{"id":917206,"date":"2026-10-02T00:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917206\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T00:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:40:10","slug":"beloved-metro-vancouver-thrift-store-closing-after-21-years-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917206\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Metro Vancouver thrift store closing after 21 years | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A popular Metro Vancouver thrift store is closing its doors after over two decades in operation, and shoppers are sharing their despair about the news online.<\/p>\n<p>Talize posted the \u201cdifficult news\u201d about its Delta location on social media, stating that after 21\u00a0 years, it would be shutting down on Monday, Nov. 23.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, saying goodbye wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince opening in 2005, Delta has been one of our longest-standing locations,\u201d said the Toronto-based Talize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, you\u2019ve made this store so much more than a place to shop. You\u2019ve donated with purpose, discovered countless treasures, shared stories at the checkout, and helped build a community that we\u2019ve been proud to be part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to their website, Talize sells donated clothing, shoes, accessories, homeware, books, toys, and more, \u201call while contributing to the health and sustainability of our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Thrift store\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2316165\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Thrift-store-1024x542.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2316165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talize<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of comments filled Talize\u2019s announcement with messages of sadness and memories about the thrift store.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNoooooooooooooooo,\u201d said one follower online. \u201cMy favourite place to shop. This is heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been shopping here since it opened and you had disposable cameras.\u201d added another. \u201cTalize helped me develop my personal style through high school and into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still IMO the best thrift in the Lower Mainland. It also gives me a reason to visit my hometown in the suburbs. I\u2019m so sad about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talize thanked all of its fans and encouraged everyone to come down for a store closing sale that starts on Saturday, Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to see you in the store before we close, and we\u2019d love to continue welcoming you at our Langley location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Value Village\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2287019\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Value-Village-2-1024x768.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2287019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Chai\/Daily Hive<\/p>\n<p>Those looking for another thrift store to get their shop on can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/value-village-north-vancouver-opening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">newest Value Village which opened this summer on the North Shore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The secondhand retail chain\u2019s first location in North Vancouver is located inside the previous Ginger Jar Furniture location just off Marine Drive at 1420 Fell Ave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular Metro Vancouver thrift store is closing its doors after over two decades in operation, and shoppers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":917207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-917206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}