BC SPCA Vancouver East Thrift Store

I used to donate to this store and shop there because they are supposed to give part of the profits (only 3%) to the SPCA but not any more. The Chinese lady running the place is outright rude and nasty.
I was in there last month and dropped off 3 boxes of donations and I wandered around and picked up a few things. When I went to pay for them, I found I only had $ 5 on me so I put the peanut butter bear jar on the shelf behind me. And when I asked again — to make sure — the 5 items I wanted came to $ 5.
As I was handing the Chinese lady the money she started screaming at me that I wanted a discount when they were already cheap. I said no such thing and never dickered about the price. She just kept yelling at me that I wanted a discount and on and on. I took my items and left the store. I should have just walked out without buying anything but she had already taken my $ 5 bill and put it in the cash register.
I don’t know if she owns the store or just runs it but I have noticed the staff turns over quite often. Now I know why. If she treats her staff the same way — like trash — nobody will stay. The SPCA should cut ties with her and this store and set something up with someone who has a pleasant disposition. The SPCA only gets 3% of the revenue anyway. I will never set foot in that store again. I’ll spend my money elsewhere and give someone else my donations.

A sweet little shop for a good cause. The inventory is up and down — you never know what you’re going to find.
Usually there is a shop cat hiding, «Where’s Waldo» style, somewhere in the store. Last time I found a cutie peeking out at me from a mound of blankets. My daughters find this game enough of a reason to visit the store.
This isn’t a place to find furniture. The best departments are clothes and misc. smalls. Plates and useful household is too spotty to recommend for sure. The prices tend to be very fair when you DO find something, so if you’re heading to the Victoria Drive Value Village, this is worth a look.
In true hoarder fashion, I will give you my bottom line: I got Pikachu dolls here…’nuff said.

It’s a great thrift store.
It is actually a real thrift store with good thrift store prices.
Not the overpriced corporate thrifts like vale village.
I love co, ing here to look for treasures!

The chinese lady who runs it is shady. She’s always marking up the prices and items arent marked so she can make up the prices as she likes. Shady place.

I don’t get it. I love thrift stores and usually find pretty good stuff… but this place was a huge disappointment. Best part was the big ‘ol cat that greeted me upon arrival. The smell in here was terrible, I found dirty dishes in the kitchen section, smashed glassware littering an aisle and mounds of junk in no particular order. Maybe a bad day? Week? Dunno but probably won’t give it a second chance.

I like to check this place at least once a week as they have tons of stuff always coming in and prices for goods are insanely low. The book selection is pretty big, although it’s a bit messy and disorganized. Some good paperback classics can be found.
The profits go towards helping homeless animals. Also there’s a resident cat that’s really friendly.

Now this IS a thrift store with thrift prices. Going to SPCA. Friendly staff. Great music playing in the background. Good finds. Convenient East Van Vic Drive location!!!

I have a theory about bookstores and bookstore cats — I believe all good bookstores should have a resident feline.
Considering this thrift store does have books and it is the BC SPCA Thrift store, it does seem rather fitting that there be animals here. But a small part of me wonders how well this works for those who have allergies and/​or are sensitive, given that the items other than the books and housewares (ie clothes) would retain much more dander and allergins. Thought it worth mentioning.
Not a particularly large store. Window displays always have some interesting items. They are working hard to keep it organised, but it’s hit and miss whether you’ll find anything you need — but you won’t know if you don’t look.

A few years ago this was my favourite thrift store in Vancouver. The managers were chill, prices were low and the store was full of amazing vintage clothes and other stuff and it was in good order.
For the past while it’s been run by a this woman and the place is more or less a junk heap. Everything is stuffed so tightly it’s hard to get a good look at anything. There are cats in the store and, as a result, the store reeks of cat pee. Sometimes you see the cats sleeping on items of clothing for sale. Yuck.
The woman who runs the place, yeah, she likes to haggle. Which is great. But she’ll always quote you a high price for something while telling you, no matter what the item is, «This is a good one.» It has got to the point where I don’t want to deal with her anymore, so if I want to buy something I get my husband to do it.

I love this store! Not only are the prices cheap, the proceeds go to charity, plus the SPCA is where my sister and I adopted our one dog and two cats. We found this store when we moved to Vancouver and still visit regularly for household goods. We’ve gotten dinnerware, cutlery, cookware, gardening tools, books, furniture, and knick-​knacks to decorate our place. Clothes too are OK, you just have to spent lots of time and have patience to go thru it all. My sis buys t-​shirts from here and uses them to make bags, scarves and pillowcases. Our last purchase consisted of some old but pretty metal cabinet knobs and some used but perfectly usable and clean pots that I got all together for a tad more than $ 10. The people at the store are very nice too. Recommended!

I actually love this place. It is so weird, so messy, and SO FULL OF DEALS. This is my absolute 100% go-​to store for furniture and housewares. I’m intimidated by their clothing offerings, so I tend to run away from that, but I have bought countless glasses and small appliances here.
Another thing I absolutely love: the (very friendly) owner (s) are open to haggling.

The SPCA thrift store on Victoria Drive is such a little gem.
I’ve purchased a few clothing nice items from here, ranging from sweaters to dresses. They also have a lot of shoes (mostly female) and a colourful selection of vintage scarves. Sometimes you just have to do a little searching to find the right thing!
When I come here, I usually only really look at the clothing. However, they have a small, but nice selection of old plates. They also have a lot of furniture downstairs.
The service is good, and the people there are nice.

This is a curious place on Victoria drive, easy to drive by and miss it, definately worth stopping into, and have a look.
On first entering, it is a little cluttered, full, and well, overwhelming. However, i found a couple of Jacob and Gap dresses, priced under $ 10.00 each. Lots of sweaters, coats, shoes, mens stuff, and lots of furniture downstairs. The couches down there were nice, modern and the best I had seen in ages, with an assortment of beds, shelving, desks and the like. Also found a gorgeous dark haired kitty sleeping on a chair, and it was happy to have its head scratched! Like any second hand place, you have to pick through every rack, but I found the goods and brands in here superior to most other thrift stores. The prices were reasonable, and the chinese woman at the front quite funny, once I got talking to her. Supports one of my fav causes~ and I drop in once a month or so to check out the goods (and the cats!).

What a great find! A girlfriend of mine and me stole our boyfriends’ band’s van for a day to come here in search of the perfect new-​old couch and we ended up with quite an impressive haul. Maybe it’s a bit off the beaten track or maybe the slight hint of cat pee smell puts people off of it, but we found so much rad stuff in here!
In terms of clothing, you definitely need to rummage a bit. Most things in there probably weren’t even that stylish the year they were made, but there are quite a few gems hiding between polyester frocks! On a related note: if you ever have a bridge party, please let me know because i now own the greatest old lady sweater covered in pearls! I don’t wear jeans, but my friend seemed to be in denim paradise as they have a huge selection in tons of cuts and colours.
I think this place really shines in the home décor section. They had basically everything you could ever want, from kitschy to practical. I came away with a bad ass looking wrought iron candle holder, but if i hadn’t of given myself a budget i would have gone NUTS. It was one of those situations where you keep finding something rad, picking up, walking 5 feet and finding something ELSE, then standing there and deliberating which to get… The cycle kept repeating itself!
And if all that isn’t enough, the place benefits the BC SPCA! You can even see some of the wonderful little animals you are helping out as there are a few kitties who live there! I spent a good amount of time petting a handsome little tuxedo kitty with the loudest purr! Really, all stores need kitties in them!