The T.J. Maxx (or T.K. Maxx if you're in Ireland) of Canada. Winners is actually owned by the same company as T.J. Maxx (TJX Companies), but if you've ever been inside a T.J. Maxx and then Winners, it's pretty obvious. The layout and products are basically the same!
Winners offers high quality brands at an extremely discounted price in clothing, dish-ware, shoes, furniture, organic and unique food, beauty products, and home decoration.
Now, I am not a brand junkie or anything, but I've personally found that name brand clothing (like Guess jeans, for example) just FIT better, last longer, and are just higher quality. So if I can get a $120 pair of Guess jeans for $15, not only will I, but I'll will be forced to restrain myself from jumping up and down in the store.
Not everything is worth the price tag, but some (if not most) are, and it's absolutely worth a moment of your time to stop in and browse.
The only other thing I have to add is that every Winners has mostly the same selection, but some have things the others do not. For example, this Winners is pretty good all around, but the Winners on Matheson Blvd has mens designer suits!
Basically my policy is, if we're in a town and pass a Winners, assuming we have time, we almost always stop in for at least a browse. It's almost like high brow thrift shopping. read more