Habitat for Humanity & Habitat ReStore - Collingwood, Ontario

Sandra Mae

My mum and I love habitat! Great prices and the money is going to a good place. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful.

Anyone leaving a bad review needs to seriously reconsider. This is a charity. They have volunteers. They are here to help the community and we should all be grateful for the work they do.

Jessie Bulmer

I have been shopping at restores for a long time and the collingwood location is the only one where the prices are outrageous. I saw a ninja blender there listed for $160 and brand new they cost $150. Do your research before you buy from this location.

Forcutty

The only store that gets free donated goods. Then charges more than new with a no returns policy.
Everything is overpriced!
Home Depot price $5 your price $12
Someone needs to bring in drug testing for there volunteers..

Cin Cin

The go to pat answer when it is described as ridiculously expensive is " but we are a charity, we build houses for the needy". So the underprivileged, poor folks who shop here because they cannot afford to buy new are given zero consideration as the prices are simply not feasible for them. How sad that your free, donated items are priced for the wealthy only, you help a few people with housing & do nothing for thousands who cannot afford your silly inflated pricing.

*** response noted, but not everyone can take advantage of 50% off sales as often there us no advertising for such. Why is it that other restores have such reasonable prices, we went the next day to Barrie & purchased 2 pieces, perhaps comparables to other stores can be done as they are experiencing the same "higher cost of doing business" as yourselves.
All the best

GifCo

Depending what you are looking for sometimes has a good selection.
Some stuff is way over priced for used. They do get brand new unused items from home depot though, and they are sometimes the best deals.
Lots of little things you wouldn't expect like vice grips and wrenches that are brand-new and quite cheep.
As with any reuse it store it's a bit hit or miss but definitely worth checking out if you are trying to save a few $

Connie Thompson

You can call it luck to find exactly what you want, but We usually go in for one thing we need to finish a project at home and come out with 3 or 4 treasures. Service is always positive. They keep things organized. We also get a warm feeling knowing we are supporting Habitat for Humanity in our own community.

Marg K

People who think Habitat's prices are expensive probably don't realize what is done with the money. Other charities with stores might provide food, clothing, temporary shelter, school supplies and the like. Small markups on small things can provide some charities with the funds to disperse the $100 or $200 their clients need until the next paycheque. Habitat is building HOMES, often in urban areas where property values are high along with the cost of materials and labour as well. (While much of the construction is done by volunteers and by the people who will reside in the house there are also trades, inspectors, regulators who need to be paid as well.) So next time you balk at a price in Habitat remember what they are trying to fund then think back and recall a time you wondered if you could afford your rent or mortgage payments. That might put the seemingly high prices into perspective.

Teresa S

a lot of stuff to go through... depends when you go there you can find great things... most items I did find are over priced.. counter tops you can't really use unless you pick something that's there and build your kitchen to the shape of the counter which doesn't make sense, but it all goes to a good cause so its always worth checking it out once in a while.