Target Store equiv. for canada?

i keep hearing people buying lights (aurora 1.5w, etc) at target dept stores, is there any equivilent in canada? i live in calgary and we have

Walmart - useless
Canadian Tire - useless
House of knives - rip off (target sells the 1.5W Jupiter light for $20USD and HOK sells it for $40)
Sears - useless
Radio Shack/The Source/Circuit City - they have Nuwai 1 and 3 w rebanded lights but they kinda suck

pr5owner said:

i keep hearing people buying lights (aurora 1.5w, etc) at target dept stores, is there any equivilent in canada? i live in calgary and we have

Walmart - useless
Canadian Tire - useless
House of knives - rip off (target sells the 1.5W Jupiter light for $20USD and HOK sells it for $40)
Sears - useless
Radio Shack/The Source/Circuit City - they have Nuwai 1 and 3 w rebanded lights but they kinda suck

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I find that for quality lights I have to go to a Police/Security supply specialty store. The mainstream stores carry Garrity and Noma lights which aren't the greatest (some stores carry Dorcy but not a great variety).

Don't slag on Canadian Tire, they may not carry the variety of flashlights but if they sold food we wouldn't need any other stores..:nana:

j2led carries most of the Nuwai/River rock line. They are missing the 2AAA. They have a store in Toronto.
http://www.j2ledflashlight.com/
They have a CPF specials page
http://www.j2ledflashlight.com/specials.html

tetragon carries Surefire, Inova, some streamlight. From other posts they do not stock all the stuff on the website in their store in Missisaugua.
http://www.tetragon.ca/search.cgi?uid=1066661777&category=Flashlights&currency=CDN

Mountain equipment co-op. They carry Princeton Tec and Petzi. Go to Hiking/camping then setect lighting. They have some stores in major cities in Canada. Check the website for locations. $5 to join the co-op.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?bmUID=1121510267093

corporatesupply in Winnpeg carries Streamlights
http://www.corporatesupply.ca/store/index.html?target=dept_62.html&lang=en-ca

etools carry Streamlight, Pelican and Mag
http://www.escience.ca/eTool/RENDER/1/86/300/W300.html

If you are interested in UK contact them for a dealer list
http://www.underwaterkineticscanada.com/

Streamlight has a dealer locator that works for Canada as well as the USA
http://www.streamlight.com/

There are a couple of Canadian threads in CPF
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=97002
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=98354

Blazer said:

I find that for quality lights I have to go to a Police/Security supply specialty store. The mainstream stores carry Garrity and Noma lights which aren't the greatest (some stores carry Dorcy but not a great variety).

Don't slag on Canadian Tire, they may not carry the variety of flashlights but if they sold food we wouldn't need any other stores..:nana:

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LOL yeah, Right now they carry the Thor at $44 instead of $100 dollars! i was there today, but as far as *other* flashlighs go they have nothing,

pr5owner said:

i keep hearing people buying lights (aurora 1.5w, etc) at target dept stores, is there any equivilent in canada? i live in calgary and we have

Walmart - useless
Canadian Tire - useless
House of knives - rip off (target sells the 1.5W Jupiter light for $20USD and HOK sells it for $40)
Sears - useless
Radio Shack/The Source/Circuit City - they have Nuwai 1 and 3 w rebanded lights but they kinda suck

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At Best Buy (Canada) stores
Dorcy 1 watt 1xCR123 is Reg; $39.95cdn but it is on sale for $19.99cdn in store. I picked one up and I love it it for it's size and performance, it just may end up being the light I will carry in my pocket the most at moment.

Dorcy 3xAAA 1 and 3watt were on sale for $19.99(reg:$39.99) and $29.99(reg:$49.99)
Not sure if the Dorcy 3D was on sale as I could not find it.

At www.bestbuy.ca the the prices are still listed at the regular prices.

There are not really many options with store where I live either as there is wholesale sports where the only flashlight that caught my attention was the Surefire G2 but it was $64.95cdn when it is possible to get it for say $45cdn or so.. maybe I should have asked oh well.

There is also S.I.R www.sirmailorder.ca and they have some lights like the Inova T1-T4, Pelican M6 for $79.99cdn etc...

My Sister is bringing home a Brinkman Makfire LX so hopefully the bulb will be fine when I see her Friday.

LEDninja said:

corporatesupply in Winnpeg carries Streamlights
http://www.corporatesupply.ca/store/index.html?target=dept_62.html&lang=en-ca

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Did not notice this link before.. thanks. Wonders whether I should get a Scorpion at moment...