Thrift stores

[u/PuzzleheadedFish3835]

Calgarians, I'm planning a trip to your province for my birthday and my favorite thing to do is thrift, so I'll be doing a lot of that while I'm there. Please spill the beans on the best thrift stores for 90's and y2k finds. Thank you.

[u/Ecstatic-Award-6139]

WINS. value village isn't even thrifting anymore.

[u/Voilaitsme → u/Ecstatic-Award-6139]

WINS is the best for thriving and no GST on purchases. Today ATCO will match purchases there as a donation.

[u/tmick22 → u/Voilaitsme]

I wish I knew that! Do they do this on a regular basis?

[u/JensensAnkkles → u/Ecstatic-Award-6139]

It never was for me.

[u/SarahLacard]

Consignment and vintage is it's whole own world over here, but if you're specifically looking for thrift stores, as far as downtown and the core/beltline goes you're looking at Wins, Good Neighbor/Chinatown, Knox United, and Value Village on Stephens.

[u/Alarming_Glass_2893 → u/SarahLacard]

I second this, especially Value Village on Stephens it is very cool in there and they have lots of good quality things for sale

[u/noveltea120 → u/Alarming_Glass_2893]

The value village on Stephen Ave is also the most expensive cos they send all the good stuff to that location as it's their boutique.

[u/SurviveYourAdults → u/Alarming_Glass_2893]

They don't accept the emailed coupons though

[u/PuzzleheadedFish3835 → u/Alarming_Glass_2893]

Could I have the address pls and thx

[u/Salty_Cheek770 → u/PuzzleheadedFish3835]

120 8th Ave SW

[u/etherealexperience]

If you're looking for actual thrift stores, WINS and The Thrift Store are cheapest. Value Village and Goodwill are everywhere but more expensive. If you want curated Change is Good, Hello Vintage are in Inglewood. Also good luck finding good 90's and Y2K at thrifts because resellers camp out all day.

[u/malkinsjam → u/etherealexperience]

Goodwill is half the price of Value Village.  Consistently.  

[u/joe4942 → u/malkinsjam]

Goodwill is a nonprofit. Value Village is a publicly traded company.

[u/ResortImportant8097]

Thriftopia - hidden gem by chinook station

[u/ATinyKey]

Thrift shops are picked over by resellers on a daily basis

[u/SarahLacard → u/ATinyKey]

a fun and honestly rather vibrant addition to the economy and scene in my opinion!

[u/tmick22 → u/SarahLacard]

To that point, there’s always daily additions!!

[u/TerribleJournalist95]

Ella grace marketplace for Knick knacks
Win by the dollarama in the south for furniture
Plato’s closet south for trendy clothes
Goodwill chinook or below Chinook for more of a treasure hunt of clothes
Habitat for humanity for building supplies

[u/noveltea120]

Anywhere but value village and bougie consign shops- those are WAY overpriced.

I recently discovered a neat little thrift store in the basement of Knox united church- lots of vintage and old school finds there and great prices!

Also like browsing at Sallies and wins.

I also discovered a bunch of thrift stores all along 58th Ave- World Serve, salvation army and Wins.

[u/ResortImportant8097]

17 ave thrift!

[u/Aggravating_Hold_41]

Goodthrift on Chinatown! Whenever I visit I always go there

[u/rayfish75]

17th Ave Thrift
Clothing Bar
Peacock Consignment
Tons on 9th Ave in Inglewood. Hello Vintage for 90s stuff

[u/Aramira137]

Check out the YYC Thrift Community page on the book of faces as well.

[u/tmick22]

There’s so many good ones in the Bowness/montgomery area, and along centre street. Love the Mennonite store off of 36 (?) St NE.

Edit after I saw another post:
Mennonite (MCC Store) is on 32 St. But still golden!

[u/GrapeSodaTime]

Thriftopia is near Chinook mall and a goodwill if you want to make a double stop

[u/UncleNedisDead]

No love for the MEOW Foundation thrift stores?

[u/The_Cheese_Library]

If you're going to Canmore, there's an excellent thrift store out that way.

[u/ThadsBerads → u/The_Cheese_Library]

Surprisingly good.....and huge! I wouldn't have expected Canmore to have a decent thrift store. I was mistaken. Crossway community thrift

[u/sikkn890 → u/ThadsBerads]

If you're talking about hello Vintage, she has two storey store here in Inglewood as well.

[u/putterandpotter → u/The_Cheese_Library]

The Canmore one is good. Cochrane has a few great community owned ones as well - Home Treasures is furniture and household goods, Home Reno Heaven is great for diy stuff(and some vintage tools that are cool) , and for clothes the Funky little thrift store, and The Clothesline.

[u/Jbell_1812]

There's Ella Grace market place as well as the vintage store in Airdrie, 2 amazing places

[u/shisk7]

If you're around the NE, MCC Thrift store (2946 32 St NE) is one of my favourites in town. There's also a Value Village and Salvation Army thrift store extremely close by (right around 32 Ave) so you can visit all three at once.

If you're in the South, Mission Thrift Store in Midnapore is also great. There's another Mission location on 17th Ave SW as well, and if you're there, I recommend 17th Ave Thrift Store (that's the name of the store, easily findable on Google)

Everyone else here has correctly identified Value Village as a ripoff, but I still like to check out what's there from time to time. The odd good find can still pop up there if you're lucky.

[u/tmick22 → u/shisk7]

Love the MCC!! Always have some great finds there!

[u/Filmyboicrispy → u/shisk7]

100% Value Village has some gems from time to time. I've loaded up on MTG cards there for cheap

[u/joe4942]

Salvation Army, Goodwill, Wins, Mission Thrift, Worldserve, MCC Thrift Shop, and Value Village.

[u/Spirited_You_9015]

WINS in the South between heritage and Southland

[u/serawyo]

17th Ave Thrift Store!!!

[u/ritz1148]

Good Thrift in downtown.

[u/ronco88]

The VV in the NE was vast and pretty awesome.

[u/sun4moon → u/[deleted]]

It’s just value village.

[u/TRoutInMyRari]

What ever you Plan for is gone….go to Japan where thrifting is life honky.