eeing is Believing truly lives up to its name. Owner grace Lam has stocked the wildest collection of gifts, games, puzzles, brain teasers, collectables and other trinkets that all truly amaze, dazzle and delight the senses. You simply have to see it to believe it!

"If you have ever gone out to buy a present and said, 'Gosh. I don't know what to get', then this is the store for you". Grace says, "We shop for shoppers, pick up the hottest trends and bring in items that make us go "Wow!"

And you'll say "Wow!" too when you see Levitron, a top that spins suspended in mid-air; the Gravity-defying Space Pen that writes upside down or under water; or the Staple-less Stapler, a real , working stapler that doesn't use any staples. Really!

Grace and her staff at Seeing is Believing screens products carefully, with an eye to a certain kind of value: "They have to have play value and educational value. We carry gifts you won't find anywhere else, games like Blokus for example. It's a visual perception game that won Mensa Select, Parent's Choice and Game of the Year in 2003.

It's educational for kids, adults can play too, and everybody's even because it's about perception. It's a really good game." Above all, however, Seeing is Believing is all about fun.

"Humour is important. Things that make people smile,chuckle a and laugh out loud: that's what makes a shopping experience." says Grace. "We open up all our items and put them out for people to touch and play with while they shop so they'll know what it's like before the buy. We make browsing an interactive experience."

During a visit to Seeing is Believing, look for funny tee shirts and check out Kickball: the mood-soothing Buddha Board; the all-Canadian Groovy Girl Doll. "Hope"; and Aqua Pet, a virtual pet that communicates and bonds with you.
Ideal for those 10 and under who want to care for a pet but might not be ready for the real thing.

"The Aqua Pet is really neat." Grace notes. "You can feed them, talk to them and they form personalities. If you don't interact with them, they cry, and if you play with them like a real pet, they get happy and do a secret dance for you"

Its impossible to describe all the amazing items at Seeing is Believing. You must have to see it for yourself. There are two locations in Victoria, at 1020 Government Street in the heart of downtown's shopping area, and at Mayfair Mall on Douglas Street. Stop in today for a unique, exciting and memorable shopping experience.