For the past five years, Valley East residents have enjoyed the best prices available on everything from hardware to giftware at The Hanmer Bargain Outlet, owned and operated by Sammi and Joan Sheikh. Conveniently situated in the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre, The Hanmer Bargain Outlet is one of those stores that everyone loves to visit. The store is filled with thousands of household items which have been purchased from companies and manufacturers at bargain basement prices obtained through arrangements such as close-outs , production over-runs, warehouse overstocking, etc. As a result of Sammi and Joan’s hard work over the years, they have established such good relationships with major manufacturers that the companies are now calling them with special offers and deals. It doesn’t take long for customers to see that these deals translate into amazingly low prices at The Hanmer Bargain Outlet. “Our pricing is as low as or lower than you will find anywhere else,” Joan commented. “We’ve used our own personal experience to purchase stock which will appeal to people of all ages. We carry products which we ourselves would want to be able to buy in a store.”

Indeed, visitors quickly realize that The Hanmer Bargain Outlet is not just for “dollar” or “low-priced” items. In fact, it is not surprising to see a lot of high-end merchandise such as electric guitars, amplifiers and other electronic equipment ranging in price from $50 to $1000. Sammi and Joan shop around for “bargains” of all kinds. They don’t look for cheap things, they look for quality products at bargain prices.

“It takes about 20 minutes to really see everything in the store,” explained Joan. “People usually comment on finding many items that they could have used around the house at various times. Things like mini-tool sets, flashlights, decks of cards, accessories for telephones and cable televisions - you name it. Very few people leave the store empty-handed since there is bound to be at least one item that you have been in search of for months!

“We never know what kind of special deals companies will offer us,” explained Joan. “For that reason, our regular customers drop in from time to time just to see what we have that is new. There’s always something new in the store, because Sammi and I are constantly looking for the bargains. We try to be in the right place at the right time.”

With the Christmas season fast approaching, everyone should do themselves a favour and visit The Hanmer Bargain Outlet as soon as possible. Who knows...you may just find the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy for person on your shopping list. And isn’t it a good feeling to know that you will find it at a bargain basement price, right here in the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre?