Paxton Mart

I have lived around the corner from this store for 15yrs, and it’s been a great little store. The owner has always been very friendly.
I felt compelled to write this as it’s quite obvious that the princess below Araina is probably not used to folks not bending over backwards for her every whim. She sadly can’t read either as there’s always been a sign at the cash explicitly stated that they do not make change for the parking meters.
It’s a great little convenience store, just don’t expect them to through petals down for you when you walk through the door and all will be fine.

Very rarely do I feel compelled to write a review about a convenience store as they are generally just that. convenient, what else can be said? Well in this case, PLENTY!
I have had 2 experiences in this store and both were less then satisfactory; my first encounter was brief and involved me standing for sometime waiting while the staff argued about some unknown topic with a pack of gum and over priced sunscreen in my hand.
But my second visit was what left me with a resounding negative feeling about this place. I was booked for a shoot in the area at a private residence with a converted studio, I was already cutting it close as traffic and construction forced me to make several unscheduled and inconvenient detours. Now I rush into the store, grab a large redbull and bring it to the counter. Lucky for me this time there was a sour face staring back at me so I at least did not have to suffer the misfortune of witnessing a near homicide right before my vary eyes waiting to purchase my redbull.
To be efficient I ask the man at the register if he could give me change to put in the parking meter out front and all of a sudden he snaps «NO» … «I don’t give change» he barks before I have a chance to respond. At this point I am utterly exasperated and rather perplexed as I am purchasing something and am only informing him of the most convenient form of change he can supply me with and cannot for the life of me see the problem with that! Needless to say the experience did not end happily, I was fairly angry. had a few choice words for the gentleman and went on my way but with no other convenience stores nearby I am forced to call the photographer and ask that he put money in the meter.
All in all, a very inconvenient and borderline perilous experience awaits at a simple convenience store and so not a place I will ever visit again

LOL, my mom/​dad started this business way back in the early 80’s. I was about 7 years old at the time, so that must’ve been 1983 or 1984. Recently went back to nostalgic purposes and the place was much cleaner than what I remembered back in my youth.
The funniest story is that the Toronto Maple Leafs players would come in all the time (during the Harold Ballard days) and my dad would consistently sell them cigarettes. Yes, NHL players used to smoke back in the day.

This is a good little convenience store. I find their drink selection is a little lacking compared to a Mac’s or 7-​Eleven. Other than that they have everything you might need in a pinch.