I visited this Dollarama earlier this month. It's on the south side of Highway 7, east of Kennedy…read moreRoad. This Dollarama used to be Foodland. Before Foodland, it used to be an IGA. This store is in a plaza where you need to pay attention to drivers who don't check their blindspots. I pulled into this parking lot at around 6 pm. I had to honk at a car that felt like backing out without checking a thing. When I left, a similar situation happened with another car. I already felt that this wouldn't be a store that I'd frequent often if I am fearing for my life trying to find a parking spot. Anyway, I backed into a spot across from the main entrance. I walked in. It does feel like the IGA that I used to frequent. It simply has Dollarama merchandise. There was lots of Easter merchandise. From chocolate Easter bunnies, to baskets for your treats, you can find everything here. One of the few items that you can get for $1 are one-litre bottles of Pepsi. There were many when I was there. If you are looking for mason jars, this store has cases of them. The catch is that they aren't wide-mouth jars. Rather, they have bottlenecks. If you're looking for the former, you're out of luck. I liked the colourful planters at this store. You can do some cool gardening and save some money by getting your supplies at this store. You can get seeds and soil. Done! This store does not have any self-checkout kiosks. I lined up at the checkout area that moved fairly well. There was one person doing everything. He was pleasant. I paid with a credit card. I tapped and was done. I grabbed my items, wished him a great evening, and left. It's a decent store. Poor drivers backing out of parking spots that scare me. (134)

The two Dollaramas on Highway 7 is ok and this is the one that is closest to the busy intersection…read moreof Hwy 7 and Kennedy. The store is of medium size so the aisles are pretty close together, not leaving a lot of space in between.The store is insanely busy during the holidays and numerous popular items are always out of stock. I wish a bigger Dollarama could open in the area as there is clearly a demand and a bigger store is needed to hold more inventory. There is also no room for self checkouts, which would speed up the check out process. Lots of parking and easy to get there through transit. Never had an issue with the employees there.

I LOVE OOMOMO! I wish I had one closer by but best believe,…read morewhenever I'm in Markham, I always make sure to stop by! They sell similar products that Daiso sells and originally did sell Daiso products until they rebranded. I would say, OOMOMO has better quality products, though noticeably more expensive. They sell a variety of different brands here and have a more vast selection. HUGE STORE; I love buying Japanese makeup and stationary items from here. They've got makeup, skincare, household goods, kitchenware, snacks, & hardware. Highly recommend checking the store out!!

Adorable store with plenty of items for every section. Household, seasonal, beauty, home,…read morestationery, kitchen, storage. Pricing is decent. Just be aware of the items without pricing as one of the quart-sized toiletry bags came out to $20! Holy cow. All items are final sale so you are stuck with it. Overall good value for what they offer. Both kids and adults will be very happy to shop here.

This Marshalls store used to be on the southeast corner of McCowan and Bullock Drive. It was by the…read moreCIBC branch. Marshalls has since moved into CF Markville Mall, on the lower level, in the food court. Its positioning is interesting. I was there a couple of times recently to grab a quick bite to eat at the food court. Lo and behold, this bright store kept calling me to go in. Yes, Mary, there are snacks and kitchen gadgets waiting for you. Come get 'em! Naturally, my hunger had to be attended to first. I can't shop hangry. I'd be banned for life. I went in the store afterwards. It's clean and bright. There are lots of pretty shoes. The clothing section was impeccably organized. Although I am more of a Winners person, its sister store is growing on me. I spent the most time in the kitchen accessories and snack sections. Surprised? Probably not... haha! I got a bag of beet chips. I like snacks here because I have never see or had them before. I also have a weakness for kitchen gadgets. No, I don't need another spiralizer, but I do enjoy looking at what is out here in the market. I like everything from cheaper Le Creuset baking dishes, to making soft-boiled and fried eggs with creativity. I browsed the handbags section. When Marshalls was across the street, I spotted a couple of Kipling handbags. Perhaps it was the luck of the draw, but I didn't see a single one on my most recent trip here. I had a friendly woman cash me out. I paid for my beet chips with a debit card and had my TJX Rewards card scanned. Easy peasy! I left the store happy with my bag of happiness. I'd come back here again to see if there are some Kipling bags and deals. (35)

Marshalls itself is okay but there's an employee here named 'Elena' who might be the 'manager', a…read moremiddle-aged, overweight, Caucasian female, who was making a dirty judgmental face while I was requesting a cashier to give me a bit of a discount on a clearly scratched up product. 'Elena', an employee who lives on minimum wage, was too miserly to offer any discount and straight out rudely denied me with silly, invalided excuses. I've never had an employee refuse a discount at winners/marshalls/homesense for a product that clearly has some form of wear or damage, but that nasty-faced woman couldn't follow store policy. I went to winners across the mall and a normal caucasian male employee with a professional attitude immediately offered me a valid discount when he saw the scratches on the product. Regardless, I returned the product entirely. P.S. I am frankly bewildered as to where these workers on pennies get attitudes from and the audacity to be openly inappropriate in front of customers. They aren't the owners of the stores, they sweep floors and stock shelves. It might be because I'm too dignified of a paying customer, perhaps I should start treating these cashiers the way other customers treat them instead of being friendly and polite, since that's not being returned. It seems there's a pattern of cashiers targeting young females in particular, rather than older women, or men of any age, regardless of the cashier's own age and gender, although most male employees in retail have been courteous. In particular, middle-aged and older caucasian females seem to have problems whether they are customers or cashiers. Odd.

Extremely friendly service. The employee gave us lots of tips on how to "catch" the toys and even…read morehelped us "cheat" by moving or positioning the toy for easier access. It is very clean and well kept inside. I'd highly recommend this place!

The employee gave the impression that she didn't want to bother giving us excellent customer…read moreservice skills. Although she was upfront with us from the get go that it would be hard to win anything with just 5 tokens, she delivered this message in a rude manner because she told us to leave if we thought that we could even win something with that amount of 5 tokens. To be honest, we didn't expect to win anything. We only wanted to have a fun experience of trying out some claw machines. Also, we didn't realize that the minimum purchase had to be 5 tokens and when we asked to buy 4 tokens, this employee gave us a look as if we had difficulty reading the instructions. To be honest, when you're inside a store with many claw machines, your eyes won't be focusing on reading text. Your eyes will be starring at the many cute stuffed toys. Our last attempt was for a claw machine where we were not familiar with its usage and when we asked the employee how to play that claw machine, her response was that that particular claw machine was super hard and that many customers spent more than 100 tokens and still couldn't get the stuffed animal. While we appreciated this honesty, we were interested in knowing how the machine worked and we had to repeat 3 times in total for the employee to give us a "Why-should-I-even-bother-to-show-you?" look and reluctantly grabbed a token to show us how to play that game.

Closing in a week! Majority of the store is on clearance at the moment! Worth checking out!read more

I have passed by this Showcase store a number of times. It's on the main floor of CF Markville…read moreMall, steps away from Lenscrafters. I love Showcase. It has As Seen On TV products. These days, it's deadly whenever I enter one. It has Squishmallows. Sure enough, I walked in and Squishmallows were on my right. I was in heaven seeing Squishmallows slippers in adult sizes. This store has a lot of candy and snacks. I was thrilled to see Harry and David moose munch with M&M's. However, the box was so small that I'd need to grab all of them for a decent snack. This store has freeze-dried fruit. There were samples at the checkout counter. I had the banana while I waited for a staff member to come over. It was yummy. If you like Sanrio products, this store is for you. I saw a lot of My Melody plushies. There was also a Hello Kitty purse that was so cute. If you are looking at clearance items, they are in a small section by the checkout. Some discounts are excellent. I got a Keroppi plushie that was $10 off. I had to get him. The LED products were pretty and awesome, and pretty awesome. I liked everything from a shimmery candle, to a snowflake. So nice! I had the nicest woman at the checkout. She asked for my phone number to pull up my rewards. She found me. Yay! i paid with a credit card. I tapped and was done. She wished me a great evening. I reciprocated and headed out with my purchase. I am happy with my Keroppi plushie. I'm so glad that i don't come here often. I'd be so broke, but I love this store. (484)

It's nice to have another type of dollar store other than Dollarama. This place has a variety of…read morethings like any dollar store. It also has some stuff for your house. Again it's just really nice to see something other than a Dollarama around with different stuff.

Wowow, I just stepped into cheapo's paradise and survived! I've been to Japan a fair number of…read moretimes in recent years and I gotta say, you cannot resist Japan's ¥100 stores because their items are just so ingenious, practical, and affordable! From what I can see, Ichiban Living imports a lot of their products (Sería) and sell them here for $2. YES! Everything is just $2! Reasonable with the conversion rate and tax. Just my luck because I was starting a new shopping list for my next Japan trip, but now I can save the plane ticket and stock up here for the time being. Here, you will find high-quality items like stationary, diy craft scrapbooking supplies, kitchen supplies, baking supplies, dinnerware & utensils, household basics, cleaning supplies, organizational boxes, those small empty travel bottles, small bags and pouches, bicycle accessories, basic jewelry, basic electronics.. just everything useful and practical! Funny story: a friend of mine who recently became a new mother said that the only thing missing on her expensive baby stroller is a cup holder (for her beer lol). Well, look what I found... a cup holder attachment for your stroller! LOL. Seriously, whatever knick-knack you can't find at your local Dollarama, whether the size just ain't right or it's not the colour you want, it's worth taking a look here. Really, you will notice a Western-Asian comparison of practicality here, the difference show in the items. It is located in the basement/garage level of Pacific Mall. It looks small, but it's full of compact variety. As I was browsing deeper into the store, to my astoundment I found.. stairs.. which meant MORE! :O It led me to the (even) lower level where more items are stocked (so if you find something on the top level but is not in good shape, try the lower level). With those stairs, I unexpectedly spent a good hour there, which is so typical of me and dollar stores.. You can never get enough of bargain variety stores.

Ichiban Living is located in the basement of Pacific Mall and is like a Japanese Dollarstore. The…read moreprices are all about $2.25 each. You'll find things you didn't even know you need. Once you enter the store, be sure to go to the corner and go downstairs, as there are many more knick-knacks for you to peruse. I wanted some thicker padding for my chairs and tables, so it didn't dig into my carpet as much, and I only found it here at a reasonable price! Look at those cute chairs and table socks! I also picked up some padding to stick in the bottom of my laptop to prevent overheating. I found some useful large S hooks that can fit my balcony railings and dividers to hang more plants. They have kitchen tools, bathroom gadgets, storage, pots, hangers, beauty tools, you name it, they have it. Always worthwhile to check out when you're at PMall. Note, I'm not sure if it's due to the fire, but the escalators at Pmall are not functioning, so you have to use the service elevators the past weekend to go up and down the mall.

This is a Yelp find. The man working here is amazing. So helpful…read more We wandered in with an extensive reading list for an AP course that my teenager is taking. The teacher did not provide any of the author's names. The kindly proprietor listened to the name of the book, then he rhymes off the author and looked together with us in the right place in this adorable crammed to the brim shop. We found most of what we wanted at a fraction of the cost of new. Some of the books were adorably aged. We will definitely return at a later date. Amazing service, great shop.

Does the phase "a hole in the wall" apply to used bookstores? If so, Alfsen is one. It is cramped…read morewith paperbacks. It is great if you are looking for some popular old novels, like a whole series of Stephen King books, or Black Daggers Brotherhood. I bought a few paperback at $4 each. I am told they will take your used books and give credits. They only accept paperback as hardcover takes up too much space. I can understand that. I plan to bypass hardcover novels from now on, so my collection has resale value.

PLANT DECOR has the best prices and great service. Usually, too, there are sale items on offer,…read moretoo, and these are real bargains. The plants I got have a reservoir in the bottoms to prevent roots drying out which is a bonus and makes for easier care. The delivery fee is very reasonable, too, delivered by the owner, Alex, who's great to deal with.

4 minutes ago I bought three fiddle leaf figs from Alex. He…read morehad a great selection and the price is the best we've seen. It was the first time I would own a fiddle leaf fig, so I was nervous as I know of its reputation as a high maintenance plant. Alex was so helpful, helping us with the plant selection and providing a lot of information regarding how to care for them. Even a month after I bought the plants, he was great with communicating with me and answering my questions about caring for my diva plants. Absolutely fantastic customer service. Will definitely buy from him again!