Kingston is an underrated town when it comes to tourism. The 340+ year-old town is the epicenter…read morefor tours of the Thousand Islands, has the famed Fort Henry, is the hometown of Canada's first Prime Minister (John A. Macdonald), and has some of Canada's best fresh-water sailing. Luckily for the town, it has a gift shop like Waterfront to ensure one doesn't forget about this great place. First of all, we were sucked in by happenstance ... or very clever marketing ... as we had to go in the get our tickets for the Thousand Island Discovery Cruise inside the gift shop. That being said: Once you go in, there is an abundance of cool, high-quality stuff. I would hazard a guess that Waterfront has the city's best collection of Kingston-based apparel ... I draw this conclusion because since it has a deeper collection of gift-shop wares than the Kingston Visitor Info Centre (reviewed here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kingston-visitor-information-centre-kingston). Hoodies, t-shirts, glasses, mugs, hats, boxer shorts, and the rest. You'll also find plenty of nautically themed stuff from shirts to lighthouses to books to model sailboats. To call it a "gift shop" would be an insult as they have so much fancy stuff: Scrubs, soaps, candles, watches, purses, wallets, jewelry, scarves, frou-frou gift baskets, high-end greeting cards (including some that are hand-drawn), and the rest. There are several high-quality brands including the sock puppets and stuffed animals of Cate & Levi; the hemp-heavy and fair-trade fashion of Ark Imports; the beauty and personal care products of Walton Wood Farm; and the vegan, eco-friendly, and cruelty-free skincare products of Kingston's own Shiva's Delight. And, oh, don't worry: PLENTY of maple. And #2: If you're into stuffed moose, I don't think you'll find a better selection in the Great White North :) So stop in ... even if you have to!

I've been here a few times. Once before I lived in Kingston and a couple of times after I moved…read morehere. If you like silly little trinkets and memorabilia, this is the store for you! It had a bunch of Canada and Kingston merchandise since it's mostly a store for tourists, but they also have really cute/silly underwear! (For example, I bought a pair of boxers that said 'bear cheeks' with pictures of bears on the back.) They also have little toys, fridge magnets, kitchen tools, stuffed animals, etc. You get the idea! The stuff is definitely a little more expensive than what you'd find at other stores, but again, this is a store for tourists (mostly), so it makes sense that it's a tad more expensive. Overall, it's just a fun place to shop if you have some time to kill!

Very cool men's shop in Kingston, mostly selling grooming supplies, PJ's, socks, and underwear…read more The babe is growing a beard this winter (yes, LUCKY me!) and he picked up a number of items to help him maintain his handsome mug. Service was friendly helpful, the store was inviting. A great find for unique gifts for him. Will be stopping by again when I am back in town.

Great store. Lots of cool stuff..... just for men. The best part was Cindy.... here was a staff…read moremember who was a female working in a men's store . She was great... super friendly and knew her stuff. I will return next time I'm in Kingston.

Good selection of dresses, luggage, and home / bath / body stuff. Shoes are a bit lacking and the…read morehousewares department is hit or miss, but it's still a great spot for a good find.

What a great little toy store. Just like everything else in Kingston, this place has so much charm…read more The inside is beautiful. If toys are upscale, this is an upscale toy store. Not like the stuff you see in the aisles at Walmart. There are gorgeous books, educational toys and lots of fairytale/fantasy items, like hobby horses on sticks. My friend's daughter loves everything princess. They had a gorgeous rabbit princess dress in her size. It had flowers and rabbit ears on the headband and even a fluffy little tail on the back of the dress. She loved it. I also got her a cute picture book about dream animals. I would have loved this place when I was little! Oh, and they had these milk straws with flavour in the straw so that when you drink the milk it gets infused with that flavour. I think the one I got for her was Unicorn...something. Can't remember exactly but I had a giggle with her mom about them. So unique! If you need a special gift for an adorable child in your life, this is the place to go. The girl working behind the counter was so nice too! We had a great conversation about how she lived on the island and took the ferry to work. I really enjoyed shopping here! I'm going back to Kingston in October and will definitely stop in to grab another present for Izabela. I wish I'd taken pictures of the items, but I forgot and though I have one of Izabela in the dress, I wouldn't post a picture of a child anywhere online these days! Just take my word for it. It was gorgeous!

Very neat toy store Downtown Kingston!! The outside with the Rocking Horse and cool sign really…read moregets your attention. Overall the store offers more unique toys, I found the quantity was a bit small but when you really take the time to look through everything and take the time then it seems like there are more options. The staff was super friendly and helpful with questions and letting me know about receiving a free toy since we purchased a certain number of Farm Animals. Great place!

If you'd walk by it and didn't read the store front properly; you'd probably miss it! Definitely a…read morelocal hangout and a family run restaurant. Super friendly ladies and the crowd knew one another. They serve all day breakfast from scratch! It was your typical hot breakfast affair with lots of sandwich and egg options. I ordered the breakfast sandwich with home fries. It came with an english muffin with cheese, peameal bacon, bacon, and egg. The home fries were sautéed with onions and seasoning. Great prices too, definitely be back again.

We were looking for a great breakfast place so we asked a local what they'd recommend. They…read moresuggested Robeson's -told us that it was an antique store/restaurant. We tried it and it was wonderful! We all enjoyed our breakfast and the coffee was fantastic! The service was warm and friendly -even the locals were friendly with us. I would stop there again the next time we go to Gananoque.

Context for this review: I visit a lot of character and stationery stores in Toronto. Also, I am…read morebig on customer service - the real reason for the fail rating behind this review. OK - so as I've mentioned, I frequent a lot of stores similar to this one. Some are pricey, some are awesome values. This is definitely on the pricey end of the range, so no redeeming stars to be had there. Yes, it's on the tourist trap strip, but given that they're big enough to have online sales, and that the prices were beyond what I see in Toronto, doesn't help my rating. The range of merchandise is pretty good - lots of harder to find, more unusual pieces like calligraphy collections and the like, and a few glass pen selections. Daytimer and diary selection was pretty thin. Better range of plain sketch books and one or two music book choices. For the plush character merchandise, it wasn't so great - some more recognized Pokemon characters and a lot of generic animals, fruits, etc. There's some jewellery, backpacks, etc. Not much in terms of housewares/practical items like mugs, eating ware (except for portable), boxes, etc. The store was not laid out very well and the merchandise needs to be hunted through for differing varieties of some of the items. My hindsight brings up a dark and dingy image compared to the cute and bright logo on the outside of the store. Last but not least nail in this review coffin, I was actually insulted by the staff's attitude and remark while cashing out. Not only could I sense the attitude in their down-the-nose gaze, which was chilly enough, I got the message loud and clear that working here is all about them when I made my usual request not to have the 2 pieces of receipts stapled together. "Well, our policy is that returns need them both, so I (underline, bold and capitalize that "I") need it [sic] stapled." Okay, YOU need them stapled. WE won't be back. Not in the store and won't bother looking online, either.

Midori Gifts is a purveyor of cute plushies, stationary, and fashion accessories mostly of Japanese…read moreorigin. I actually didn't see a ton of very well known branded stuffed toys (no Sanrio characters) but there were a few of the more popular Pokemon. There were a lot of different tools for journaling including an array of gel pens, stickers, and notebooks including ones with 2020 dates, diaries with flaps, and bound leather journals. They had some fashion accessories like fuzzy scarves, mittens, and hats. There were some anime statues in a display case up front but I wouldn't say that's the focus of the store. The store is really well organized and neat. There was only one associate working there when we dropped by who was industriously rearranging the shelves. She left us alone for the most part but thanked us for coming in as we left.

One of the only large thrift stores in Kingston, other than Value Village (and a couple of…read moreconsignment shops). I generally enjoy shopping here, but one thing I notice here compared to Value Village is the clothing here is usually in worse condition. Do they not check over the merchandise when pricing? It seems any time I find something good, something's wrong with it. I came this morning and found a nice Roots pullover (score!) but when I looked closer there was a purple stain all over the front. Then I found a Wilfred Diderot sweater ($98 value), but noticed a large rip in the arm. I know it's a second hand store but come on, we don't want ruined merchandise. I will say that I like that the fitting rooms let you take in 9 items, rather than just 6 at Value Village. Overall it's an OK spot for thrifting, but they need to do better on quality control.

I feel like second hand items that were donated should be a lot cheaper. I found a shirt in the…read morechildren's clothes with javex discoloration on it marked $3.99. When asked if they would reduce that they offered to take off a dollar. I could go to Walmart and by a BRAND NEW TOP for $4! Anyday of the week. What happens to kids clothes being .50c - $1.00 ?? None ONE article was less than 3.99

Wow! Laura is so friendly and welcoming! Outstanding service and a neat selection of…read morecollectibles. Definitely worth popping in and having a look. And if you are looking to sell. She is willing to take your items and make it into someone else's treasures. Stop in today