Bessie Nikolopoulos, Kingston, ON

“I lived in the apartment above Country Landing, and the store owner was a bit of a grump.” Andrea Greyerbiehl, Collingwood, ON

“All I know is that I remember going into the store a couple times after he slipped and fell and I’d see all the get well cards on the wall.” – Barb Stansbury, NL

“I went in and said, ‘Mr. Phillips, I need a lace.’ He said, ‘Oh, Cliffy boy, you need two!’” – Cliff Prophet, Beaverton, ON

“If you can’t find ’em, dig ’em!” – Michael Dombowsky, Moose Jaw, SK