What could improve yet again! Fire blackbird security! He falsely accused me of theft and boy did he end up with egg on his face. Because the manager asked him did you see her take anything? He says no, she's says you can leave and I said here's the item I supposedly stole! Do you carry Coca Cola manager says no we do not I said see there you go there's your item I stole. Yet another store I can add to my list of boycotting blackbird security. Hell you don't even deserve one star but yelp won't allow it so you get it out of protest only! No stars for you! And another thing how about getting the real thieves do you know how many times I've watched people walk in with buggies or carts and load it up with stuff and walk out with stuff do they do anything? No, because it's not their job! So what is their job? To harass people while they shop then falsely accuse them of theft and hope they get lucky. Do they have a quota to meet each month? Is it a game to you to see how many points I can score against my other blackbird buddies? I wouldn't recommend you to anyone. read more

Not a bad store. Dollarama is just a name now. Not everything is a dollar due to inflation. I came here and picked a few things. The store is nice and neatly organized. The tills are all self serve now which is great. It really speed up the process of checkout plus I guess it saves space at their end by not having many tills. The store is somewhat weird, you have to walk into Station Square mall and then into Dollarama. The store is busy any time of the day. Free parking is available nearby. read more

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As a transit user, I like how it's just a minute walk away from the metrotown skytrain station and bus loop. Also, I usually shop later in the day so I like that they close late at 10pm on most days. I like taking a peek inside before taking the bus/skytrain on the way home. It's a smaller store so the selection isn't as vast as other bigger dollaramas. Usually I find at least one cool item but I didn't find anything interesting so i left empty handed on this visit. The thing i learned from shopping at dollarama is that if you find something cool, just get it because chances are it won't be there anymore or you would have to return to the same location to find it again because other locations are sold out of the cool item. The items they have pretty much are the usual items you'd find at any other dollarama. They have a whole aisle dedicated to christm2as even though halloween hasn't happened yet which i found kinda funny. A few months ago, they only had one or two staff at the checkout area with no self serve machines. One big change recently is they put in at least 4 self-serve checkout machines. The checkout lines are much faster because of this. My friend used the self serve kiosk and it looked really simple to use, which is great. I like that it talks through every step as well. Overall, the self serve checkouts are a welcome addition but i'd recommend going to a bigger dollarama for better item selection if you're actually looking for dollar store stuff. I'm in the metrotown area a lot so I'll definitely come back once in a while and see if they have something cool or useful (but cheap!) to buy. 3 stars. read more

Good size store not too claustrophobically stocked, good selection. Prices are not $1 of course. Very few stores are real dollar stores any more. Don't be fooled. Read the tags. I frequently shop here for cookies and drinks for the homeless guys by the bus loop. Only $4 for a huge tray of cookies and a gatorade. The only issue with this store is the damn line up is so freaking long it really makes you wanna just walk out the door and forget about the shopping. But. The other part that's really weird. Is that they actually clear their lines amazingly fast for 2-3 cashiers and about 25+ people in line it still only takes them about 3-5 mins total. So not bad on that front. Which is the only reason. I usually will roll my eyes and line up. While I know appearances are deceiving it will be a short wait hahaha but I really wish they got rid of the whole snake line up. It makes the lines look so ridiculously long and I'm sure it deters some people from bothering to shop there. Another bonus. They take amex. Very few dollar shops will. And even more rare. No minimum. You can use cash debit visa MasterCard amex. They have no minimum. I'd give them 5 stars if they fix the line up and made everything truly $1. This store would get 2 thumbs up in all categories then. read more

They have a ample supply of goods available. For the cost of living in today's society, it gives us a chance to live under less stress.

Tucked away beside a set of escalators, it's almost too easy to walk right by this place. The entrance looks more like an emergency exit. Parking is available in the nice large Station Square parking lot. They've completely redone the mall here. The inside is nice and bright, and shiny and new. Plenty of kitchen and household items. What I like about the chain is the quality of the goods sold - it doesn't have the cheap or "ghetto" feel of items sold by some of the competing chains. I'm a big fan of the electronics section in particular. Not sure why they didn't just open up a storefront in neighbouring Metrotown instead. read more

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Support jobs for people - Zero stars Right before the holiday season, this location removed 5 cashier registers in favour of automatic checkouts. There is now 1 cashier, however you need to go through the automatic area to get to the person. At first, when I was ushered to the next avaible free machine, I declined and was directed to the employee cashier. Slight annoyance, but the transaction was successful. The next time was not pleasant. There were 2 employees there to guide customers to the automatic checkout with a 3rd looking bored trying to keep busy now that she was no longer needed to ring up sales. Granted, in 1 year from now it is unlikely that there will be 2-4 staff needed to usher people through the new system. I walked towards the human check out and was blocked by a woman using her body to point me to the checkout machines behind me. I calmly stated that I would like to use the checkout with an employee. She said. "No, sorry, we can't open the cash register." At the point a more aggressive older woman employee told me the machine took cash. I said I would like to use the employee run checkout. The older woman said, "Our manager has said that we are not to open the cash register. He will not authorize it." And both women used their bodies to herd me to a self checkout and started the process for me. I was in shock at the intimidation factor being used in this interaction. By this point an anxiety attack was starting. " You will not allow me to use a cash register?" "No." Tears welling up in my eyes, I handed her the items I was going to buy, took my 10 year old nieces hand and left. My niece asked me why I was bullied by those ladies. I told her that we can't control other people, we can only control what we do and how we act. Therefore, we will not return to that location of Dollarama. We will go to the Buck or Two in the mall for smaller items at Metrotown. read more

Great selection of items. The only thing I do not like is that the cashier section is all automated. For language barrier and non tech savvy people, this is unfair that there is not even one cashier. read more

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I've been to quite a lot of dollar stores. Some are pretty good, some aren't. But this place is generally a pretty decent place so far. I on rare occasions might come and visit this place if I was ever in the neighborhood and needed some cheap crap I might need at the dollar store. Their stuffs are often pretty cheap but they aren't a dollar store anymore due to inflation or whatever. But they do have a lot of things that are a lot more cheaper than a regular store would've been. Do not expect the best quality items and always keep a open mind about dollar stores, even if it's a large chain store. Oh and one last thing, don't expect to pay with a credit card at any Dollarama locations, nor does many other Dollar Stores except for Dollar Giant. read more

I love love love the dollar store and this one is close to where I live. This one is large and offers so many things from kitchen goods to cleaning products, candles, seasonal supplies and much more. I like that they are always getting new inventory so I drop by fairly often to check it out. Alot of the same products are sold in regular stores for much higher prices so I feel like I am getting a good deal when buying it here. The aisles are well stocked and easy to shop. For the most part the staff here are pleasant and I can usually find what I am looking for. The only complaint I have is that the Dollarama is getting pricier with items going up in price some as much as four dollars now. The Dollar tree is still all items are 1.25 except candy. I hope that the prices don't keep going up as this will defeat the purpose. read more

This dollar store is way better than Dollar Giant - though I have no clue if they are related. I was buying some simple things - baskets for a gift basket and some cellophane. I must say, those baskets I purchased for only $1.25 were amazing! I can't believe it was such a bargain! I'll definitely come back when I want some cheap and nice quality items! read more

This location recently replaced its cashiers with self-checkout machines. I waited patiently in line for ten minutes, letting about seven people go ahead of me, as I wanted to use the lone cashier, and she was busy ringing in someone who was buying a shopping cart full of Christmas decorations. When the cashier was finally free, I was told I had to use the machines because apparently employees "do not have authorization to open the till," despite the fact that A) this nonsense rule wasn't enforced on the shopper buying $100 worth of Christmas decorations, 2) I wanted to pay with debit, not cash, meaning no till had to be opened, and 3) I had waited patiently in line. I will not be shopping at Dollarama any longer. I refuse to support a company that tries to pinch pennies by cutting jobs and creating frustration for customers. Forcing customers to use self-checkouts is discrimination against the blind, elderly, disabled, and non-native English speakers, who cannot use these machines or find it very difficult. Shame on you, Dollarama. read more

I pretty much go here weekly (take that michaels!) lots of great crafting supplies, and I live the cheap housewares. Lots of brand name items here as well! Big fan :) read more

The doors were a weird place for one and i looped around for a bit till I could find my way in. That wasnt such a big deal but when i went and asked this blonde girl working there where the measuring tape was, she scoffed at me and treated me like i was an idiot and sent me to regular sticky tape. which isnt even right. When i finally found someone who wasn't too busy, she was incredibly sweet but there wasnt anyone i could talk to about this poor customer service that wasnt too busy. so i paid and asked the till politely if i could leave a complaint here or what i should do in this case. the older woman at the till said she could take it but then brushed me aside and enfantilized my concerns saying i was overreacting and its not the girls fault "maybe shes having a bad day" and proceeded to touch my hands and arms without my consent. no shes your employee and her treatment of customers is a reflection on your team. honestly this whole location needs much better training and some protocol on complaints. i would give my experience a 1 but the second girl was super nice. tbh i wouldn't be this upset if the woman at the till didnt brush me aside like that. read more

This is the best dollar store around! It is a chain, but their products are really good. Sure, it's a dollar store, so some of it is pretty cheap crap, but for the most part you can get brand name items for super cheap. It's technically a dollar-plus store, so some items are $1.25 or $2.00 (max price), but if it's not $1 it is clearly labelled as such. They carry stuff like Ziplock bags, Crest toothpaste, and other brands. It's a great place for craft supplies, gift wrap, party supplies (3 shot glasses for $1!), hair accessories (why spend $5 on hair elastics when you can get them for a dollar, you're just going to loose them anyways), holiday themed stuff, you name it. It's also a good place to find cheap planters for your garden, fishing hooks, tent pegs, beach balls, whatever you need for the summer. This place rarely lets me down, and I often find stuff I would never have expected to find in a dollar store. In fact, I just got some disposable utensils for a party there and they are made of 100% recycled plastic. Costco did not have anything like that and the quantities were too big. Next time I am going to Dollarama first! Just a note: They don't take credit cards, but Interac is accepted. No refunds or exchanges. read more

Came here for a few random things to set up for a Christmas dinner. Found a great big plastic with felt underlay table cloth for easy clean up n a few random cute ornaments! It drives me mad when some dollar stores feel the need to charge you more when the quality is just as cheap as the next, but there's felt lining underneath. Next time I'm in need of things, I'll be popping by here! read more

Whenever I go shopping for things like household items, cleaners, candy,chocolates, cards, birthday wrapping, cards, toys, kitchen supplies etc. mainly small things, I never think to go to the Dollar store first! And every time I do walk into this dollar store, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much selection they carry! I'll see something and say: "hey! I could have bought that here, for a dollar or two!" Then I admonish myself mentally for not thinking of it earlier :( I really need to have a mantra that goes along the lines of "can you buy this at Dollarama, before you consider buying it somewhere else?!?" In fact, that should be Dollarama's slogan! This particular dollar store is immense and way better than Dollar Giant. It basically has everything Dollar Giant has but more, minus the useless crappy stuff. So from now on, I will make it a priority to check Dollarama shelves first before I even consider spending a dime anywhere else. St3Fin read more

Braved the Christmas rush to get some things from the this Dollarama as I have done on many occasions. (I used to spend way too much here regularly) They have a wide selection of household items. Went in today for a stock up of things and particularly to buy some bristol board for a project. I managed to get them up to the cash without wrinkling or marking them and after handing the rest of my items to the cashier I asked her if she had a bag so that I might carefully put these in the bag as I did not want them wrinkled. As I set them on the counter to pay she deftly grabs them and rapidly rolls them into this tight roll bending them and putting a great big wrinkle across the top most one. (and likely the rest). As I stand there my mouth agape she is looking at me like what is wrong With ME? Why am I looking like I am about to have an aneurysm? I tell her that I don't want these any longer as she has now ruined them and as I am asking her to remove them from the bill, this young like blonde manning the next cash asks me what is my problem. I explain that I had taken great care in getting these to the cash without wrecking them and in less than a second her associate has ruined them so I wish them removed from my bill. She then gets immediately defensive saying that I have to be more patient with the woman at my till as she doesn't speak English. I look at the young woman and just state that I now no longer wish anything ans I am leaving. (her attitude and the need by her to escalate things is unwanted and totally unacceptable. In her most sarcastic manner she wishes me a good day. Not politely, dripping with sarcasm and venom. I walked out without further comment. I did try to call and speak with the manager but the person on the phone refused to connect me. May even have been the same girl. I will say that I should thank her for breaking me of a habit of spending probably $125-200 a month in her store. Never again! read more

Amazing? Yes. Best Dollar Store I have EVER been in? Without a doubt. Like everyone else who reviewed this place I was blown away by the selection. This Dollarama has everything you could ever need and more (hot pink camping twine anyone?). There were so many neat and useful items I couldn't even focus my attention and only bought one thing, but I will be back! Definitely worth going out of my way to hit up this location. read more

Rebirth of the Dollarama at Station Square. This new section of Station Square is open again! Great place for decent to good quality dollar and up items. Some items are as high as three dollars now. Items on the shelves are fully stocked, very neat, clean and organized. I did notice that some items aren't available at this location such as thin wired clothes hangers, so I ended up going to the other store in Burnaby on Kingsway. There is very limited parking at street level. read more

Firstly I am really pissed that this dollar store closed down, now Metrotown has no Dollar Stores. This was THE place for me to get knick knacks. Inflation caused them to make things $1.25, however, it is still cheaper than regular stores. Some things are cheaply made, however, there are certain items that are just as good just cheap instead of paying $5 - $10 for certain items. I would rather get craft items here for $1.25 than at Michael's for $10. Same with cupcake liners, why spend $5 when you can spend $1 for something that someone will throw away after eating? They do not take credit cards, cash and interact only. read more

Very nice story. max price is 4$ Great quality items. Line time is good. and payment is fair