Straight to the Heart

We celebrate all occasions, so we prepared over 20 different kinds of killer cute plush that no one can resist for this Valentine's Day. Are they better than a box of chocolate, long stem roses or a piece of jewelry? We would think so, although we do offer wide selection of jewelries at Frugo as well. At least our past experience shows that, whether things go as planned or not, a plush will always be cherished by the girls, and it is never too heavy for any relationship. When you don't really know what the other person thinks of you, the last thing you want to do is to scare them away by presenting something with a strong message. A plush will always get straight to a girl's heart with just the right touch.

Planning a wedding

While some of us are battling the winter blues, some are dreaming about their summer already, especially for the brides and grooms to be. FRUGO is gearing up the wedding favors inventory and selection. For planning a great wedding, FRUGO can help. We offer bulk discount to well-designed and well-priced items.

Super Special 40% off Ski Clothings

In order to encourage wider recognition of the private label ERUITOR sports wear, the manufacturer is giving out special discount of 40% on all its ski related apparels. For a limited time only, a $130 Ski Jacket can be had for $78. There is no better time to hit the slope and the store to enjoy the winter season.

The Colder the Better Jan sale

January normally is a challenging month both physically and retail wide. With the recent global cold snap, the weather's impact is even more paramount. it is hard to pick up the spirit and leave a warm and cozy home when it's -15C outside. Unless, of course, it is so worthwhile that you just cannot ignore. We are introducing the world's first ever (we think) 'THE COLDER THE BETTER' sale. If the lowest temperature of the day falls below -10, we will give a discount equates to that temperature. However, to simplify things and avoid dispute, we will have discount based on intervals:

-10C to -15C, 15% off
-16C to -20C, 20% off
-21C and below, 30% off

And we will use the temperature reported in the Weather Network in Toronto as our reference. From now on, you can be happier when it is cold outside. The colder the better.

*Promotion on regular priced items only. Does not apply to items already discounted. Promotion can be cancelled without further notice.

Boxing for Boxing Week

With the end of Christmas comes the final exciting shopping period of the year, the Boxing Day. Asides from the special 50% off promotion on certain gift items, FRUGO is taking 30% off on all regular priced items, and 40% off on all Christmas items. Take advantage of great items such as Buffalo watches, Roots watches, Eruitor Ski Jackets, evening jewelry sets, evening bags and so on.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to every FRUGO customer and friend! It is hard to believe that we have come to the 360th day of the year now. After the Christmas break, and short break it is, we will open again on the 26th to start our Boxing Week sale, another happy and competitive period for the sport of shopping. There will be discount at both FRUGO locations, and deep discount for Christmas related items. On behalf of the FRUGO staff we want to wish everyone a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season. Here's our wish to you, referenced from a very old book:
"Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God."

Too hot to handle. No more.

While investigating the kind of knife sets and skillet sets to carry in FRUGO I came across a discussion chain in CHOW.COM. The subject is about the benefit and down side of cast iron skillets. Since it attracted 130 responses, I thought that I would check out what the fuss was about. There were some really good pointers from veteran food lovers on the type of pans and knives to be used for the different occasion, but a couple of comments unrelated to any of that stood out to me:

“….As for hot, I have a silicone handle cover I switch back and forth between the two skillets. It stays there while in use, it’s easy to grip, and it doesn’t slip if I’m moving the pan from stovetop to oven, for instance.”

“… And as for pouring, I do strongly recommend one of the silicone handle covers. Just make sure you get one that fits your skillet. Some cast iron pans have wider handles than a saucepan and the skinny handle covers that are easiest to find won't fit. As I said, the handle cover gives me a good grip. I may sometimes hold the side of the pan with a regular potholder while pouring, but usually I just grip the handle with two hands and it works just fine. I do burn myself like crazy all the time, but on oven racks, not on my cast iron skillets.”

I never realize that the silicone handle covers could be so useful and helpful to the chefs and chef-at-large. FRUGO now carries Trudeau’s skillet handle cover which will fit both the narrow and the wide handles.

Trudeau Silicone Skillet Handle Cover: $6.99