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Public Butter
Category: Shopping Fashion Used, Vintage & Consignment Used, Vintage & Consignment [Edit]
1290 Queen St WToronto, ON M6K
Neighbourhood: Parkdale
(416) 535-4343
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
9 reviews for Public Butter
9 reviews in English
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Review from Nikkita F.
Stratford, ON
6/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
If you are hot for Vintage you will like this place... Public Butter is a more Unique and Service Based Store compared to its siblings (Black Market Vintage Stores) and it has some pretty rare but very cool things.
This store is walking distance from my house, and gets me all fired up because they have a T-shirt screening situation going on there too!! I bought my husband a bad-ass black T-Shirt of Johnny Cash Flipping off the world for a mere $10. NICE! They also have vintage suitcases, bags, Shirts, a HUGE dress selection & bikes...Cheap Good Quality Bikes. Speaking of bikes I got there and realized I didn't have my lock on me, and the gentleman let me bring it in while I shopped, that was a nice service situation...
I also bought a tacky ass shirt, the colour of psychedelic vomit, I adore it! Also, it was $15. I also got a plus sized Corset in Black and Burgundy! I think I found my new fave store... There fitting room is a confessional... A Place you can confess your shopping sins... I bought plenty! It is tight in the fitting room to try on a dress... It is really as good as it gets! Also, Not ULTRA pricey like the Vintage store across the street! This place is classic & has LOTS of stuff! (I will take pictures next time)
A Hint: They are always cleaning up in there, I thought it was close to closing time, but it turns out the employees work...Nice! Also, one really tall guy who works there with dark hair, he gave me such nice service!! -
Review from jenna m.
10/23/2011
The public butter is a decent vintage boutique located on Queen West. The prices are totally reasonable and there are some interesting treasures to be found. Merchandise includes: clothes, accessories, shoes, bikes, records, and furniture. They also have a silk screen shop station in the store. It is a little squalid in there, however, always fun to pop in and take a look see. You never know what you may discover. Maybe not all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island, but perhaps a retro polka dot dress or a mott the hoople album on vinyl.
but make um understand its westside foe life! -
Review from Laile B.
Toronto, ON
1/19/2012
Good prices, LOTS of stuff. They do the silk screening like a few other vintage/thrift boutiques but it's neat. Love the confessional booth changeroom.
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Review from Tara Z.
11/22/2010
I love poking around here. They have sales frequently, so if it's not 50% off yet, wait another month and check again, because it will be. No guarantees that whatever caught your eye in the first place will still be there, but there'll be something else awesome to tempt you, I promise.
Their buyers are very on-trend, so there's been lots of vintage Canadiana and '80s-era beaded dresses the last few times I've gone--fun stuff! -
Review from Marie F.
5/11/2010 3 Check-ins Here
I want to LOVE Public Butter. Let us first start with the name. What an awesome name for a vintage store: cute, yet random. I loved that they played The Stranglers full blast while I was there too (Golden Brown is pretty great!)
Similarly to Connie T. I didin't really find anything. There were a few cute items, but I was overwhelmed with lots of crap. The change rooms are kind of ridiculous! They are these wooden closets, one of which is reminiscent of a house stable. -
Review from Connie T.
Toronto, ON
12/22/2008 1 photo
Despite the 50% off sales in the opening month, I still couldn't find anything I wanted in Public Butter. I even passed up a Harold and Maude t-shirt going for $8, and that's a sacrifice -- you NPR types will understand.
This is the store that Black Market Vintage will be focussing on after they close their upper-level digs in Queen West proper. I was told this Parkdale joint will concentrate on more upscale, boutique vintage items, but right now it's still finding itself and has room to grow -- the stock is currently a mish-mash of regular Black Market fare. More quality items will probably come in as the store ages and sells itself as the go-to shop for quality vintage.
I like the size of the store. It's spacious, and the coolness lies in the random miscellany sprinkled amongst the clothing, including a set of old McDonald's glasses and a bright red portable 8-track player. If you're looking for serious fashion bits, it may take some time: for now, expect a lot of printed t-shirts, western button-ups, and typical winter jackets.Listed in: Toronto: On the vintage trail
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Review from Karen M.
Ottawa, ON
4/23/2009
Public Butter is becoming one of my favorites vintage shops in Toronto. The prices are good and I always find something interesting to buy. This is run by the people who own Black Market Vintage but with the addition of furniture, collectables and nicknacks it is tons more fun to browse in. It is also a art space that has monthly art opening parties; Interesting art, great music, beverages and shopping after a few is always interesting...
Listed in: West End Vintage
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Review from Jimi S.
ON
1/5/2009
we walked in probably near the end of closing time and the store was manned by one woman. she greeted us and was nice to us from start to finish, but god forbid you should have ever pissed her off. while i was looking for sweaters (read: sweater, NOT sweater-vests), i caught a nice verbal gem from this womans mouth that landed over all the sweaters i was looking through. she was talking on the phone to someone about her recently inaugurated ex-boyfriend. the best of the verbal diarrhea went something like this: "why doesnt he just go ahead and hang out with his new 23 year old PIG FACE GIRLFRIEND".
(sorry what was that, i couldnt quite understand. could you be more specific please. stop beating around the bush and cough up the real feelings. were all friends here.)
as i said, despite her performance piece, she was nice enough to the both of us, but might i suggest a different time and place?
the store is festooned like other vintage shops with clothes from many different eras probably back to the seventies it looked like. we also found some coffee tables that are the exact ones we have at home. mine came from my grandparents after they passed away and are in brilliant condition. theirs had scratches and no glass cover, but cool still.
i didnt really find any cool sweaters i liked. there were maybe a dozen to choose from and they were all thickish cotton and kind of ugly with stripes and stuff. i glanced over leather jackets, shirts, tshirts, etc. and its all displayed with a little flair which is nice. it allows you to see things anew.
they seemed to have a pretty good selection and it was relatively cheap too so id stop by next im in parkdale for a good find. -
Review from Laura M.
Toronto, ON
9/7/2010
My favourite store in the city. I always find a treasure here. It's one of those satisfying vintage stores that you need to dig through to find the treasures, but one will always turn up. Prices are very reasonable, I especially love their 50% off sales. Cool curtains, great shoes, neat accessories, old school casio watches, a wide belt and purse selection. Fun, fun, fun store. The basement is really spooky though, don't go down there.
