Delta Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop

This is a great little thrift store. if you have the patience to scour through their items you are bound to find a treasure or two! The best time to go is when people do their spring cleaning. It's amazing what people don't want anymore. One year I bought a perfect artificial Christmas tree for only $20. I can't wait for this store to open up again.

The thrift store has a limit of 10 customers inside due to Covid and social distancing which is no problem. Yet, they don’t enforce a time limit for how long people can browse. There is always a line to get inside which sometimes doesn’t move for 20+ minutes. They close regularly at 3pm and will put out a marker behind customers, guaranteeing those in front they will get to come in, but then when they do they tell them they have 3 minutes before they need to leave. What’s the point then? They have people inside that have been in the shop for over 40 minutes which isn’t fair to the line outside. Regulate the times in which customers can shop. There is a large customer-base who abuse how long they stay inside just to browse and not purchase anything.

Great prices nice staff and usually find what you are looking for

I went to this thrift store for sewing supplies and waited in line for around 15 minutes due to the 10 person store limit. I have no problems with the covid restrictions and am happy with the measures taken to promote social distancing but just a heads up that you will most likely need to wait before heading in. I tried to be quick with my browsing because I was aware of the line of customers outside but unfortunately could not find the materials I was looking for. I went to exit the store but was stopped by a volunteer. They inquired as to why I didn't buy anything and then accused me of shoplifting, referencing the purse I was carrying. I was absolutely astonished. Their website states that the thrift store "can no longer offer bags for purchases so customers are encouraged to bring their own bags" so I decided to bring my own bag while shopping. I was not the only customer to leave the store without purchase and I was not the only customer carrying their own bag yet I was the only customer that was stopped and interrogated. I respect the volunteers and the work they do completely, but I am unimpressed by this treatment.

It was closed due to the corona virus. Normally it is s fantastic place to shop and socialise. You never know what is going to turn up. Good friendly volunteer staff.