Value Village

This value village is WAY TO EXPENSIVE! Someone please remind this place that they are selling donated, USED clothing. My husband and I went in looking for a blue dress shirt. This in a used store should be no more then $ 5. They were 9.99 and up! Some were $ 15! That’s crazy! I’ll go around the corner and by a new shirt at that price. We left.
Manager/​owner if your reading is. You should be ashamed.

The art of a bargain requires time and patience and no expectations. Value village provides a place where you can wander around at your leisure and pick through the racks of clothes. Usually I am never lucky to find anything that makes me want to run to the register but today I found this gorgeous black suede skirt in mint condition from Danier for only $ 9.99! Plus a Zara dress and a Zara fall coat. Also saw some Ted Baker jeans! I must have hit the lotto b/​c like I said, I never find anything that I like in my size.
They have their selection of Halloween costumes/​wigs/​accessories out and there are just so many things to choose from. Definitely one stop shop here.
They also have linens/​furniture pieces but not a lot (more clothes). You may have to come here a few times before you find something but that’s the little price you pay (pun intended!) for scoring that item that makes you so giddy!

Stopped by last night with my colleague to shop for some things needed for our Halloween costumes. I was impressed! If you need a Halloween costume, forget going to specialty stores because you can likely find everything here for half the cost. The staff here are extremely helpful when looking for something. After we picked up everything needed for our costumes, we looked through their regular clothing items. A lot of good stuff for very reasonable prices.
Good for: shopping, Halloween

We found so much treasure at this Value Village!
They have clothes, shoes, accessories, dishes & other household items — pretty much everything. We got some baskets, a bag, some jewellery, and a pair of really cute mod red pumps.
Prices were good & we had lots of fun!

THIS LOCATION ROCKS.
As other reviewers have noted, usually the quality and selection of «VV Boutique» locations is directly related to their environs. NOT SO HERE!
This is my prime jackpot-​finding location in all of Ontario (second only to the Cambridge Hespeler Road store). FOR REAL. Lighting strikes almost every time I visit.
PROS:
— BOOKS: Great book section — I have never left here without a minimum of 5 books (buy 4 get one free, b*tches).
— HOUSEWARES: big and fast-​turning-​over housewares section — I have found SO MANY kitchen and garden treasures here!!! Last week it was a birdhouse and six wicker baskets for the garden; the week before it was a whimsical teapot for a bridal shower and a brand new cast iron pan.
— STATIONERY: I am a stationery/​postcard fiend and I often find interesting letter sets and old greeting cards in the plastic bags hanging on the walls.
— DRESSES: I have found every fancy dress for the past 3 years here (OK OK except one from Fashion Crimes and one from Cabaret) — for galas, fundraisers, weddings and parties. It’s unreal. Some have still had tags. Great casual dresses too!
— ATHLETIC WEAR: Especially Adidas (including great vintage finds), which Mr. Rosie S. loves, and team jerseys seem plentiful too!
— SHOES: I have found amazing brands here. You’ll always find Nine West, Steve Madden, Aldo, Naturalizer, Docs, etc… but one time I found Manolo Blahniks, I sh*t you not… in size 11. (DAMN!)
CONS:
— Sometimes you have to fight your way up the ladder for customer service but not often. And the managers are great once you get to them!
— Carts (or lack thereof) — Carts are rare commodities here — I’m always stuck with two of those strange (awkward) rolling-​tall-​baskets-​on-​wheels-​with-​telescopic-​handle-​things. UGH. And there are always 6 – 8 carts being used by the staff for changeroom returns, checkout hangar collectors, etc.

This is my favourite VVlocationas it is big and stuff is easy to find but Iately their prices are ridicuous! There was an Old Navy summer dress for $ 12.99,(can buy that brand new for $ 20) Buffalo Jeans $ 24.99 (I DEFINATELY DID NOT BUY EITHER OF THESE) but this stuff is used! How can they justify these ridiculous prices? I will no longer shop there and will go to Sally Ann locations as their prices are more in line with «Used Clothing» prices.
Update: I find that management is rude & seems that they HATE their job & people. A friend just told me she dropped off a lamp & when she asked for a stamp discount card they told her she doesn’t get one because she didn’t donate enough! WOW!!! This is why I will not donate here!!!

I came to Value Village looking for kitchenware. While the prices were good and I did find some useful things, I found that they hadn’t cleaned off a lot of the kitchenware adequately before putting them on the shelves, which I think contributed to the less than pleasing scent pervasive in the entire store.

Usually, the general rule of thumb is that the better the neighborhood a thrift store is in, the higher likelihood you’ll come across something good. In this case, most of the people around here are middle class, which in this case translates to good stuff popping up now and then, and rightfully so. Haven’t paid much attention to the clothing, but you can come across some very good condition electronics for prices generally a bit higher than goodwill, but a lot more likely to be cleaner.

I do not for the life of me understand why I’m the first to review this location.
In fact, I signed up for Unilocal to review this back-​of-​the-​woods gemling. I’ve read many glowing reviews of Value Village branches and other thrift stores, only to be disappointed upon visiting them. The reason? This particular branch: my standards have been set too high.
Bags! Scarves! Dresses! (I’ll never pay over $ 30 for a pretty gown again!) You see, tucked away in the hazy realm where East York approaches North York approaches Scarborough resides this particular Value Village. Like any other, you have to dig but I assure you, it’s worth every minute. (I’m notorious for frequenting this place once a week, up to 3 hours at a time.)
There are good days and bad days, and even the odd days where I walk out without a purchase or five with a dejected scowl on my face.
Favourite finds include (all in mint condition):
— Steven Madden pumps ($ 7)
— American Apparel tees ($ 4)
— American Apparel skirt, dress (with tags!) ($ 7)
— Zara leather jacket ($ 25)
— Doc Martens ($ 13)
— Teenflo blazer ($ 14)
— vintage silk/​leathers
Talk about thrifty gems. Never will I bother with those overpriced secondhand stores in Kensington Market and Queen West again.