Boyfriend brought me here for my birthday and it is definitely a bit $$$ but if you're very hands…read moreon and handmade is your thing, this is worth it. They've got the machines, materials, and some pretty amazing, knowledgeable staff. We were late on our first appointment and unfortunately had to reschedule, so be aware there is a reschedule fee of $60. It's quite a lot and a bit of a downer, especially when it was no one's fault, but they might have had to turn away other guests for your appointment. To the experience!!!-- Sam was with us that day and helped us patiently figure out what designs to try. She's very up front about what prices were looking at and I really appreciated that cause it gives you a chance to do some mental budgeting. We ended up making two rings each. One was covered in the Groupon cost for a smaller/ thinner ring, and then we made a thicker ring for additional $60 each. We learned a lot during the process and Sam was able to pay close attention to all of us working in the workshop. She was there to guide you, help you out, and answer any questions you had. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun working on a hands on project. And I'm super happy with the final products!! Definitely would recommend for couples for a unique, creative experience :) hopefully we can be back very very soon!!

Where do I start.. From start to finish this has been an extremely mediocre (I'm being nice here)…read moreexperience. I originally booked because of all the great reviews, but I really should have listened to the bad ones. Booking was a mess, I purchased Eventbrite tickets on Friday night for their 6 hour session on Sunday. It's Saturday night now, and I don't get a confirmation email, details, nothing (red flag #1). So I reached out the Kristin myself.. only to be told it was fully booked and booking SHOULD HAVE closed on Friday, but it wasn't so here I am now. I decided to rebook cause I've been wanting to do this, but on a Thursday night (only other night available). My session time was reduced from 6 hours to 4 hours.. My boyfriend and I were super excited to do more intricate designs, which we were informed we couldn't do in a 4 hour session and were told we SHOULD have booked a 6 hour session if we wanted to do such designs.. excuse me? We tried doing that. Thanks. -_- We settled for something more simple and made 2 rings during the workshop. We made the one included and another one since we were there anyways. Extra silver comes at an addition $5/gram (FYI: silver is incredibly cheap, like less than $1 a gram lol). I made an addition size 5 ring (?) I believe and that came out to apparently 4 grams ($20) and my boyfriend's was 6 grams ($30) which I find hard to believe. Our second rings were on the tighter side and my boyfriend brought that to her attention. Her response was: It's supposed to be like that! Both of us experience discomfort wearing our second rings (it leaves imprints if we wear it for the day.) If you do decide to go to their workshops and make additional projects, I'd suggest asking to see the weight of the materials yourself. She gave us a lower quote for the rings at the beginning. We ended up being charged a lot more. I was pretty annoyed during the workshop. Then I saw my total at the end and was really confused. I was charged tax because Eventbrite doesn't charge tax, which is fine, but Eventbrite also charged their own fees which I didn't know and thought it was tax. Then I got charged a "Square fee (5%)" on top of the extra materials AND my tax? The Square fee appears to be her payment processor. Again, on the materials and stuff, fine. But to have that charged on top of the tax??? On paper my bill appeared as: Square fee (5%).... $xxxx HST + Square (18.5%).... $xxxx As per other reviews, her lack of transparency was very shady and unprofessional. Seeing 18.5% as tax had me freaking out! And then another 5% on top of that! I asked her about the fees, but she was really hostile about it so I had to go home and figure this all out on my own. To top it off, the event listing says it is $20 overhead for addition projects, so it should have been $40 total, but she charged me $25 per additional project which comes to $50 total (separate from silver cost). It's all these small "hidden" fees that add up that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I'm really not one to complain or write bad reviews (this is literally my first one), but this one was one hell of an experience. I've never dealt with such a lousy business like this. I feel like I've been scammed. I've tried reaching out to Kristin several times, only to be IGNORED. The fact that she dodged my attempts to contact her suggests that she knows what she's doing and that it's unethical, but like her responses to her negative reviews, she can't own up to her mistakes. This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had. I love supporting local, small businesses, but I can't support The Den. A lot of my friends asked me where I got the rings done and I referred them to The Devil's Workshop. I'd advise whomever reading this to check them out too. They're a lot more professional AND they respond to their emails + calls. Their silver quote for the same sized rings was $14 versus $30 + $40 + an additional overhead project charge of $20? $25? I don't know and I don't think they know either. She keeps changing her response to my Google review so good thing I screenshotted her original answers. She's been changing it everyday. LOL.

I have ordered online a few times in the morning, for same day pick up, but it's never ready the…read moresame day. They always end up telling me to come back tomorrow. I end up picking up the stuff myself, and cancelling my online order.

There was a greeter right inside the entrance and she inquired if I needed any assistance. I was…read morelooking for paint and she pointed me in the right direction. However, once I got to that section there was more than 1 aisle and I wasn't sure what I needed. Another staff asked for someone over their walkie talkie system to meet me in a certain aisle. I explained what I needed and he was able to point out exactly which type of paint I should get. There wasn't much selection left but I was able to get the colours I wanted. The line to pay had physical distancing stickers on the floor and only every other cash register was open to adhere to physical distancing for the staff.

I went to Eurocraft restoration because I needed a small repair to a leather loveseat. I chose them…read moredue to their relatively central location (near High Park). They were very friendly, completed the repair within an hour, and then didn't even charge me! Very satisfied!

Honestly... just stop now! You need to look no further. Eurocraft is craftsmanship at its best. You…read morearen't going to find a better company to look after you. They restored a part of an old couch to its midcentury modern glory! Greg is the best! They are personable and kind. Their gentle touch has set the bar for customer service anywhere. Look no further.

My sister stocks up on paint supplies here. Staff is super…read morehelpful, these are reasonably priced goods

Rude and racist owner…read more Been here for few times previously. Prices are not the best in town, the Michael's just a few blocks down the street has things cheaper but I thought it's a small business I could support. However, the most recent trip made me definitely not wanna go back. I walked in to a customer talking to the owner at the checkout counter. I didn't pay much attention to them as my mind was fixed on getting the supplies I needed for my project. The conversation got heated and both parties raised their voices so I stopped to take a look. I saw the owner pointed his hand toward the door and said "out, out!" and she angrily left. When I was done with my shopping and came to the counter to pay, he smiled and said, in his very limited English: "black people, trouble trouble right?" It's bad enough yelling at a customer, it's entirely another level of rudeness to make racist comment to another customer. Am I apparently better than the other lady just because the colour of my skin?

What a fun environment! From repairs, to reconfiguring old and out-of-date pieces, to tons of eye…read morecandy, Vicky's Jewellery must be experienced!

One of my favorite shops in Toronto! I have purchased both inexpensive earrings and expensive…read moreantique ones. I always enjoy chatting with the shopkeepers. After seeing all of the glittery items they sell, I discovered that they also repair costume jewelry. I brought an old necklace, probably 1950s era, that was missing stones. The repair brought it back to life and I get compliments all the time on this beautiful, salvaged necklace. The repair cost was reasonable as well. This shop just shines.

What a dream wedding vendor!!…read more Working with Beckee from Paper & Poste for my recent wedding was such a blast. Not only is she super friendly, professional, and talented, she is so much fun - my appointments felt more like chatting with a friend than a supplier! Paper & Poste is affiliated with The Paper Place on Queen, so it was an easy choice when looking for wedding stationary. They do a wonderful job and their work is regularly featured in wedding magazines - because they are the best! While they certainly aren't the least expensive option in the city, I found the prices reasonable and I was comfortable with them. They designed and created our save the date, thank you cards, invitation, menus, favour tags, escort cards, programs, AND some signage, and it was all beautiful and kept a consistent feeling throughout my wedding. I would not hesitate to recommend Paper & Poste for all your stationary needs!!

This is clearly the best place for invitations and paper that you can find. We had them do our…read moreentire wedding and they did such a fantastic job. The invites were so good that everyone had a compliment. The process was incredible - we were late to get them out and they rushed and got them to our guests on time. The girl was very professional, clearly very good at her job, and was quick and to the point - not wasting our time (and we didn't have a lot) and getting the job right the first time. Also, she didn't try to up sell us on things that we didn't need and the quote was very reasonable. I wholly recommend this place to anyone who needs print, especially for a wedding.

This place is great…read more I'm in search of a mirror for my washroom, and I found it here. On my last visit, I picked up a few mirrors for my mum. I got a good deal. The people here and nice. Totally a great place to visit, and good finds to be had.

Excellent service, bought a few things from Syllogy and had my degree framed there…read more Watch out for deals they have on mirrors and frames, really happy with the custom framing service. Kathryn gave me advice on what to do for matting and helped to pick out a frame I liked.

i can understand why this is the top rated framing location in toronto, from the moment you walk in…read moreevery inch of the walls are covered in awesome framing. to the point where im not sure that i found two frames that looked the same(i really tried to see...no such luck) this business also supports a couple of local artists which i thought was a really stand up thing to do. they offer some serious custom framing work, to which im not sure that theres a request they couldn't do? (never asked) i definately cant wait to use this fine establishment in the future, as i have some off sized items that would look wicked in a frame. ***full disclosure*** yes the store owners have two cats, there is some pieces of litter on the ground, which i saw one of the owners clean up right away. YES it smells like cats live in the store, it doesn't reek of a foul scent at all, and i have one strong nose *** when you come in or out of this place, make sure no cats get out, and be sure to watch where you step for the same reasons, both cats are super friendly Great service and great knowledge shown by the workers i dealt with, the place is pretty clean, and only offers street parking.

Wow, what an awful experience Off the Wall was!…read more I received a large poster for my birthday, so I looked at Yelp for the top-rated frame shop in our Queen West hood and this was the top pick. Walking in, I had some ideas in mind but was also looking forward to the suggestions. My husband and I were served by a middle-aged lady who was not at all friendly and seemed to take offense at hearing our input on the kind of frame and matte combination we were interested in. At one point when I said that I wanted the matte colour to work with other things in our apartment she actually rolled her eyes at me. At another point, she commented to a co-worker that I hadn't liked her suggestion in a sarcastic tone, when I was clearly in earshot.  Getting her to show us other colour combinations was liking pulling teeth, with her audibly sighing and being incredibly rude. Worst of all, after all sorts of rigamarole about the matte colour, she suddenly announced that the poster is probably too big for a matte since adding one would mean a custom-sized pane of glass which would be too expensive. I really wish that she'd told us this at the very beginning, before wasting our time discussing matte colours  (not to mention saving us the grief).  When we were almost done, she suggested that we might want to get the poster laminated onto a board instead of putting it behind glass. Honestly, I think this was the most offensive part. My poster is valuable and lamination instantly devalues whatever you put through the process since it can't be undone. So her suggesting this made her seem unknowledgeable in addition to just plain rude.  In summary, I felt I got so much attitude in this shop and I'm not exactly sure why. All I wanted was to have some input into something that will be hanging on my wall and should go with my decor. I was telling a friend this story and she interrupted me saying: "Wait, is this Off the Wall? Because another friend went there and it was awful, they framed the wrong side of her piece." Ouch!