North Refund Centre is the best bottle depot. It's very busy, but I never have to wait in line too…read morelong, because the staff is very efficient. They are accurate too, and if I bring in a pre-counted bag of cans, they trust me and won't recount. Sometimes I find this place mesmerizing. I like watching how fast the workers move and count. And I love the how the place fills with the clinging and clanging sounds of tin cans and glass bottles. I like how the workers fling the empty boxes high up into the air and how they fall onto a platform. I also find it amusing when people walk out still holding the ten or fifteen dollars they just made. It's like they are so excited and proud, they can't just yet put it back into their wallets. And unlike some bottle depots, this place is kept very clean. There's even a sink where you can wash your hands! Yes, this bottle depot rocks.

Love the premise of this company & all that it offers to the community. Staff are always friendly &…read moreif you like to thrift, this place is like the old country thrift stores going on weight. Some of the clothing is hung up (making it easier to thrift as you can see the areas of clothing & sizing ranges) but if you like the good old fashion dig to find treasures, there's that opportunity too amongst the tables surrounding the racks. These tables could have anything & everything on their & not sorted by sizes but just donations opened up for people to dig through before it has staff sort it. Some items are priced individually but those are listed on boards or the featured front area. Mostly as they've been recreated items (sweaters & jackets with interesting add ons) or it looks to be from their classes (poofs, rugs, bags, etc). They also have a large selection of patterns, threads, buttons, etc. They also have a few pops & candy options to buy at the till (that was a saving grace for me this trip as I actually pulled over to take a break from driving, so the pop helped refresh me). The layout of this current location is easier to walk through but I still wish they had some folding stools one could use to sit & properly dig (for those that can't stand long on cement or have mobility issues). Last winter I spotted shopping carts that helped give me some extra standing support (didn't see them this time but wished I did). More recently spotted big reusable shopping bags to gather up your new treasures. I usually bring in a reusable bag or two with me to still carry out items. There are mirrors to do a general check of look but still no area to try on anything (or at least that I've ever been told about). You have to be confident on your size or wear lighter layers so you can toss something on overtop to get the general idea of the fit. This is why I rarely buy dresses, pants, shorts or skirts here. As there's so many different styles, cuts & brands; it's impossible to know if something would fit correctly. I also don't want to add to the disposable part of the industry but sometimes I do take a chance. That is if I'm confident in the material being more forgiving or I know I'll be attending a clothing swap in the near future. My most recent fall shopping experience with blenderz was short. I accidentally showed up just before the 6 pm (their closing time on some of the days) vs what I thought was 8 pm for closing time (purely my fault I mixed up the days & didn't pay attention to google as I thought it was outdated). In a half hour, I still found something closer to what I was hunting for - a double sided fleece vest, plus I scored a dress (originally thought it was a jumper until I got it all untangled & washed at home) & a sweater. Both have lovely modifications for those that need more space to get things on the body (so that was some luck finding those two in the heaps of the few tables I looked at). I do recommend that you go in with a friend (or two!) as this place does have so much in it that it's easy to miss hidden gems (on the racks & tables). When you thrift with friends you're also more likely to help spot things for each other. Also, carpool as parking is limited, as is driving space. So depending on type of vehicle, you might find it hard to get into the right area of parking lot (some of the other businesses have signs up for their customers only). So if you need to exit & do a loop around Gateway-Calgary Tr, don't feel bad. I've had to do that several visits due to size of vehicles that wouldn't allow me to reach a parking spot from the first entrance along the narrow area & needed to drive by parked vehicles & enter at another spot. That is one thing I miss from their old location, safer parking area/slower street. As this is directly off Gateway blvd, you need to be quite attentive on how fast people are driving behind you (when you sharply turn in), who's driving in to park when you're walking to the door or what lanes the cars driving past are in as you're trying to exit at an odd angle (and sometimes through some potholes which naturally slows a vehicle down). Also, important to note that I would be concerned with anyone in a wheelchair on the difficulties they might have entering. Overall, I like that their shop is bright (but not migraine trigger bright) with extra windows letting natural light in. The inside is well spaced between the racks & tables. They always have so much product to look through. You would have to try very hard to not find something you could use, upcycle and/or craft with. Plus, if you're lucky, parking is literally outside their front door. The cherry on the top is this unique business is changing the impact of the clothing/textile industry in YEG plus offers courses to learn, purchasable pre-sorted of designated sizes clothing boxes & so many other items you wouldn't normally find (or at least in such an organized way) in other thrift stores.

took a sewing class, Cloning Clothes. was a waste of time I had watched a you tube video and got…read moremore out of that than a 70 dollar class. she's an overly talkative teacher talking about everything except the class content. she's not very mobile given her vast size so she just sat in one spot the whole time versus walking around checking on our work. she's a poor starving artist type, get a grip its Alberta Oil Country! Also the messy over crowded unwashed garments there I ended up taking home spiders.

Very professional an fabulous job mounting my diamond to my ring. Would highly recommend .read more

This store is a gem - pun intended! I live in the Riverbend area and drive past this store on my…read moreway to the library branch located in the same shopping center at least once a week. I would have never thought to go inside, but a co-worker had mentioned that he received great customer service at this store, so I decided to pop in one day after work. Initially I was a little intimidated by having to ring a doorbell to buzz open the door, but the store itself is intimate and welcoming. I have been looking for jewelry to wear at my wedding for over a month, and have been continually disappointed by the selection at chain stores in malls. The diamond jewelry here is classic and beautiful, and I found what I had invisioned immediately. It looks like a two-person team runs the store (a man and a woman) and both times I visited they were very patient and friendly, and I felt none of the attitude I have experienced from staff at other stores. When I purchased a necklace, it was cleaned for me before being put in a box, and when I mentioned off hand that my engagement ring was dirty, the saleswoman took it back for cleaning and offered the free cleaning service to me at any time I wanted. I am very pleased with the necklace I bought, and enjoyed the low pressure, friendly service at Forest of Jewels.

On the plus side, she was fast & cheap; hemmed 2 pairs of pants in an hour, for $16. But that's…read morethe only good thing, you definitely get what you pay for with this lady. She used really crappy plastic string to hem the pants. The string started falling out within a week. Stay away...

Far more than a just another tailor shop. Zippers and Buttons also provide custom suit services,…read morebridal and suit rentals, and of course regular tailoring. I had a suit made for my friends wedding. The tailor showed me a wide variety of fabrics, and styles. When the suit was finished I thought it fit like a glove but the tailor suggested i take in my pant legs a bit, and since she offered to do it for free I said agreed. Excellent service, and definitely recommended to anyone looking to get a well priced, custom fitted suit.

Awesome selection of movies! highly recommend for any movie fans! A ton of variety as well!read more

Awesome place to go buy used and new stuff. They offer fair pricing. Just got a solar floodlight…read morefor a very good deal. Thanks Cody and Craig! Recommended!

I am disabled and phoned the main number that Salvation Army suggested. It was the correct number…read morefor their west end store which I live within five miles of and have shopped for over a decade. I asked how long for a pick up not just when they would get back to me as a disabled person I need to phone many others if this was not going to happen soon. Oh yes they will be there very soon. Email next day, will be in touch tomorrow. The email quoted three weeks in the future. I need big things gone do it don't hurt myself with my limited ability to move around moving boxes. Wrote back that was not good enough. Woman phoned me as yelled and then when she finished I try to say my piece and she hung up. I was a great believer in this group. Idolized President Carter for starting it but they are not kind as they say. Now my date for pick up is this Friday but they want everything outside. I live in a basement suit. What do you think will happen? Hod only knows. Oh yeah another email was sr t saying a four week wait could be arranged by the young woman who hung up on me. What a charmer. I chose to ignore it.

The Restore is where a revenue/donation source for Habitat for Humanity Edmonton. Local contractors…read moreand developers are able to bring their surplus supplies here, instead of dumping them in the landfill. You'll find cases of brand-new tiles and flooring, plus like-new appliances, plumbing fixtures, even kitchen sinks! Also fun to browse are the retro and antique furniture and the volunteer-built items, like bird houses, shelves, even lamps made from scratch materials. If you're planning a renovation or just a redecoration, give the Restore a try before spending major money buying first hand! The environment and Habitat will thank you!

cleaning my witer coat there。nice lady very professional clean great job reasonable priceread more

Really really impressed. Not sure I will ever go back to page. I really like the way this place…read morehandles their customers and they do a really bang up job for a phenomenal price.

I had a ring with a very small band resized by this business. They advised me that with such a thin…read moreband I should avoid getting it resized more than once to avoid visible changes to the ring, and they did everything in their power to make sure I chose the right size. They got it done within a day and I couldn't even tell that it had been resized, there was absolutely no marking visible to the naked eye. The shop itself was small but seemed to have a great selection of unique jewelry. If I ever need a ring resized, or need to have jewelry custom-made I will definitely come to this shop!

UPDATE - under this review the business owner has replied…read morewith complete and utter lies ,I would like to clarify 1 there was not an "employee " as owner is trying to imply ,there are only husband and wife that are owners work here and they verbally abused me after I caught on to their false claims I was NOT offered any goodwill discount other then $20 thrown to me 2 I did NOT ask for any large as they are claiming discount all I asked was to adjust the overpayment I made under their miss leading information about the purity of gold 3. I was locked by the owner in their shop until I called 911 and I have that on record 4.The owner called me names while I was trying to find a resolution,even asking to buy another item so they don't have to refund me ,I wanted to keep the earrings and buy another item if they adjusted the price.all this is recorded on their camera as well as my friends phone ) DO NOT BUY HERE WITHOUT YOUR OWN GOLD TESTER AND SCALE. I was not only ripped off, but it was a truly traumatic experience of verbal abuse and almost being held hostage by this couple,the owner turned aggressive when I politely pointed out the discrepancy . I purchased earrings sold to me as 22k gold. At home, under magnification, the stamp actually read 18k, with the backings stamped only 14k. I went back assuming it was an honest mistake and asked them POLITELY if the can adjust the price or let me put more money toward a correctly priced piece. The owner got aggressive and verbally abusive almost instantly. He threw $20 at me and said take it or he'd keep the earrings and just refund me. When I said I just wanted the price corrected, not a refund because I liked the earrings he started name calling. shocked at his behaviour I decided to just take the refund and leave, he tried to lock me inside the store. He only let go when I started dialing 911; his wife opened the door. He kept cursing at me as I walked out. Verify the karat yourself before buying anything here, AND BE READY FOR HOSTILITY IF YOU QUESTION THEIR PRODUCT . I have documentation of this interaction and intend to press charges for attempting to lock me in and unethical business practices. The have replied under this review with complete lies and it also establishes how they sold 18k gold advertising as 22k ,they will not let you verify any claim they make about their gold so be vary of this business