Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods, a new lifestyle shop and coffee joint on Dundas West
Name: Easy Tiger Goods
Sells: Home goods, stationery, grooming products, women’s apparel and accessories, and flowers, plus coffee, tea and snacks
Contact Info: 1447 Dundas St. W., 647-748-6161, easytigergoods.com
Hours: Mon 12–5, Tu–Sa 11–7, Su 12–6
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Dundas West’s Easy Tiger Goods carries an eclectic mix of apparel, jewellery, gifts and tchotchkes, a model associated with the Drake General Store that has recently caught on in the west end. Throwback items like metal flasks ($55), pocket combs ($12–$18) and beard oil ($40) serve the current appetite for artisanal goods with a nostalgic bent. Owner Zai Rajkotwala stops short of overly kitschy, though, by emphasizing clean lines and neutral colours—see, for instance, the soft leather oxfords by Dieppa Restrepo ($280) and colour-blocked ipad cases and wallets by Clare Vivier ($110 and $190).
As a former co-owner of Lost + Found, the café-slash-clothing store down the street, Rajkotwala learned that an in-shop coffee counter keeps the atmosphere relaxed and makes it easier to get to know customers. On the menu at Easy Tiger: ethical Reunion Island coffee, Benchmark teas, Philip’s Ice Pops and a few baked goods, plus a few high-end foodstuffs for home cooks, like canned goods by Thomas Lavers in Kensington Market.
220260 Shoes by <strong>Dieppa Restrepo,</strong> $280 (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-intro/ easy-tiger-goods-intro 0 0
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220261 <strong>Prospector Co. </strong>candles and <strong> Original Treehouse </strong> wooden slingshots, $40 (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-11/ easy-tiger-goods-11 0 0
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220263 Jewellery by <strong>Cursive,</strong> $65–$130 (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-9.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-9/ easy-tiger-goods-9 0 0
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220266 Handmade glass pieces by Toronto artist<strong> Jesse Bromm</strong> include tumblers and the glass flasks at left. Also shown: gold business card cases ($65) and flask ($55) by <strong>In God We Trust; </strong> scissors by <strong>Rupalee </strong>($45) (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-6.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-6/ easy-tiger-goods-6 0 0
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220264 Sunglasses by <strong>Han Kjobenhavn,</strong> $65–$180 (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-8.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-8/ easy-tiger-goods-8 0 0
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220265 <strong>Prospector Co. </strong>grooming supplies, $40–$45; leather and waxed canvas dopp kits by <strong>Joshu + Vela,</strong> $80; turkish towels, $45 (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-7.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-7/ easy-tiger-goods-7 0 0
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220267 Jewellery ranges from $30–$185 and includes pieces from <strong>Odette, Upper Metal Class, In God We Trust, Fay Andrada, Species By The Thousands </strong>and <strong>Cat Bird</strong> (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-5.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-5/ easy-tiger-goods-5 0 0
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220269 The small café in the back serves sustainable coffee, tea, cookies and frozen treats (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-3.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-3/ easy-tiger-goods-3 0 0
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220268 Owner Zai Rajkotwala (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-4.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-4/ easy-tiger-goods-4 0 0
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220262 Easy Tiger also carries paper goods like gift cards and notebooks and a few books and magazines (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-10.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-10/ easy-tiger-goods-10 0 0
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220270 The eclectic stock ranges from skin care and decor pieces to women’s clothing and jewellery. On the weekends, the shop will sell $25 bouquets by local florist<strong> Jaidens Petals</strong> (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-2.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-2/ easy-tiger-goods-2 0 0
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220271 The general store and coffee shop is in a narrow space on Dundas West just east of Dufferin (Image: Erin Simkin) Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods Store Guide: Easy Tiger Goods https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easy-tiger-goods-1.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-easy-tiger-goods/slide/easy-tiger-goods-1/ easy-tiger-goods-1 0 0
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Wow….$18 combs and $190 ipad cases? A definite sign that people are over-leveraged.
baked goods and a few baked goods, nice writing