Thrift stores in Whitby
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Whitby, ON that patience currently stretches across 32 mapped shops — 11 of them are charity shops and 21 are independent second-hand stores, so Whitby gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Whitby (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Salvation Army and The Salvation Army, plus Value Village — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Whitby's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Whitby thrift lineup
32 mapped within about 40 km:
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
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
Treehouse
Second-hand store
Treehouse is an independent second-hand store.
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
The Pegasus Shoppe
Second-hand store
The Pegasus Shoppe is an independent second-hand store on 931 Kingston Road, Toronto. The Pegasus Shoppe also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
931 Kingston Road, Toronto, M4E 1S6
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +1-416-913-2544
National Thrift
Second-hand store
National Thrift — an independent second-hand store.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shopRun by Habitat for Humanity
Run by Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Habitat for Humanity ReStore: it has a website with more detail.
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store, found on 2119 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Value Village: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2119 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-19:00
Phone: +1 416-698-0621
Value Village
Second-hand store
Value Village — an independent second-hand store on 295 High Tech Road. Also worth knowing about Value Village: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
295 High Tech Road, L4B 0A3
Phone: +1-289-452-2093
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 Whitby
6 of the 32 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Whitby — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Whitby; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
7 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Whitby thrift circuit
The efficient Whitby thrifting route strings these together: The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army, Value Village on 1525 Victoria Park Avenue, Value Village, Junk-tion on 9565 Baldwin Street North, Talize, Value Village, and Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on 15 Albert Street — 32 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 24 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Whitby
Thrifting in Whitby goes better with a little prep:
- Check for matching sets at The Salvation Army. Single plates and glasses are easy; full sets are the prize. Scan the whole shelf — mates hide behind other stock.
- Ask about hold policies at The Salvation Army. Eyeing furniture you can't take today? Many shops will hold an item for 24 hours. Ask before someone else buys it.
- Donate while you're there. Bring a bag of your own cast-offs. It keeps the cycle going and the volunteers remember friendly faces.
- Check the furniture first. Solid wood furniture is the thrift store's greatest bargain — it was built to last and priced to move. Measure your space before you go.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Whitby — 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 Whitby can take a while to appear. The 32 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 Whitby'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 — Whitby included.
Thrift store listings for Whitby: 32 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.