I find great deals for on a low budget This one is really…read morebig. tons of stuffs here, and basicially any seasonal items you want. There is absolutely no need to go elsewhere and pay premium price for sponges, paper plates, christmas decorations, baking powder

Its a dollar-store, I don't expect to be treated like Royalty here. Their selection is fairly…read morelarge, for the more mundane requirements of life: oven liners, disposable foil baking trays, kitchen utensils/implements sort of thing. The only thing that gets me going when I enter this store is an overwhelming smell of plastic ... Perfunctory service. In and out pretty fast. One staff member (not the cashier) was moaning to a fellow colleague or a manager about "people dumping stuff on the floor" - interpretation: customers are so annoying ...

Probably the most clean thrift store in Toronto. Their selection of items is also far more curated,…read moreso you won't have to dig through everything as much for a great find. Several dressing rooms available that are also kept in great condition. Make sure to sign up for their rewards program as you will earn discounts pretty quickly and get notifications of their upcoming sales. There are a few fake items here or there, so keep an eye out for that. Otherwise this is a great shop for anyone who loves to thrift!

This is the last bastion of affordable, still trendy, clean, thrifted clothes in Toronto. About the…read moresame pricing as VV or better, but newer and better quality. Many barely used or NWT items. I've gotten countless gems including a perfect new pair of Levis high waisted jeans for $19. Staff go out of their way to be helpful and friendly. Im on their SMS list so sometimes there's a sale alert.

The older micro-managing ladies who run this joint who are constantly micro managing people at the…read moreself checkout, upset everyone who goes here. The insane pricing on regular brand name jeans need to be stopped. Idk how they sleep at night.

Value Village here is known as Savers in the U.S. They are a for-profit organization so their…read moreprices are higher than other thrift stores but you can find many more designer items here. If you're patient and persistent, you can even find new items with tags on them. This is one of the larger VVs around which means larger selection of items as well (they have a large curtain section). At least once a month they have a big 50% off sale. If you are a Super Savers Club member, you can go the day before a sale and get the discount (go early because it gets pretty crowded later on in the day) Haven't run into any problems with the staff but I haven't needed to bother them for anything either.

This mall has all the essentials for your home like a Structube, Homesense/Marshalls, Canadian…read moreTire, a 24/7 gym, and a small sportsplex (Rio Play) with astroturf for kids to play soccer. There's an affordable food court upstairs, and I purchased some good ol' casual end-of-the-day sale Chinese food. I was searching for a particular smart digital lock that seems out of stock in multiple Canadian Tires, which led me here. I still need to get my smart lock (out of stock here even though it says it's in stock), but on the bright side, I discovered this quiet shopping spot and I didn't leave empty handed. I've been to a couple shopping malls this past weekend and every major one made me want to get out quick because of the masses of people. I've been hunting for furniture and homegoods for my new place. I purchased a mirror from Homesense for my powder room for $60. Quite reasonable compared to prices I see online. I wanted a modern look with less of a frame and the mirrors I liked in the right size are usually well over $100 online.

Great store Great selection…read more The store is permanently closing so come get your gowns while you can. Last day is December 30th

Awful low-class service. Staff is rude and the store looks like it hasnt been given a proper…read morecleaning since 1990. Prices make no sense considering how low-quality the dresses are - and the designs themselves look dated. Straight out of the 90's. Go here if you want to spend a nonsensical amount of money to look awful.

Cool, new space at Orfus road with free parking. The girls working there are super friendly, nice…read moreand helpful! The store itself is pretty spacious and has a lot of neat products like the Jeff Koons replica salt and pepper shakers, some boho-chic pillows and other niche items. They also have a cereal ice cream bar but it's only soft serve. The capn crunch and skor combo is really good.

Be absolutely sure of what you want to buy as their customer service policies are terrible. We got…read more4 mugs as $7 each. Went home to find out that the cheap made in China ceramic was terrible quality and then went back to return them within a few days. Lady at customer service would not accept them saying they were 'used' and had 'coffee stains'. We hadn't even taken 3 of the 4 cups out of their store paper wrap. And the one cup we did use - we boiled water in it in the microwave. No wonder the store is going out of business with barely any customers. We won't be returning to this store.

Service manager was very helpful kind and fixed my problem with ease. Explain what he was doing…read more so I knew what to expect

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Awful. Zero stars if there was the option. Lazy workers that do a poor job if…read morethey even do the job at all.

Our next family Toronto adventure take us to Sporting Life located inside of Yorkdale Shopping…read moreCenter with a category of 3.5 and more than 376 reviews this store specializes in winter season clothes. For all members of the family and different temperatures in the winter season, excellent option for all people who like this.

I went here to take advantage of the $50 voucher deal. I…read moresaw many staff just walking around and not doing much. Some were just chit chatting with each other. My main goal is to try on blundstones boots, the shoe area on the first floor has so many customers. I think there were only 2 staffs working that section. It took me awhile to flag someone down to get my size to try. I waited for like 20 minutes and when they came out they headed to another customer instead. They continued to walk around other side until I flagged them down. It's as if they forgot I asked them for help. They basically told me that they couldn't find the boot in stock. I checked online and they have one available (I also double checked with the cashier at the entrance) . I am fine with getting just the display model, however they can't even find the other shoe. The one that's on display now doesn't even have a price tag on it. I was frustrated, so I asked another staff member and he took his time as well. He said he couldn't find the box. I just gave up, and got something else using the vouchers. If you want to shop for shoes or boots, I don't recommend sporting life. There's not enough staff to customers. There's other places in the mall to look for shoes than here.

While I regularly frequent my local Costco at home in the States, every few visits to Toronto, I…read morefind myself stopping by Costco for one reason or another. This particular Costco is nicer than others with off and on long lines depending on the day and time. I always enjoy walking around, thinking of what my family can use and what we can get as gifts for others, and trying the samples (well, that's more or less me). My wife has used almost all of the different services and departments before. It's clear that there's something for everyone in Costco. This Costco in North York is my family's regular Costco to shop at. On one side of my family, I have memories of my grandfather stopping by for a hot dog and a drink and using an electric wheelchair through the store (and avoiding running people over). On the other side of my family, they make regular outings to get produce, meat, and any treats for the next week. On my last visit to Costco, my sister and I ran in for a few minutes to pick up some Canadian essentials to bring back as gifts to friends back at home. Once you are a member of Costco, you can purchase gas at the Costco Gasoline locations. There are then plenty of items including groceries that you can purchase often in bulk. The website now also includes a "treasure hunt" which is simply a rotating selection of items marked down or priced at extra value for a limited time. There is also a food court with very reasonably priced items including the long-time favorite of a jumbo hot dog and drink for only $1.50, which my grandfather and I used to love to get together. There is also travel, photos, pharmacy, optical, and more. Plus, you can get some tasty samples and even buy discounted gift cards. So joining Costco is about a lot more than just the gas, though that's certainly an attractive and added bonus to being a member! You can see the Costco website for this location at https://www.costco.com/w/-/on/north-york/535. Services include the gas station, food court, pharmacy, tire service center, optical department, and hearing aids. Other departments in the store including the auto buying program, bakery, fresh deli, fresh meat, fresh produce, membership, and T-Mobile cellular kiosk. Their Gold Star hours are weekdays from 10 AM to 8:30 PM, Saturday from 9:30 AM to 7 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM to 7 PM. These are the same hours for Business Members, and Executive Members can show up for an hour earlier on weekdays and Sundays and 30 minutes early on Saturdays. While we stopped by briefly this time, we look forward to doing some more shopping there on a future visit.

Had my first Canadian poutine here. Very tasty, and an incredible great value (turns out to be…read more$4.99 USD and could easily feed two big backs). Employees were nice enough. Canadian Costco is just as chaotic as it is in the states. In the states, Costco is notorious for only accepting Visa. It was a little getting used to for Canadian Costco to be the same except instead of Visa, it's Mastercard. There were some pretty bad French red wine here. Timberlay Bordeaux is one of the worst things I've ever tried. It made me think of Oberyn Martell's quote about King's Landing's wine being the equivalent of swill. You could probably get a better wine just aging Welch's grape juice, honestly. It's bizarre to me still you can't buy alcohol freely in Ontario without having to defer to the LCBO. Feels too restrictive for no good reason.

The owner Jody was rude over the phone, I didn't feel comfortable doing business here. I would not…read morerecommend this place, there's nicer people out there that are selling the same products.

I found the quality has gone down over the years. Not only in product but in their customer…read moreservice. It no longer seems like good value for the price paid.