Thrift stores in Timmins

Timmins, ON has 1 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. All 1 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Timmins leans commercial when it comes to used goods. 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 Timmins (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. The one to know is Value Village — small scene, but that's half the charm. If a shop's missing from Timmins's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Timmins thrift lineup

1 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about thrifting in Timmins

None of the 1 shops in Timmins has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip rather than a surgical strike. Midday on a weekday is usually the sweet spot — fresh stock, thin crowds.

The one mapped shop sits on 77 Waterloo Road — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.

Thrifting tips for Timmins

Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Timmins can skip the learning curve:

• The book section is underpriced everywhere at Value Village. Books are heavy, slow to sell, and priced to clear. First editions and out-of-print gems hide here regularly.
• Go often, buy rarely. The regulars' secret: short frequent visits beat rare long ones. Ten minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly expedition.
• Follow the shop if it's online. Some stores post new arrivals or sale days on social media. One follow costs nothing and catches the announcements.
• The housewares aisle rewards patience. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Timmins — 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 Timmins can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 1, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

Prices at Timmins'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 — Timmins included.