Wonderbucks Wonderful Living

Wonderbucks is a wonderful rarity these days — the store that sells (almost) everything.
It’s helped me out numerous times before an event, when you just HAVE to have another tube of glitter, or a roll of duct tape — just in case. I also like that product turns over super fast here, so there’s always something new to look at, whether it’s for your pet, or a candleholder.
I just got a rad new dishrack (in Unilocal red, of course) which is very sturdy and was only $ 12. They have a great kitchenware section, and I’ve also got some nice curtains here. It would be nice if they sold the curtains in pairs instead of individually, but seeing as I have the equivalent of three windows rather than four it’s worked out well for me!
They have a lovely selection of plants as well, and very reasonably priced seeds. Their airplants are some of the cheapest I’ve seen, and they look great. The staff are friendly and cheerful, and the atmosphere is intriguingly mixed between an old school haberdashery, a modern home store, and a dollar store.
Basically, they have everything you could want, and you can get it for a great price!

This is a nice place for gifts household goods. It all seems quite random but you might find something you’ll like, they sell a bit of everything it seems. I got my friend a mixer for Christmas that she really enjoyed, I don’t know if they still have the quirky patterned crock pots, toasters, etc. but those are my favourite. They also have books, clothing & accessories, plants, etc, etc, etc. I come here for canvas once in a while. Really, just go take a look, and while you’re at it Welk’s on Main is a great place to visit.

Wonderbucks can happily take my money! A friend of mine brought me in here for the first time and while I didn’t purchase anything during that trip I fell in love with the variety of items to purchase and peruse. She bought some planters and plants during our day together.
Fast forward/​rewind to a few weeks ago when I dragged my extremely reluctant boyfriend in here and he was the one going crazy putting stuff in a basket for us to buy. We got a really great enamel frying pan (he’s a catering chef and he loves this new pan), loofah, gardening gear and much more for under $ 40. I think I have to keep him away…

This store is full of absolute crap. The prices are good for some useful household stuff, but the taste level is really low on the décor items. It was excellent entertainment, however, and provided almost an hour of laughs, examining all the horrible products here and laughing about them and the idiots who would buy most of this awful junk.
We purchased three loofahs for $ 1.50 each and one set of over the door hooks ($ 4), which broke immediately.

Friendly staff, wide range of products. I wouldn’t go there personally to restock on common household needs, but if you are unsure of a gift for someone it is a great store for that. Pretty good plant selection as well, and knowledgable associates.

Cool store, but the prices are bit on the overage side of things.
A lot of things to choose from. Not a great selection for Halloween stuff to my surprise.
The staff are nice

Love this place!
My boyfriend has actually banded me from going in here because I go in for one thing and come out with half the store!

Think of this like the dollar store but better. Kind of reminds me of Welk’s down on Main. Great place to get home décor at a very reasonable price with quality to match. Customer service is awesome. One of my favorite places to browse on the drive.

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Wonderbucks is kind of like a dollar store for classy people. I’ve yet to encounter anything in here that wasn’t awesomely priced — from paper to chests to beautiful hanging ivy baskets (for $ 12!). I bought my favourite toque here last Winter, often go for the super cheap variety of jars (I freakin’ love jars), and almost always leave with something I didn’t expect. There is always a rotating stock of fantastic, unique knick-​knacky stuff that caters to the aesthetically inclined.
If you happen to be walking up or down the Commercial Drive and happen to pass by, pop on in! You never know what you might find that you never knew you needed.

It is like a better dollar store !!
More selection and good prices.
Great location… middle of The Drive.
You can find anything at a good price.
Nice to do some browsing in it !!!

I’ve been wanting a plant for my desk for a long time but can’t bare the thought of having to bring one on 2 buses in the morning when I’m half asleep and likely to dump it on the floor or on the person beside me. Enter Wonderbucks!
While down on The Drive looking at plants at various shops, I remembered that Wonderbucks usually sells them in the spring and summer. And along with all other items in their store, at reasonable to super low prices. We walked in to the shop and bang, enter succulents! And not the tiny single cacti kind that you find at some shops. Nope, a wide variety of the traditional circular cacti, along with ones that look like 3D triangles and squiggly tubes. Fabulous descriptions, I know. They have regular ivy’s and other desk-​appropriate plants but knowing that cacti require limited light and care, and were only $ 4.50, two were chosen.
In looking around the shop before purchasing my plant, I found all kinds of beautiful white baking dishes (heavy quality with simple to elaborate designs), all for $ 6. Definitely a place to go if you need basic serving dishes or any household items for cheap!
The ladies at the till were fabulously nice, and I saw that each till has a large sign stating ‘CASH ONLY’. I don’t remember this from before, but make sure you have some change with you!

For my fellow Americans, this place reminds me of a more inexpensive «World Market». Greeting cards, placemats, and armchairs. I picked up a wedding gift bag for $ 1 (yes it even has the word «Married» on it and it wasn’t a rip off).
Great for browsing!

Ahhh Wonderbucks! Everything I need from a cheese grater to those tiny drink umbrellas, all for just a few bucks!
I’ve been in love with Wonderbucks since I moved to Vancouver in 2007. I just have to stop in every couple of weeks to see what’s new. Stop in now for super cute and cheap BBQ accessories and supplies — you can never have to many pitchers to make Sangria in…
And I recently discovered the joys of the Wonderbucks cheap candle selection. Candles all over my patio and picnic table are the next best thing to a campfire.

Wonderbucks is one of those stores that carries the item that you search high and low for at ALL the other stores. For example, who doesn’t need a sign somewhere in their house that says «be the person your dog thinks you are».
Great items aside, this review is actually about the most impressive customer service i’ve had (besides a handful of restaurants) in a long time!
In March ’08 I found an awesome deal on this cool kitchen table with two stools. the guy I bought it from assured me that Wonderbucks the exact same kind of stools for a good price. I took his word and bought the table and 2 stools off of him. I went Wonderbucks and sure enough they had them. They came in 2 heights and I was sure (really really sure) that I needed two 29″ ones which would need to be assembled.
They sat, not assembled, in the box for over a year.
Now, in June 2009, I finally ask the boyfriend to help me assemble them. he does and after he finishes BOTH of them, he realizes that. they toooo tall! The seat reaches the top of the table! my «really, really sure» was really, really WRONG!
I called Wonderbucks, explained the situation, told them that I didn’t have the receipt, cant take them apart again, but could I exchange them for the 24″ ones. The guy (I think his name was Mike) calmy, and coooly says, yes for sure, bring em in and we’ll exchange them as long as their in good condition but you just built them so they should be fine.
I bring them in, he tells me that they just built two of them and if i wanted the built ones… SCORE! saves time for the bf!
I can’t thank him enough and then he tells me that he’ll give me the price difference!!!
$ 11.20 back in my pocket!!! (well, given that they were holding it for over a year… but i’m not complaining!!)
I walked around the store with such a rush that … people are still great!!! that there really IS some great customer service left in this world! That, a company will sell ASSEMBLED stuff and … for free!!!
I heart wonderbucks!!!
(oh, and for $ 10, you can get a lifelong membership for 10% off everything!!! yes, you can use it towards your first purchase too!)

Ahhh… Wonderful Wonderbucks.
Affordable Kitchen and bath necessities and home décor. Gifts and things to assemble into gifts -(like baskets to fill.) Plants and colourful pots to put them in. All this in an organized, non cluttered environment that is dog friendly to boot! The customer service is friendly and polite. They even gave me a band-​aid for my finger boo-​boo :-)

I love Wonderbucks! It is one of those fantastic stores that you wander into and find all sorts of amazing things you didn’t know you needed but are just so neat you don’t know how you did without! I like the candle section best, its a guarenteed spend for me. My boyfriend, the anti-​shopper, likes the gardening section so I can get him to agree to take a wander.
And it is also great that all these fun things are very reasonably priced!

If you’re into home decorating, but are on a strict budget Wonderbucks is the store for you. Very reasonably priced goods fill out this large shop and you’ll be able to find everything from «have to have» items like towels, mugs, pots, and pans to accessory pieces such as decorative pillows, hard wood side tables, gorgeous lamps, and candleholders. This store even sells furniture, again, at pretty good prices; a good-​sized micro-​fibre chaise sofa will set you back about $ 800.
Be careful to sift through the items in Wonderbucks with caution as you will come across some cheap looking, and dare I say «tacky» pieces. But in amongst these you’ll almost certainlly find some hidden gems that are great value for money.

Having visited and thoroughly enjoyed the Wonderbucks on Broadway, this spot left me a little disappointed. It could have been the recent influx of Holiday decorations or the same product as the Broadway store, it’s difficult to tell.
The staff was helpful and the store looked clean and spacious. The best part was discovering there is a ride-​on pink cow at the back of the store for kids. The cow is ultra florescent. No idea if it works — it cost a dollar.
To its credit, this Wonderbucks location does have a lovely selection of floor rugs displayed in a small backroom of the store. There is some tacky furniture too, but it looked a bit un-​sturdy for my liking.
If you’re near Commercial and need some basic housewares, I do love the merchandise here. I’d just rather purchase it at the Broadway store.

World bazaar meets dollar store. They have neat decorative items– Buddha statues, wall art, candles, cool picture frames, and nice posters. The inventory is always changing, so it’s good to stop in every so often, just to see what they have. They have a cheap selection of common household items– kitchen tools, dishes, storage items, lightbulbs, etc.
I would recommend this place when looking for a gift. In addition to finding a unique gift they also have a selection of nice and unusual greeting cards. Other items of interest: plants, art supples (variety of canvas sizes), pet supplies, pillows and small linens, and even some furniture in the back.
Overall: friendly staff, neat stuff, good prices.