Value Village

While I agree with most comments about the store being big and fairly clean this is the most over priced of all the Value Village stores I have visited. During my most recent trip to this location (and likely my last) I spotted an old turntable. This turntable was missing the headshell, cartridge and needle, counterweight, had a cracked dust cover and was missing the hinges. Value Village price of $ 49.99! Seriously? Next up, a non working stereo receiver with half of the function buttons missing. Value Village price of $ 49.99. It seemed to be the magical price of anything that might be considered vintage. The theory here seems to be that if it looks like it is vintage then it must be valuable so this is the fixed price. On the positive side the staff seem friendly enough and there is ample parking (albeit it a very awkward entry into the parking lot). Do yourself a favour if you are a Value Village fan and find a different location.

My wife and I were looking for a winter jacket and we found a jacket that was in a good condition on the out side but the inside were showing A bit of heavy usage, since it didn’t have a price we got the cashier to check how much it would cost. My wife and I were shocked when the manager wanted $ 69.99 for the jacket ! The people behind us also could not believe the price. We regularly donate to this location but after tonight we have decided to take our donations somewhere else. Extremely disappointed with valu village..

Big clean new store, very organized and quiet which I love. Good quality of items here. Clean public washrooms!

This is the newest Value Village in Coquitlam. I originally came here to look for some cheap magazines for my school projects which they do have, they have mostly beauty magazines and a few lifestyle ones but really not much on home decorating. They have a large selection of clothing for men and women. Honestly, I always thought I would be one of those thrift store snobs but not too many years ago I have bought a couple of pieces from consignment stores that I really like since I like to take my clothing in to consign as well. I just look at it this way now, if it is still in excellent condition — looks like it has never been worn, it’s the same thing as buying clothes on the racks that have been tried on a few times by a bunch of other people, just wash everything after you buy it. I found some great pieces here. I’ve seen a few items from H&M. Today I bought a 100% silk lined Banana Republic Halter for $ 9.99, a gorgeous brown and beige Fendi Scarf for $ 9.99, a dressy black and white striped sleeveless top for $ 7.99 and I found a pair of Hello Kitty slippers that look like they haven’t even been worn once for $ 2.99. Now this is a bit unfortunate because I found these not too long after I bought a pair from Henderson Market for a whopping $ 20 that I can’t return but anyways I grabbed the slippers and put it into my shopping basket because it was such a great steal and I have no idea when Target will soon be open. This Value Village mostly has friendly cashiers and they do offer promotions sometimes. At the moment if you bring in donations you can receive a 30% off coupon. They also have a stamp card that they stamp for each $ 5 you spend or donation you bring in and once you fill out the whole card you will receive 30% off. This is pretty much a win-​win situation though because even if you end up spending more money than you expected that money goes to a good cause and you can sometimes find great new items to add to your closet. There are a few items that I’ve seen that were priced fairly higher than usual but for the most part there are some good steals. The only suggestion I have is that you give yourself enough time to browse because sometimes you really just gotta look through things but I’d definitely come back to this Value Village.