Awesome discount warehouse that is nice and close to where I work. my mom and I both bought our…read morewinter coats here for under $40 each. Score!! its a nice bright space, clean and not cluttered. Its easy to find, lots of parking and the staff are efficient and friendly. its an easy place to drop in, look around and check out and be on your way. I have bought lots of sundry items for my home that needed to be replaced and have never had a problem! Great place!

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. I went to pick up a wagon and had my three children with me -youngest a…read morebaby who I was holding. I waited patiently in line so someone could help me with the box. But right as it was my turn , someone called and they went and put it aside! I told them I was waiting for it, but the woman came in and they gave it to her. First come first serve?!?! Not at all.

Visited from SD California and I was so amazed by this place! So many unique finds in one place! I…read morestopped by just to check it out, but ended up buying so many items! I honestly got the best souvenirs from this place compared to a typical souvenir shop. Kendall was awesome and very friendly. I wish this place was closer to me so I could stop by more often. Definitely will be back when I'm back in Canada!

I was in the area having lunch when I came across Junk in the Trunk, thrift store in Ogden. I…read morealways love walking into thrift stores and seeing what people have discarded, only to be rediscovered by someone else. As soon as you walk in you realize this isn't your average thrift store. The store is well laid out, organized and has that fantastic smell of used gear (but in a good way); it all brings back good memories of the past. They have a good assortment of records (yes vinyl is making a comeback). And they are dirt cheap; mostly costing less than a buck! I picked up two records and it cost me a toonie. How great is that!! The store shelves are organized in a great way, great friendly and inviting owners, wonderful jazz music was playing in the background, housewares, books, clothing, toys, electronics and even furniture were available to snap up. Be careful, walk into Junk in the Trunk and you'll be walking into a time-warp that you may not want to leave.

Located right inside the mall, on the second level, this Dollar store is DA BOMB!…read more In fact, I"ll be honest: I didn't even know there were ANY dollar stores downtown Calgary. To find out that this store is not only downtown but located right next door to yet ANOTHER dollar store was like music to my ears. I needed a random couple of things and lucky for me, this dollar store carried every single thing I needed. I'm a HUGE fan of dollar stores, and I'm an even bigger fan of this dollar store because, yes, you guessed it, It's downtown! Happy lunch hour shopping y'all!

This dollar store is set right beside another one on the second floor of Scotia Centre. As I said…read morein my review of the other, each one has its strengths. I like this one for all the cotchkies and random things it has. It has a great selection of kids toys, which is perfect for gifts for friends kids but also for immature joke gifts for your friends. Nerf guns are hilariously fun. They have a decent selection of electronic equipment, like computer cords and some analogue TV stuff, blank CDS and storage items. It's no future shop, but if you know what you're looking for you can save a ton of money. They also have a bigger selection of bland gift-wares than the other, including candles and canada related items, which is perfect for secret santas and travelling abroad. I recommend taking the time to go through both to scope out exactly what it is that you want.

needed to stop by the winners on stephen ave at 128 8 avenue sw to grab makeup wipes and browse a…read morelittle, mostly because shopping in alberta still feels satisfying when there's only one tax. winners is always kind of hit or miss though, it really depends on how much time and patience you have to sift through everything. half the store feels completely random, but sometimes that's exactly why the best finds happen. you go in for one basic thing and suddenly end up discovering something unexpectedly good buried between racks and shelves. this location has a different vibe from suburban winners stores too. because it's right downtown on stephen avenue, it feels busier and slightly more curated, lots of office workers, tourists, and people wandering in while walking through downtown. the fashion and beauty sections felt better than expected, with more trendy pieces and fewer completely random leftovers. i ended up finding a butter yellow short sleeve cashmere cardigan on sale, which honestly felt like the perfect winners find, unexpected, specific, and satisfying enough to justify wandering the entire store. there's something weirdly fun about the treasure hunt atmosphere, even if you leave empty handed half the time. the location itself also makes the errand feel more interesting. stepping back out onto stephen avenue with the brick streets, patios, office towers, and downtown crowds makes even a simple winners trip feel a little more cinematic. definitely one of the better winners locations if you're already downtown.

Winners is one of those stores that is a hit and miss. First floor is all men stuff and a few…read morerandom things like toys etc. Top floor is where the women stuff are. Why put the women clothing on top floor and other random things like pots and pan. You really have to spend a lot of time digging in order to find something you like. Prices are cheap but you just need time.

Disrespectful service…read more I was buying a muffin and a drink. The self-serve checkout line was long so I decided to get in line for a cashier. In front of me was a woman with a pretty full cart, but I was willing to wait, and it seemed like the quickest option. There was no one behind me in line. When the woman in front of me had finished unloading her cart, the cashier came around the till. She made eye contact with me, glanced down at my basket with two items, and put her closed till sign behind the other woman's groceries. She then turns, looks me directly in the eyes again, and with a smile says, "find a different lane." I had two items. I understand that you needed to close, to go on break or something, but how do look a customer in the eye and tell them to find a different lane than the one they had been waiting in for about 5mins? Would it have inconvenienced you to spend an extra 2mins helping a customer? I had to go to a different line to purchase my items. I left the store angry and embarrassed. If you are going to shop here please know: 1. selection is not the best 2. use the self-checkout at ALL costs, even if the line is long

There are a lot of Safeways around and I'm sure we've all been in them and even done some shopping…read moreat them from time to time. It's a gigantic chain store but I still find quite a bit of difference from store to store, and therefore a reason to review. Let's go point form to get to the meat (rear centre/right) and potatoes (far right). - Unusually friendly staff. There's a a few of them that really stick out in this location! They're so friendly that I sometimes think they're mocking me. In all reality they're just very genuinely friendly, so I take the next minute to reevaluate and correct my unnecessarily pessimistic disposition. - Shiny clean produce. This is a staple among among Safeways and a real selling feature for sure. In general, their prices are higher than many other grocery giants, but if you need mass produced produce, Safeway is a solid choice. - Huge wait times. - I've not once seen this Safeway, or really any for that matter, run at full capacity. I've seen queues with over 18 people, but there are always closed registers. For some reason I forget about it often and am kicking myself when all I need is 1 item. *Side Note* I always think it's fun when you finish purchasing your items and the cashier says "You saved $6 dollars today." Who knew?? Did you know you save money?? Huh, I must be reading my bank statement wrong because it looks like I spent well over $100. ;) See you tomorrow, Safeway.

These days "dollar store" is more of a term to describe the products sold than the price they are…read more Inflation and stuff like that, know? That aside and understanding that many of the products are a buck or two over the dollar mark, this place has got a pretty great section for all of your party and crappy house hold good needs. I stopped by to pick up a bunch of cheap Easter party things. Plastic eggs, pastel tinsel, some bunny stickers - it was all there. The guys at the till was more friendly and far more helpful than your usual dollar store guy. That combined with them being open when most dollar stores aren't, bumps this place into the four star range.

Designer Depot seems to have taken the Winners concept, designer brand at depot prices, and applied…read moreto it their signs, but that's about where it ends. There's nothing designer here. Don't expect to find designer goods at marked down prices. You will only find brands you've never heard of before at fictionally marked down prices. "The comparable value on the on the price ticket or sign shows you the price another retailer charges or would likely charge for the same or comparable value item." So according to the sign, these items aren't necessarily sold anywhere else, nor have they ever been sold successfully by a business for more money. They have tags that make them look like they've been marked down but they never have been. Feels a bit deceptive, doesn't it? Further more, this store has had a "closing sale" for years now. How long do you get to run a going out of business sale, before that's just your business' regular price? They've recently brought in new winter stock that they merchandize on displays at the front like any other retail. Are you really having a going out of business sale when you're bringing new items every week? Seems like a scam, folks. Well, that and an excuse to have the place be a complete mess. That said... I bought an ugly Christmas sweater. If you can block out all of the sale nonsense, there's a chance you might find something for cheap that is worth the amount of money you will pay. Yes, the quality is cheap too, but it might be worth it. In this instance, $20 for a low quality Christmas sweater seemed worth it to me. So when you see row of suits on for $70 with a sign next to them that says "compare at $350," just know that those suits have never been sold for $350 anywhere - merely that somewhere out there, there's a store that sells $350 suits. Throw that large number away and look at the final price compared with the quality of the clothing and you still might find something worth wearing. But if you're in the market for inexpensive clothing above all else, I think you'd be better off shopping at Wal-Mart. At least then you know what you're getting.

Designer Depot offers good deals on decent clothing and we could all use more of that. Some of the…read moreshirts in this place are greasy, but I found a few items worth the $29 they were charging. And they offer fitted shirts, where other menswear stores seem to pander to the more portly among us. It's refreshing to find shirts made for thin people for a change. I don't know the real story behind this place, but it seems to me they offer some good finds at reasonable prices.

I have been living in Capitol Hill for about 3 years now. North Hill mall is my go-to location for…read moretheir Safeway. Dollarama, winners, and the food court. It's in walking distance from my house, so super convenient! However, I'm a bit frustrated about something that has occurred to me TWICE at the mall within the past two months.... There are a TON of homeless people that hang around there; and that's fine, I'm happy that during these cold months, they're able to be some place warm, but I was in line to get taco time, and a homeless man approached me asking if I could buy him some food. I felt so bad! Like he must have been so hungry, so I agreed. I told him to order himself something and I'd pay for it. I was Expecting him to order himself a meal, but he literally ordered $45 worth of food...that to me, is insanely disappointing. Someone is helping you out and you take advantage like that? Then, a couple months later, I'm in line at Tim Horton's ordering myself a hot chocolate, and a homeless man asks me if I could buy him something. This time, I was like I am MAKING sure this person is ordering something reasonable, so i saw what he ordered, and approved it..he just got an ice cap and a donut...but then, he takes his food items and walks away. No thank you or anything. Honestly, I'm not helping these people out anymore..there are TONS of resources in the city where these people can go to get food..

We have lived near this mall since the 1980's and it has continued to go downhill…read more.. The last experience is puncturing the sidewall of a tire on the our car by the real estate office across from the C train. The configuration of the parking lot is a mess(has been for years) and the curbs have sharp edges from vehicles hitting them(crumbling)....had to drive to Kal Tire 500 yards away with a flat tire which had to be replaced....response from the mall was basically to sue them.

A large dollar store with parking in front. It has a little of everything however I was looking for…read moreclear storage boxes and they had none of any variety. Didn't see anything else I needed so left empty handed. Clean and well laid out store. They had a few people working and its wasn't overly busy when I was there. Will check out another time I'm in the area.

This is a big dollar store, with a bunch of vicious looking women circling the large store room…read morewith baskets in hand, emptying the racks of cheap merchandise and paying around $1 or two for every item. But as far as dollar stores go, this one has a big selection. I don't know how dollar stores get their merchandise, but I'll be looking into it. I found Colgate toothpaste (the good kind) for $1 here. There's your regular assortment of cheap crap that will break in two days, but if you're a dollar store enthusiast, you should give this place a try. A hundred angry middle-aged women looking for deals with baskets in their arms can't be wrong....