Thrift stores in Oakville
Oakville, Ontario has 96 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 27 of them are charity shops and 69 are independent second-hand stores, so Oakville gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Oakville (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Value Village and Value Village Boutique, plus Value Village — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Oakville's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Oakville thrift lineup
96 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Value Village Boutique
Second-hand store
Value Village Boutique — an independent second-hand store, found on 481 Bloor Street West in Toronto.
481 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Wildlife Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Wildlife Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store on 67 Front Street East, Toronto. Wildlife Thrift Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
67 Front Street East, Toronto, M5E 1B5
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Phone: +1-416-861-9080
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
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.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 1475 Dundas Street West.
1475 Dundas Street West
Mission Thrift Store
Charity shop
Mission Thrift Store is a charity shop on 3130 Dixie Road, Mississauga. Mission Thrift Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00.
3130 Dixie Road, Mississauga
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Talize
Second-hand store
Talize — an independent second-hand store on 3100 Dixie Road.
3100 Dixie Road
Black Market - Downstairs
Second-hand store
Black Market - Downstairs — an independent second-hand store, found on 256 Queen Street West in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Black Market - Downstairs: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
256 Queen Street West, Toronto, M5T2X9
Phone: +1-416-599-5858
Great Finds
Second-hand store
Great Finds is an independent second-hand store on 2358 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Etobicoke. Great Finds also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2358 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Etobicoke
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop, found on 187 Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga. Also worth knowing about The Salvation Army: it has a website with more detail.
187 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga, L5G 1G2
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 605 Rogers Road. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-20:00.
605 Rogers Road, M6M 1B9
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-20:00
The Salvation Army Thrift Store
Second-hand store
The Salvation Army Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store, found on 1520 Steeles Avenue West in Concord. 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.
1520 Steeles Avenue West, Concord, L4K 3B9
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00, Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-905-761-7990
Lori's Locker
Second-hand store
Lori's Locker — an independent second-hand store, found on 300 New Toronto Street in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Lori's Locker: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr off; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
300 New Toronto Street, Toronto, M8V 2E8
Hours: Mo-Fr off; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +1-416-300-8800
Thrift it Up & Sip
Second-hand store
Thrift it Up & Sip is an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill Value Centre
Second-hand store
Goodwill Value Centre — an independent second-hand store.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop.
Value Village
Second-hand storeRun by Savers, Inc
Run by Savers, Inc, Value Village is an independent second-hand store, found on 2975 Bovaird Drive East in Brampton. Also worth knowing about Value Village: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00, Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2975 Bovaird Drive East, Brampton, L6S 0C6
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00, Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +1-905-799-3618
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
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.
The Salvation Army
Charity shopRun by Salvation Army
Run by Salvation Army, The Salvation Army is a charity shop, found on 1219 Bloor Street West in Toronto. Also worth knowing about The Salvation Army: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
1219 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M6H 1N6
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Tara Thrift
Second-hand store
Tara Thrift is an independent second-hand store on 1408 Queen Street West. Tara Thrift also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1408 Queen Street West, M6K 1L9
Phone: +1-437-999-2248
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 45 Woodbine Downs Boulevard.
45 Woodbine Downs Boulevard
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Global Thrift
Second-hand store
Global Thrift — an independent second-hand store.
Black Market Vintage - Upstairs
Second-hand store
Black Market Vintage - Upstairs — an independent second-hand store, found on 347 Queen Street West in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Black Market Vintage - Upstairs: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
347 Queen Street West, Toronto, M5V 2A4
Phone: +14165995858
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store, found on 1020 Islington Avenue in Etobicoke.
1020 Islington Avenue, Etobicoke
Garb
Second-hand store
Garb — an independent second-hand store, found on 1046 Queen Street West in Toronto.
1046 Queen Street West, Toronto
Consign Toronto
Second-hand store
Consign Toronto is an independent second-hand store on 884 Queen Street West, Toronto. Consign Toronto also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
884 Queen Street West, Toronto
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Bloor Army Surplus
Second-hand store
Bloor Army Surplus — an independent second-hand store, found on 1212 Bloor Street West in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Bloor Army Surplus: it has a website with more detail.
1212 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Tara Thrift
Second-hand store
Tara Thrift — an independent second-hand store, found on 1292 Bloor Street West in Toronto.
1292 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Odds and Ends
Second-hand store
Odds and Ends — an independent second-hand store, found on 703A Queen Street West in Toronto.
703A Queen Street West, Toronto
Print Vintage
Second-hand store
Print Vintage — an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 1224 Dundas Street East in Mississauga.
1224 Dundas Street East, Mississauga
Salvation Army
Second-hand store
Salvation Army — an independent second-hand store on Upper James Street.
Upper James Street
Good Market
Second-hand store
Good Market — an independent second-hand store, found on 912 Queen Street East in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Good Market: it has a website with more detail.
912 Queen Street East, Toronto
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Talize
Second-hand store
Talize is 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 4500 Dixie Road, Mississauga.
4500 Dixie Road, Mississauga, L4W 1V7
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity
Run by Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop, found on 1120 Caledonia Road in Toronto.
1120 Caledonia Road, Toronto, M6A 2W5
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
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Twice as Nice
Second-hand store
Twice as Nice — an independent second-hand store.
Treehouse
Second-hand store
Treehouse is an independent second-hand store.
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.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Oakville
23 of the 96 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Oakville — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Oakville; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
29 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Oakville thrift circuit
Making a day of it in Oakville? Work this order: Value Village, Value Village Boutique on 481 Bloor Street West, Value Village, The Salvation Army, Wildlife Thrift Store on 67 Front Street East, The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army on 261 Queen Street South, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore on 700 Main Street East. That's 96 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack. 88 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Oakville
Thrifting in Oakville goes better with a little prep:
- Ask about hold policies at Value Village. Eyeing furniture you can't take today? Many shops will hold an item for 24 hours. Ask before someone else buys it.
- Smell the leather at Value Village Boutique. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Learn your fabrics. A quick touch tells wool from acrylic, leather from pleather. Natural fibres at thrift prices are the whole game.
- Inspect electronics in the store. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Oakville — 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 Oakville can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 96, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
Prices at Oakville'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 — Oakville included.
Thrift store listings for Oakville: 96 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.