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| - I enjoy sifting through thrift stores so this was a must-do. The place is decorated kitchily on the outside, so not hard to find. Once you step inside, it's a madhouse of stuff everywhere. Now, they must be decorated somewhat for Halloween, but I can't imagine it's much different from their usual look.
It's mostly women's clothes, jeans, shoes. They have a few dressing rooms with mirrors on the outside of the doors across from a mess of handbags. I found a polka dotted Le Chateau blouse, but cut way too deep to wear to work. I found a pair of awesome flared jeans for $7, but the waist was too big and I didn't like the empty backside without anything including pockets. I found a pair of tough black wedge combat boots for $15 CND, but not sure whether I could really pull off the girly dress/tough boots combo at my professional conservative workplace so I left them alone. In the back is a men's corner where my partner found 2 shirts for less than $18 CND and I ogled over the bunnies. There are lots of jewelry - mostly plastic, loud necklaces, rings. There was a bin of hats, too.
Off to the right of the store is the notorious $1 bin. It really is like a giant ball room., about 10 ft x 8 ft, except filled with clothes. With the recent bed bug scare in NYC and BOS, I was not stepping in, just in case.
I saw samosas at the counter for $1, yum! So it's a thrift store-cafe, they buy clothes ("You look better naked"), accepts credit cards, sales people generally leave you be. You have to come prepared to dig. Pop an allergy med before walking in because it's dusty. And bring some hand sanitizer. If you don't like digging through thrift, this is not your store.
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