Dollarama

I shop here regularly and can’t believe the variety of what’s available, the organization, cleanliness and of course prices. They’re always bringing in new items. Sometimes this store gets awfully lined up. This is the cheapest place in town to stock up on plastic left over and lunch containers, stationery, gadgets and candy — if you compare your prices like I do to identical products at the grocery store, mall, etc…

I have been going to this Dollarama location for many years (since it opened). I always enjoyed going there to find good deals. For the last couple years, I have noticed that it’s become disorganized and DANGEROUS to walk through. I started noticing more and more that there were boxes in the aisle. I thought at first that maybe they were behind in getting stock on the shelves. Now, this is regular. It has become normal that you walk through the store and EVERY aisle is loaded with boxes that just sit there. It’s almost impossible to get through, especially when the store is busy with shoppers. Is this not a FIRE hazard/​risk? I am concerned that if there was an emergency, shoppers would not be able to get out in time, or trample one another. I also noticed boxes piled high in the kids section by the toys. They were about 4 feet tall (enough to crush a small child and they were heavy). I hope that Dollarama quickly remedies this situation or perhaps a report needs to be made. Today when I was there, I was tempted to take a picture of the boxes in the kids section as I have 2 young kids and would feel bad if a box fell on a small child. Please, avoid this store at all cost!!! They need to fix the box situation ASAP — mainly for safety. I have also noticed other Dollarama stores the same way — boxes piled high and hard to get through. These should be kept in the back and brought out as needed and unpacked, not left to stumble on.

Review #9 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge 2012
Dollar Stores of any variety are a Mom’s best friend. From Rubbermaid type containers, to knick knacky kitchen items, hangers, kids books, stocking stuffers, loot bag items, office supplies, bags/​tissue/​wrapping/​cards, hair bobbles, paper & craft supplies and of course holiday related trinkets. A one stop shop when you need to be quick.
I’ve never been to a dollar store that wasn’t crammed full of inventory/​people and this one is no different. And while I am not particularly fond of smallish crammed type places… I’m a dash and grabber (get in, find it, pay for it, get out)…otherwise distractions reign supreme and I end up spending $ 50 in a dollar store (been there, done that).
This particular store seems to be short staffed and/​or have a high staff turnover as I am always seeing new faces (employees) in the store and there are always boxes and boxes of store inventory waiting to be put on the shelves. I’m not sure how they keep up but it appears they must do a huge volume.
They are a friendly bunch since in the past at least one of my kids (who has been with me) has had to use the washroom and they are accommodating.
It’s my go to more often than not as not many places can sell you a 12 pack of 8×10 envelopes for $ 1.
Long live dollar stores!

This Dollarama (aka worst place on earth) is where souls come to die. Upon immersing yourself into its cramped entrance, prepare to be thrust into a purgatorial portal where these dying souls just float around aimlessly, filling the voids in their lives with the most useless of things, then standing in line for all of eternity.
I popped into this Dollarama because it was the closest one to where I was, hoping to buy a million tupperware containers. The layout is awkward and cramped in comparison to other locations. The tills and line up are very close to the only doorway, and the aisles just generally seem smaller. I rushed over to the tupperware container, hoping to get out of there ASAP, but the aisle was baron. Not because they were out of stock, but because someone was too lazy to replenish stock, as when I looked up, I saw my exact containers beckoning at them from their cardboard box which read, «large deep rectangle containers.»
Now, only to obtain this box, which was just out of reach for my stupid little arms. I browsed the aisles for about ten minutes, trying to find someone who worked there and wasn’t at till. When I was unsuccessful, I asked a cashier who was without a customer if someone would be able to get something down for me, and she looked right at me, then called for the next customer in line. MEGA JERK! Left with no other choice, now running about 20 minutes late for all the baking I had to do (hence tupperwares), I decided to take matters into my own hands.
I don’t know if you guys have picked up on this in my recent reviews, but as of late, I have been a big fan of causing Larry David-​esque social experiments and causing scenes to see how they pan out. I think it’s a mid-​life crisis I’m going through at age 22. So, I picked up a ladder, and carried it to the aisle I needed. The same cashier who blew me off a moment before was now furious that I had thought to help myself, and yelled at me not to get on the ladder. «Will someone help me out, then?!» I responded.
She murmered something into an intercom phone, but after waiting 10 minutes, nobody came. Finally, I managed to grab the attention of a girl in a Dollarama apron who may or may not have been headed on a break, with a pack of cigarettes in hand (sorry Dollarama girl, if you were on a break!) She was assisting another customer with prices, and I managed to grab her to get down my tupperware containers. She was quite pleasant to deal with, albeit a little clueless, as well as she did not believe me at first that I knew exactly which cardboard box I needed down and what it contained. Finally, I was granted my half dozen containers and was free to join the line up.
Fourty minutes later, and I was finally thrust from the portal and allowed to breathe real air again. This is by far the worst, ickiest Dollarama I have ever visited, and while I normally wouldn’t visit and review a chain like this, I had to warn everybody!
If you wish to keep your soul in tact, skip this place. :)