About Value Village
Value Village, a Savers brand, is a for-profit, global thrift retailer offering great quality, gently used clothing, accessories and household goods. Their Rethink Reuse® business model of purchasing, reselling and recycling gives communities a smart way to shop and keeps more than 700 million pounds of used goods from landfills each year. They also help over 100 nonprofit organizations by purchasing donated goods, providing revenue to support their vital community programs and services. With over 300 locations and 20,000 employees, Value Village operates under various brands across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. While the stores generally have good selection and organization, some locations may have higher prices or less interesting inventory compared to others, and cleanliness of appliances can be an issue. This location is tidy and has nice staff. The staff are gentle and helpful, very happy, friendly, and helpful. However, some items are priced higher than the original price, reaching to be on the more expensive side for thrifting. Other household, kitchen and gardening items have a very limited variety. This location is the cleanest and most well managed of any Value Village.
This Value Village is at Ottawa St N/ Weber St E and shares the plaza with Dairy Queen, Tim Hortins e.c.t
I find the store to be large with a lot of selection.
The employees are friendly, the Security guard is courteous and opened the doors for me as I was leaving.
The showcase often has interesting items in it. There was a person behind the desk ready to show the customer items.
Some things are priced high but this is common now at most thrift stores these days.
I find most things are priced pretty reasonably.
Unfortunately there are no Change rooms here anymore so you must keep your receipts and try on things at home.
There are self checkouts with...read full review
It's hit and miss like any thrift store, but I've found some great clothes there, even in odd sizes. It's always fun to walk through and see what they have. I wish they had a fitting room but otherwise it's a great experience.
While the staff at this location is gentle and helpful, I 've noticed that some items are priced higher than the original price. It's disappointing to see secondhand goods marked up so much.