Products for Your Health & Wealth

There is a movement among “middle class” consumers that is changing the way people think about shopping. Consumers are starting to realize the annual and lifetime costs of the products they use can greatly restrict or greatly improve the capacity to reach their savings goals. For example, why spend $20 every two months for a plastic product that needs continuous replacement when you could spend $30 for an all-metal model that can last a decade? The trap is imagining you are saving money by spending $10 less in that moment. You convince yourself you are doing the right thing because your choice represents over 30% savings in price. The painful truth is the annual cost of your product selection is $120, and the 10-year cost is $1200 (not including inflation). Looking back you can see how you wasted your money when that $30 model would still be serving you today at a 10-year cost of just $30.

This is the principal behind our sales philosophy and product selection. Our shaving creams, shaving soaps and after-shaves are so good for your skin you may no longer require additional products to counter the damage done by canned lather. They are concentrated. You add the water when you are ready to use them. You can save money every year just by getting off the can and into a tub of our wonderful glide products. Purchase our economical creams and soaps to save money, or select from our high-end offerings and treat yourself to luxury at about the same cost as canned lather. Our quality grooming instruments can serve you for a lifetime.

Our shampoo bars are another great example of concentrated goodness that promotes savings. One bar can replace several bottles. These natural products avoid the chemicals commonly found in bottled shampoo that are suspected to cause baldness in addition to requiring conditioners and other products to restore your hair’s natural oils that the product had stripped away. You may also find you need to spend less on coloring when using a shampoo bar, and your dry scalp or oily hair may also have a chance to correct themselves. Just like with shaving cream your body may respond to the stripping away of oils by switching into oil production overdrive leaving your skin and/or hair oily. Chemicals doing damage. Other chemicals attempting to restore damage. It’s a never-ending cycle of product selection to correct the mistakes of chemically laden products. We offer not just an escape from the chemical nightmare but also an escape to a life of luxury without costing you anything extra.

Let us give you a taste of how you can improve your quality of life and your chances at reaching your savings goals. The experience of selecting, purchasing and using our products is a course that will develop an appreciation of quality items and their power to save you money. Be mindful of marketing genius and protect your family’s health and wealth with informed purchasing decisions. Keep the first paragraph of this article in mind when you make a purchase. When you have to choose between two products and one is substantially better you need to say to yourself, “It’s ten dollars now or a thousand dollars later”.

20% Gift Card Bonus!

Bridgeburg Gentleman's Shoppe Prepaid Gift Cards are reload-able. Protection and benefits with registration.
Bridgeburg Gentleman’s Shoppe Prepaid Gift Cards are reload-able.

Every now and then we reach out via social networks to bring you an Exclusive Offer (affectionately abbreviated as ‘XO’ in our sales log). Our reload-able gift cards are a great gift idea and also a great way to save for an upcoming purchase as an alternative to our layaway option.

We love to offer special pricing and other events as exclusives but we’re never happy about leaving anyone out. Complete your online checkout with our gift card in your shopping cart today and we will top up your gift card with an additional 10% of the value you choose to load. No additional purchase required. Online payment not required. You can complete your purchase by pickup and payment in store or delivery and payment at your door. Free delivery within GFE. We are chip & PIN enabled for mobile debit and credit card processing. Add our gift card to your shopping cart via the Gift Certificate page then proceed to Checkout.

Our products can already save you up to 65% over department store alternatives. Today you can achieve even greater savings!

Teamwork is what teamwork does!

Dscn0168-croppedI would like to offer special thanks to the people who never seem to pass up an opportunity to do something wonderful for others. It is this spirit that inspires and calls others to emulation. Action with a purpose has been the mandate here in Bridgeburg, and cooperation has been key to success. For many of us youth sports had played a great part in our development as team players and leaders. It is to youth and the community of volunteers that supports and encourages them that this post is devoted (with all my heart).

When I approached Nick and Julie Brady at Regional Limousine to ask for a discount to help me treat the players to a surprise limo ride for their final game of the regular season they promptly offered to provide the service at no cost. One of their employees also volunteered his time to drive the limousine (thank you, Dave!). Again, when I went to source a light confection as a treat for the players Tanya Huggins at Bella Cakes Cafe & Bakery offered her delicious cake pops at no cost and even colored them to match our jerseys.

I like to think the Moms & Dads and especially the players recognize that working together can achieve great things anytime in life no matter the endeavor! We all hope the players got the message they are special and necessary in their unique roles on the team and are all worthy of recognition for the inspiring independent and team growth that we had the privilege to witness this season. First-time coaches Mark and Pam Beattie were also inspired by this energetic group of young ladies and as I understand it are committed to continuing to volunteer their time as coaches for the Fort Erie Minor Ball Association.

Opportunity for youth sponsorship has been a blessing and it was our joy to try to give the girls a lasting memory. Our fellow business operators who we approached for assistance were swift with their generosity and came through in flying colors! A baker’s dozen of smiling faces stepped out of a limousine onto the playing field to put their team into action! We hope the excitement lasts a lifetime.

We Have a New Look!

Every day we take another step toward our Grand Opening with Fate Salon & Spa! The excitement continues to build and everyone is hard at work. Today we are pleased to announce a new look for our online catalog. We hope you like it!

NewLookLook forward to our adding more brands to our catalog in the near future. We will be bringing you American Crew, Bolin Webb, Feather, Proraso and more! We would be happy to find a supplier for your favorite brand if we do not presently offer it. All you need to do is ask. Our online catalog is streamlined to let you checkout quickly and pick up your items in store. Remember to add the delivery service item to your cart if you want your order delivered. Our inventory is right here in Fort Erie so most orders can be filled in minutes! For your convenience we accept cash, debit and major credit cards in store and at your door. We also accept PayPal and Interac e-Transfer for online, telephone and fax orders. And of course we accept our reload-able gift card in store and at your door. Give the gift of luxury and load up our gift card today for someone you love!

Be sure to mark September 26 on your calendar and commit to a fun filled day of attractions, concerts, vendors and lots of tasty goodies on Jarvis Street during the Taste of Fort Erie from noon until 11:00pm. We will be joining many vendors to show you what Fort Erie has to offer. Don’t miss it! Add to your calendar now!

Summer Savings!

You have been so good to us and we would like to give something back so we have decided to continue our largest ever special pricing event until the end of July. It was a lot of work making the almost 100 specially priced products available and we have recently learned we have even more product updates to make shortly.

We like to be open about our business so the only surprise you ever get is how much positive change in your life was seeded with your purchase. A weaker Canadian dollar has forced our suppliers to raise their prices to us and our manufacturers to raise the minimum price we are allowed to advertise to and accept from consumers.

You now have two more very compelling reasons to shop now at Bridgeburg Gentleman’s Shoppe. Our Summer Savings event will continue to offer our almost unscrupulously low prices, and it all comes to an end on July 30 when we must end the specials and update our prices to place us squarely in a fair market.

Make no mistake and assume a price increase translates to less value. We have not been paying or charging fair price for our products – and that’s not right. Everywhere else in the world consumers are saving money and increasing their comfort by shopping the brands we offer at a fair price. It is just a matter of Canadian businesses being compelled to conduct business fairly, and we have no quarrel with that. Our customers can rest easy and assured we will continue to offer only the finest products at very competitive prices. As always, a vast majority of customers will continue to appreciate substantial annual savings by choosing us over department store shaving products.

We carry brands originating from all around the globe. Not all brands nor all products from any affected brand will encounter a price increase. Many of your favorite products will continue to be available at the price you have been accustomed to paying.

We Love Irony!

After hating shaving for decades it seems outright ironic that I would own a store specializing in shaving supplies. Those who haven’t had the pleasure of their first purchase have to wonder how anyone could love to shave, yet like a good mystery begging to be solved our doors open up a world of luxury that most men aren’t even aware of.

BGS4GFEMBAWhat could be more appropriate to reinforce the irony of our existence than a wonderful group of young ladies wearing our name on their baseball jerseys? When we saw the pink jerseys we loved them immediately and thought it most fitting to get our point across. We are irony made manifest. Our store can elevate your most despised chore into a pleasurable routine. The solution to your shaving woes could be as simple as getting off the can and into a tub of our wonderful shaving creams. For many that’s all it takes. For others it requires a little change to the tool set such as giving up the multi-blade cartridge and switching to a double edge safety razor or straight razor.

We offer shaving creams and soaps in a great variety of fragrances and format. Women are increasingly becoming customers because they, too would like to escape the harsh chemicals often found in canned lather. Why should the guys be the only ones to have access to the good stuff? Almond, avocado, coconut, pink grapefruit, lavender, lemon & lime, lime, rose and even fragrance free shaving creams and soaps are perfect choices for men and women alike. The mild massage and exfoliation when using a shaving brush to generate and distribute lather is a welcome bonus to the process leaving clean, healthy, invigorated skin after the shave.

If you don’t love to shave or you would simply prefer to use less harsh products on your skin you really need to visit us. Drop by at Fate Salon & Spa, 31 Jarvis Street. Do feel free to write or give us a call if you have any questions.

Happy Father’s Day!

DR-40103Father’s Day is one of our favorite holidays because it prompts a lot of thought about what it means to be a father and how you yourself or your own father has toiled to make a comfortable and safe environment at home and within his local community. Our store exists to provide him with economically and environmentally friendly options that serve both as the tools he needs to look and feel his best for the toils ahead as well as pamper him in reward for all his accomplishments.

We already told you we were pleased to offer free local delivery within Greater Fort Erie for the entire month of June as part of our Father’s Day celebration. Now we’ve decided to continue our Father’s Day specials and include them in our largest ever special pricing event. All specially priced items in our Father’s Day promotion will continue to be available at their advertised price until the end of June along with almost one hundred other marked down items. Load up a Bridgeburg Gentleman’s Shoppe gift card and invite him to treat himself to the luxury he so deserves.

Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas

It’s times like these when you can appreciate our lightning fast delivery of in stock items. We can have your selections waiting at the counter at Fate Salon & Spa within minutes of placing your order. Same day home delivery service accepts cash, debit and credit card payment right at your door.

TOBS_SandalwoodWinter is over but some men aren’t ready to come out of the woods. For them we offer this Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood fragrance collection for only $84.95 plus HST. This combination includes pre-shave oil, shaving cream and after-shave lotion. Add a Progress Vulfix black handle pure badger shaving brush to help him build a most competent lather for only $26.55. (Shaving stand, Merkur Progress adjustable safety razor and Gold-Dachs best badger shaving brush shown not included).

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For the Dad who gives a lot and deserves the most we offer this cream IL Ceppo 4 piece Mach3 compatible shaving set with super badger shaving brush for only $132.74 plus HST. A truly comfortable and elegant tool set that occupies little space. Made in Italy.

PB-34FSTIf cream suits him well but he prefers the Fusion over a Mach3 then this 3 piece Fusion compatible shaving set is sure to please. It really is a remarkable feeling every time you move a silver tip badger shaving brush across your face, and this shaving set features a faux ivory handle silver tip badger shaving brush. Available now for only $154.87 and available to view or purchase at Fate Salon & Spa this complete set is being offered for about the cost of a high-end silver tip badger shaving brush alone.

P-HHPBConsider this build-your-own combo suggestion including a brown Mach3 compatible razor, faux horn handle pure badger shaving brush, and chrome universal shave stand for only $110.62 plus HST. Give us a call or enter coupon code DIY-BROWN in your shopping cart with these products inside. This combination is already assembled and available to view or purchase at Fate Salon & Spa.

Of the 96 products we have discounted to help you impress the Greatest Dad Ever the savings are greatest on our inventory of Castle Forbes essential oil shaving creams from the Castle Forbes in Scotland, and our selection of Merkur double edge safety razors from Germany. A quality safety razor can deliver amazing comfort because it employs a single edge to mildly slice away hair. No lifting. No pulling. Although it’s true simply switching to wet shaving cream or shaving soap can enhance the function of any razor as well as protect from dry skin and premature aging associated with chemicals often found in canned foam, a quality safety razor can finally transform the burden of shaving into a pleasure.

black&gold_front_sOf course, if you are having difficulty deciding what products would make the greatest impression you can always send him on a prepaid shopping spree by activating our reload-able gift card and present him with his black and gold ticket to shaving bliss.

The Arlington Gift Box – A Father’s Day Special

IMG_0076The D.R. Harris Arlington fragrance is a subtle blend of citrus and fern created to be refreshing and stimulating whilst not overwhelming. It is a wonderfully full yet mild fragrance favored by many all year long and often chosen as the alternative to musk or wood when the warmer months arrive.

This D.R. Harris Arlington fragrance collection contains everything he needs to bring his shave up to the next level featuring pre-shave lotion, shaving soap in hand-turned dark wood (mahogany effect) shaving bowl, after-shave (tonic or milk), and a white handle pure badger shaving brush by Parker.

All components in this collection are on special now for a total savings of $32 after tax. We are nearly sold of out this fragrance so we put this special collection together in a wooden gift box and set it aside to reserve as your gift. Purchase this Arlington fragrance collection before Father’s Day for only $187.61 plus HST and receive a Bridgeburg Gentleman’s Shoppe re-loadable gift card with $20 pre-loaded for a total savings of more than $50. Regular price for this collection is $215.93 plus HST (products only). Swap the shaving soap and wood bowl for a tub of shaving cream and pay only $180.53 plus HST.

Write or call us during regular business hours at 289-438-2276 to accept this offer or drop in at Fate Salon & Spa, 31 Jarvis Street to purchase. Free in-store pickup and free local delivery within Greater Fort Erie. We accept cash and all major payment cards (debit, credit, Interac) in store and at your door.

Father’s Day and June Specials

PB-46Check out our June specials! Special pricing is in effect until June 30, 2015.

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Shaving sets make a wonderful gift any time of year. Build your own or select a double edge, Mach3 or Fusion compatible combination from our Shaving Sets category. In-stock shaving sets are specially priced until June 30, 2015. To help you celebrate Father’s Day we will deduct 10% from all regular priced items in your shopping cart after checkout before Father’s Day. Your savings will appear on your final invoice.

You can upgrade this beautiful 4 piece Mach3 compatible shaving set shown above to replace the Mach3 compatible razor with a Fusion compatible razor for only $26.55. Just give us a call or attach a note with your order.

If you have even the slightest doubt about what would make a great gift for your recipient don’t hesitate to give us a call for advice. Tell us a little about your budget and your recipient’s tastes or special needs and we’ll respond with some meaningful gift ideas. You could also choose to let your recipient purchase exactly what they want by giving them a Bridgeburg Gentleman’s Shoppe reload-able gift card.

Offers presented here valid for online, telephone or fax orders only. Make payment online, in store, or at your door. Free in-store pickup. Local delivery within GFE is FREE for the month of June to celebrate the awesomeness of Fatherhood!