Thrift stores in St. Catharines
If you like the hunt, St. Catharines, ON is worth a wander: 33 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 21 of them are charity shops and 12 are independent second-hand stores, so St. Catharines gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around St. Catharines (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Goodwill and Uzed Dealz, plus Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from St. Catharines's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The St. Catharines thrift lineup
33 mapped within about 40 km:
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes on 228 Glendale Avenue, St. Catharines.
228 Glendale Avenue, St. Catharines
Uzed Dealz
Second-hand store
Uzed Dealz — an independent second-hand store.
Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Charity shop
Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store — a charity shop, found on 51 East Main Street in Welland.
51 East Main Street, Welland
Mission Thrift Store
Charity shop
Mission Thrift Store — a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop.
The ReGift Depot
Charity shop
The ReGift Depot is a charity shop.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes.
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 on 350 Scott Street.
350 Scott Street
Paloma Exchange
Second-hand store
Paloma Exchange — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Paloma Exchange: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +17164367002
Hertel Home Consignment
Second-hand store
Hertel Home Consignment — an independent second-hand store, found on 1390 Hertel Avenue in Buffalo. Also worth knowing about Hertel Home Consignment: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1390 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Phone: +17162482588
Savers
Second-hand store
Savers is an independent second-hand store on 2309 Eggert Road, Tonawanda.
2309 Eggert Road, Tonawanda, 14150
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill of Western New York
Run by Goodwill of Western New York, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 3177 Eggert Road in Tonawanda. Also worth knowing about Goodwill: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3177 Eggert Road, Tonawanda, 14150
Phone: +17168448121
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill of Western New York
Run by Goodwill of Western New York, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 6530 Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls.
6530 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, 14304
Vincent's
Second-hand store
Vincent's is an independent second-hand store.
Renewed Thrift & Vintage
Second-hand store
Renewed Thrift & Vintage — an independent second-hand store on 2225 Highway 20. Also worth knowing about Renewed Thrift & Vintage: it has a website with more detail.
2225 Highway 20, L3B5N5
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village is an independent second-hand store on 21 Seaway Drive, Welland.
21 Seaway Drive, Welland
Goodwill Niagara
Second-hand store
Goodwill Niagara — an independent second-hand store on 1 Churchill Avenue.
1 Churchill Avenue
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop on 895 Payne Avenue, North Tonawanda.
895 Payne Avenue, North Tonawanda, 14120
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — 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.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes on Niagara Street.
Niagara Street
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
Christian Benefit Thrift Shop
Charity shop
Christian Benefit Thrift Shop — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop on 1080 Military Road, Buffalo.
1080 Military Road, Buffalo, 14217
The Salvation Army
Charity shopRun by Salvation Army
Run by Salvation Army, The Salvation Army is a charity shop, found on 1089 Niagara Falls Boulevard in Buffalo.
1089 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo, 14226
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop on 1030 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda.
1030 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda, 14150
Attic To Basement Repeats
Second-hand store
Attic To Basement Repeats is an independent second-hand store on 83 Broad Street, Tonawanda.
83 Broad Street, Tonawanda, 14150
AMVETS Thrift Store
Charity shop
AMVETS Thrift Store — a charity shop, found on 1833 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo.
1833 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, 14207
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill of Western New York
Run by Goodwill of Western New York, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 2625 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo.
2625 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 14216
Hearts Thrift Store
Second-hand storeRun by Hearts for the Homeless
Hearts Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store run by Hearts for the Homeless on 2217 Sheridan Drive, Buffalo. Hearts Thrift Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
2217 Sheridan Drive, Buffalo, 14223
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
What the map tells us about thrifting in St. Catharines
1 of the 33 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for St. Catharines — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to St. Catharines; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The St. Catharines thrift circuit
The efficient St. Catharines thrifting route strings these together: Goodwill on 228 Glendale Avenue, Uzed Dealz, Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on 51 East Main Street, Mission Thrift Store, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, The ReGift Depot, and Value Village — 33 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 25 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for St. Catharines
Thrifting in St. Catharines goes better with a little prep:
- Check for completeness at Goodwill. Board games missing pieces, cameras missing caps, tools missing bits — open the box before it goes in your bag.
- Bring a tape measure at Uzed Dealz. The perfect sideboard is useless if it won't fit through your door. Tape measure in the bag, every trip.
- Test every button and dial. Lamps, radios, kitchen gadgets — try them in the store if there's an outlet handy. As-is means as-is.
- Donate while you're there. Bring a bag of your own cast-offs. It keeps the cycle going and the volunteers remember friendly faces.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around St. Catharines — 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 St. Catharines can take a while to appear. The 33 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 St. Catharines'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 — St. Catharines included.
Thrift store listings for St. Catharines: 33 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.