Each Talize location has a donation centre, where you can drop off your gently used items.  For more information, please visit our donate page.

We accept clothing, toys, linens, books, housewares and shoes.  For more information, please visit our donate page.

We do not accept household items (eg: TVs, furniture, computers etc.), baby items (eg: car seats, cribs, strollers etc.), safety items (eg: a helmet), health items (eg: blood pressure testing) and gardening machinery.

For more information, please visit our donate page.

Yes. All donated items are quarantined for a specific period of time before being placed on the sales floor. Quarantine duration is dependent on the item - hard surface items, such as housewares are quarantined for at least 72 hours and textiles are quarantined for at least 24 hours. 

In the event that we are unable to sell an item, we work with various recycling companies to ensure that wherever possible an item is reused or resold in some way.  We do everything possible to keep items out of landfills.

Talize unfortunately doesn't offer home pick-ups. However, our partner company Recycling Rewards does some home pick-ups when their truck is in your area and will gladly pick up your donations.

To request a pick up from Recycling Rewards, please click here or contact 1-866-927-3873.

Items that qualify can be returned within 7 calendar days, accompanied by the original receipt. All tags must still be attached to the items being returned. Your refund will be in the form of a store credit.  Click here for more details.

Bring your items to a Talize store within 7 days of purchasing, accompanied by the original sales receipt and all original tags attached to all items being returned. Our sales associates will be happy to help with all return related inquiries!

For more information, please visit our returns page.

We understand how difficult this time has been for our customers. While our doors are open, we will continue to enforce strict safety measures to provide the safest shopping experience for all.

These safety measures include:

- Enhanced hygiene and health practices, including frequent disinfecting and sanitization throughout the store, and in particular high-touch areas.

- Providing our employees with personal protective equipment.

- Store capacity limits will be enforced where required by provincial regulations.

- Social distancing measures have been implemented throughout the stores, including the Donation Centre and at checkout (please maintain a safe distance of 2m/6ft from others.

- Face masks are mandatory to be worn by all employees and customers throughout the entire shopping experience

- Employees continue to practice social distancing, increased hand washing, and will stay at home should they feel ill

- Clothing coming from change rooms are placed on a separate rack and are quarantined for 24hrs

For more information, or any COVID-19 related updates, please click here.

Yes, we are currently limiting the number of shoppers in our stores. Maximum capacity is dependent on store size, available distancing space and current government restrictions in place. When a situation occurs that we have reached maximum capacity we will ask shoppers to lineup outside and wait until there is capacity.

No we are currently not taking customer temperatures. However, where required by government regulations, we are asking that all customers read through our COVID-19 questionnaire prior to entering stores, to ensure they have no symptoms and haven’t traveled in 14 days.  We do take the temperature of employees where required by government regulation.

Yes, fitting rooms are open.

Please click here to view the balance of your gift card.

Charity partnerships have always been a part of our community focused culture, for the latest information on our charity partnerships please visit our Charity Partnerships page.

At Talize, we do our part to reduce the amount of clothing and other household items going to landfills.  By encouraging people to shop thrift and extending the useful life of goods, we’ve kept millions of items out of landfills and saved tons of water, carbon and energy used to make new items. For more information on our environmental impact, please click here.

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Our Daily Specials are different for each store location, sometimes even changing during the day, and are often not decided until the day of. By following us on Facebook & Instagram or signing up for promotional emails, we will be able to alert you when there is a planned promotion across all stores.

Yes, we have a Seniors Discount of 10% off all regularly priced items that can be applied at checkout. Our sales associates will be happy to assist you!

Yes, we have a Students Discount of 10% off all regularly priced items that can be applied at checkout. Our sales associates will be happy to assist you!