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Curry's Artists's Materials
Curry's, along with DeSerres, is Toronto's largest chain of art supply stores. There are locations splattered throughout the downtown core including the one pictured here near OCAD, on Yonge Street north of College, and on Queen West near Portland.
Each store is a little different. This one on Dundas is totally jammed with stuff - so much so your sort of need to put on your best impression as a contortionist to wind your way through it all. Selection wise, there's all the basic stuff an art student or hobbyist needs including a good selection of acrylic, oil and watercolours, rolled and primed canvas and stationery. Prices tend to be a bit more expensive then most other art supply stores in the city.
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A lot of interesting painters shop there...I get in on some truly interesting conversations there.
From my experience shopping around for supplies, curry's seems to have the best prices on paint.
Sure, they don't sell many brands of dirt-cheep student grade crap, but the brands they do carry are usually cheaper than those same brands in other stores.
Customer service is just terrible! I'm talking about the Mississauga location. Simply rude, uneducated, slackers that don't know anything about about the products they sell. Don't even ask about advice - they will read you the manual from the product's box (I can do it myself!).
In economy like today can they really afford to loose any clients because of this very poor customer service?
Certainly seems so.
In general, Curry's has reasonable prices and helpful staff. I've shopped at a couple here in TO.
After asking the associate what their exchange policy was, I was promtly told that I should have read the signs at the door and that I should not have looked around the store before I tried to do my exchange. Reason being was that I likely just took the item off the shelf to scam them. She followed by asying " Its not cool'.
I understand the need for security, but its simply not sensible to assume that all customers will notice every sign thats been posted. I found her need to redicule and lecture me while at the same time accusing me of theft to be absolutley un-acceptable. All this after I had already bought over $60 worth of items. I would urge everyone to take the extra few steps and go to Abovegroud Art Supplies instead. Its around the block and they have better prices.