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June 28, 2018 3:44 am  #1


Shoppers Drug mart music museum

Hard Rock Cafe may be gone now, but
Shoppers Drug mart has chosen to dedicate a museum to Yonge Street's music history: 
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-shoppers-drug-mart-dedicates-museum-to-yonge-streets-music-history/

Last edited by Radiowiz (June 28, 2018 3:45 am)


RadioWiz & RadioQuiz are NOT the same person. 
RadioWiz & THE Wiz are NOT the same person.

 
 

June 28, 2018 10:37 am  #2


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

Shoppers Drug could use some good publicity. Their "automated" self checkout process is a failure, they've sneakily raised the number of points you need to get $ off a purchase on your Optimum card, and the app for the Optimum card is a disaster. It's difficult to use, if not impossible, and way more trouble than pulling out a piece of plastic.

On the plus side, the 20% off every Thursday for those who are 55 years old and up is pretty sweet.

On the negative side, their radio ads are sounding stale after years of the same voice and writing style, they sure could use a refresh.

Last edited by betaylored (June 28, 2018 10:38 am)

 

June 28, 2018 2:18 pm  #3


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

grilled.cheese wrote:

A museum dedicated to a franchised tourist trap.  How quaint. 

It's not a museum dedicated to the Hard Rock Café.

It's about that whole few blocks of Yonge St that was filled with live music venues in 50s, 60s and early 70s. The building the Hard Rock took over was once home to the Friar's Tavern and the Nickelodeon. 
 

 

June 28, 2018 2:19 pm  #4


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

betaylored wrote:

their radio ads are sounding stale after years of the same voice and writing style, they sure could use a refresh.

Would that also apply to the two gentlemen's clothiers, that certain mythical real estate agent, that "@ car" guy who, seemingly, it appears like he's fronting every dealership on the planet, those endless lawyer spots?...........
 

 

June 28, 2018 2:23 pm  #5


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

Scraps wrote:

It's about that whole few blocks of Yonge St that was filled with live music venues in 50s, 60s and early 70s. The building the Hard Rock took over was once home to the Friar's Tavern and the Nickelodeon. 

Granted. And who is the audience supposed to be? Millennials, GenX/Z? There's a reason those places went under. So, are we to believe that the very people who stopped patronizing these establishments are going to visit places they don't care about?
 

 

June 28, 2018 2:26 pm  #6


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cGrant wrote:

Scraps wrote:

It's about that whole few blocks of Yonge St that was filled with live music venues in 50s, 60s and early 70s. The building the Hard Rock took over was once home to the Friar's Tavern and the Nickelodeon. 

Granted. And who is the audience supposed to be? Millennials, GenX/Z? There's a reason those places went under. So, are we to believe that the very people who stopped patronizing these establishments are going to visit places they don't care about?
 

Not sure what you're going on about now, Mr Miserable, don't really care. Just pointing out it's not a Hard Rock Café museum.

 

June 28, 2018 2:45 pm  #7


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

Scraps wrote:

Just pointing out it's not a Hard Rock Café museum.

Yes, and I'm wondering who the audience is supposed to be. How does a simple question, not targeted specifically to you, insulting to you?
 

 

June 29, 2018 7:59 am  #8


Re: Shoppers Drug mart music museum

Well, let's hope Shoppers has a great marketing campaign to let people know about this museum; because quite frankly, a drug mart is not where I would expect to find anything about Toronto's Musical history.