Thrift stores in Hamilton
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Hamilton, ON that patience currently stretches across 49 mapped shops — 14 of them are charity shops and 35 are independent second-hand stores, so Hamilton gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Hamilton (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity ReStore, plus The Salvation Army — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Hamilton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Hamilton thrift lineup
49 mapped within about 40 km:
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop on 261 Queen Street South, Mississauga.
261 Queen Street South, Mississauga
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by RONA
Run by RONA, Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop, found on 700 Main Street East in Milton.
700 Main Street East, Milton
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Goodwill Value Centre
Second-hand store
Goodwill Value Centre — an independent second-hand store.
Salvation Army
Second-hand store
Salvation Army — an independent second-hand store.
Bomar Bargain Barn
Second-hand store
Bomar Bargain Barn is an independent second-hand store on 311 Steeles Avenue East, Milton.
311 Steeles Avenue East, Milton
Duckling Dealz
Second-hand store
Duckling Dealz is an independent second-hand store.
Helen's Treasuries
Second-hand store
Helen's Treasuries — an independent second-hand store.
Loving Angels
Second-hand store
Loving Angels — an independent second-hand store on 40 King Street West.
40 King Street West
Marilyn's Extras
Second-hand store
Marilyn's Extras — an independent second-hand store on 12 Main Street North. Also worth knowing about Marilyn's Extras: it has a website with more detail.
12 Main Street North
Buy N Sell City
Second-hand store
Buy N Sell City — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Buy N Sell City: it has a website with more detail.
Steel City Buy & Sell
Second-hand store
Steel City Buy & Sell is an independent second-hand store on 351 Main Street East. Steel City Buy & Sell also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00.
351 Main Street East
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00
Talize
Second-hand store
Talize is an independent second-hand store. Talize also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
L9B 1K3
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-905-318-2376
The Salvation Army
Charity shopRun by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a charity shop run by Salvation Army.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store. Value Village also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 480 Hespeler Road. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00.
480 Hespeler Road
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store. Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +1-519-629-0103
Salvation Army
Second-hand store
Salvation Army — an independent second-hand store on Upper James Street.
Upper James Street
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop run by Habitat for Humanity on 185 South Service Road, Grimsby.
185 South Service Road, Grimsby, L3M 4H6
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Fly by Night Antiques and Books
Second-hand store
Fly by Night Antiques and Books — an independent second-hand store.
Closet Addiction
Second-hand store
Closet Addiction is an independent second-hand store.
Mission Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Mission Thrift Store — an independent second-hand store.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 2030 Appleby Line. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2030 Appleby Line
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1 289 812 0247
Deja Blue Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Deja Blue Thrift Store — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Deja Blue Thrift Store: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
Hours: Tu,We,Fr 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Mission Thrift
Second-hand store
Mission Thrift is an independent second-hand store on 119 Colborne Street West.
119 Colborne Street West
Zoey's Consignment Collection
Second-hand store
Zoey's Consignment Collection is an independent second-hand store on 4155 Fairview Street, Burlington. Zoey's Consignment Collection also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
4155 Fairview Street, Burlington, L7L 2A4
Vintage Geek
Second-hand store
Vintage Geek is an independent second-hand store.
New Horizons Thrift Store
Second-hand store
New Horizons Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store.
Mission Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Mission Thrift Store — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Mission Thrift Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off
Buy Mine Sell Yours
Second-hand store
Buy Mine Sell Yours is an independent second-hand store. Buy Mine Sell Yours also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 125 Cross Avenue. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
125 Cross Avenue
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Goodwill
Second-hand store
Goodwill — an independent second-hand store.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop run by Habitat for Humanity on 25 Brown Street, Milton. Habitat for Humanity ReStore also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
25 Brown Street, Milton
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 2921 Eglinton Avenue West. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
2921 Eglinton Avenue West
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00
The Salvation Army
Charity shopRun by The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a charity shop run by The Salvation Army on 250 King Street East, Hamilton.
250 King Street East, Hamilton, L8N 1B7
Bibles for Missions Thrift Stores
Second-hand store
Bibles for Missions Thrift Stores — an independent second-hand store.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 2340 Fairview Street, Burlington. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2340 Fairview Street, Burlington, L7R 2E3
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +19056316990
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store on 2506 Hampshire Gate. Also worth knowing about Value Village: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2506 Hampshire Gate
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-905-829-1213
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Grimsby Benevolent Fund
Charity shop
Grimsby Benevolent Fund is a charity shop on 40 Elm Street, Grimsby. Grimsby Benevolent Fund also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
40 Elm Street, Grimsby, L3M 4G3
Phone: +1 905-309-5664
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Hamilton
11 of the 49 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Hamilton — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Hamilton; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
14 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Hamilton thrift circuit
The efficient Hamilton thrifting route strings these together: The Salvation Army on 261 Queen Street South, Habitat for Humanity ReStore on 700 Main Street East, The Salvation Army, Goodwill, Goodwill Value Centre, Salvation Army, Bomar Bargain Barn on 311 Steeles Avenue East, and Duckling Dealz — 49 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 41 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Hamilton
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Hamilton can skip the learning curve:
- Go early in the week at The Salvation Army. Donations land on weekends, so Monday and Tuesday shelves are the freshly stocked ones. By Saturday the good stuff is gone.
- The housewares aisle rewards patience at Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.
- Learn the colour-tag system. Many charity shops discount by tag colour on rotation. Ask which colour is half price this week — it changes regularly.
- Shop the wrong season on purpose. Coats are cheapest in spring, fans in autumn. Off-season racks are picked over less and priced to move.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Hamilton — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Hamilton can take a while to appear. The 49 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Hamilton's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Hamilton included.
Thrift store listings for Hamilton: 49 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.