The Salvation Army Thrift Store

Name: The Salvation Army Thrift Store
Address: 1447 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6R 1A1, Canada, R, Canada

3.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	1447 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6R 1A1, Canada
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Website :	http://www.thriftstore.ca/
Categories :	Clothing store , Non-profit organization , Charity , Consignment shop , Donations center , Vintage clothing store ,
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1447 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6R 1A1, Canada

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D	Darlene Aitken on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Over priced and you never know what kind of mood the staff will be in. Fed up with staff friends allowed to go in the sorting room where the good stuff is put aside for them. It's not fair and it looks bad for the SA
k	karen lee on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ They have a good selection of children's skates. Always bring gently used clothing there
G	Garry Meowington on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Good friendly staff and store gets new items often
B	Bella E on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Update: I reviewed this place a couple of years back, since then I have continued to be a regular customer. I would like to Add to my review that attitude of old staff 'Lori' has been quite condescending towards certain customers who happen to be my friends as well. 2 years back I reported her behavior to manager Claudia and Assistant manager Essa who apologized and gave assurances but there has been no improvement in her behavior. We all have observed her and strongly believe its her racial bias against certain ethnicities specially immigrants. Apart from her passing condescending comments on customers and asking personal question infront of other customers loudly and taunting manner to embarrass customers; we have noticed her yelling and cussing (behind their back) at new hires. On an occasion when we confronted her for her behavior and warned to report her to head office, we noted her arrogant and unprofessional reply stating that 'she has been with the organization for decades and this is her part of town so good luck with the complain.' This makes us wonder about professional and ethical standards of this store.
R	Renu John on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great place to pick up some amazing pre-loved stuff.. And if you are lucky brand new unused stuff too. Love this place for picking up books n fancy home decor stuff.
B	Bar Damu on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Store used to be a good place to shop and generally a good place in the Parkdale neighborhood. It is neither of these things any more. Merchandise is generally crummy and overpriced and selection is poor. But these things could be a problem of supply. This store has worse problems. Its vibe stinks. Hit and miss with staff, and the volunteers behave as if customers are an inconvenience. Perhaps the latter just don't want to be there (the volunteers, I mean), a perfectly understandable position given that they're virtually slave labor. Too bad. Staff - and volunteers too - used to be happier and a lot more engaging and did not take themselves too seriously to enjoy a joke - but no longer. As have other reviewer, I've noticed the preferential treatment given to some of the less savory dealers around here. This can't help the atmosphere. It's pretty disgusting really. It doesn't have to be this way. Compare Value Village - just over on Bloor. Despite being "for profit" (or because it is?) - it has a much better vibe. Value Village staff (no volunteers, or "slave labor") are continually restocking - and never with the attitude that customers shouldn't shop while they do so - lest they get in their "space" - whatever that is. That would be bad for business - and rude. It's interesting when you consider that Sally gets free goods and free labor - and still can't do better.
K	K. Other on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As of today June 4, 2022 the change rooms are still closed not just at this location but others as well. COVID is no excuse given that every other clothing store on the planet has been allowing customers to try on cloths since sometime last summer. This also leads to customers trying on cloths in the middle of the store. Frankly if I can go into your store without a mask then change rooms should be open, if you were genuinely concerned about public safety you would just keep your doors closed but you’re not, your allowing people to try on cloths outside of the change rooms and you are allowing customers to walk around without masks (which I personally have no problem with). Therefore, the only reason the change rooms are closed is you just do not want the added labour of clearing a change room, A store with a no refund policy should have open change rooms.
C	Cal Barr on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I'm not a big fan of the Salvation Army as an entity due to some of their less-than-kind policies, but this individual location is quite nice! It was clean and well lit, I got three shirts for $12 which seems like a good deal to me. I've only been there the once so far but I can definitely see myself returning in the future.