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Funky Junky
Categories: Shopping Thrift Stores Shopping Antiques Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Thrift Stores, Antiques, Books, Mags, Music and Video [Edit]
168 Baldwin StToronto, ON M5T 1L8
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
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3 reviews for Funky Junky
2 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel P.
1/21/2010
This was the first store I went into on my first trip to Kensington Market, and boy was I delighted!
Sometimes, when I see a neat place with all sorts of antique-y fun junky sort of stuff I begin humming that song from the Little Mermaid, you know the one that goes "...Look at this trove, treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?..." Indeed. Funky Junky, I want to be part of your world.
They had quite a collection of art, furniture, glasses, old video games, SHOES!, magazines, and random decor. AND, the best part about it: It was reasonably priced! I cannot stand vintage stores that try to cheat you out of a million bucks from something that you could have probably found if you looked hard enough in your Grandma's attic.
My boyfriend and I settled on buying a water pitcher in the shape of a Penguin. Like I said, really neat random stuff.
One more comment: We were able to talk to the woman working the store at the time, and she was great! I'm pretty sure it was the same woman who the previous reviewer had spoken about.I love that in Canada people speak to you instead of just hiding behind the counter like they do elsewhere. She was really helpful and answered all of our questions about where the store gets their stuff and whatnot and what sort of treasures would be in next week. Super nice!Listed in: Shake shake shake your second…
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Review from Zach F.
1/3/2010 1 photo
I stopped in this new Vintage/Retro/Rare Finds shop with my girlfriend's sister the other day. We must have stayed upwards of an hour. The shop is just full of thousands of knick knacks, prints and posters, pins, pictures, photography equipment, old magazines, et al. It was very apparent that a lot of care had gone into making a nice spot. It's a great place!
A nice woman with dreads was manning the helm when we were there. She was rather pleasant and eager to make deals. I should have taken her up on the offer, as I saw a number of installments of the Man, Myth & Magic encyclopedia there that my girlfriend told me all about... and some old pro wrestling magazines.
She mentioned they were the same people as the Roach-o-Rama. So it's nice to know they're people already from the market. I'll definitely come back next time I'm in town.
TIP: It's cold outside, and the front door sticks. Pull hard to shut it.
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