Great Values at Value Village!

by Laurie Campbell on April 1, 2009

 

Recently, a friend of mine suggested we go to Value Village to check it out.  Now I have been there many times in the past and have found some great deals but for some reason had not gone in over  a year.  So off we went to find super bargains at a fraction of the price.   I was in need of a few items any way.   In fact I was mentioning to my friend that we should go to a local shoe store around the corner from Value Village afterward as I needed a pair of shoes and since we were in the neighbourhood it made sense.
 
I was first of all flabbergasted at the number of people at Value Village.  Apparently, we weren’t the only people in Toronto looking for hot deals.  I saw young people, old people, and everywhere in between. Some were quite well dressed and I had to wonder if the clothes they had on were in  fact from Value Village.
 
First thing I did was go to the shoe department. Now in my mind I was thinking that the chances of finding a good pair of black shoes at Value Village was little  to none. Now, to my utmost surprise not only did I find a great pair of shoes but an awesome pair of boots that looked like they had never been worn…Price?  Eight dollars for the shoes and eight dollars for the boots.  Talk about happy!  If I had gone to the shoe store around the corner it would have cost me at least $60 for a good pair of shoes.
 
Some people find it disturbing to consider wearing clothes that are second hand from  a store like Value Village.    For me, not only did I get awesome bargains but I felt like I was  being environmentally friendly too, isn’t it after all, a form of recycling?   My suggestion… try it.   You will be amazed at what you can find!

{ 1 comment }

Scott Hannah June 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm

I agree, there are great vaues at Value Village and as consumers we have to be especially careful with recession. What I like about this idea is you are telling people to spend,just be wise with it. If everyone stops spending money, people will loose their jobs and won’t be able to spend, which is what I believe started the recession in the first place. There are other stores, Like walmart or zellers, which are not second hand where you can buy clothes. Just be wise when you spend people!

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