Since I was a teenager, I’ve been going with my mom and sister to the William Ashley Warehouse sale. My fine china set was purchased at the sale, as well as many Christmas gifts, kitchen gadgets, photo frames, candles, decor items and my favourite – Christmas decorations.

It was an annual tradition – we would make it to the tents in Scarborough just after 8:00am on Saturday or Sunday, coffee in hand, and wait for the doors to open so we could get our shop on! Elizabeth, the “I love my job” greeter, would offer her cute jokes while we waited for the store to officially open – she’s been working probably as long as the sale has been around!

When American Express partnered with William Ashley, I’d get preview shopping opportunities before the sale would open to the general public – which if you’ve gone, you know it can be a ZOO. If you’ve ever wanted to see shopping madness, then you must go to the sale.

This year, however, the 39th Annual William Ashley Warehouse has a brand new location in Woodbridge. What does this mean? Free parking! Line-ups inside instead of outside in tents! Bathrooms indoors! Yay! The new permanent location is convenient as it’s off the 400 and Rutherford. Make sure to get there early and leave the kids at home as it can become very crowded…. I was lucky to be invited by William Ashley to enjoy the sale in private this year!

Shop for fine china and crystal, cutlery, everyday dinnerware, cookware, kitchen appliances, kitchen gadgets, bakeware, bar items/gifts including wine/liquor glasses, table linens, discontinue china, baby/children gifts, bed and bath, garden, pets, photo frames, candles, Christmas decorations, and much more.

So as with every year, I took my mom to shop this year’s sale, which usually runs for a month but it ends this weekend – so make sure to go shopping! We both succeeded in a great shopping day. I bought a few pillows (the London one below), a throw, some carpets, decor items, the Italian mugs to give as gifts and more. My mom found a cute chandelier for my niece’s bedroom! Here were some of my fabulous finds from this year’s sale:

I think I had a successful shopping morning! Thanks to William Ashley for inviting me to a fun private shopping experience!