Great Canadian Dollar & Party Store

I don’t know if i hit them during an «off» period, or if the store has changed owners since my last visit a couple years ago, but I was quite disappointed this time. I had a bit of time for browsing, so stopped by to look for trinkets for kidlets or whatever might catch my eye.
The displays were overcrowded and messy, as though they hadn’t been tended in quite a while. Even worse, prices were really high — I even saw items identical to those sold at Walmart, at quite a markup. The toy section, which contained the same items as Dollarama, were all priced higher. Two other customers plus myself asked the only visible employee about items we were seeking and she had no idea if they carried them or not, let alone where they might be located. All in all, a very unsatisfactory visit, sadly.

This is my go to store for all things BALLOONS! If you are looking for speciality balloons for a birthday, anniversary, wedding, baby shower — look no further! they have HUNDREDS of latex balloon options with colors, words, and characters! They have the most extensive mylar balloon selection I have seen around these parts as well!
Keep in mind that it is good to order your balloon boquet ahead of time and if you bring in your own latex balloons, they will charge you $ 1.00 to fill each one so you might as well just purchase their balloons.
As far as party supplies go — they have a wide assortment of themes and products. This is my go to place for looking for that specialty item to match my party. That being said, I do find their prices for party supplies to be double to triple that of identical items as a dollar store.
Based upon pricing, I give Great Canadian Dollar & Party Store a 4 star rating — If I were only rating them on selection, it would be a 5 star review hands down!