BEST OF RICHMOND: Shopping & Services

Dannys Market was voted Best Corner Store in the Best of Richmond Readers Poll. Maryam Khataw poses with the legendary Screamers (think Slurpee meets soft-serve ice cream) that are a popular warm-weather treat for kids and adults alike.

image credit: Martin van den Hemel photo

Best way to get an audience

Richmond Olympic Oval brass have secured numerous sponsorship deals with big corporations to help keep costs down under the big white roof. Press conferences to announce such partnerships arent exactly barnburners. But bring a hockey player along, and voila, an audience! Trevor Linden attracted a crowd, so did Mason Raymond at an announcement involving a few dozen charities. Remarkably, the audience at baby-faced Raymonds event was mostly young women. Go figure.

Best real life reminder of the Humongous Bank ads

Remember those hilarious ads for Humongous Bank that Richmond Savings used to do? They went like this: Yknow, I hear people say big banks dont care. At Humungous, that just isnt true. Example: Customer wants a loan. Our policy is, dont say, No, we wont lend you money. Say, Yes, we wont lend you money. Same message, sounds nicer. Know what I mean?

The humourous ad campaign, where Richmond Savings poked fun at the big banks while claiming Were not a bank. Were better, was a huge hit until it retired in 1999, as the credit union began the path towards its merger into Coast Capital Savings.

We bring this up because there is, in all seriousness, a bank called Mega International Commerce Bank (Canada) on No. 3 Road.

Best place to check out how handy your handyman is

Looking to get a new deck? Using an unfamiliar contractor? The Better Business Bureau has reliability reports and ratings for most businesses in the Lower Mainland, even if they are not members. Not just contractors. Theres also auto dealers, repair shops, home improvement, you name it. You can search company reports here: http://www.bbb.org. Its worth a check ahead of time so you dont wind up with this type of situation: http://www.bbb.org/mbc/business-reviews/contractors-general/quality-first-contracting-in-richmond-bc-1249141.

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