Plato's Closet Vaughan

Value village is a unique thrift experience that brings you back again and again to discover vintage items with beautiful designs. I visit on monthly basis for kitchen wares, candles, furniture and clothing. Hope they can add a few bins/carts inside shop that ppl can dispose their unwanted items or litter to the proper place to help keep the shop clean & organized. P.S. remember bring sth to the donation center so you get a 20% off coupon

Four stars for selection and pricing on clothing, but you pay a premium in terms of chaos in the clothing aisles. I was there just before Canada Day (so presumably lots of people with the day off), and the store was packed with both people and clothing. Great checkout manager, fortunately. Clothes were stacked and overflowing near the mirrors where everyone was (politely) jostling for a view of themselves in the mirrors between aisles. Two boys were playing a vigorous game of soccer in the toy section until my friend finally pulled the grandma card and gave them a talking-to since their dad was preoccupied elsewhere. And you know the best stuff is what someone else already found and tried on, so you join the crowd around the mirrors and dig through the piles in search of treasure ... it falls over ... hangers get tangled ... stuff falls on the floor. You know, as a corporation, VV gained so much floor space and saved staff time by removing the change rooms (not to mention savings by those who can't get the clothing returned for credit on time) but jeez, how about a nod toward fire safety? If this store is always like that, someone needs to report it to the Fire Marshall's office. And hey there management team, a lot of the mess can be addressed by nonchalantly leaving a random rolling rack in the vicinity of the mirrors. I'd hang stuff up, and many others probably would too. It is being done elsewhere (Victoria BC for a start). How about it? Edit: a sarcastic thank you to the person who shared their problem with me by donating the lovely glitter top (pic attached). My closet now looks like it was decorated by a 5 year old! You didn't save anything from the landfill, and you helped big bad VV corporation turn a profit off our mutual misery.

Great finds here. I have collected lots of vintage kitchen ware, silverware, paintings. Lamps and books. So many rare book finds. Clothing selection is not great but everything else is great. The employees very helpful and friendly.