Thrift stores in Oshawa
If you like the hunt, Oshawa, Ontario is worth a wander: 26 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 9 of them are charity shops and 17 are independent second-hand stores, so Oshawa gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Oshawa (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Salvation Army and Value Village, plus Value Village — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Oshawa's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Oshawa thrift lineup
26 mapped within about 40 km:
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop. The Salvation Army 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 1525 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto. Value Village also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1525 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, M1L 2T3
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-416-752-0060
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Junk-tion
Second-hand store
Junk-tion — an independent second-hand store on 9565 Baldwin Street North.
9565 Baldwin Street North
Talize
Second-hand store
Talize is an independent second-hand store.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store.
Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Charity shop
Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store — a charity shop, found on 15 Albert Street in Oshawa.
15 Albert Street, Oshawa
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity GTA
Run by Habitat for Humanity GTA, Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop, found on 7701 Woodbine Avenue in Markham. Also worth knowing about Habitat for Humanity ReStore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7701 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, L3R2N6
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +1 647-276-3730
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Care & Share Thrift Shop
Second-hand store
Care & Share Thrift Shop — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Care & Share Thrift Shop: it has a website with more detail.
National Thrift
Second-hand store
National Thrift is an independent second-hand store. National Thrift also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-18:00
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.
National Thrift
Second-hand store
National Thrift is an independent second-hand store.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop run by Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area on 1181 Kennedy Road, Toronto. Habitat for Humanity ReStore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
1181 Kennedy Road, Toronto
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Pop-up Thrift Store
Second-hand storeRun by Bellmart
Pop-up Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store run by Bellmart.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store on 1980 Eglinton Avenue East. Also worth knowing about Value Village: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1980 Eglinton Avenue East, M1L 2M6
Phone: +1-647-660-2556
National Thrift
Second-hand store
National Thrift — an independent second-hand store.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store on 645 Kingston Road.
645 Kingston Road
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.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop, found on 45 King Street East in Oshawa.
45 King Street East, Oshawa
Chances Are
Second-hand store
Chances Are is an independent second-hand store.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Oshawa
4 of the 26 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Oshawa — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Oshawa; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
4 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Oshawa thrift circuit
The efficient Oshawa thrifting route strings these together: The Salvation Army, Value Village on 1525 Victoria Park Avenue, Value Village, Junk-tion on 9565 Baldwin Street North, Talize, Value Village, Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on 15 Albert Street, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore on 7701 Woodbine Avenue — 26 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 18 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Oshawa
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Oshawa can skip the learning curve:
- Look behind the front row at The Salvation Army. The good stuff migrates to the back of the rack. Push through; that's where the interesting things hide.
- Go early in the week at Value Village. Donations land on weekends, so Monday and Tuesday shelves are the freshly stocked ones. By Saturday the good stuff is gone.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
- Cash still talks. Some small shops prefer cash and a few will deal a little on big items if you're paying cash. Worth having some on you.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Oshawa — 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 Oshawa can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 26 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Oshawa'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 — Oshawa included.
Thrift store listings for Oshawa: 26 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.