Dollar World

I remember when there used to be two stores here but not anymore! Clearly this one was the stronger of the two I guess, if it survived?
Anyway this is a great store with a lot of everything. It is deceptively large, albeit narrow in places, going quite further back than you first think it will.
What I like:
*Great selection of everything you can imagine
*Super helpful staff, both wandering the store and at the cash area
*Really nice boxes for gifts etc. Makes Christmas wrapping easy
What I don’t like
*I bought seven things. One of those seven things was a dollar. The rest were three, four, even five dollars a piece. I get things can’t all cost a dollar but still…
*There is a weird smell in the store… spices? Curry? Not a big deal however I found some of the tissue paper I bought, despite being wrapped in cellophane, had the same smell, although not as strong
It is nice that there is still a place to go downtown where things are cheap and the people are friendly!

This dollar store is set right beside another one on the second floor of Scotia Centre. As I said in my review of the other, each one has its strengths. I like this one for all the cotchkies and random things it has. It has a great selection of kids toys, which is perfect for gifts for friends kids but also for immature joke gifts for your friends. Nerf guns are hilariously fun.
They have a decent selection of electronic equipment, like computer cords and some analogue TV stuff, blank CDS and storage items. It’s no future shop, but if you know what you’re looking for you can save a ton of money. They also have a bigger selection of bland gift-​wares than the other, including candles and canada related items, which is perfect for secret santas and travelling abroad.
I recommend taking the time to go through both to scope out exactly what it is that you want.

Located right inside the mall, on the second level, this Dollar store is DA BOMB!
In fact, I“ll be honest: I didn’t even know there were ANY dollar stores downtown Calgary. To find out that this store is not only downtown but located right next door to yet ANOTHER dollar store was like music to my ears.
I needed a random couple of things and lucky for me, this dollar store carried every single thing I needed.
I’m a HUGE fan of dollar stores, and I’m an even bigger fan of this dollar store because, yes, you guessed it, It’s downtown!
Happy lunch hour shopping y’all!