I love consignment stores for so many reasons: I love retro looks, sometimes I miss out on items…read morefrom previous seasons that are no longer in stores and can snag them for a fraction of the cost, and being both short and slim I can rarely wear things "off the rack" but at consignment shops, I can find pieces that other petite ladies have already made alterations to so then I CAN just wear "off the rack." And in the age of online purchases, where online measurements may not be accurate and return shipping is too expensive, I've found many brand new, still with tags items on consignment for cheap! However, some consignment stores are better than others. Act II is one of the better ones in that it is not overly crowded with merchandise. I don't like it when stuff is crammed together. Act II also does not smell musty. They have a good mix of regular clothes and higher end items. When I was there, the person working was named Penny and she was very friendly and nice. They have 2 prices listed on the tag. The original price, and the price if it doesn't sell after a certain date (the date is also printed on the tag). The tags are colour coded. After a certain time, certain coloured tags are 50% off (the original price). Then at the end of the season, some items are 70% off (the original price). So today I scored a Christian Chenail (really cool Montreal designer. Designed and made in Canada, woo hoo!) skirt for $19.99 (it was several sizes too big, but too cute and too good of a deal to pass on it, so I will have to pay for the alterations this time), a brand new still with tags Jockey workout top for $8.50 and a Holt Renfrew house brand basic black t-shirt without tags, but looks new for $4.20. All their designer purses looked legit (no replicas/fake stuff that I could discern). Their shoe selection is not that big and very little in smaller sizes (I don't think there was anything in my size (5)). They had some jewelry too. Act II is really out of the way for me and not in an area that I frequent, but it's a cool store and I think it will be one of the stores that I'll be sure to visit whenever I'm in Barrhaven. It's in a strip mall and there is a lot of free parking.

Beautiful clothes set up on great displays. There was a good…read morevariety of ladies wear All seemed well made with good quality fabrics. They were very colourful. Prices varied, but much was on sale 30% off. Staff were not pushy. Only drawback was lack of larger sizes. But very much worth the visit.