Twelfth Street in New West is not usually on my radar for walking and window shopping, but it's got…read moresome pretty cool stuff if you care to look. Such as a bright orange Eames reproduction chair - hey, what is this place? It's the Banana Lab, a hidden treasure trove of mid-century modern furniture and little design-y things. Hidden in plain sight, really, as it's just across the street from a Yelper fave, Big Star Sandwich. Frankly, I'm heartened there's now another MCM-focused vintage store in town! Packed into the Lab's small space is a number of nifty teak sideboards, record cabinets, chairs and other Danish modern furnishings and housewares for my soon-to-be groovier living room. Prices compare favourably to the *other* MCM store, and the proprietors here seem really nice and friendly and enthusiastic about their wares.

I came here today for the first time as I'm looking for a dining set. The lady who helped me was…read morevery kind and friendly and helped me measure tables and chairs so I can have some reference when considering the pieces in my home. There's plenty of mid century furniture to choose from and upon inspection of some of their refinished items, they do an incredible job. Like with vintage and hard wood furnitures, some of the pieces are not cheap but they're unique and will last a long time. The other plus to this store is their kitschy (and sometimes original) art pieces and tchotchkes. I prefer this place to the shop in the Quay so I'll most likely come back as a few items tweaked my fancy (especially the sunburst table) and I'll be sure to let people know about this place.

Came by to look for some home decor and crafts items…read more The store definitely has a lot of offer in terms of product selection, and the store is spacious with a lot of space to maneuver, unlike some other cramped dollar stores. Unfortunately the prices all seem 50 cents to many bucks more than the other dollar stores in this area.

Favorite Dollar Store. I used to shy away from Dollar Stores, but will walk out of my way to shop…read moreat this one instead of the one in Plaza 88. This is more like a General Store than Dollar Store. Staff are helpful, friendly and they have just about everything you need. Give em a try.

Blossom does tremendous work. Great service and she's very personable as well! She put together a…read morevery creative and beautifully framed piece in just a matter of days. Will do business with her again.

We had several paintings framed by Blossom and they were all very well done. We also thought they…read morewere reasonable for the price that she charged. We also had her do a few pictures for our passports.

This place is an old school discount variety store and really reminds me of Army and Navy or…read moreZellars or any of those old discount stores of yore. On Tuesday it is seniors day on food so bring your parents and grandparents. The service was great as the cashiers will also ask the age of your parents and grandparents to see if they qualify on savings on food. This place has great value on well....everything! Pro-tip check the best before date on food as some items are past their best before dates but are still OK and priced cheaply because of it. If you need anything for your home including rugs, appliances, toys, clothes they have that too. In a way this place is like a super dollar store where you can still find a lot of things for less. Your dollar will go father at Bianca Amor's!

I've popped in here a few times and also had one or two extended visits…read more I was enticed here having been to Bianca's other location in Surrey. Tldr: I would recommend you go there instead. The Coquitlam location has a rather poor layout with narrow aisles and food products spread throughout the store. Most of not all are past their best by date which you'll hear Bianca herself explaining does not mean they're expired. Yes she has her own in store promotional videos playing on repeat. Generally I would expect items that other supermarkets have passed on to be heavily discounted. Some of the prices here are competitive, others seem haphazard. It feels a bit slapstick as if the people who price items at value village are putting in a shift here. I digress - once in awhile you'll come across something good - perhaps popcorn or another snack, perhaps a gallon can of beans, perhaps a Nike swimsuit or t- shirt with some loose threads. Generally though, go in with low expectations and you might be surprised. Plenty of parking out front and the location is just around the corner from The Brick(& a value village).

Not just good service but great products: nice to see them carry Tiger brand. A few rice cooker…read moremodels at $250, as expected. They sell kitchen stuff: dishes, thermos bottles, pots n pans and minor slippers and baby clothing. As well already have the Chinese New Year decorations too. Friendly service. credit cards OK.

I purchased a dining room table and six chairs. The chairs were sold to me as leather and the price…read morepoint was high, so I had no reason to believe they were not leather. I bought them thinking that I would have them for many years. After a few years the chairs started to flake and they are completely useless. Now and I need to replace them. There are flakes of white all over my floor. I have covered them until I can replace them just to contain the flaking. The table is beautiful and if taken care of is fine, but it is not durable and if you have kids, or grandchildren in my case, the table needs to be covered to protect it. I will not be purchasing furniture from Urban Barn anymore. The products and the designs are beautiful, but the quality is poor. For the price that you pay for the products the quality should be better. I would not recommend purchasing any furniture from Urban Barn.

My visit to Rudolf's Crystal was a first time stop, browse, and shop experience. Though I had…read morepassed the shop often during early-morning Mall walks, and admired the window displays, I had never been inside to truly get a 'real' look at the offerings. I changed that recently, and planned a visit when I knew the shop would be open, and I could get inside and see some of offerings in-person. I finally met Nadia, my host for the 'event'. Her much-enjoyed, and appreciated very personal attention and service provided such a friendly, interesting, and rewarding introduction to my first time browsing and shopping there. She removed all items from the window displays that I pointed out as being so admired on my stop-by walks. And placed them on the service counter for me to really see, feel, and "experience". Yeah, I finally got to see them up close and personal, and 'wow', sure liked what I saw., and learned about them. I left pleased, and very happy I had finally been inside Rudolf's Crystal -- my stop and shop truly was a 'visit', and such a delightful experience. I purchased a lovely threesome of small gifts to bring home and enjoy.

I was just in the store with my friend and her daughters…read more The sales lady wouldn't leave my friends younger daughter alone and approached her several times while we were browsing. We were all touching things but the rest of us, including other customers were never approached. My friend was going to buy her 10 year old some of the jewelry so she was trying to find ring and her daughter was told not to touch them because it drives the sales lady crazy. Her daughter was being respectful in how she was handling things and was with adults. She was sooo rude, so much so that we left. We will not be returning to this store.

I would give 10 stars if I could. We ordered 3 arrangements for our brother's Celebration of Life…read moreand we were the customers from hell. My sister and I didn't agree on anything! But we spent about half an hour with the florist showing her flowers we liked and explaining that we wanted beautiful and tasteful but unconventional and masculine arrangements. They really hit the nail on the head, delighting both of us. The large arrangement lasted 2 weeks. My sister's comments (to give you an idea of how hard we were to work with) - "I love that she made the flowers not exactly symmetrical. It does convey the child genius, playfulness and a bit quirky, while elegant, which is just what I wanted. The darker green works better I think, and looks more refined. They are all lovely without being ostentatious."

When I lived in area I used to come here to get some flowers for parties and to dry for crafts…read more Modest sized store with decent product. Very friendly service and fair prices.