Salvation Army Thrift Store

I visited this location because a blogger listed it as one of the top thrift shops in Toronto. Personally I don’t agree. I find the prices to be higher than value village and highly inconsistent — items you might consider to be cheaper will be over $ 10 and items from popular brands or expensive-​looking will be cheaper. I find this really odd but the same thing is true for the keele location in North York. At least you can find better deals at this location but I had to put back alot of things after failing to justify the price in relation to the item of clothing. Especially true for their shoes. Took a few pics to back up my opinion. I won’t be going back there cuz the prices are too high (in other words it’s just bunch of junk in there) and the area «cough» patrons are pretty sketchy and the whole environment is disturbing. But hey if u can tolerate getting catcalls while shopping then have at it! Last points, the staff aren’t very helpful and I wonder how they are handling shoplifting losses with literally no staff monitoring the change rooms. The good part about that is you no longer have to abide by the 6 item limit!

Store manager Christina is incredibly rude. In my 30 minutes there, she swore at a customer, got in several arguments (shocking how much she likes confrontation), accused a customer of stealing which was completely baseless and when that person was being defended by another customer, she became overtly racist. If you are of darker complexion, you are a thief as per her. When the customers left, she went on to disparage them with staff and customers for quite some time. It was loud, obnoxious, and disgusting. I am surprised how someone so terrible at her job became the store manager. A lot of items don’t have prices so good luck getting a fair price from her. Even things which do have prices, she will arbitrarily change them if she feels you are getting a deal. This is what happens when an insecure person feels they are the king. This store left such a bad taste that it makes me reconsider our family donations with SA.

Pretty drab. I went there to check out the 50% off spring sale and was surprised there wasn’t a crowd, but soon realized they were at better thrift stops. The store offers quantity but very poor quality and pricing that reveals unawareness of this. The men’s section may be more promising but also more smelly. I was not inclined to linger or return. Not worth the trip to Dundas and Parliament.
The neighbourhood is being shifted by gentrification and the sprawl of Ryerson University, but it is still mostly people living on low incomes. The pricing in this store should reflect that but it doesn’t. I thought the Sally Ann was more sensitive to those issues.

I fully agree with the previous reviewer. This Sally Ann is located in a less than savoury location. Perhaps in reaction to this, the staff can be very rude. When I was there, they accused someone of stealing, which was ridiculous and baseless. There is good stuff to be found though, at cheap prices, which keeps me going back.

This thrift store is pretty sketchy, but don’t let that deter you because there are some great buys there.
So to describe the sketchy of this store… It’s not the cleanest thrift store and it’s pretty cluttered. The street outside the store is a little rough (the entrance to the store has a chain cage around it) but if you go during the day time, all the businesses are open and it’s not too bad. There are some weird people that shop there, but that goes with most thrift stores, this one might have the highest population of strange people I’ve seen in Toronto…
That said! I found a GREAT pair of boots that were an expensive brand and almost new for $ 9. They have a ton of winter coats and a lot of housewares. I also have bought a bunch of books there before because they are pretty inexpensive and a good variety. They have weekly family specials («All toys 50%!) as well as a lot of christmas stuff for the holidays.
Whatever treasure you end up buying here, I’m sure it’s awesome! Just make sure you wash it first…