89% OF CHICKS DIG IT
I always love shopping at Winners. Great prices and one of a kind items. I recently found a great pair of pink winter moccasins- warm and fashionable :)
It really depends on location of the winners. The ones in Brampton don't carry much choice and aren't that organized compared to others I have visited. It's one odd time that you will find a deal on something, otherwise their prices are not that competitive anymore,
I enjoy shopping at the Winners in Kanata (near the corner of Terry Fox and Hazeldean). It seems more organized than others I've visited. If you are shopping during a weekday, there is a lack of help on the floor - you may have to go to the cash to get assistance, which can be frustrating, and probably costs them business. The selection of clothes is great, as are the prices. My style is pretty trendy, and I find lots of good buys, however, while shopping with a more classic friend, she found that there wasn't a great selection in her style.
It takes a few trips to know how best Winners can benefit you. I stock up there on scarves and always look at the purses. I visit about once a month & look at the housewares. Not impressed with the clothing.
Winners is okay. It's really hit and miss sometimes, and it's all about patience. Winners is sort of like Marshall's. If you're patient enough to go through rack-through-rack, which will take forever, then you could really find some good deals for designer stuff. But honestly, an outlet mall is just as good and it's way easier to find stuff... Winners isn't very organized it's quite messy actually.
The service isn't that good either... but regardless, you should definitely check it out if you have some patience :)
Love the store - hate the mess and lack of help. If you are willing to spend a few hours brousing and trying things on, and waiting in long lines to pay at the cash, then it is worth it. But it is never a get in and get out shopping experience.
If they can bump up their cleanliness and have some friendly salespersons around when you need one, maybe people wouldn't be so frustrated to go.
Still, there are good bargains - sometimes.
I dont shop here alot for clothes as I dont like rummaging through the racks but do shop here for household accessories and am never disappointed Just recently purchased a beautiful mirror very reasonably priced
Winners... some pros, lots of cons.
Pros:
- Discounted merchandise
- Great for home decor, kitchen stuff (not great if you need to match existing items, but fun for random doodads), bedding
Cons:
- Messy!
- Items often not in great condition - small holes, stretched, slightly dirty
I used to come here more often when I was a broke student, but honestly now, I mainly will stop in to look at linens and the kitchen section, but I haven't bought clothes here in years. Would be a "partially recommended" for me.
I remember the grand opening of the Winners store in my city. I'd never been to a Winners store before so I was excited about this one coming to town. Long line up at the opening... people were stopped at the doorway by security as they were only allowing a few people in at a time. The security people were nasty and rude (but that could be because they were "rented" from another company for the day). Anyways, after about 40 minutes wait, it was finally my turn to enter the store...
I was very disappointed in what I saw as I strolled through the aisles. The quality of the products on sale was below even Value Village's standards! Clothes were torn, glass items chipped, even packages of socks were torn apart. It took me some 15 minutes just to find some staff to assist me in my search for a product. Definitely not something to be excited about, that's for sure! But, I gave them the benefit of the doubt and figured the disastrous mob had something to do with the condition of the items I saw on that grand opening day.
I gave the store a couple of weeks and paid another visit. I really didn't find it in much better condition than the first time I went. Everything was messed up and strewn all over the place. Items were broken, packages torn open... When walking through the women's clothing area, I stumbled upon what appeared to be vomit on the floor! I got the attention of a member of staff and informed them about the "vomit" on the floor. And, what did they say to me? "Oh, we know, we just haven't had the chance to deal with it yet."
So, just for the heck of it, I went a few aisles away from the vomit and watched out of the corner of my eye to see how long they would take to clean it up. I hung around for around 20 minutes and still none of the staff made any effort to clean it up... their idle time was spent talking about someone's stag party! Another 15 or so minutes passed and still the vomit had not been dealt with! I was totally disgusted and walked out without purchasing anything.
The general lack of order and unclean condition of the store makes me think that the management of these stores really needs to have a good talking to! Hire people who can be trained to do their job right and check up on them from time to time to make sure everything is up to par.
Then I have to hear stupid songs with skinny, bony and unattractive models prancing around in television commercials advertising the store.... Ugghhh!!! Nope! Definitely not going shopping at Winners any time soon!!!
These reviews are the subjective opinions of ChickAdvisor members and not of ChickAdvisor Inc.